III Development of trade since the PTA is in force

 

Namibia’s exports into Zimbabwe (in Thousand Z$)

 

Good

Description

1993

1994

1995

Growth (1993

- 1995 in %)

Fish and Fish

Products*

15,314

45,161

58,715

   283.4

Metal Fabrics

  1,282

  9,535

10,142

   691.1

Beer

     513

  1,478

  1,871

   264.7

Water

     327

    479

  8,297

2,437.3

Salt and Sole

       56

    691

     650

1,060.7

Milk and Milk

Products

       48

     33

     382

   695.8

Woven Fabrics, e.g. Cotton

        6

       0

  1,612

26,766.7

Meat Products

and live animals

        0

    588

     835

-

Wheat and Rice

Products

        0

        0

   1,497

-

Electrical

Equipment

        0

      70

      351

-

Immigrants and emigrants effects

      41

      41

      200

    387.8

 

 

Namibia’s main imports to Zimbabwe are fish and fish products. Actually Namibia exports more than 20 different fish categories to Zimbabwe. The exportation of metal fabrics, water, beer, milk products and meat is highly expanding. The trade with woven fabrics and wheat and rice products was also very successful.

 

 

Namibia’s imports from Zimbabwe (in Thousand Z$)

 

Good

Description

1993

1994

1995

Growth (1993

- 1995 in %)

Meat Products and live animals

3,783

  9,433

10,794

 185.3

Medicaments and Sanitary ware

1,258

     440

     912

 - 27.5

Wooden fabrics and Furniture

1,146

  3,217

  4,399

 283.9

Milk and milk Products

   905

  8,096

  2,413

 166.6

Stone, cement and cellulose products

   788

  3,472

  3,041

 285.9

Good

Description

1993

1994

1995

Growth (1993

- 1995 in %)

Woven Fabrics, e.g. Cotton

   372

21,357

 37,020

   9851.6

Metal and metal fabrics, e.g. wires

   340

 2,879

  7,382

   2071.1

Electric

Articles

   258

  3,007

  5,121

   1884.9

Sweets and

Sugar

   253

 42,833

45,870

 18,030.4

Batteries and

Chemical products

     95

     137

     522

      449.5

Plastic Products

     74

     372

       73

       - 1.4

Fruit or fruit juice

     61

       50

       74

        21.3

Wheat, Seeds and

Vegetables

     54

     772

  7,360

 13,529.6

Packing materials

      4

   9,082

  4,480

111,900.0

Leather products

      4

      344

     535

  13,275.0

Soap, perfumes and toilet articles

      1

      201

  1,637

163,600.0

Water

      0

       19

  1,367

-

Other sets of

Articles

      0

       13

      39

-