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2018 Second Quarter

Release date: September 2018

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Table of Contents

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List of Tables

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Introduction

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Key Points

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Statistics of the exporters’ and importers’ register – Q2 2018

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Exports and imports by exporters’ and importers’ sector and main goods (HS) - Q2

2018

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Exports and imports by exporters’ and importers’ sector and top trade partners - Q2

2018

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Exports and imports by exporters’ and importers’ sector and Standard International

Trade Classification (SITC4) - Q2 2018

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Statistical Tables

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Explanatory notes

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List of Tables

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Table 1: Non-oil exports through the ports of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi by exporters’

sector - Q2 2018

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Table 2: Imports through the ports of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi by importers’ sector -

Q2 2018

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sector and main exporters’ goods (HS) - Q2 2018

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Table 4: Imports through the ports of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi by importers’ sector and

main importers’ goods (HS) - Q2 2018

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sector and top trade partners - Q2 2018

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Table 6: Imports through the ports of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi by importers’ sector

and top trade partners - Q2 2018

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sector and Standard International Trade Classification (SITC4) - Q2 2018

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Table 8: Imports through the ports of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi by importers’ sector and

Standard International Trade Classification (SITC4) - Q2 2018

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Introduction

This publication presents statistics on the value of the exports and Imports from exporters’ and

importers’ register by sectors, which entered or exited the territory of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi through

the ports of Abu Dhabi (comprising air, sea and road ports) in Q2 2018. It should be noted that foreign

trade data presented in this publication do not cover non-oil exports and imports through ports of the

other Emirates in the UAE.

The data of exporter and importer records have been sourced from the Abu Dhabi Department of

Finance – Customs Administration, and the scope of the statistics therefore is restricted to the trade

flows recorded at ports under the jurisdiction of the Customs Administration. The publication highlights

the relative importance of each individual component of exporters and importers.

The data are presented according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC4), the

Harmonized System (HS) sections and by country for total exporters and importers.

The Explanatory Notes section at the end of this publication defines the key terms and technical

concepts used in the compilation of exporters’ and importers’ statistics. Readers are encouraged to

refer to that section while reading the statistics and information outlined in the publication.

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Key Points

Statistics of the exporters’ and importers’ register – Q2 2018

The value of exports through Abu Dhabi ports increased by 28.5% from AED 9.2 billion in Q2 2017 to

AED 11.8 billion in the same period of 2018. The government sector increased by AED 1.3 billion

(10,158.9%), and the business sector by AED 1.4 billion 15.5%, while the value of exports by the

individual sector decreased by 31.1% compared with the same period of 2017.

Exports value increased by AED 230.1 million (2.0%) during Q2 2018 compared with Q1 2018. This

was as a result of increases in the value of the government sector by 5,151.6%, while the value of the

business sector and individual sector decreased by 9.3% and 7.4% respectively over the same period.

The value of imports increased by 10.8% from AED 27.4 billion in Q2 2017 to AED 30.3 billion in Q2

2018. The government sector increased by AED 1.6 billion )137.8%(, and the business sector by AED

1.5 billion )5.8%(, while the value of the individual sector decreased by 45.4% during the same period.

Imports values increased by AED 4.0 billion (15.2%) during Q2 2018 compared with Q1 2018. This was

the result of increases in the value of the government sector and business sector by 93.4%, and 11.0%

respectively, while the value of the individual sector decreased by 20.0% at the same time.

Figure 1: Percentage contribution to the value of exports and imports by sector - Q2

2018

Source: Statistic Centre – Abu Dhabi The data for 2018 are preliminary, and may be revised

0.5

90.6

8.9

Percentage contribution by importers' sectors

Individual Business Government

1.4

87.4

11.2

Percentage contribution by exporters' sectors

Individual Business Government

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Figure 2: Exports and imports by exporters’ and importers’ sector Q2 2018


Exports and imports by exporters’ and importers’ sector and main goods

(HS) Q2 2018

‘Pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, imitation jewelry’, ‘Vehicles, aircraft and associated transport

equipment’ and ‘Live Animals; Animal Products’ were the most significant export products of the

individual sector, and represented 94.5% of the total. Goods of ‘Vehicles, aircraft and associated

transport equipment’, ‘Live Animals; Animal Products’ and ‘Textiles and textile articles’ represented

70.7% of the total imports for the same sector.

