Table 6. Fruit Imports of Developing Countries: Summary (Metric Tonnes, Average, Annual Growth Rate, Share)

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		1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	AVG 86-90	AVG 91-95	GT 86-95
		MT	MT	MT	MT	MT	MT	MT	MT	MT	MT	MT	(MT)	(MT)	(%)
1	North Africa	21,936	13,117	6,167	31,295	39,475	26,300	58,612	36,759	49,005	75,724	129,820	23,271	69,984	25.76
129,820	23,271	69,984	25.76
2	Sub-Saharan Africa	87,374	96,306	96,525	103,547	113,487	116,462	118,114	120,022	129,925	128,695	128,119	105,265	124,975	2.9
3	Centr. America	169,442	172,900	198,617	230,197	273,446	284,337	323,544	363,903	435,370	541,781	382,761	231,899	409,472	8.27
4	South America	323,771	378,347	410,916	South America	323,771	378,347	410,916	373,043	447,678	457,769	523,334	591,132	777,026	932,073	1,198,549	413,551	804,423	12.22
5	China	111,576	140,028	191,059	183,915	192,905	220,104	168,539	254,405	255,042	401,510	490,811	185,602	314,061	13.36
6	Near East in Asia	1,638,033	1,399,834	1,481,234	1,782,989	1,758,996	1,787,141	1,646,649	1,782,989	1,758,996	1,787,141	1,646,649	1,956,637	2,206,823	2,239,378	2,242,976	1,642,039	2,058,493	4.83
7	East & S. East Asia	839,488	839,479	906,973	998,695	1,075,624	1,087,763	1,385,139	1,448,010	1,691,777	1,817,204	1,943,691	981,707	1,657,164	8.76
8	South Asia	120,668	119,455	197,723	135,517	169,856	176,475	97,328	100,942	125,588	177,969	160,565	"right"> 100,942	125,588	177,969	160,565	159,805	132,478	3
9	Oceania D.ing	12,317	13,171	14,219	14,447	14,767	15,150	14,194	15,643	16,475	15,227	14,978	14,351	15,303	1.29
	Total Fruit D.ing	3,324,605	3,172,637	3,503,433	3,853,645	4,086,234	4,171,501	4,335,453	4,887,453	5,687,031	6,329,561	6,692,270	3,757,490	5,586,354	6,692,270	3,757,490	5,586,354	7.75
	Total Fruit World	23,149,741	24,277,306	25,876,232	26,276,299	27,131,851	28,802,121	31,136,137	32,695,198	34,509,665	39,251,271	39,746,300	26,472,762	35,467,714	5.05
1	North Africa	0.66%	0.41%	0.18%	0.81%	0.97%	0.63%	1.35%	0.75%	0.86%	1.20%	1.94%
2	Sub-Saharan Africa	2.63%	3.04%	2.76%	2.69%	2.78%	2.79%	2.72%	2.46%	2.69%	2.78%	2.79%	2.72%	2.46%	2.28%	2.03%	1.91%
3	Centr. America	5.10%	5.45%	5.67%	5.97%	6.69%	6.82%	7.46%	7.45%	7.66%	8.56%	5.72%
4	South America	9.74%	11.93%	11.73%	9.68%	10.96%	10.97%	12.07%	12.09%	13.66%	14.73%	17.91%
5	China	3.36%	4.41%	5.45%	4.77%	4.72%	5.28%	3.89%	5.21%	4.48%	6.34%	7.33%
6	Near East in Asia	49.27%	44.12%	42.28%	46.27%	43.05%	42.84%	37.98%	40.03%	38.80%	35.38%	33.52%
7	East & S. East Asia	25.25%	26.46%	25.89%	25.92%	26.32%	25.25%	26.46%	25.89%	25.92%	26.32%	26.08%	31.95%	29.63%	29.75%	28.71%	29.04%
8	South Asia	3.63%	3.77%	5.64%	3.52%	4.16%	4.23%	2.24%	2.07%	2.21%	2.81%	2.40%
9	Oceania D.ing	0.37%	0.42%	0.41%	0.37%	0.36%	0.36%	0.33%	0.32%	0.29%	0.24%	0.22%			0.29%	0.24%	0.22%
	Total Fruit D.ing	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
	Developing/World	14.36%	13.07%	13.54%	14.67%	15.06%	14.48%	13.92%	14.95%	16.48%	16.13%	16.84%				16.84%
	Total Fruit World	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

Source: World Tables on Fruit and Vegetable Development (derived from FAO database)

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