Domestic Merchandise Exports (F.O.B.) by Product, 2002-2006
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Table AI.1
Domestic merchandise exports (f.o.b.) by product, 2002-2006
(US$ million and per cent)
Description / 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006(US$ million)
Total / 971 / 1,105 / 1,286 / 1,440 / 1,982
(% of total)
Total primary products / 56.0 / 54.5 / 49.4 / 53.6 / 47.3
Agriculture / 43.9 / 40.1 / 30.3 / 29.3 / 27.3
Food / 42.5 / 38.7 / 29.6 / 28.6 / 26.7
0611 Sugars, beet or cane, raw, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter / 7.6 / 6.8 / 5.8 / 5.2 / 5.3
0573 Bananas (including plantains), fresh or dried / 3.7 / 3.2 / 2.6 / 3.3 / 2.9
0721 Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted / 6.3 / 6.1 / 3.8 / 2.3 / 2.9
1124 Spirits (other than those of heading 512.16); liqueurs and other spirituous beverages, n.e.s.; compound alcoholic preparations of a kind used for the manufacture of beverages / 1.5 / 1.4 / 1.6 / 1.7 / 2.1
1123 Beer made from malt (including ale, stout and porter) / 2.3 / 2.0 / 0.9 / 1.3 / 1.3
0989 Food preparations, n.e.s. / 2.0 / 1.8 / 1.5 / 1.5 / 1.3
1221 Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos, containing tobacco / 1.8 / 1.2 / 2.8 / 1.7 / 0.9
0579 Fruit, fresh or dried, n.e.s. / 2.3 / 1.9 / 1.4 / 1.5 / 0.8
Agricultural raw materials / 1.5 / 1.4 / 0.8 / 0.7 / 0.7
2511 Waste and scrap of paper or paperboard / 0.3 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.2
2119 Hides and skins, n.e.s.; waste and used leather / 0.2 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1
2927 Cut flowers and foliage / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1
Mining / 12.0 / 14.4 / 19.1 / 24.2 / 19.9
Ores and other minerals / 0.9 / 0.8 / 1.5 / 1.4 / 1.6
2823 Other ferrous waste and scrap / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.7 / 0.6 / 1.0
2732 Gypsum, plasters, limestone flux, limestone and other calcareous stone of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement / 0.3 / 0.3 / 0.4 / 0.4 / 0.3
2882 Other non-ferrous base metal waste and scrap, n.e.s. / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.2 / 0.2
Non-ferrous metals / 0.5 / 0.7 / 0.4 / 0.4 / 0.3
6863 Zinc and zinc alloys, worked / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.3
Fuels / 10.6 / 12.9 / 17.2 / 22.5 / 18.0
Manufactures / 35.0 / 41.5 / 47.7 / 43.7 / 50.4
Iron and steel / 18.6 / 25.4 / 34.6 / 30.3 / 40.3
6715 Other ferro-alloys (excluding radioactive ferro-alloys) / 16.1 / 21.6 / 30.3 / 26.4 / 35.8
6762 Bars and rods (other than those of subgroup 676.1) of iron or steel, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling / 2.2 / 3.5 / 3.9 / 3.4 / 4.0
Chemicals / 5.3 / 5.7 / 3.7 / 4.7 / 3.3
5156 Lactams; heterocyclic compounds with oxygen hetero-atom(s) only / 1.5 / 1.4 / 0.8 / 1.1 / 0.8
5812 Tubes, pipes and hoses, rigid / 0.3 / 0.3 / 0.3 / 0.6 / 0.5
5629 Fertilizers, n.e.s. / 0.3 / 0.4 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.3
Other semi-manufactures / 2.7 / 2.6 / 2.2 / 2.9 / 3.0
6612 Portland cement, aluminous cement, slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers / 0.5 / 0.3 / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.8
6421 Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and other packing containers, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres; box files, letter trays and similar articles, of paper or paperboard, etc. / 0.4 / 0.4 / 0.5 / 0.6 / 0.5
6613 Monumental or building stone, worked, and articles thereof / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.2
Machinery and transport equipment / 1.3 / 2.6 / 1.3 / 0.9 / 0.6
Table AI.1 (cont'd)
Power-generating machinery / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
Other non-electrical machinery / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1
Agricultural machinery and tractors / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
Office machines and telecommunications equipment / 0.3 / 1.5 / 0.3 / 0.2 / 0.1
Other electrical machinery / 0.6 / 0.8 / 0.3 / 0.3 / 0.1
Automotive products / 0.2 / 0.1 / 0.5 / 0.2 / 0.1
Other transport equipment / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.1
Textiles / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.1
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories / 1.3 / 0.6 / 1.1 / 0.6 / 0.3
Other consumer goods / 5.6 / 4.4 / 4.6 / 4.2 / 2.9
8933 Floor coverings, wall or ceiling coverings and household and toilet articles of plastics / 1.2 / 1.2 / 1.0 / 1.3 / 1.0
8122 Ceramic sinks, wash-basins, wash-basin pedestals, baths, bidets, water-closet pans, flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures / 0.5 / 0.6 / 0.8 / 0.6 / 0.4
8931 Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics; stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plastics / 1.1 / 0.6 / 0.5 / 0.6 / 0.4
Other / 8.8 / 3.8 / 2.7 / 2.5 / 2.2
Gold / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
Source:WTO Secretariat estimates based on data provided by the Government of the Dominican Republic.