The three highest contributing goods in the total value of exports of the business sector were ‘Vehicles,

aircraft and associated transport equipment’, ‘Base metals and articles of base metal’, and ‘Plastics and

articles thereof, rubber and articles thereof’, which contributed 63.4% of the total. Goods of ‘Vehicles,

aircraft and associated transport equipment’, ‘Machinery, recorders, sound and picture broadcasting

and accessories’ and ‘Base metals and articles thereof’ represented 64.9% of total imports for the same

sector.

‘Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques’, ‘Articles of wood, articles of cork, basket ware and

wickerwork’ and ‘Live Animals; Animal Products’ contributed most to the exports of the government

sector, and represented 99.2% of the total. Goods of ‘Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques’,

‘Vehicles, aircraft and associated transport equipment’, and ‘Machinery equipment, sound and

television recorders and reproducers, and parts thereof’ accounted for 97.1% of total imports for the

same sector.

10,317.4

27,506.0

1,323.42,695.3

163.2

144.7

0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000

Exporter

Importer

Million AED

Business sector Government Individual

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Figure 3: Exports and imports by exporters’ and importers’ sector and main goods

(HS) Q2 2018

52.1%32.6%

9.7%

5.5%

Main exporters' goods -Individual

Pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, imitationjewelryVehicles, aircraft and associated transport equipment

Live Animals; Animal Products

Others

49.6%

11.2%

9.9%

29.3%

Main importers' goods -Individual

Vehicles, aircraft and associated transport equipment

Live Animals; Animal Products

Textiles and textile articles

Others

23.6%

22.8%

17.1%

36.6%

Main exporters' goods -Business

Vehicles, aircraft and associated of transport equipment

Base metals and articles of base metal

Plastics and articles thereof, rubber and articles thereof

Others

24.4%

22.4%

18.0%

35.1%

Main importers' goods -Business

Vehicles, aircraft and associated of transportequipment

Machinery equipment, sound and television recordersand reproducers, and parts thereof


Others

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Source: Statistic Centre – Abu Dhabi

The data for 2018 are preliminary, and may be revised

Exports and imports by exporters’ and importers’ sector and top trade

partners - Q2 2018

The top five countries represented 79.3% of total exports by the individual sector. Bangladesh was the

top destination, with a value of AED 46.8 million, followed by India, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Oman,

and Jordan. Japan was the main source of imports by the same sector, with a value of AED 26.9 million,

followed by Italy, United States of America, Oman and Germany, with an accumulated 61.4% of the

total for this sector.

Overall, the country by destination for most business sector exports was the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,

which attracted exports from Abu Dhabi worth AED 1.6 billion, it was followed by China, Kuwait, India,

and Kingdom of Bahrain, with 51.9% of the total business sector export. By contrast, the top five

countries contributed 50.0% of total imports of the same sector. Most of these imports originated from

the United States of America was the largest country by origin with AED 3.9 billion, followed by the

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Japan, China, and India.

The top five countries accounted for 99.7% of the total exports by the government sector. Germany

ranked first in terms of value, with exports worth AED 1.3 billion, followed by France, Kazakhstan, India

and United Kingdom. France ranked first in imports by the same sector with a value of AED 2.0 billion,

followed by United States of America, Switzerland, Italy and Japan, while these five countries

represented 95.4% of the total value of imports by this sector.

