International Merchandise Trade

Total Exports Value by Major items
in thousand Tongan Pa'anga (T$'000)
Total exports value, major items 2007 2008 2009
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr
Food 14,205 2,105 2,997 2,307 5,395 1,696 1836
Beverages / Tobacco 160 - 144 - 17 70 1
Minerals & Fuels - - - - - 9 -
Crude materials 407 74 53 64 28 634 10
Chemicals 744 121 99 257 359 163 129
Basic Manufacturers 228 77 2,042 1,181 155 133 100
Machinery & Transport equipment - - - - - 217 7
Miscellaneous Manufactured - - - 2 - 7 -
Other 25 23 1 8 3 24 10
Total 15,769 2,400 5,336 3,819 5,957 5,957 2093
Goods Not Elsewhere Specified 25 23 1 8 3 3 10
Exports, capital equipment (BEC basis) - - - - - - 7

Total Exports by Major Trading Partner
in thousand Tongan Pa'anga (T$'000)
Year Total Australia New
 Zealand		 USA Japan American
Samoa		 Hawaii Other
2004 30,556 678 5,988 3,940 13,497 814 2,028 3,611
2005 19,332 579 2,301 2,228 10,205 326 2,477 1,216
2006 19,018 725 2,724 1,921 7,849 333 2,879 2,587
2007 15,769 1,120 5,254 3,084 2,063 598 1,752 1,898
2008  
1st Qtr 2,401 136 744 628 290 123 256 224
2nd Qtr 5,336 359 1,537 877 253 102 369 1,838
3rd Qtr 3,819 219 1,604 743 231 224 91 707
4th Qtr 5,957 347 1,704 937 1,531 78 21 1,339
2009  
1st Qtr 2,958 821 1,161 454 95 80 28 318
2nd Qtr 2,093 356 814 502 111 45 87 179

Source: Annual Foreign Trade Reports, Statistics Departm1ent.

Note: Totals may not tally due to rounding off.

For more information from 1998 to the latest statistics see the Key Stats Excel work book.

Contact person:'Ilaisaane Manuofetoa