Analysis by country/territory Comparing May 2006 with May 2005, decreases were registered in the values of re-exports to most major destinations, in particular the Netherlands (-26.1 percent), Singapore (-14.4 percent), Taiwan (-11.6 percent), France (-11.4 percent) and Germany (-5.9 percent).
Concurrently, significant increases were registered in the values of domestic exports to many major destinations, in particular Germany (+142.4 percent), the United Kingdom (+140.2 percent), the Netherlands (+102.5 percent) and Australia (+29.1 percent). However, a decrease was registered in the value of domestic exports to Taiwan (-43.1 percent).
Over the same periods of comparison, increases were registered in the values of imports from many major suppliers, in particular Singapore (+14.6 percent), Thailand (+13.1 percent), Korea (+10.9 percent) and Taiwan (+9.7 percent). However, a decrease was registered in the value of imports from Japan (-9.9 percent).
Analysis by major commodity Comparing May 2006 with May 2005, decreases were registered in the values of re-exports of many principal commodity divisions, in particular "office machines and automatic data processing machines" (by $4.2 billion or 16.9 percent) and "clothing" (by $1.4 billion or 10.9 percent). However, an increase was registered in the value of re-exports of "electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof" (by $2.9 billion or 7.2 percent).
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