98.1%

0.8%0.3%

0.8%

Main exporters' goods -Government

Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques

Articles of wood, articles of cork, basket ware andwickerworkLive Animals; Animal Products

Others

70.3%

20.4%

6.4%2.9%

Main importers' goods -Government



Machinery equipment, sound and television recordersand reproducers, and parts thereofOthers

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Figure 4: Exports and imports by exporters’ and importers’ sector and top trade

partners - Q2 2018

46.8

32.5

22.1

17.2

10.8

0 10 20 30 40 50

Bangladesh

India

Saudi Arabia

Oman

Jordan

Million AED

Exporters' top trade partners - Individual

1,577.9

1,175.7

1,034.0

795.4

775.2

0 2,000

Saudi Arabia

China

Kuwait

India

Kingdom of Bahrain

Million AED

Exporters' top trade partners - Business

29.6

22.6

14.2

13.6

8.9

0 10 20 30 40

Japan

Italy

United States of America

Oman

Germany

Million AED

Importers' top trade partners - Individual

3,923.0

3,171.0

3,085.4

2,078.9

1,492.2

0 1,500 3,000 4,500


Saudi Arabia

Japan

China

India

Million AED

Importers' top trade partners - Business

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Exports and imports by exporters’ and importers’ sector and Standard

International Trade Classification (SITC4) - Q2 2018

‘Commodities and transactions n.e.s.’ and ‘Machinery and transport equipment’ were the largest SITC

categories of export by the individual sector, representing 87.0% of the total value, while ‘Machinery

and transport equipment’ and ‘Miscellaneous manufactured articles’ achieved the largest contribution

to total imports for the sector with 75.3%.

‘Machinery and transport equipment’ and ‘Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material’

represented the highest contribution to total business exports with 65.2%, while the same categories

represented 67.7% of total imports for the same sector.

‘Miscellaneous manufactured articles’ and ‘Crude materials, inedible, except fuels’ were the largest

SITC categories of export by the government sector, representing 99.2% of the total value, while

‘Miscellaneous manufactured articles’ and ‘Machinery and transport equipment’ achieved the largest

contribution to total imports for the sector with 98.5%.

1,298.1

13.2

3.6

3.5

1.0

0 500 1000 1500

Germany

France

Kazakhstan

India

United Kingdom

Million AED

Exporters' top trade partners - Government

1,954.4

497.4

61.5

29.6

28.1

0 1,000 2,000 3,000

France


Switzerland

Italy

Japan

Million AED

Importers' top trade partners - Government

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Statistical Tables

Table 1: Non-oil exports through the ports of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi by

exporters’ sector - Q2 2018

Value in million AED

Sectors Q2 2017 Q1 2018 Q2 2018

Q2 2018 with Q2

2017

Q2 2018 with Q1

2018

Change (%)

Total 9,183.4 11,573.9 11,804.0 28.5 2.0

Individual 236.7 176.2 163.2 -31.1 -7.4

Business 8,933.8 11,372.5 10,317.4 15.5 -9.3

Government 12.9 25.2 1,323.4 10,158.9 5,151.6


Table 2: Imports through the ports of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi by importers’

sector - Q2 2018


Sectors Q2 2017 Q1 2018 Q2 2018

Q2 2018

with Q2 2017

Q2 2018

with Q1 2018

Change (%)

Total 27,388.4 26,344.4 30,346.0 10.8 15.2

Individual 265.0 180.9 144.7 -45.4 -20.0

Business 25,989.9 24,770.1 27,506.0 5.8 11.0

Government 1,133.5 1,393.4 2,695.3 137.8 93.4


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exporters’ sector and main exporters’ goods (HS) - Q2 2018


Sectors Q2 2017 Q1 2018 Q2 2018

Q2 2018 with Q2

2017

Q2 2018 with Q1

2018

Change (%)