Table AI.2
Domestic merchandise imports (f.o.b.) by product, 2002-2006
(US$ million and per cent)
Description / 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006(US$ million)
Total / 6,001 / 4,970 / 5,241 / 7,229 / 9,401
(% of total)
Total primary products / 37.9 / 45.5 / 47.7 / 47.8 / 44.2
Agriculture / 15.3 / 15.8 / 14.6 / 12.8 / 13.1
Food / 13.3 / 14.2 / 13.1 / 11.5 / 11.6
0449 Other maize, unmilled / 1.9 / 2.2 / 1.6 / 1.3 / 1.5
2239 Flours and meals of oil-seeds or oleaginous fruits (excluding mustard flour), non-defatted, partially defatted, or defatted and wholly or partially refatted with their original oils / 1.1 / 1.4 / 1.2 / 1.1 / 1.0
0222 Milk and cream, concentrated or sweetened / 1.3 / 1.3 / 1.1 / 1.0 / 1.0
0989 Food preparations, n.e.s. / 0.8 / 0.9 / 0.8 / 0.8 / 0.9
0411 Durum wheat, unmilled / 0.7 / 1.0 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.8
4211 Soya bean oil and its fractions / 0.8 / 1.2 / 1.1 / 0.8 / 0.7
Agricultural raw materials / 2.0 / 1.7 / 1.6 / 1.3 / 1.4
2482 Wood of coniferous species, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm / 1.0 / 0.7 / 0.6 / 0.5 / 0.7
2484 Wood of non-coniferous species, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm / 0.5 / 0.4 / 0.5 / 0.4 / 0.4
Mining / 22.6 / 29.6 / 33.1 / 35.0 / 31.1
Ore and other minerals / 0.3 / 0.3 / 0.3 / 0.3 / 0.3
Non-ferrous metals / 0.6 / 0.6 / 0.6 / 0.5 / 0.8
6842 Aluminium and aluminium alloys, worked / 0.3 / 0.4 / 0.3 / 0.3 / 0.4
Fuels / 21.6 / 28.8 / 32.2 / 34.2 / 30.0
3340 Group 334 not defined / 13.6 / 15.5 / 15.7 / 17.5 / 14.6
3330 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude / 5.8 / 8.8 / 11.1 / 11.0 / 10.1
3421 Propane, liquefied / 1.8 / 2.8 / 4.1 / 4.1 / 3.8
Manufactures / 61.9 / 54.3 / 52.1 / 52.0 / 55.6
Iron and steel / 2.6 / 2.7 / 3.5 / 3.8 / 3.9
6724 Ingots and other primary forms, of iron (other than iron of heading 671.33) or steel / 0.7 / 0.4 / 0.7 / 1.2 / 2.0
Chemicals / 9.7 / 10.4 / 10.3 / 8.5 / 9.6
5429 Medicaments, n.e.s. / 2.1 / 2.3 / 2.3 / 2.0 / 2.1
5711 Polyethylene / 0.5 / 0.6 / 0.8 / 0.6 / 0.6
5542 Organic surface-active agents (other than soap); surface-active preparations, washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, whether or not containing soap, n.e.s. / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.4
Other semi-manufactures / 10.0 / 10.0 / 9.3 / 7.1 / 8.7
6624 Non-refractory ceramic bricks, tiles, pipes and similar products / 0.6 / 0.5 / 0.6 / 0.4 / 0.8
6429 Articles of paper pulp, paper, paperboard or cellulose wadding, n.e.s. / 0.8 / 0.8 / 0.7 / 0.6 / 0.6
Machinery and transport equipment / 32.1 / 22.7 / 22.3 / 26.4 / 24.5
Power-generating machinery / 1.9 / 1.3 / 1.8 / 1.2 / 1.6
7162 Motors (other than motors of an output not exceeding 37.5 W) and generators, direct current / 0.5 / 0.3 / 0.5 / 0.3 / 0.8
Other non-electrical machinery / 5.5 / 4.8 / 5.5 / 4.4 / 4.3
7415 Air-conditioning machines comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity; parts thereof / 0.3 / 0.3 / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.3
Agricultural machinery and tractors / 0.4 / 0.4 / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.3
Office machines and telecommunications equipment / 4.9 / 4.1 / 3.7 / 3.7 / 5.0
Table AI.2 (cont'd)
7643 Transmission apparatus for radio / 0.6 / 0.6 / 0.4 / 0.7 / 1.4
Other electrical machinery / 3.8 / 3.5 / 3.1 / 3.5 / 4.1
7781 Batteries and electric accumulators, and parts thereof / 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.7 / 0.6 / 0.9
7731 Insulated (including enamelled or anodized) wire, cable (including co-axial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre cables, etc. / 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.8
7725 Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V / 0.4 / 0.4 / 0.4 / 0.3 / 0.5
Automotive products / 14.5 / 7.4 / 7.5 / 12.6 / 8.4
