Growth in the value of world merchandise trade by region, 1995-2003
	(Billions of U.S. Dollars)
	Exports					Imports
	Value	Annual percentage change				Value	Annual percentage change
	2003	1995-00	2002	2003		2003	1995-00	2002	2003
	1795	4	7	13	World	1780	4	5	13
	330	7	3	5	North America  a	279	9	3	9
	61	6	-3	7	Latin America	68	6	-9	4
	916	4	9	19	Western Europe	852	4	8	18
	823	4	10	18	European Union (15)	794	4	8	18
	69	2	10	16	C./E. Europe/Baltic States/CIS	78	2	14	17
	39	3	4	21	Central and Eastern Europe	48	2	5	16
	30	11	-3	10	Africa	56	6	1	23
	352	3	7	8	Asia	402	2	4	7
	71	1	2	9	Japan	110	-1	0	3
	46	10	20	18	China	55	8	18	19
	158	3	6	5	Six East Asian traders	152	3	5	5
	Symbols:
	a  Excluding Mexico.
	b  WTO estimate for exports in 2003 is based on the methodology applied by the Bank of Japan up to 2002.
	Notes:
	It should be mentioned at the outset that there are numerous breaks in the continuity of the figures at the country and regional levels due to frequent revisions to
	the trade in services data.
	Source:
	"International Trade Statistics 2004" - WTO