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Table 3 Trade in manufactures by region (growth rates in percent) 1990–2008

From: Job creation and trade in manufactures: industry-level analysis across countries

Region

SSA

LAC

MENA

Asia

CEE

OECD

Total

ln (X)

7.74

14.61

11.29

16.52

14.29

17.34

15.31

ΔX/X

14.74

13.19

16.61

12.34

14.63

5.45

10.41

X/Y

0.07

0.19

0.12

0.22

0.28

0.31

0.25

ln (HS)

6.18

7.30

6.01

6.34

6.67

6.92

6.75

ln (CX)

4.61

4.03

4.62

4.46

4.36

4.27

4.32

ln (M)

13.77

16.39

14.73

17.21

16.05

18.22

16.93

ΔM/M

11.84

9.78

12.38

11.09

15.71

5.39

9.74

M/(M + Y)

0.16

0.24

0.15

0.14

0.29

0.24

0.23

  1. Source: UN COMTRADE
  2. X export earnings, X/Y export to output ratio, HS number of six-digit HS export items in a four-digit industry, CX number of countries exporting the same HS code, M value of imports, M/(M + Y) import penetration ratio, Δ difference
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