Individual 236.7 176.2 163.2 -31.1 -7.4

Pearls, precious or semi-precious

stones, imitation jewelry 46.7 95.7 85.1 82.2 -11.1


155.3 52.7 53.2 -65.7 0.9

Live Animals; Animal Products 9.9 18.1 15.9 60.6 -12.2

Others 24.8 9.7 9.0 -63.7 -7.2

Business 8,933.8 11,372.5 10,317.4 15.5 -9.3

Vehicles, aircraft and associated

transport equipment 1,181.7 2,333.3 2,429.8 105.6 4.1


2,200.7 2,793.7 2,347.8 6.7 -16.0

Plastics and articles thereof,

rubber and articles thereof 2,311.8 2,429.6 1,764.9 -23.7 -27.4

Others 3,239.6 3,815.9 3,774.9 16.5 -1.1

Government 12.9 25.2 1,323.4 10,158.9 5,151.6

Works of art, collectors' pieces

and antiques 1.4 1.9 1,298.4 92,642.9 68,236.8

Articles of wood, articles of cork,

basket ware and wickerwork - 5.1 10.7 .. 109.8

Live Animals; Animal Products 0.4 0.5 3.9 875.0 680.0

Others 11.1 17.7 10.4 -6.3 -41.2

Exporters’ Total 9,183.4 11,573.9 11,804.0 28.5 2.0


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sector and main importers’ goods (HS) - Q2 2018


Sectors Q2 2017 Q1 2018 Q2 2018

Q2 2018 with Q2

2017

Q2 2018 with Q1

2018

Change (%)

Individual 265.0 180.9 144.7 -45.4 -20.0


transport equipment 108.5 72.1 71.8 -33.8 -0.4

Live Animals; Animal Products 25.2 37.3 16.2 -35.7 -56.6

Textiles and textile articles 12.8 14.2 14.3 11.7 0.7

Others 118.5 57.3 42.4 -64.2 -26.0

Business 25,989.9 24,770.1 27,506.0 5.8 11.0


transport equipment 5,189.8 6,089.8 6,716.3 29.4 10.3

Machinery equipment, sound and

television recorders and reproducers, and parts thereof

7,154.8 5,286.1 6,171.6 -13.7 16.8


5,051.7 4,496.1 4,957.6 -1.9 10.3

Others 8,593.6 8,898.1 9,660.5 12.4 8.6

Government 1,133.5 1,393.4 2,695.3 137.8 93.4


0.4 366.2 1,894.8 473,600.0 417.4


transport equipment 719.9 541.4 550.0 -23.6 1.6

Machinery equipment, sound and

television recorders and reproducers, and parts thereof

170.3 199.1 171.5 0.7 -13.9

Others 242.9 286.7 79.0 -67.5 -72.4

Importers’ Total 27,388.4 26,344.4 30,346.0 10.8 15.2


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exporters’ sector and top trade partners - Q2 2018


Sectors Q2 2017 Q1 2018 Q2 2018

Q2 2018 with Q2

2017

Q2 2018 with Q1

2018

Change (%)

Individual 236.7 176.2 163.2 -31.1 -7.4

Bangladesh 22.8 57.5 46.8 105.3 -18.6

India 15.0 35.9 32.5 116.7 -9.5

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 20.6 31.9 22.1 7.3 -30.7

Oman 58.0 21.5 17.2 -70.3 -20.0

Jordan 15.2 6.6 10.8 -28.9 63.6

Others 105.1 22.8 33.8 -67.8 48.2

Business 8,933.8 11,372.5 10,317.4 15.5 -9.3

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 1,267.3 1,576.4 1,577.9 24.5 0.1

China 1,417.3 1,754.7 1,175.7 -17.0 -33.0

Kuwait 853.1 968.8 1,034.0 21.2 6.7

India 503.6 747.5 795.4 57.9 6.4

Kingdom of Bahrain 589.8 964.8 775.2 31.4 -19.6

Others 4,302.7 5,360.4 4,959.2 15.3 -7.5

Government 12.9 25.2 1,323.4 10,158.9 5,151.6

Germany 6.2 8.0 1,298.1 20,837.1 16,126.3

France - 8.8 13.2 .. 50.0

Kazakhstan 0.5 - 3.6 620.0 ..

