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	Diwan of Royal Court
	Ministry of Commerce and Industry
	Ministry of Information
	Omani Centre for Investment Promotion & Export Development
	Ministry of National Economy
	Oman Chamber of Commerce & Industry
	Royal Oman Police

Trade Trends

Trade Transactions (Millions of R.O.)

Item	2001	2002	2003	2004	% Change 2004/03
Imports (c.i.f.)	2281.2	2420.8	2615.0	3381.9	29.3
Exports ( f.o.b.)	4257.6	4295.6	4486.6	5130.6	14.4
Crude oil	2934.5	2858.3	2984.5	3490.9	17.0
Refined oil	28.5	38.3	61.4	61.5	0.2
LNG	451.2	410.7	535.9	619.7	15.6
Non-oil	265.8	261.6	304.1	420.3	38.2
Re-exports	577.6	726.7	600.8	538.2	-10.4
Trade Balance	1976.4	1874.8	1871.7	1748.7	-6.6
Exports+Imports (% of GDP )	85.3	86.0	85.1	89.2	...
Trade balances (% of GDP)	25.8	24.0	22.4	18.3	...
Non-oil Exp. (% of GDP)	11.0	12.7	10.8	10.0	...

Note: Import figures in this table are on c.i.f. basis and, therefore, may not tally with import and trade balance figures in other tables
where imports could be on f.o.b. basis.

Source : Central Bank of Oman, Annual Report

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