7812Motor vehicles for the transport of persons, n.e.s. / 9.3 / 4.2 / 5.3 / 8.8 / 4.9
7821 Motor vehicles for the transport of goods / 3.3 / 1.4 / 1.1 / 2.5 / 2.1
Other transport equipment / 1.5 / 1.6 / 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.0
7851 Motor cycles (including mopeds) and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars; side-cars / 0.8 / 0.4 / 0.3 / 0.5 / 0.5
Textiles / 1.2 / 1.1 / 1.0 / 0.8 / 1.0
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories / 1.3 / 1.1 / 0.8 / 1.1 / 1.9
Other consumer goods / 5.0 / 6.3 / 4.8 / 4.4 / 6.0
8512 Sports footwear / 0.3 / 0.3 / 0.4 / 0.4 / 0.7
8722 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences (including sight-testing instruments but excluding electro-diagnostic and radiological instruments and apparatus) / 0.5 / 0.8 / 0.4 / 0.4 / 0.4
Other / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.2
Gold / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
Source:WTO Secretariat estimatesbased on data provided by the Government of the Dominican Republic.
Table AI.3
Domestic merchandise exports (f.o.b.) by trading partner, 2002-2006
(US$ million and per cent)
Description / 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006(US$ million)
Total / 971 / 1,105 / 1,286 / 1,440 / 1,982
(% of total)
America / 64.1 / 59.6 / 44.2 / 47.6 / 48.4
USA / 47.2 / 40.2 / 29.6 / 31.6 / 31.0
Other America / 16.9 / 19.3 / 14.6 / 16.0 / 17.4
Canada / 1.4 / 2.9 / 4.2 / 1.6 / 4.3
Haiti / 9.0 / 10.0 / 5.1 / 8.6 / 7.4
Jamaica / 1.4 / 1.3 / 0.6 / 0.8 / 1.1
Cuba / 0.9 / 0.8 / 1.1 / 0.7 / 0.6
Costa Rica / 0.3 / 0.4 / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.6
Colombia / 0.2 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.4
Turks and Caicos Islands / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.4
Venezuela / 0.3 / 0.3 / 0.2 / 0.4 / 0.4
Trinidad and Tobago / 0.4 / 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.4 / 0.3
Panama / 0.7 / 0.8 / 0.4 / 0.5 / 0.3
Aruba / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.2
Honduras / 0.3 / 0.3 / 0.4 / 0.3 / 0.2
Guatemala / 0.2 / 0.5 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.2
Europe / 12.5 / 11.6 / 13.7 / 14.1 / 10.7
EC(25) / 12.2 / 11.3 / 13.6 / 14.1 / 10.6
Netherlands / 2.0 / 3.1 / 6.6 / 4.7 / 4.4
United Kingdom / 2.7 / 2.1 / 1.3 / 3.5 / 2.0
Spain / 1.4 / 2.0 / 1.3 / 1.6 / 1.9
Germany / 1.6 / 1.2 / 2.0 / 2.4 / 1.0
Italy / 1.3 / 1.2 / 1.2 / 1.0 / 0.8
EFTA / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.1
Switzerland and Liechtenstein / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.1
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)a / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
Africa / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
Middle East / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
Asia / 5.0 / 6.4 / 10.2 / 9.3 / 14.3
China / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.6 / 1.9 / 3.0
Japan / 2.0 / 1.2 / 2.7 / 1.9 / 1.5
Six East Asian Traders / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.4 / 0.6
Chinese Taipei / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.5
Hong Kong, China SAR / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.1
Thailand / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
Singapore / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
Malaysia / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
Other Asia / 2.9 / 5.1 / 6.6 / 5.1 / 9.2
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of / 2.9 / 5.1 / 6.6 / 5.0 / 9.1
Other / 13.5 / 19.3 / 30.7 / 25.8 / 23.1
Areas n.e.s. / 13.5 / 19.3 / 30.7 / 25.8 / 23.1
Memorandum:
EC(15) / 12.2 / 11.3 / 13.6 / 14.0 / 10.6
aThe Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
Source:WTO Secretariat estimatesbased on data provided by the Government of the Dominican Republic.