India 0.1 - 3.5 3,400.0 ..

United Kingdom - 0.4 1.0 .. 150.0

Others 6.1 8.0 4.0 -34.4 -50.0

Exporters’ Total 9,183.4 11,573.9 11,804.0 28.5 2.0


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sector and top trade partners - Q2 2018


Sectors Q2 2017 Q1 2018 Q2 2018

Q2 2018 with Q2

2017

Q2 2018 with Q1

2018

Change (%)

Individual 265.0 180.9 144.7 -45.4 -20.0

Japan 40.0 21.2 29.6 -26.0 39.6

Italy 21.7 19.1 22.6 4.1 18.3

United States of America 28.3 16.6 14.2 -49.8 -14.5

Oman 23.0 30.6 13.6 -40.9 -55.6

Germany 18.6 14.2 8.9 -52.2 -37.3

Others 133.4 79.2 55.8 -58.2 -29.5

Business 25,989.9 24,770.1 27,506.0 5.8 11.0

United States of America 4,561.0 2,642.8 3,923.0 -14.0 48.4

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2,777.7 2,963.3 3,171.0 14.2 7.0

Japan 2,347.6 3,102.6 3,085.4 31.4 -0.6

China 1,263.7 1,340.2 2,078.9 64.5 55.1

India 893.6 1,504.9 1,492.2 67.0 -0.8

Others 14,146.3 13,216.3 13,755.5 -2.8 4.1

Government 1,133.5 1,393.4 2,695.3 137.8 93.4

France 146.2 491.4 1,954.4 1,236.8 297.7

United States of America 714.7 530.3 497.4 -30.4 -6.2

Switzerland 8.2 30.6 61.5 650.0 101.0

Italy 37.4 39.2 29.6 -20.9 -24.5

Japan 1.2 4.5 28.1 2,241.7 524.4

Others 225.8 297.4 124.3 -45.0 -58.2

Importers’ Total 27,388.4 26,344.4 30,346.0 10.8 15.2


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exporters’ sector and Standard International Trade Classification (SITC4) - Q2

2018


Sectors Q2 2017 Q1 2018 Q2 2018

Q2 2018

with Q2 2017

Q2 2018

with Q1 2018

Change (%)

Individual 236.7 176.2 163.2 -31.1 -7.4

Food and Live Animals; Animal

Products 16.3 19.4 17.6 8.0 -9.3

Beverages and tobacco - 0.4 0.8 .. 100.0

Crude materials, inedible,

except fuels - 0.4 - .. -100.0

Mineral fuels, lubricants and

related materials - - - .. ..

Animal and vegetable oil, fats and waxes

0.2 - - .. ..

Chemicals and related products,

n.e.s. 0.3 0.3 0.5 66.7 66.7

Manufactured goods classified

chiefly by material 2.1 1.0 1.0 -52.4 ..

Machinery and transport equipment

161.9 54.8 55.3 -65.8 0.9

Miscellaneous manufactured

articles 5.4 3.8 1.3 -75.9 -65.8

Commodities and transactions

n.e.s. 50.5 96.1 86.7 71.7 -9.8

Business 8,933.8 11,372.5 10,317.4 15.5 -9.3


Products 244.9 200.6 210.9 -13.9 5.1

Beverages and tobacco 114.1 53.4 67.8 -40.6 27.0

Crude materials, inedible, except fuels

21.4 20.2 40.1 87.4 98.5


related materials 6.8 7.8 7.0 2.9 -10.3

Animal and vegetable oil, fats

and waxes 53.4 41.6 32.8 -38.6 -21.2

Chemicals and related products, n.e.s.

