The European Union in the world trade in fishery products

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External trade
Fisheries policy
Target audience: All

Informations

• Publié par: EUROPEAN-COMMISSION-EUROSTAT
• Nombre de lectures: 15
• Langue: English

Extrait

9.5

11.7

1997

2001

3,612

1995

80.2 1.0 12.1 6.5

81.3 1.0 11.1 6.3

80.9 0.7 10.8 7.5

10.7

10.6

Table 1: Fishery products in world trade

In 2001, world trade totalled about 6 400 billion euro, of which agricultural and fishery products accounted for 485 billion (or 7.6%). During the period 1995 2001, annual average growth for agricultural and fishery products did not at tain the level recorded for total trade: 6% and 10% respectively. The primary sector's share of world trade has thus fallen, from 9.5% in 1995 to 7.6% in 2001. However, in the primary sector, the erosion of fishery products has been less marked, and their growth rate exceeds that of agricultural products. In 2001, fishery products account for 11.7% of primary product flows com pared with 10.7% in 1995, with an annual average growth rate of 7.6% over the period in question (Table 1).

EXTERNAL TRADE

Growth slower than for world trade

Statistics in focus

The European Union in the world trade in fishery

Although external trade in fishery products did not grow at the same pace in the EU as worldwide, it remains more sustained than for agri cultural products. The European Union, which accounts for a relatively modest share of exports, emerges as a major importer and represents the second largest world outlet. It is primarily the five largest countries of the Union, together with Denmark, which account for this. In intra Community trade, it is the countries of northern Europe which record the highest surpluses.

Increase in bilateral balances ..4

IntraEU: privileged position for certain Member States .............7

Prepared or preserved fish (HS 1604)

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The growing importance of Spain .........................................6

0.9

6,383

7.6

% breakdown of fishery products

Fishery products as % of agricultural products

Fats and oils of fish (HS 1504)

Fish and crustaceans (HS03)

Japan, the first customer of the EU..............................................4

Growing trade deficits for the EU and the United States .........3

Preponderance of flows of non processed products .................5

World trade (billion euro)

Fishery products as % world trade

Of which: Agricultural and fishery products (%)

Source: Comext and Comtrade.

Norway, the primary supplier of the EU........................................3

Annual average growth rate

7.6

6.0

10.0

C o n t e n t s Growth slower than for world trade ..........................................1

7.5 2.7 7.0 10.7

1.0

0.9

4,612

9.0

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... but sixth among exporters ...2

Prepared or preserved crustaceans (HS 1605)

The EU second among world importers … ..............................2

THEME 6 – 2/2003