Table III.1
	World merchandise exports by region, 2003				(from wto.org)
	(Billion dollars and percentage)
		Value		Share				Annual percentage change
		2003		1990	1995	2000		1995-00	2001	2002	2003
	World	7294		100.0	100.0	100.0		5	-4	5	16
	North America	997		15.4	15.5	16.9		6	-6	-4	5
	United States	724		11.6	11.7	12.5		6	-6	-5	4
	Latin America	378		4.3	4.6	5.8		10	-3	0	9
	Mexico	165		1.2	1.6	2.7		16	-5	1	3
	Western Europe	3145		48.3	44.8	40.0		2	0	6	18
	European Union (15)	2901		44.4	41.5	37.0		2	0	6	18
	C./E. Europe/Baltic States/CIS	401		3.1	3.9	4.3		7	5	10	28
	Central and Eastern Europe	192		1.4	1.6	1.9		8	12	15	30
	Russian Federation	134		...	1.6	1.7		5	-2	4	25
	Africa	173		3.1	2.2	2.3		6	-6	2	23
	South Africa	36		0.7	0.6	0.5		1	-2	2	23
	Middle East	299		4.1	3.0	4.3		12	-8	2	19
	Asia	1901		21.8	26.0	26.4		5	-9	8	17
	Japan	472		8.5	8.8	7.6		2	-16	3	13
	China	438		1.8	3.0	4.0		11	7	22	34
	Six East Asian traders	688		7.9	10.3	10.4		5	-12	6	14
	Memorandum item:
	NAFTA (3)	1162		16.6	17.1	19.5		7	-6	-4	5
	MERCOSUR (4)	106		1.4	1.4	1.4		4	4	1	19
	ASEAN (10)	451		4.2	6.4	6.8		6	-10	5	11