2,532.5 2,721.8 2,119.4 -16.3 -22.1


chiefly by material 2,457.2 3,059.5 2,650.1 7.9 -13.4

Machinery and transport

equipment 2,607.1 3,821.7 4,078.7 56.4 6.7

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

843.5 1,320.1 874.3 3.7 -33.8


n.e.s. 52.9 125.8 236.3 346.7 87.8

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Sectors Q2 2017 Q1 2018 Q2 2018

Q2 2018

with Q2

2017

Q2 2018

with Q1

2018

Change (%)

Government 12.9 25.2 1,323.4 10,158.9 5,151.6


Products 0.4 0.5 3.9 875.0 680.0

Beverages and tobacco - - - .. ..


- 5.1 10.7 .. 109.8




and waxes - - - .. ..


- 0.3 - .. -100.0


chiefly by material 0.2 0.4 0.4 100.0 ..


equipment 9.7 16.5 5.6 -42.3 -66.1


1.2 0.6 1,302.5 108,441.7 216,983.3


n.e.s. 1.4 1.8 0.3 -78.6 -83.3

Exporters’ Total 9,183.4 11,573.9 11,804.0 28.5 2.0


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sector and Standard International Trade Classification (SITC4) - Q2 2018


Sectors Q2 2017 Q1 2018 Q2 2018

Q2 2018

with Q2 2017

Q2 2018

with Q1 2018

Change (%)

Individual 265.0 180.9 144.7 -45.4 -20.0


Products 27.8 43.6 18.7 -32.7 -57.1

Beverages and tobacco - - - .. ..

Crude materials, inedible,

except fuels 17.1 3.0 0.7 -95.9 -76.7


related materials 0.3 0.2 0.2 -33.3 ..

Animal and vegetable oil, fats and waxes

0.1 0.1 0.1 .. ..

Chemicals and related products,

n.e.s. 1.2 1.8 1.2 .. -33.3


chiefly by material 7.4 9.9 9.6 29.7 -3.0

Machinery and transport equipment

120.0 78.3 75.4 -37.2 -3.7

Miscellaneous manufactured

articles 40.5 41.1 33.5 -17.3 -18.5


n.e.s. 50.6 2.9 5.3 -89.5 82.8

Business 25,989.9 24,770.1 27,506.0 5.8 11.0


Products 1,771.0 1,761.0 1,817.5 2.6 3.2

Beverages and tobacco 8.8 7.8 5.3 -39.8 -32.1


1,456.4 1,582.9 1,679.7 15.3 6.1


related materials 279.9 271.8 395.1 41.2 45.4


and waxes 137.7 112.1 105.3 -23.5 -6.1


2,095.6 2,250.3 2,387.8 13.9 6.1


chiefly by material 5,921.2 5,329.9 5,754.8 -2.8 8.0


equipment 12,260.6 11,387.2 12,879.2 5.0 13.1


996.3 727.3 742.8 -25.4 2.1


n.e.s. 1,062.4 1,339.8 1,738.5 63.6 29.8

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Sectors Q2 2017 Q1 2018 Q2 2018

Q2 2018

with Q2

2017

Q2 2018

with Q1

2018

Change (%)

Government 1,133.5 1,393.4 2,695.3 137.8 93.4


Products 5.3 4.5 1.6 -69.8 -64.4

Beverages and tobacco 2.2 0.9 0.7 -68.2 -22.2


0.4 - 0.1 -75.0 ..




and waxes - - - .. ..


13.0 12.8 15.9 22.3 24.2


chiefly by material 69.6 31.3 16.1 -76.9 -48.6


equipment 887.8 735.1 689.0 -22.4 -6.3


154.9 608.6 1,966.5 1,169.5 223.1


n.e.s. 0.3 0.2 5.4 1,700.0 2,600.0

Importers’ Total 27,388.4 26,344.4 30,346.0 10.8 15.2


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Explanatory notes

Technical notes

Data source

Data are obtained from the exporters’ and importers’ record of the Department of Finance – Customs

Administration. The data are processed and provided to Statistic Centre – Abu Dhabi for further editing,

compilation and reclassified according to statistical classifications for foreign trade statistics.