Table AI.4
Domestic merchandise imports (f.o.b.) by trading partner, 2002-2006
(US$ million and per cent)
Description / 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006(US$ million)
Total / 6,001 / 4,970 / 5,241 / 7,229 / 9,401
(% of total)
America / 55.1 / 48.1 / 45.2 / 41.2 / 38.7
USA / 40.4 / 34.0 / 33.1 / 29.3 / 26.9
Other America / 14.7 / 14.0 / 12.1 / 11.9 / 11.7
Canada / 0.2 / 1.2 / 0.9 / 0.8 / 0.8
Panama / 3.3 / 2.4 / 2.1 / 2.3 / 2.6
Colombia / 2.0 / 2.2 / 1.9 / 1.5 / 1.8
Mexico / 1.9 / 2.0 / 1.9 / 2.3 / 1.7
Costa Rica / 0.3 / 0.7 / 0.8 / 1.1 / 1.0
Guatemala / 0.1 / 0.8 / 0.6 / 0.6 / 0.9
Trinidad and Tobago / 0.3 / 0.6 / 0.3 / 0.5 / 0.6
Venezuela / 2.7 / 1.7 / 1.3 / 0.8 / 0.5
El Salvador / 0.0 / 0.4 / 0.4 / 0.4 / 0.5
Europe / 6.3 / 10.3 / 9.2 / 9.0 / 8.2
EC(25) / 5.4 / 9.5 / 8.6 / 8.4 / 7.8
Spain / 2.9 / 3.4 / 3.4 / 2.6 / 2.4
Germany / 0.4 / 1.8 / 1.4 / 1.4 / 1.5
Italy / 0.3 / 0.9 / 0.6 / 1.0 / 0.7
Denmark / 0.0 / 0.5 / 0.7 / 0.8 / 0.7
France / 0.6 / 0.7 / 0.6 / 0.7 / 0.7
EFTA / 0.7 / 0.7 / 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.4
Other Europe / 0.2 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)a / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.8
Russian Federation / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.5
Africa / 3.3 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1
Middle East / 0.0 / 0.2 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.3
Israel / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.2
Asia / 3.1 / 7.8 / 7.9 / 11.2 / 10.1
China / 0.1 / 1.3 / 1.8 / 2.1 / 2.7
Japan / 2.9 / 2.8 / 2.6 / 4.8 / 2.9
Six East Asian Traders / 0.1 / 2.8 / 2.7 / 3.2 / 3.5
Chinese Taipei / 0.0 / 1.4 / 1.7 / 2.1 / 2.5
Thailand / 0.0 / 0.2 / 0.4 / 0.4 / 0.4
Korea, Republic of / 0.1 / 0.5 / 0.2 / 0.4 / 0.3
Hong Kong, China SAR / 0.0 / 0.6 / 0.4 / 0.2 / 0.2
Malaysia / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1
Singapore / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
Other Asia / 0.0 / 0.9 / 0.8 / 1.1 / 1.0
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of / 0.0 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.5 / 0.3
India / 0.0 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.3
Other / 27.0 / 27.9 / 31.2 / 33.3 / 37.0
Areas n.e.s. / 27.0 / 27.9 / 31.2 / 33.3 / 37.0
Memorandum:
EC(15) / 5.3 / 9.5 / 8.5 / 8.2 / 7.7
aThe Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
Source:WTO Secretariat estimatesbased on data provided by the Government of the Dominican Republic.
Table AI.5
Total merchandise exports (f.o.b.) by product, 2002-2006
(US$ million and per cent)
Description / 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006(US$ million)
Total exports / 5,374 / 5,585 / 6,026 / 6,283 / 6,790
Domestic exports / 971 / 1,105 / 1,286 / 1,440 / 1,982
Free zone exports / 4,403 / 4,480 / 4,740 / 4,842 / 4,808
(% of total exports)
Total primary products / 16.5 / 16.4 / 16.6 / 18.0 / 20.3
Agriculture / 14.3 / 13.4 / 12.4 / 12.2 / 14.2
Food / 13.7 / 12.7 / 11.9 / 11.9 / 13.8
1221 Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos, containing tobacco / 4.6 / 3.8 / 4.6 / 3.9 / 4.2
0611 Sugars, beet or cane, raw, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter / 1.4 / 1.3 / 1.2 / 1.2 / 1.5
0721 Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted / 1.1 / 1.2 / 0.8 / 0.5 / 1.0
0573 Bananas (including plantains), fresh or dried / 0.7 / 0.6 / 0.6 / 0.8 / 0.9
1212 Tobacco, wholly or partly stemmed/stripped / 0.9 / 0.8 / 0.8 / 0.8 / 0.7
0989 Food preparations, n.e.s. / 0.6 / 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.6 / 0.7
Agricultural raw materials / 0.6 / 0.7 / 0.4 / 0.4 / 0.4
Mining / 2.2 / 3.0 / 4.2 / 5.8 / 6.1
Ores and other minerals / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.4 / 0.4 / 0.6
