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United Arab Emirates UNITED ARAB EMIRATES GENERAL INFORMATION : Member Trade Bloc : OPEC, GCC, OIC Location : Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia Capital : Abu Dhabi Area : 83,600 sq km Official language : Arabic Population : 10.1 million (2017) Port & Harbors : Al Hamriya Port, Dubai Chinatown, Dubai Creek, Dubai Flower Centre, Dubai Gold and Diamond Park, Dubai Textile Village, Hamriyah Port, Jebel Ali, Khalifa Port, Khor Fakkan, Musaffah Port, Port of Jebel Ali, Port Rashid, Port Saeed, Western Region Ports, Zayed Port KEY ECONOMIC 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 GDP (US$INDICATORS billion) 390.4 403.2 357.9 348.7 377.4 GDP per capita (US$) 43,232.80 43,346.50 37,361.20 35,383.90 37,225.70 Real GDP growth (% 5.8 3.3 3.8 3.8 0.5 Inflation(%Change YoY) change 1.1 2.3 4.1 1.6 2.0 UnemploymentYOY) rate (%) 2.8 2.4 2.1 1.6 1.7 Total Exports (US$ 379.5 380.3 333.4 298.7 169.7 Totalbillion) Imports (US$ 295.0 298.6 287.0 270.9 204.3 billion) GDP – COMPOSITION : Agriculture: 0.9%, Industry: 49.8%, Services: 49.2% MAJOR INDUSTRIES : petroleum and petrochemicals; fishing, aluminum, cement, fertilizers, commercial ship repair, construction materials, handicrafts, textiles MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS OF UAE (2017) UAE’s Exports Partner: Iran 11.3% India 9.9% Japan 9.1% Pakistan 4.4% UAE’s Imports Partner: China 8.4% United States 6.8% India 6.6% Pakistan 0.4% UAE’s Major Exports : crude oil 45%, natural gas, re-exports, dried fish, dates R&D Department FPCCI Source: International Trade Statistics (ITC), World Bank UAE’s Major Imports : Machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food TRADE BETWEEN PAKISTAN & UAE (MILLION US$) % SHARE TOTAL TOTAL % SHARE IN BALANCE OF IN YEAR EXPORTS IMPORTS EXPORT OF IMPORTS OF TOTAL TRADE TOTAL PAKISTAN PAKISTAN IMPORTS EXP. 2013 1,775.1 7,751.5 (5,976.4) 25,120.9 7.1 43,775.2 17.7 2014 1,324.1 7,077.2 (5,753.1) 24,722.2 5.4 47,544.9 14.9 2015 899.0 5,734.7 (4,835.7) 22,089.0 4.1 43,989.6 13.0 2016 784.7 6,202.1 (5,417.3) 20,533.8 3.8 46,998.3 13.2 2017 869.1 7,524.0 (6,654.9) 21,877.8 4.0 57,440.0 13.1 MAJOR ITEMS OF EXPORTS FROM PAKISTAN TO UAE MAJOR ITEMS OF IMPORTS IN PAKISTAN FROM UAE Millions US$ Specific Specific Commodity 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Commodity 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Description Description Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of 190 208 134 179 their 6,588 6,270 4,646 5,269 6,380 Cereals .2 .1 135. .7 .4 distillation; .4 .3 .3 .2 .9 1 bituminous substances; mineral ... Meat and 52 47 84 72 114 127 148 169 289 edible meat Iron and steel .1 .6 .9 .5 .9 .0 .2 .0 .2 offal 79.8 Articles of apparel and Plastics and clothing 39 52 61 68 84 112 202 211 211 articles accessories, .8 .9 .1 .9 .3 .1 .9 .7 .2 61.8 thereof not knitted or crocheted Other made-up Electrical textile machinery and articles; equipment and sets; worn 94 95 74 66 parts thereof; 36 70 156 141 139 clothing and .2 .8 82.3 .2 .3 sound recorders .7 .9 .1 .6 .6 worn textile and articles; reproducers, rags television ... Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products Aluminium and 380 229 0 49 30 36 58 56 72 of their articles .1 .5 .7 .7 .1 .6 .4 .7 .9 distillation; 31.2 thereof bituminous substances; mineral ... % of Total % of Total 43 48 43 45 50 88 93 91 94 94 Exports Imports R&D Department FPCCI Source: International Trade Statistics (ITC), World Bank.
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