1) Which are the main non-EU27 countries in Export and Import in 2010 in terms of volume and/or value? Are there any significant changes or trends observable in the external trade figures and/or average price levels upon exportation/importation of this commodity since 2000?
Export:
In value (Euros): RUSSIAN FEDERATION (RUSSIA) HONG KONG UNITED STATES SAUDI ARABIA CROATIA SINGAPORE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES PHILIPPINES INDIA JAPAN 623410 381153 246494 159886 101262 78300 73378 50658 48076 41674 It is obvious, that the most important export partner of Austrian honey producers are russian companies. They import almost the double amount of honey measured in Euros than the 2nd greatest export partner in 2010 – Hong Kong. Furthermore it`s apperent that most of these are asian countries and there`s no african country represented.
In quantity (100 kg): RUSSIAN FEDERATION (RUSSIA) HONG KONG UNITED STATES CROATIA SAUDI ARABIA SINGAPORE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES INDIA PHILIPPINES VENEZUELA 1147 656 549 321 225 120 107 105 101 60 In this graph, it can be seen that the first 3 countries are on the same place as in terms of value, but Croatia and Saudi Arabia changed place. This means that the value of austrian honey in Saudi Arabia is much higher than in Croatia, what can be explained by the high product availability costs for Austrian honey in Saudi Arabia (transport costs,…).
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Trends since 2010:
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Trends are here observed on the example of Russia. Just of Russia because the data from the past years of the other countries are hardly available. It`s visible that the exports in value rose steadily, while the exports in quantities declined for a short period of time in 2008/2009. The value