BFTA / February 2010

www.bnb.be National Bank of Belgium


OVERALL DEVELOPMENTS 2008/2009

Year
Exports
Imports
Balance
Cover (%)
2008 (11 months)
2009 (11 months)
(In USD billions) (Average values: 11 months 2008: USD 1 = EUR 0.6778 / 11 months 2009: USD 1 = EUR 0.7223)



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DEVELOPMENTS in the EUROPEAN UNION

Year
Exports
Imports
Balance
Cover (%)
2008 (11 months)
2009 (11 months)
(In USD billions)


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GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWN of BELGIAN EXPORTS & IMPORTS / 11 months 2009

EXPORTS
USD billions
% of the total
EUROPE
• European Union
--- Eurozone countries (*)
--- Other EU-countries (**)
• Europe outside EU (***)
4.2
• Other European countries
0.4
ASIA (****)
8.4
- India
1.6
AMERICA
7.2
- United States
5.2
AFRICA
2.6
- Algeria
0.4
OCEANIA
0.5
- Australia
0.5
Miscellaneous
0.7
IMPORTS
USD billions
% of the total
EUROPE
• European Union
--- Eurozone countries (*)
--- Other EU-countries (**)
• Europe outside EU (***)
4.5
• Other European countries
0.1
ASIA (****)
- PR China
4.2
AMERICA
8.7
- United States
5.7
AFRICA
2.2
- South Africa
0.5
OCEANIA
0.4
- Australia
0.3
Miscellaneous
0.0



(*) Members of the Eurogroup:
Austria • Cyprus • Finland • France • Germany • Greece • Ireland • Italy • GD Luxembourg • Malta • Netherlands • Portugal • Slovakia • Slovenia • Spain • Belgium.

(**) Bulgaria • Cyprus • Czech Rep. • Denmark • Estonia • Hungary • Latvia • Lithuania • Malta • Poland • Romania • Sweden • United Kingdom.

(***) Iceland • Norway • Russian Fed. • Switzerland • Turkey • Ukraine.


(****) For each continent, the most important customer and client of Belgium.


BELGIUM'S TOP 20 CUSTOMERS / 11 months 2009

EXPORTS / Ranking
USD billions
EUR millions
% of the total
1 - GERMANY
2 - FRANCE
3 - NETHERLANDS
4 - UNITED KINGDOM
7.2
5 - USA
5.2
6 - ITALY
4.8
7 - SPAIN
3.3
8 - G-D of LUXEMBOURG
1.7
9 - INDIA
1.6
10 - PR of CHINA
1.6
11 - POLAND
1.6
12 - SWEDEN
1.3
13 - SWITZERLAND
1.2
14 - TURKEY
1.1
15 - AUSTRIA
1.0
16 - CZECH REP.
0.9
17 - JAPAN
0.8
18 - RUSSIAN FED.
0.8
19 - DENMARK
0.8
20 - CANADA
0.8




Top 20 / Evolution
(Compared with the period "10 months 2009"):
+ 1 : PR of China
- 1 : Poland
















(Total 20 countries: 85.1 % of the Belgian export)


BELGIUM'S TOP 20 SUPPLIERS / 11 months 2009

IMPORTS / Ranking
USD billions
EUR millions
% of the total
1 - NETHERLANDS
2 - GERMANY
3 - FRANCE
4 - IRELAND
6.5
5 - USA
5.7
6 - UNITED KINGDOM
5.2
7 - PR of CHINA
4.2
8 - ITALY
3.3
9 - JAPAN
2.5
10 - SPAIN
2.1
11 - SWEDEN
1.6
12 - RUSSIAN FED.
1.5
13 - INDIA
1.1
14 - NORWAY
1.0
15 - POLAND
1.0
16 - SWITZERLAND
0.9
17 - TURKEY
0.8
18 - CZECH REP.
0.8
19 - G-D of LUXEMBOURG
0.8
20 - SINGAPORE
0.8




Top 20 / Evolution
(Compared with the period "10 months 2009"):
New in top 20: Singapore
Out of top 20: Brazil
















(Total 20 countries: 86.3 % of the Belgian import)


SECTORAL BREAKDOWN of BELGIAN EXPORTS & IMPORTS / 11 months 2009

EXPORTS / Ranking
USD billions
EUR millions
% of the total
1 • CHEMICALS & PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS
2 • MACHINERY & MECHANICAL APPLIANCES
3 • TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT
4 • PLASTICS, RUBBER & articles thereof
7.9
5 • BASE METALS & articles thereof
7.8
6 • Mineral products
7.5
7 • Prepared foodstuffs & beverages
4.7
8 • Textiles & textile articles
4.0
9 • Precious stones & metals
3.6
11 • Vegetable products
2.6
11 • Optical & precision instruments
2.5
12 • Live animals & animal products
2.2
13 • Paper, paperboard & articles thereof
2.0
14 • Miscellaneous manufactured articles (Furniture, ...)
1.5
15 • Stone, cement & ceramic - Glass
1.2
16 • Non-classified articles (*)
1.2
17 • Footwear & headgear
1.0
18 • Wood, cork & articles thereof
0.7
19 • Fats & oils (animal or vegetable)
0.5
20 • Hides, skins, leather & furskins
0.3
21 • Arms, ammunition & accessories
0.1
22 • Works of art, collectors' pieces & antiques
0.0
TOTAL
(*) Non classified in commercial statistics




EXPORTS / Top 5
Principal chapter with percentage / Variation compared with the same period last year

1 • Pharmaceutical products (50.36 % / + 9.40 %)
2 • Nuclear reactors, boilers & mecanical appliances (65.08 % / - 24.61 %)
3 • Vehicles other than railway and parts & accessories (94.62 % / - 27.43 %)
4 • Plastics & articles thereof (85.87 % / - 22.35 %)
5 • Iron & steel (51.64 % / - 45.84 %)

IMPORTS / Ranking
USD billions
EUR millions
% of the total
1 • CHEMICALS & PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS
2 • MACHINERY & MECHANICAL APPLIANCES
3 • MINERAL PRODUCTS
4 • TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT
5 • BASE METALS & articles thereof
6.9
6 • Plastics, rubber & articles thereof
5.1
7 • Prepared foodstuffs & beverages
4.0
8 • Textiles & textile articles
3.6
9 • Precious stones & metals
3.4
10 • Vegetable products
3.2
11 • Optical & precision instruments
2.8
12 • Paper, paperboard & articles thereof
2.1
13 • Live animals & animal products
2.0
14 • Miscellaneous manufactured articles (Furniture, ...)
1.8
15 • Stone, cement & ceramic - Glass
1.0
16 • Non-classified articles (*)
0.9
17 • Footwear & headgear
0.8
18 • Wood, cork & articles thereof
0.8
19 • Fats & oils (animal or vegetable)
0.5
20 • Hides, skins, leather & furskins
0.3
21 • Arms, ammunition & accessories
0.0
22 • Works of art, collectors' pieces & antiques
0.0
TOTAL
(*) Non classified in commercial statistics

IMPORTS / Top 5
Principal chapter with percentage / Variation compared with the same period last year

1 • Pharmaceutical products (48.83 % / + 2.36 %)
2 • Nuclear reactors, boilers & mecanical appliances (60.54 % / - 29.03 %)
3 • Mineral fuels, mineral oils (93.73 % / - 41.93 %)
4 • Vehicles other than railway and parts & accessories (94.51 % / - 26.12 %)
5 • Iron & steel (39.53 % / - 51.33 %)
monthly figures / overview


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