(US$ Million)

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Jan-Aug
2006

 Trade Balance 

-32,372

-34,316

-35,336

-28,260

-31,995

-53,069

-20,087

   Total Exports 

16,274

16,343

21,146

36,823

47,722

61,618

46,519

(33.8)

(0.4)

(29.4)

(74.1)

(29.6)

(29.1)

(50.5)

      Fuel Exports

6,759

6,387

6,901

14,600

19,074

30,210

25,389

        Crude Oil

1,208

1,178

1,425

2,036

2,502

2,978

2,900

        Other Products

5,551

5,208

5,476

12,564

16,572

27,232

22,489

      Non-oil Exports

9,469

9,949

14,244

22,212

28,604

31,408

21,130

-(27.7)

(79.2)

(43.2)

(55.9)

(28.8)

(9.8)

(20.3)

        Raw Cotton

673

741

1,490

2,186

2,992

1,038

509

        Raw Materials

659

757

1,236

1,858

3,064

3,043

2,114

        Semi-manufactured Goods

1,791

2,300

2,638

6,408

6,740

7,265

4,723

        Finished goods

5,890

4,990

6,930

9,460

12,989

13,192

9,063

        Free Zones

456

1,161

1,951

2,300

2,818

6,871

4,721

    Re-exported Commodities

45

7

1

11

44

0

0

  Total Imports

48,645

50,659

56,482

65,083

79,717

114,688

66,606

-(10.6)

(4.1)

(11.5)

(15.2)

(22.5)

(43.9)

(1.1)

    Fuel Imports

3,547

2,288

1,986

3,097

6,372

10,337

7,608

    Non-oil Imports

45,098

48,371

54,496

61,985

73,344

104,351

49,926

-(14.4)

(7.3)

(12.7)

(13.7)

(18.3)

(42.3)

-(4.4)

      Raw Materials

5,914

6,677

8,341

8,916

10,197

17,887

10,308

      Intermediate Goods

19,463

20,596

21,896

25,166

31,376

42,857

23,699

      Investment Goods

8,797

8,018

7,304

7,628

9,262

12,042

6,608

      Consumption Goods

8,773

9,620

11,386

11,134

13,421

17,005

9,310

        Durable Goods

1,243

1,309

1,783

1,875

2,100

3,856

2,447

        Non-durable Goods

7,530

8,311

9,603

9,259

11,321

13,149

6,864

      Free Zones

2,150

3,460

5,568

9,140

9,088

14,561

9,073