Non-ferrous metals / 0.1 / 0.3 / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.2
6863 Zinc and zinc alloys, worked / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.1
Fuels / 1.9 / 2.5 / 3.7 / 5.2 / 5.3
Manufactures / 79.9 / 80.9 / 80.6 / 78.7 / 76.2
Iron and steel / 3.4 / 5.0 / 7.4 / 7.0 / 11.8
6715 Other ferro-alloys (excluding radioactive ferro-alloys) / 2.9 / 4.3 / 6.5 / 6.1 / 10.5
Chemicals / 1.2 / 2.0 / 1.8 / 2.0 / 2.1
5156 Lactams; heterocyclic compounds with oxygen hetero-atom(s) only / 0.3 / 0.3 / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.2
5429 Medicaments, n.e.s. / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.2
5419 Pharmaceutical goods, other than medicaments / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.2
Other semi-manufactures / 2.9 / 3.2 / 1.1 / 4.0 / 4.0
6429 Articles of paper pulp, paper, paperboard or cellulose wadding, n.e.s. / 2.0 / 2.3 / 0.2 / 2.0 / 2.2
6113 Whole bovine skin leather, without hair on, of a unit surface area not exceeding 28 square feet (2.6 m2), except leather of subgroup 611.8 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 1.0 / 0.6
6612 Portland cement, aluminous cement, slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.2
Machinery and transport equipment / 9.5 / 10.2 / 10.8 / 12.6 / 10.4
Power-generating machinery / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.0
Other non-electrical machinery / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.1
Agricultural machinery and tractors / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
Office machines and telecommunications equipment / 1.9 / 2.1 / 2.7 / 6.0 / 3.5
Other electrical machinery / 7.5 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 6.4 / 6.8
7725 Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V / 3.8 / 5.4 / 5.7 / 4.6 / 4.7
7788 Electrical machinery and equipment, n.e.s. / 2.2 / 1.4 / 1.4 / 1.2 / 1.5
Table AI.5 (cont'd)
Automotive products / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.0 / 0.0
Other transport equipment / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
Textiles / 2.0 / 1.0 / 3.0 / 0.5 / 1.2
6522 Cotton fabrics, woven, unbleached (other than gauze and pile and chenille fabrics) / 0.7 / 0.4 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.8
6516 Other synthetic filament yarn (other than sewing thread), including monofilament of less than 67 decitex / 0.0 / 0.6 / 0.6 / 0.4 / 0.3
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories / 40.3 / 38.9 / 32.7 / 30.3 / 24.8
8416 Singlets and other vests, underpants, briefs, nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing-gowns and similar articles / 10.7 / 11.4 / 8.1 / 9.3 / 5.6
8414 Men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts,of textile fabrics, not knitted or crocheted / 13.4 / 12.3 / 10.5 / 7.2 / 5.3
8455 Brassières, girdles, corsets, braces, suspenders, garters and similar articles, and parts thereof, whether or not knitted or crocheted / 2.4 / 2.9 / 3.4 / 4.1 / 5.2
8454 T-shirts, singlets and other vests, knitted or crocheted / 1.7 / 1.4 / 1.0 / 1.2 / 2.5
Other consumer goods / 20.6 / 20.6 / 23.7 / 22.3 / 22.0
8722 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences (including sight-testing instruments but excluding electro-diagnostic and radiological instruments and apparatus) / 7.7 / 8.5 / 7.7 / 8.1 / 8.2
8973 Jewellery of gold, silver or platinum group metals (except watches and watch-cases) and goldsmiths' or silversmiths' wares (including set gems) / 7.3 / 7.4 / 8.6 / 7.8 / 7.3
8517 Footwear, n.e.s. / 1.2 / 1.0 / 1.8 / 2.1 / 2.6
Other / 3.4 / 2.5 / 2.7 / 3.1 / 3.3
Gold / 0.8 / 0.9 / 1.2 / 1.5 / 1.7
Source:WTO Secretariat estimatesbased on data provided by the Government of the Dominican Republic.
