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BELGIUM - RECENT DEVELOPMENT OF THE EXPORTS AND IMPORTS
GLOBAL EVOLUTION
10 Months 2004 (compared with 2003)
Year Exports Imports Balance % Cover
2003 231.66 211.64 20.02 109.5
2004 250.78 232.05 18.73 108.1
Variation 2004/2003 8.3 % 9.6 % - -
(In USD billions - Average value 10 months 2004 : USD 1 = EUR 0,81458)
 
EVOLUTION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
Year Exports Imports Balance % Cover
2003 178.47 154.41 24.06 115.6
2004 192.18 169.40 22.77 113.4
Variation 2004/2003 7.7 % 9.7 % - -
(In USD billions)
 
GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWN OF THE BELGIAN EXPORTS & IMPORTS
exports
  US$ billions Total %
Europe 201.60 80.4
UE countries 192.18 76.6
* € zone countries 158.73 63.3
* Other countries 33.45 13.3
Countries outside EU 9.42 3.8
Asia 21.44 8.6
America 20.73 8.3
Africa 4.39 1.8
Oceania 1.34 0.5
Miscellaneous 1.27 0.5
exports
  US$ billions Total %
Europe 179.52 77.4
UE countries 169.40 73.0
* € zone countries 142.27 61.3
* Other countries 27.14 11.7
Countries outside EU 10.11 4.4
Asia 27.05 11.7
America 18.55 8.0
Africa 5.85 2.5
Oceania 1.06 0.5
Miscellaneous 0.02 0.0
 
BELGIUM'S TOP 10 CUSTOMERS
10 Months 2004
Rank - Country EURO millions Total %
Germany 40,401.3 19.8
France 34,827.7 17.0
Netherlands 23,886.9 11.7
United Kingdom 17,489.9 8.6
U.S.A 13,515.9 6.6
Italy 10,680.4 5.2
Spain 7,982.7 3.9
G-D Luxembourg 4,014.7 2.0
India 3,574.3 1.7
Sweden 2,759.0 1.4
 
BELGIUM'S TOP 10 SUPPLIERS
Rank - Country EURO millions Total %
Germany 34,598.7 18.3
Netherlands 31,460.3 16.6
France 23,378.3 12.4
United Kingdom 13,122.3 6.9
Ireland 11,755.2 6.2
U.S.A 10,528.7 5.6
Italy 6,050.4 3.2
Japan 5,663.9 3.0
PR China 5,415.1 2.9
Sweden 4,104.8 2.2
 
SECTORAL BREAKDOWN of the BELGIAN EXPORTS & IMPORTS (first 10categories)
Exports
Sector EURO millions Total %
Chemicals & Pharm. prod. 46,814.3 22.9
Transport Equipment 28,163.7 13.8
Machinery & Appliances 25,899.5 12.7
Base Metals 17,086.6 8.4
Plastics & Rubber 15,799.7 7.7
Mineral Products 12,614.6 6.2
Precious Stones & Metals 10,626.9 5.2
Textile & Textile Articles 9,261.0 4.5
Food industry 8,565.0 4.2
Paper & Applications 4,748.8 2.3
 
imports
Sector EURO millions Total %
Chemicals & Pharm. prod. 40,198.8 21.3
Machinery & Appliances 28,460.6 15.1
Transport Equipment 23,943.3 12.7
Mineral Products 19,654.2 10.4
Base Metals 14,526.1 7.7
Precious Stones & Metals 10,386.2 5.5
Plastics & Rubber 10,161.4 5.4
Textile & Textile Articles 7,536.2 4.0
Food industry 6,529.1 3.5
Paper & Applications 5,077.9 2.7
(Source: Belgian Foreign Trade Agency - Statistics Department )