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TAIWAN – HISTORICAL AND REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES. Growth rates in the first-échelon Asian NIEs and Japan. Annual rates of growth of gross domestic investment in Japan and first-échelon Asian NIEs. Growth of foreign trade in Japan and the former Asian NIEs.
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Annual rates of growth of gross domestic investment in Japan and first-échelon Asian NIEs
EXPORTS & IMPORTS AS PERCENTAGE OF GDP, 1955-1990a (5-YEAR AVERAGES CENTERED ON YEARS SHOWN) Taiwan South Hong Singapore Korea Kong _____________________________________________________ 1955 22.8 12.0 n.a n.a 1960b 31.5 16.8 190.0 360.9 1965 40.6 25.9 161.5 259.2 1970 62.3 40.2 176.4 228.7 1975 87.3 64.7 165.8 300.3 1980 101.4 70.1 178.6 390.2 1985 97.5 71.5 213.6 328.0 1990c 89.9 63.0 268.8 363.7 ______________________________________________________ Notes a The ratios are estimated from data in current international prices. b For Singapore and Hong Kong, the data refer to 1960 only. c For Taiwan the data refer to 1990 only. For South Korea the data refer to averages for 1989-91.
The performance of agriculture during the period of Japanese colonisation
Taiwan’s trade composition – the disproportionateimportance of agriculture
Surplus of rice and sugar for domestic consumption after deducting exports