Tubes, pipes and hoses, and fittings therefore of plastics 581
After a drop of 17.4 percent in 2009, the value (in current prices) of exports of tubes, pipes and hoses, and fittings therefore of plastics (SITC group
581) increased in 2010 by 13.2 percent to amount to 17.9 bln US$ (see table 2). Imports showed a similar development with an increase of 11.7
percent to 17.4 bln US$ in 2010 (see table 3). Graph 1 shows that the increase in exports for 2010 in this product group was exceeded by both the
increase in world exports of chemicals and related products, nes (SITC section 5) of 17.1 percent and the increase in total world exports of 21.2
percent. Exports of tubes, pipes and hoses, and fittings therefore of plastics (SITC group 581) accounted for 1.1 percent of world exports of SITC
section 5 and 0.1 percent of total world exports in 2010 (see table 1).
The top exporting countries in 2010 were Germany, USA and Italy (see table 2). They accounted respectively for 18.6, 11.8 and 6.6 percent of world
exports. Top destinations were Germany, USA and Mexico (see table 3). By MDG regions (see graph 2), Developed Europe accounted for a large
share of trade in tubes, pipes and hoses, and fittings therefore of plastics (SITC group 581). In 2010, its exports amounted to 10.2 bln US$ while
imports were valued at 7.7 bln US$, resulting in a trade surplus of 2.5 bln US$. Top trade deficits were recorded by Latin America and the Caribbean
(-1.2 bln US$) and Commonwealth of Independent States (-0.9 bln US$).
Table 1: Imports (Imp.) and exports (Exp.), 1996-2010, in current prices
1996
1997
5.8
5.6
1.1
1.2
0.1
0.1
Values in Bln US$ Imp.
Exp.
As a percentage of Imp.
SITC section (%) Exp.
As a percentage of Imp.
world trade (%) Exp.
1998
6.1
5.9
1.1
1.2
0.1
0.1
1999
6.3
6.1
1.2
1.2
0.1
0.1
2000
6.5
6.2
1.1
1.2
0.1
0.1
2001
6.8
6.6
1.1
1.2
0.1
0.1
6.8
6.6
1.1
1.1
0.1
0.1
Graph 1: Annual growth rates of exports, 1996−2010
2002
2003
7.5
7.1
1.1
1.1
0.1
0.1
8.9
8.5
1.1
1.1
0.1
0.1
2004
2005
10.8
10.4
1.1
1.1
0.1
0.1
SITC, Section 5
Country or area
20%
World....................................
Germany................................
USA.......................................
Italy.......................................
China.....................................
United Kingdom....................
Czech Rep.............................
Turkey...................................
Japan....................................
Poland...................................
Switzerland...........................
France...................................
Spain.....................................
Netherlands..........................
Austria..................................
Belgium.................................
15%
10%
5%
0%
−5%
−10%
−15%
−20%
Country or area
World....................................
Germany................................
USA.......................................
Mexico..................................
France...................................
China.....................................
Canada..................................
Italy.......................................
Russian Federation...............
Czech Rep.............................
United Kingdom....................
Poland...................................
Belgium.................................
Switzerland...........................
Austria..................................
Netherlands..........................
Developed N. America
South−eastern Europe
CIS
Northern Africa
Sub−Saharan Africa
Latin Am, Caribbean
Eastern Asia
Southern Asia
South−eastern Asia
Western Asia
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
−2
Oceania
−4
2009
15.6
15.9
1.1
1.1
0.1
0.1
2010
17.4
17.9
1.0
1.1
0.1
0.1
Avg.
Growth Growth World share %
(%)
(%)
(million US$) 06-10 09-10
Cum.
17 943.6
3 330.7
2 109.6
1 189.7
1 165.5
697.2
667.2
620.4
615.7
557.0
518.7
491.9
475.8
464.8
393.7
328.9
6.5
6.3
7.0
5.4
19.2
-2.3
9.2
16.7
12.6
8.9
0.4
3.9
6.6
3.2
2.8
6.4
13.2 100.0
14.9 18.6
19.5 11.8
8.4
6.6
34.2
6.5
4.6
3.9
4.7
3.7
6.6
3.5
46.4
3.4
20.3
3.1
9.1
2.9
9.1
2.7
-0.7
2.7
3.4
2.6
2.9
2.2
4.7
1.8
18.6
30.3
36.9
43.4
47.3
51.0
54.5
57.9
61.0
63.9
66.7
69.3
71.9
74.1
75.9
Avg.
Growth Growth World share %
(%)
(%)
(million US$) 06-10 09-10
Cum.
Value
Developed Europe
−6
18.8
19.2
1.1
1.2
0.1
0.1
10
09
Trade balance
Developed Asia−Pacific
−8
2008
Table 3: Top importing countries or areas in 2010
Graph 2: Trade Balance by MDG regions 2010
Exports
16.7
17.3
1.1
1.2
0.1
0.1
20
08
20
07
20
06
20
05
20
04
20
03
20
02
20
01
20
00
20
99
20
98
19
97
19
19
19
96
−25%
Imports
2007
Value
Total
25%
(Bln US$)
14.0
14.0
1.1
1.1
0.1
0.1
Table 2: Top exporting countries or areas in 2010
(In percentage by year)
SITC code 581
2006
11.8
11.9
1.0
1.1
0.1
0.1
Source: UN Comtrade
17 424.6
1 300.4
1 107.3
1 014.4
891.4
659.3
566.8
532.1
524.2
516.1
482.4
479.3
458.8
424.5
350.4
325.4
5.6
1.2
-1.0
1.6
3.4
13.9
4.0
2.1
19.3
6.6
0.9
9.8
4.3
6.4
5.3
1.1
11.7 100.0
6.4
7.5
17.1
6.4
18.0
5.8
7.8
5.1
35.9
3.8
27.0
3.3
11.5
3.1
28.2
3.0
16.1
3.0
10.5
2.8
19.4
2.8
3.2
2.6
18.6
2.4
6.1
2.0
-9.7
1.9
7.5
13.8
19.6
24.8
28.5
31.8
34.8
37.9
40.8
43.6
46.3
49.0
51.4
53.4
55.3