Analysis of trade between the European Community and the Arab League Countries

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ANALYSIS OF TRADE
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
AND THE ARAB LEAGUE COUNTRIES DE EUROPÆISKE FÆLLESSKABERS STATISTISKE KONTOR
STATISTISCHES AMT DER EUROPÄISCHEN GEMEINSCHAFTEN
STATISTICAL OFFICE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
OFFICE STATISTIQUE DES COMMUNAUTÉS EUROPÉENNES
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BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
AND THE ARAB LEAGUE COUNTRIES
Manuscript completed in original language (Italian) in January 1980. This publication is also available in the following language:
FR ISBN 92-825-1908-2
Cataloguing data can be found at the end of this publication
Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 1981
ISBN 92-825-1907-4
Catalogue number: CA-30-80-423-EN-C
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Printed in Belgium Contents
Introduction 7
Methodological note 9
Part one: The economy and external trade of the Arab League countries 11
1. The Arab League countries and their groupings 15
2. The economy of the Arab League7
3. The external trade of the Arab League 23
3.1 World trade by main economic areas
3.2 The Arab League and world trade4
3.3 The Arab League's trade by main economic areas8
4. Demographic and economic profiles of the Arab League countries 3
4.1 Algeria 3
4.2 Saudi Arabia
4.3 Bahrain5
4.4 Egypt
4.5 UAE6
4.6 Djibouti7
4.7 Jordan
4.8 Iraq8
4.9 Kuwait9
4.10 Lebanon 40
4.11 Libya
4.12 Morocco1
4.13 Mauritania2
4.14 Oman3
4.15 Qatar4
4.16 Syria5
4.17 Somalia6
4.18 Sudan
4.19 Tunisia7
4.20 North Yemen8
4.21 South Yemen 49 - 4 -
5. Annexes 51
5.1 Cartograms of the Arab League's main products 5
5.2 Statistical tables on trade 83
Part two: Arab League .trade with the European Community and the applicant States . 20
1. Analysis of European Community-Arab League trade 20
1.1 Overall picture of European Community-Arab League trade4
1.2 Concentration of the Arab League countries' trade with the European
Community 206
1.3 Role of fuels in European Community-Arab League trade9
1.3.1 European Community fuel imports from the Arab League 211
1.3.2 Concentration of the Arab League countries' fuel exports to the European
Community 21
1.3.3n of European Community countries' fuel imports from the Arab
League4
1.4 European Community-Arab League trade excluding fuels5
1.4.1 Concentration of the Arab League countries' trade (excluding fuels) with
the European Community6
1.5 European Community imports from the Arab League by category of products
(SITC sections)
1.5.1 Main products in each category imported by the European Community 223
1.6 European Community exports by category of products (SITC sections)7
1.7 The European Community-Arab League trade balance 229
2. Trade between the individual Community countries and the Arab League. . . . 233
2.1 European Community-Arab League trade in relation to trade between the
European Community and developing countries 233
2.2 Position of each Community country in total European Community-Arab League
trade «5
2.3 The Community countries' trade with the main economic and territorial
groupings of Arab League countries7
2.4 Structure of trade (by Community ceuntry) with the main Arab League
countries 241
2.5 Main trade flows between individual Community and Arab League countries . . 246
2.6 Structure of Community countries' imports from Arab Leagues by
category of products (SITC sections)8
2.6.1 Breakdown of fuel imports from the Arab League by Community country .... 252
2.7 The Federal Republic of Germany's trade with the Arab League 252
2.8 France's trade with the Arab League 255
2.9 Italy's trade with the Arab League7
2.10 The Netherlands' trade with the Arab League9
2.11 Belgium-Luxembourg's trade with the Arab League 261
2.12 The United Kingdom's trade with the Arabe3
2.13 Ireland's trade with the Arab League
2.14 Denmark's trade with the Arab League- 5 -
3. The Arab League and the applicant States 271
3.1 Spain 27
3.1.1 Spain's trade with the Arab League
3.1.2 Breakdown of trade between Spain and the Arab League by major categories of
products4
3.1.3 Main products imported by Spain from the Arab League 276
3.2 Portugal8
3.2.1 Portugal's trade with the Arab League 27
3.2.2 Breakdown of trade between Portugal and the Arab League by major categories
of products 280
3.2.3 Mains imported by Portugal from the Arab League 282
3.3 Greece3
3.3.1 Greece's trade with the Arab League
3.3.2 Breakdown of trade between Greece and the Arab League by major categories
of products6
3.3.3 Mains imported by Greece from the Arab League 288
4. Prospective competition to Community supplies from the Arab League
resulting from the accession of the applicant States to the European
Community 291
Part three : Main products imported by the European Community from the Arab League
and exported by the Arab countries 337
1. Products considered and sources 34
1.1 List of products and groups of products considered2
1.2 Sources 344
2. Main products and groups of products imported by the European Community
from the Arab League5
2.1 Breakdown of products in the sections: fuels, food, raw materials and
manufactured goods6
2.2 Imports from the Arab League as a proportion of total Community imports . . 347
2.3 Trends in the value of imports over time 350
2.4s in unit values over time
2.5 Trends in the volume of imports over time
2.6 Structure of Communitys from the Arab League in 1978 351
3. Main products and groups of products exported by the Arab countries .... 357
3.1 Structure of the Arab countries' exports8
3.2 Proportion of the Arab's sent to the European Community. . 35
4. Annexes: statistical tables 363
5. Main products: structure and development of trade (SITC code, rev. 1, 1977) 40
031 Fresh fish 406
032 Preserved fish9
042 Rice 411
051 Fresh fruit- 6 -
0511 Citrus fruit 413
05195 Dates and pineapples5
0513 Bananas6
053 Prepared and' preserved fruit 421
054 Vegetables
0544 Tomatoes
0541 Potatoes 42
0542 Legumes
0545 Other vegetables
055 Prepared and preserved vegetables 434
081 Animal feedstuff s7
11212 Wine 441
211 Skins, hides and leather
2211 Groudnuts8
2218 Oil seeds nuts and kernels 450
262 Wool .2
263 Cotton4
2713 Natural calcium phosphates
281 Iron ores and concentrates 46
29193 Other materials of animal origin
2922 Gum arabic
331 Crude petroleum 471
332 Petroleum products8
34 Natural gas 485
4214 Groundnut oil9
4215 Olive oil 49
51335 Phosphoric anhydrides and acids4
51361 Ammonia7
56129 Phosphatic fertilizers
65 Textiles 502
657 Carpets
667 Pearls and precious stones
67 Iron and steel 51
684 Aluminium5
71 Non-electrical machines8
72 Electrical machines 524
73 Transport equipment 530
84 Clothing7
85 Footwear 541 INTRODUCTION
This publication presents an analysis of the European Economic Community's trade with the
Arab League countries between 1970 and 1978.
The study is divided into three parts. The aim of Part One is to outline the Arab League's
position in the context of world trade and to give a general picture of each member
country's economic situation.
Part Two comprises an analysis of total trade and trade by broad categories of products
between, on the one hand, the Community, each of its Member States and the three appli­
cant States and on the other, the Arab League countries.
Part Three is given over to an analysis of Community imports of the main products export­
ed by the Arab countries.
Each part contains both a commentary with summary tables and graphs and an annex compris­
ing detailed analytical tables.
The study was prepared under the auspices and guidance of Eurostat by a working party of
the University of Milan Institute of Statistics led by Professor Giampiero Landenna. Part
One was drawn up by Mr Anteo d'Angio, Part