Wto Report - Trade Profiles 2008

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These Trade Profi les combine information on trade fl ows and trade policy measures ofMembers, Observers and other selected economies. The information is retrieved fromvarious WTO Divisions and external sources and presented in standardized format for quickreference.The indicators are divided into fi ve categories:I. Basic economic indicators – population, GDP, current account balance, etc.II. Trade policy indicators – specifi c WTO relevant information, including tariff bindinginformation, import duties collected in total tax revenue, the number of dispute rulings(complainant, defendant), notifi cations outstanding and contingency measures in force.III. Merchandise trade indicators (customs-based statistics) – information on total tradefl ows broken down by broad product categories and major origins and destinations.IV. Commercial services indicators (balance of payments based statistics) – trends in totaltrade fl ows and a breakdown by major components.V. Industrial property indicators – annual number of patents granted and marks registeredin the name of residents and non-residents in the economy.Data are currently provided for as many Members and Observers for which adequateinformation is available in the WTO Secretariat and other national and international bodies.For updates, see the WTO Online Database at the WTO Statistics Gateway (www.wto.org,choose Resources, Trade statistics). Depending on data availability, missing trade profi les willbe completed or added.Closing date 15 October 2009.

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WTO 2008 Trade Profiles 2008 WTO MEMBERS (As of 23 July 2008) Albania Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Bahrain, Kingdom of Bangladesh Barbados Belgium Belize Benin Bolivia Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Congo Costa Rica Côte d’Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia European Communities Fiji Finland Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) France Gabon The Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong, China Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kenya Korea, Republic of Kuwait Kyrgyz Republic Latvia Lesotho Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao, China Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent & the Grenadines Saudi Arabia Senegal Sierra Leone Singapore Slovak Republic Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Chinese Taipei Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States of America Uruguay Viet Nam Zambia Zimbabwe This report is also available in French and Spanish (Price: CHF 30.00) To order, please contact: WTO Publications World Trade Organization 154, rue de Lausanne CH-1211 Geneva 21 Tel: (41 22) 739 52 08 Fax: (41 22) 739 54 58 Email: [email protected] ISBN 978-92-870-3460-1 Printed by the WTO Secretariat - 8228.08 © World Trade Organization 2008 INTRODUCTION These Trade Profiles combine information on trade flows and trade policy mea