Table AI.6
Total merchandise exports (f.o.b.) by trading partner, 2002-2006
(US$ million and per cent)
Description / 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006(US$ million)
Total exports / 5,374 / 5,585 / 6,026 / 6,283 / 6,790
Domestic exports / 971 / 1,105 / 1,286 / 1,440 / 1,982
Free zone exports / 4,403 / 4,480 / 4,740 / 4,842 / 4,808
(% of total exports)
America / 83.1 / 84.6 / 72.4 / 75.6 / 71.6
USA / 78.6 / 79.2 / 67.9 / 70.1 / 62.7
Other America / 4.5 / 5.4 / 4.5 / 5.5 / 8.9
Canada / 0.5 / 1.0 / 1.3 / 0.7 / 1.5
Haiti / 2.0 / 2.5 / 1.4 / 2.8 / 4.9
Jamaica / 0.3 / 0.3 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.3
Honduras / 0.6 / 0.3 / 0.3 / 0.2 / 0.3
Cuba / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.2 / 0.2
Costa Rica / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.2
Colombia / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.2
Guatemala / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.2
Panama / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1
Venezuela / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1
Europe / 3.0 / 3.5 / 3.9 / 5.1 / 4.5
EC(25) / 3.0 / 3.5 / 3.9 / 5.0 / 4.5
Netherlands / 0.8 / 1.1 / 1.9 / 2.4 / 2.0
United Kingdom / 0.9 / 1.0 / 0.7 / 1.2 / 0.9
Spain / 0.5 / 0.7 / 0.5 / 0.6 / 0.8
Germany / 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.6 / 0.7 / 0.5
Sweden / 0.2 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1
EFTA / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
Other Europe / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)a / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
Africa / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
Middle East / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1
Asia / 1.4 / 1.8 / 2.8 / 2.9 / 5.1
China / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.2 / 0.5 / 1.1
Japan / 0.6 / 0.4 / 0.7 / 0.6 / 0.5
Six East Asian Traders / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.6 / 0.8
Hong Kong, China SAR / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.2
Chinese Taipei / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.2
Singapore / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.2 / 0.2
Malaysia / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.2
Thailand / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
Other Asia / 0.7 / 1.2 / 1.5 / 1.2 / 2.7
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of / 0.5 / 1.1 / 1.4 / 1.2 / 2.7
Other / 10.2 / 8.1 / 17.9 / 14.5 / 16.4
Areas n.e.s. / 10.2 / 8.1 / 17.9 / 14.5 / 16.4
Memorandum:
EC(15) / 3.0 / 3.4 / 3.9 / 5.0 / 4.4
aThe Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
Source:WTO Secretariat estimatesbased on data provided by the Government of the Dominican Republic.
Table AII.1
Selected notifications to the WTO, August 2008
WTO Agreement / Description of requirement / Frequency / ReferenceGeneral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Article XXIV:7(a) / Customs unions and free trade areas / Ad hoc / WT/REG211/N/4 (06/03/2007)
Agreement on Agriculture
Article 18.2 / Imports under tariff quotas
/ On an annual basis / G/AG/N/DOM/14 (21/05/2008)a
Article18.2 and 18.3 / Domestic support / On an annual basis / G/AG/N/DOM/15 (21/05/2008)a
Article 18.2 / Export subsidies / On an annual basis / G/AG/N/DOM/13 (04/01/2008)a
Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
Annex B, paragraph 3 / Enquiry point / Once only, subsequently notification of changes / G/SPS/ENQ/22 (09/10/2007)
Annex B, paragraph 10 / National notification authority / Once only, subsequently notification of changes / G/SPS/NNA/12 (09/10/2007)
Annex B, paragraphs 5 and 6 / Proposed or emergency measures / Before or, in the case of urgent problems, immediately after a measure is taken / G/SPS/N/DOM/2-4 (12/06/2008)b
G/SPS/N/EQV/DOM/1 (19/06/2008)
Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
Articles 2, 3, 5 and 7 / Proposed and adopted technical regulations / Before or, in the case of urgent problems, immediately after a measure is taken / G/TBT/N/DOM/1-51 (19/06/2007)b
Article10.1 and 10.3 / Enquiry point / Once only, subsequently notification of changes
/ G/TBT/ENQ/31 (29/10/2007)
Article 10.7 / Agreements related to technical regulations, standards or conformity assessment procedures / Ad hoc / Not yet submitted
Article 15.2 / Implementation and administration measures / Once only, subsequently notification of changes / G/TBT/2/Add.74 (30/06/2003)
Paragraph C of the Code of Good Practice for the Preparation, Adoption and Application of Standards
/ Bodies that have accepted the Code / Once only and when withdrawing from the Code / G/TBT/CS/2/Rev.13 (02/03/2007)
G/TBT/CS/N/87 (13/01/1998)
Paragraph J of the Code of Good Practice for the Preparation, Adoption and Application of Standards
/ Work programme of bodies that have accepted the Code / On a semi-annual basis / Not yet submitted
Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs)
Article 5.1 / TRIMs that are not in conformity with the provisions of the Agreement / Once only / G/TRIMS/N/1/DOM/1 (10/05/1995)
Table AII.1 (cont'd)
Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 (Anti-Dumping Agreement)
Article 16.4 / Anti-dumping actions / On a semi-annual basis / G/ADP/N/132/Add.1/Rev.4 (11/10/2007)a
Article 16.5 / Investigating authority / Once only, subsequently notification of changes / Not yet submitted
Article 18.5 / Laws and regulations / Once only, subsequently notification of changes / G/ADP/N/1/DOM/3 (22/05/2002)
G/ADP/N/1/DOM/3/Corr.1 (13/06/2002)
G/ADP/N/1/DOM/2 (21/07/1995)
Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the GATT 1994 (Agreement on Customs Valuation)
Article 22.2 and Decision of the WTO Committee on Customs Valuation (12.5.95)
/ Legislation / Once only, subsequently notification of changes / G/VAL/N/1/DOM/1 (10/07/2001)b
Decision of the WTO Committee on Customs Valuation (12.5.95) / Responses to the checklist of issues / Once only / Not yet submitted
Annex III, paragraph 1, and Decision of 3 March 2000 (G/VAL/22) / Progress in fulfilling thework programme / Twice / G/VAL/N/4/DOM/2 (27/03/2001)
G/VAL/N/4/DOM/1 (10/10/2000)
Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
Article 5 / Laws and regulations / Once only, subsequently notification of changes / Not yet submitted
Agreement on Rules of Origin
Article 5.1 / Non-preferential rules of origin / Once only, subsequently notification of changes / G/RO/N/9 (19/04/1996)
Annex II, paragraph 4 / Preferential rules of origin / Ad hoc / G/RO/N/40 (29/04/2003)
G/RO/N/39 (22/04/2003)
G/RO/N/5 (01/11/1995)
Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures
Article 1.4(a) and Article 8.2(b) / Laws and regulations; rules and information concerning procedures for the submission of applications
/ Once only, subsequently notification of changes / G/LIC/N/1/DOM/1 (04/05/2004)
Article 7.3 / Questionnaire / On an annual basis / G/LIC/N/3/DOM/2 (04/05/2004)a
Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
Article 25.2 / Subsidies / Every three years for full notifications; on an annual basis for updating notifications
/ G/SCM/N/155/DOM (05/07/2007)a
G/SCM/N/160/DOM (05/07/2007)a
Article 25.11 / Actions taken with respect to countervailing duties
/ On a semi-annual basis / G/SCM/N/162/Add.1/Rev.1(15/11/200)a
Table AII.1 (cont'd)
Article 25.12 / Investigating authority and domestic procedures governing investigations
/ Once only / Not yet submitted
Article 27.4 / Extension of the transition period for the elimination of export subsidies (G/SCM/39)
/ On an annual basis / G/SCM/N/155/DOM (05/07/2007)a
G/SCM/N/160/DOM (05/07/2007)a
Article 32.6 / Laws and regulations / Once only, subsequently notification of changes / G/SCM/N/1/DOM/2 (22/05/2002)
G/SCM/N/1/DOM/2/Corr.1 (13/06/2002)
G/SCM/N/1/DOM/1 (19/07/1995)
Agreement on Safeguards
Article 12.6 / Laws and regulations / Once only, subsequently notification of changes / G/SG/N/1/DOM/2 (22/05/2002)
G/SG/N/1/DOM/2/Corr.1 (13/06/2002)
G/SG/N/1/DOM/1 (02/11/1995)
General Agreement on Trade in Services
Article III.4 / Enquiry points / Once only / S/ENQ/78/Rev.9/Add.1 (26/07/2007)
Article V.7(a) / Economic integration agreements / Only only / S/C/N/391 (06/03/2007)
Article VII.4 / Recognition arrangements
/ Ad hoc / Not yet submitted
Agreement on Textiles and Clothing
Article 2.6 and 2.7(b) / Integration of products into the GATT 1994 / Once only / G/TMB/N/43/Add.1 (20/03/1996)
G/TMB/N/43 (28/04/1995)
Article 2.8(a) and 2.11 / Integration of products into the GATT 1994
/ Once only / G/TMB/N/250 (11/06/1997)
G/TMB/N/250/Add.1 (26/08/1997)
Article 2.8(b) and 2.11 / Integration of products into the GATT 1994 / Once only / G/TMB/N/386 (15/02/2001)
G/TMB/N/386/Rev.1 (02/05/2001)
Article 2.8(c) and 2.11 / Integration of products into the GATT 1994
/ Once only / Not submitted
Article 6.1 / Transitional safeguard
/ Once only / G/TMB/N/17 (06/03/1995)
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
Article 63.2 / Laws and regulations / Once only, subsequently notification of changes / IP/N/1/DOM/2 (07/04/2004)
IP/N/1/DOM/C/1 (30/04/2002)
IP/N/1/DOM/C/2 (30/04/2002)
IP/N/1/DOM/I/1 (30/04/2002)
IP/N/1/DOM/I/2 (30/04/2002)
IP/N/1/DOM/1 (09/05/1996)
Article 69 / Contact points / Once only, subsequently notification of changes / IP/N/3/Rev.7 (19/08/2003)
Decision of the Council for TRIPS of 21 November 1995 (IP/C/5)
/ Checklist of issues on enforcement / Once only, subsequently notification of changes / IP/N/6/DOM/1 (21/06/2001)
Article 4(d) / International agreements related to the protection of intellectual property / Ad hoc / Not submitted
aRegular notifications – refers only to the most recent notification.
bRefers only to the date of the most recent document.
Source:WTO Secretariat.
