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Practical exercice
ANALYZE WORLD TRADE FOR YOUR SELECTED PRODUCT
6. How much in total of this product is imported in the world
US$: ____________ Quantity: ____________ tons/units
Note: In Trade Map, Select the product for which you want to do market research. Select
“Imports” and then click on Trade Indicators
7. Have the world imports grown or declined between 2005 and 2009
Your answer:
8. Approximately how many countries import and export the selected product
Note: To find out, you need to export the table into Excel or click on “300 rows per page” on
the top right end corner of the table to count the total number of importing and exporting
countries.
Your answer:
9. Does the unit value vary significantly for your product from country to country If yes,
account for the reasons that could explain the disparities above.
Your answer:
Note: This unit value is calculated by dividing the total import value by the total import
quantity.
10. Is there a difference between the world’s growth rate in value and world’s growth rate in
quantity Explain what this difference could mean.
Your answer
11. Which countries are the 3 largest importers (in value in 2008) of the product
Ranking Importers Share in World Imports, %
1
2
3