Valuation

In line with the World Customs Organization (WCO) agreement on valuation:

Exports (including re-exports) are valued free on board (fob), which represents the value at the

export border, and includes inland freight costs and packaging

Imports are valued on the cost insurance and freight (c.i.f.) basis, which represents the value

at the import border, and includes the additional cost of freight and insurance in transporting

the goods internationally

Revision Policy

Monthly estimates of Foreign Trade are released on the following schedule: “Preliminary” estimates,

based on administrative data that are incomplete or subject to further revision by the source agency,

are released near the end of the second month after the end of the reference month. No further updates

are incorporated into the monthly Foreign Trade statistics until the source finalize its data four months

after the end of the reference calendar year.

These revisions are necessary to incorporate definition and classification changes or to reflect the

introduction of new and improved methodologies and new data.

Notes on Tables

Changes (levels and %) in all tables are based on unrounded numbers.

Relative importance is calculated as the ratio between the value of the sub-group and the total

value for all groups, expressed as a percentage.

Totals in some tables may not add up due to rounding.

The data for 2018 are preliminary, and may be revised.

Symbols used

‘-‘ nil or rounded to zero

‘..’ Not applicable

n.e.s. denotes ‘not elsewhere specified’

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Glossary

This publication contains certain terms specific to foreign merchandise trade and necessary when

analyzing the trade statistics of Abu Dhabi Emirate. They include the following terms:

Classifications

The non-oil foreign merchandise trade statistics are presented in accordance with the two main

internationally recommended output classifications: Harmonized System (HS) and Standard

International Trade Classification (SITC4).

If users require statistics by the detailed Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS),

these are available from SCAD on request. The HS is an input classification, and is the basis on which

traders record goods with Customs.

Exporter and importer register

Is an official book in the Department of Finance – Customs Administration and contains data about

exports or imports of goods by individuals, companies and entities through the ports of the Emirate of

Abu Dhabi

Importer

Means the natural or legal person importing the goods.

Exporter

Means the natural or legal person exporting the goods.

Imports

Imports are goods that enter Abu Dhabi’s customs and economic district from various parts of the world,

excluding other emirates in the United Arab Emirates, and receive customs clearance. Goods are

considered imports regardless of whether they enter the Emirate directly or are retrieved from customs

warehouses, temporary entry areas or free zones inside the country. These goods receive customs

clearance in order to become part of Abu Dhabi’s merchandise balance.

Non-oil Exports

Non-oil exports include goods that are entirely produced locally or in whose production process local

resources are used. Non-oil exports through the ports of Abu Dhabi may include goods that were

produced in other Emirates in the United Arab Emirates. Oil is excluded from these goods. These goods

leave Abu Dhabi’s customs and economic district to the outside world, reducing the Emirate’s non-oil

merchandise trade deficit. In this publication, the value of exports is the sum of exports and re-exports.

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Individual sector

Represent natural persons residing in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi (citizens and non-nationals) who import

and export through the ports of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

Business sector

Represent all local and foreign companies and establishments operating in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi

that have imported and exported through the ports of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

Government sector

Represent all ministries, federal and local departments and diplomatic bodies operating in the Emirate

of Abu Dhabi that have imported and exported through the ports of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

Preliminary estimates

Estimates that have been calculated using only secondary data sources and methods. Users of this

data should be aware that preliminary estimates will be revised when primary data sources become

available for that time period.

Final estimates

Once primary data are incorporated into the foreign trade statistics, it is considered as final and are not

revised unless future primary data become available.

More information

For more information about foreign trade and other official statistics for Abu Dhabi Emirate, please visit

the statistics link on the SCAD website at http://www.scad.ae

http://www.scad.ae/

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