Table AIII.1
Summary of MFN tariffs, 2008
MFNNumber / Average / Range / Coefficient of variation
Product description / of lines / (%) / (%) / (CV)
Total / 6,752 / 7.5 / 0 - 99 / 1.3
HS 01-24 / 1,073 / 15.4 / 0 - 99 / 0.9
HS 25-97 / 5,679 / 6.0 / 0 - 20 / 1.4
By WTO category
Agricultural products / 1,005 / 14.2 / 0 - 99 / 1.0
- Animals and products of animal origin / 128 / 23.3 / 0 - 99 / 0.9
- Milk products / 27 / 26.8 / 0 - 56 / 0.6
- Coffee and tea, cocoa, sugar, etc. / 194 / 14.0 / 0 - 85 / 0.9
- Cut flowers and plants / 53 / 3.5 / 0 - 20 / 2.0
- Fruit and vegetables / 251 / 20.9 / 0 - 99 / 0.5
- Cereals / 16 / 19.9 / 0 - 99 / 1.7
- Oilseeds, fats and oils and products thereof / 94 / 4.4 / 0 - 40 / 1.9
- Alcoholic beverages and spirits / 65 / 17.9 / 8 - 20 / 0.2
- Tobacco / 15 / 16.8 / 14 - 20 / 0.2
- Other agricultural products n.e.s. / 162 / 1.7 / 0 - 20 / 2.7
Non-agricultural products (including petroleum) / 5,747 / 6.3 / 0 - 20 / 1.3
-Non-agricultural products (excluding petroleum) / 5,726 / 6.3 / 0 - 20 / 1.3
- Fish and fishery products / 152 / 15.1 / 0 - 20 / 0.6
- Minerals, precious stones and precious metals / 384 / 7.4 / 0 - 20 / 1.2
- Metals / 694 / 5.3 / 0 - 20 / 1.5
- Chemicals and photographic supplies / 1,185 / 3.1 / 0 - 20 / 2.1
- Leather, rubber, footwear and travel articles / 205 / 9.9 / 0 - 20 / 0.9
- Wood, wood pulp, paper and furniture / 355 / 6.8 / 0 - 20 / 1.3
- Textiles and clothing / 880 / 8.5 / 0 - 20 / 1.1
- Transport equipment / 241 / 8.7 / 0 - 20 / 0.8
- Non-electrical machinery / 682 / 1.7 / 0 - 20 / 2.9
- Electrical machinery / 369 / 6.3 / 0 - 20 / 1.3
- Non-agricultural products n.e.s. / 579 / 10.5 / 0 - 20 / 0.9
- Petroleum / 21 / 6.3 / 0 - 14 / 1.1
By ISIC sector a
Agriculture and fishing / 429 / 10.7 / 0 - 99 / 1.1
Mining / 111 / 2.0 / 0 - 20 / 2.8
Manufacturing / 6,211 / 7.4 / 0 - 99 / 1.3
By HS section
01 Live animals; animal products / 296 / 17.5 / 0 - 99 / 0.9
02 Vegetable products / 389 / 13.3 / 0 - 99 / 1.1
03 Fats and oils / 64 / 6.1 / 0 - 40 / 1.5
04 Edible preparations, etc. / 324 / 17.2 / 0 - 85 / 0.6
05 Mineral products / 184 / 2.2 / 0 - 20 / 2.1
06 Products of the chemical or allied industries / 1,099 / 2.4 / 0 - 20 / 2.5
Table AIII.1 (cont'd)
07 Plastics and rubber / 284 / 7.5 / 0 - 20 / 1.0
08 Raw hides and skins, leather / 91 / 9.3 / 0 - 20 / 1.1
09 Wood and articles of wood / 129 / 5.4 / 0 - 20 / 1.4
10 Pulp of wood, paper, etc. / 200 / 6.3 / 0 - 20 / 1.3
11 Textiles and textile articles / 858 / 8.1 / 0 - 20 / 1.2
12 Footwear and headgear / 65 / 16.5 / 0 - 20 / 0.4
13 Articles of stone / 174 / 9.0 / 0 - 20 / 1.0
14 Precious stones, etc. / 57 / 17.9 / 8 - 20 / 0.2
15 Base metals and articles of base metal / 676 / 5.8 / 0 - 20 / 1.4
16 Machinery and mechanical appliances / 1,071 / 3.5 / 0 - 20 / 2.0
17 Transport equipment / 255 / 8.5 / 0 - 20 / 0.8
18 Precision instruments / 324 / 6.0 / 0 - 20 / 1.4
19 Arms and ammunition / 30 / 20.0 / 20 - 20 / 0.0
20 Miscellaneous manufactured articles / 175 / 16.7 / 0 - 20 / 0.4
21 Works of art, etc. / 7 / 20.0 / 20 - 20 / 0.0
By stage of processing
First stage of processing / 808 / 8.7 / 0 - 99 / 1.4
Semi-processed products / 2,051 / 2.5 / 0 - 85 / 2.6
Fully processed products / 3,893 / 9.8 / 0 - 99 / 1.0
aISIC (Rev.2), excluding electricity (one line).