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South Asia: Growth Rate of Merchandise
Imports (% per year)
Country
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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1999
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2000
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2001
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2002
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South Asia
|
21.6
|
12.5
|
2.3
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-5.7
|
10.5
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11.4
|
6.8
|
8.3
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Bangladesh
|
39.2
|
19.1
|
-7.5
|
5.4
|
6.6
|
4.4
|
8.0
|
9.0
|
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Bhutan
|
4.6
|
14.1
|
18.4
|
3.7
|
20.5
|
12.8
|
10.0
|
10.0
|
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India
|
21.6
|
12.1
|
4.6
|
-7.1
|
16.5
|
13.0
|
10.0
|
9.5
|
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Maldives
|
20.9
|
12.6
|
15.6
|
1.5
|
13.6
|
-1.0
|
10.7
|
-
|
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Nepal
|
21.7
|
5.8
|
21.6
|
-12.4
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-10.3
|
20.1
|
-
|
-
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Pakistan
|
18.5
|
16.7
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-6.4
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-8.4
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-6.7
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-0.2
|
9.3
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8.8
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Sri Lanka
|
11.4
|
2.4
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7.8
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0.4
|
1.5
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22.4
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2.6
|
1.0
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Note : - = Data
not available
Sources: ADB , Asian Development Outlook 2001, OUP, Hong Kong,
2001.
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