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General <strong>in</strong>formation on trade <strong>in</strong> agri-<strong>food</strong> products<br />

2003 saw for the first time <strong>in</strong> 10 years a surplus <strong>in</strong> foreign trade <strong>in</strong> agri-<strong>food</strong><br />

products. The positive trade balance was observed <strong>in</strong> the case of all Pol<strong>and</strong>’s major<br />

trad<strong>in</strong>g partners thanks to a much more rapid growth <strong>in</strong> Polish exports than<br />

imports.<br />

The value of exports grew by 37.6% <strong>and</strong> that of imports by 12.2%. In<br />

consequence the trade balance was positive, amount<strong>in</strong>g to USD 506 million.<br />

Aga<strong>in</strong>st Pol<strong>and</strong>’s total foreign trade, <strong>in</strong> which a significant growth was<br />

observed, agri-<strong>food</strong> products obta<strong>in</strong>ed better results. In 2003 the total export<br />

was valued at USD 53.6 billion (an <strong>in</strong>crease by almost one third compared<br />

to 2002), import at USD 68.0 billion (an <strong>in</strong>crease by nearly one fourth) <strong>and</strong><br />

the negative trade balance was equal to USD 14.4 billion aga<strong>in</strong>st USD 14.1<br />

billion <strong>in</strong> 2002.<br />

Figure 23. Results of foreign trade <strong>in</strong> agri-<strong>food</strong> products aga<strong>in</strong>st total products <strong>in</strong> 2000 – 2003<br />

(million USD)<br />

5000<br />

4000<br />

3000<br />

2000<br />

1000<br />

Table 15. Share of agri-<strong>food</strong> products <strong>in</strong> total foreign trade (%)<br />

Source: CIHZ<br />

0<br />

-1000<br />

FOREIGN TRADE IN AGRI-FOOD PRODUCTS<br />

2650<br />

3183<br />

-533<br />

Source: CIHZ (Foreign Trade IT Centre)<br />

3030<br />

3406<br />

-376<br />

49<br />

3285 3576<br />

-291<br />

4519<br />

4013<br />

2000 2001 2002 2003<br />

Export Import Balance<br />

Specification 2000 2001 2002 2003<br />

% share of agri-<strong>food</strong> products <strong>in</strong>:<br />

- total exports 8,4 8,4 8,0 8,4<br />

- total import 6,5 6,8 6,5 5,9<br />

506

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