Table 11: Standardized Trade Balance* of Vegetables in Developing Countries: Summary

ing Countries: Summary A. Segrè

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		unit	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995
1	North Africa	Trade Index	0.92	0.98	0.97	0.96	0.95	0.97	0.99	0.96	0.98	0.95	0.96
2	Sub-Saharan Africa	Trade Index	-0.27	-0.13	-0.19	-0.18	-0.29	-0.13	-0.19	-0.18	-0.29	-0.13	-0.28	-0.28	-0.19	-0.08	-0.02
3	Centr. America	Trade Index	0.75	0.86	0.81	0.82	0.76	0.84	0.78	0.74	0.81	0.80	0.89
4	South America	Trade Index	0.29	0.11	0.38	0.49	0.43	0.12	0.29	0.31	0.17	0.18	0.09
5	China	Trade Index	0.97		5	China	Trade Index	0.97	0.96	0.96	0.93	0.94	0.91	0.93	0.88	0.92	0.90	0.91
6	Near East in Asia	Trade Index	-0.36	-0.36	-0.37	-0.36	-0.35	-0.22	-0.02	-0.13	-0.07	-0.07	-0.08
7	East and S. East Asia	Trade Index	-0.44	-0.37	-0.31	-0.30	-0.27	-0.27	-0.33	-0.28	-0.36	-0.34	-0.25	-0.28	-0.36	-0.34	-0.25
8	South Asia	Trade Index	0.49	0.69	0.40	0.47	0.40	0.37	0.30	0.12	0.32	0.34	0.20
9	Oceania D.ing	Trade Index	-0.88	-0.88	-0.88	-0.89	-0.70	-0.57	-0.17	-0.37	-0.19	-0.34	-0.36

Source: World Tables on Fruit and Vegetable Development (derived from FAO database)
* = (Export in value - Import in value)/( Export in value + Import in value)

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