2 72 China , theEUandLatinAmerica:CurrentIssuesandFutureCooperation reachedUSD16.8billionandimportsUSD20billion ( up53percentand59per cent , respectively , incomparisonto2007 ) .Argentina , ontheotherhand , exportedUSD2.2billionandimportedUSD2.7billion ( fallsof58percentand 47percent , respectively , incomparisonto2007 ) .Argentinasdeclinecanbe explainedbyseveralchangesinimportpolicy , suchasnonautomaticlicensing procedures , implementedinthesecondsemesterof2008. WithregardtoMERCOSURstradebalance , asonemightexpect , thedifference betweenthelowergrowthratesofexportsin comparisontoimportscaused MERCOSURtoregisterthefirstdeficitinitstradebalancein2006 ( USD875 million ) .Thatyearrepresentstheinflectionpointofthecurveaftermanyyearsof positivesurplus:subsequently , thedeficitreachedroughlyUSD3billionin2007and USD5billionin2008.AcontributoryfactorinthisreversalisthatimportsfromChina areconcentratedinproductsofhigheraggregatevalue , whilebasicproductsrepresent mostof MERCOSURsexports.Inthe wakeofthe worldfinancialcrisis , basic productssufferedmorefromthefallininternationalpricesformineralandagricultural commodities , especiallyinthesecondsemesterof2008. Ingeneral , thetwosmallerMERCOSURpartners , UruguayandParaguay , donotsignificantlyaffectMERCOSURexportfigures.Intheperiod20022008 , Uruguaysaverageexportsto Chinaamountedto USD 126 millionayear ( approximately1to2percentofMERCOSURsexports ) .Paraguaysaverage wasevenlowerin20022008:USD23million , accountingforlessthan0.5per cent of MERCOSURs exports. The impact of the two partners on MERCOSURsimportsismoresignificant , however.Asshownbelow , Uruguay andParaguayareresponsibleforanenduringdeficitin MERCOSURstrade balance , withapeakof14.1percentoftotalimportsin2006 ( USD1.6billion ) . 犜犪犫犾犲4 犆狅狀狊狅犾犻犱犪狋犲犱犜狉犪犱犲犫犲狋狑犲犲狀犝狉狌犵狌犪狔 / 犘犪狉犪犵狌犪狔犪狀犱犆犺犻狀犪 , 20022008 ( % ) Exports % Imports % Surplus 2002 111 , 304 3.0 286 , 679 12.0 -175 , 375 2003 112 , 108 1.6 361 , 660 10.6 -249 , 552 2004 157 , 407 1.9 661 , 181 10.8 -503 , 774 2005 189 , 222 1.9 958 , 451 10.6 -769 , 229 2006 184 , 794 1.5 1 , 825 , 514 13.5 -1 , 640 , 720 2007 214 , 119 1.3 2 , 163 , 477 10.3 -1 , 949 , 358 2008 264 , 590 1.1 3 , 379 , 310 10.5 -3 , 114 , 720 Source:SICOEX.
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