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Trade Order Description 1. Show country portfolios for 2002 and 2008 from the position of German companies. 2. Assess market positions and prospects of German exporters over the period. The analysis and choice of country markets for German companies producing spinning machines Criteria for assessing the prospects of a country market: 1.    Market capacity (the volume of imports into the country); 2.    The comparative competitive advantage (comparative share of imports); 3.    The dynamics of market capacity. Table 1 Import-export matrix for spinning machines in 2002, EUR million Import    Export The ranking list of importing countries    The ranking list of exporters in each of the importing countries 1    USA    Germany    Switzerland    Great Britain    France    Italy 175,353    75,195    38,775    25,747    14,321    9,250 2    South Korea    Japan    Germany    Great Britain    France    Switzerland 170,230    137,091    17,849    5,325    3,203    2,730 3    Indonesia    Japan    Germany    Great Britain    France    Switzerland 82,336    51,167    12,369    8,124    7,780    2,110 4    Algeria    France    Germany    Switzerland    USA    - 74,395    69,124    4,591    0,493    0,187 5    Egypt    Great Britain    Germany    France    Japan    USA 73,335    20,375    15,878    13,924    13,675    4,520 6    Turkey    Switzerland    France    Germany    Italy    Great Britain 63,560    23,375    16,068    10,844    6,756    2,260 7    Mexico    Germany    Italy    USA    Japan    Great Britain 59,627    21,523    11,026    9,606    6,222    4,150 8    Taiwan    Japan    Germany    Switzerland    USA    Great Britain 56,719    24,499    12,566    6,365    5,243    3,230 Table 2 Import-export matrix for spinning machines in 2008, EUR million Import    Export The ranking list of importing countries    The ranking list of exporters in each of the importing countries 1    USA    Germany    Switzerland    Great Britain    France    Japan 478,819    274,727    75,561    37,463    36,891    26,515 2    Taiwan    Japan    Germany    Italy    Switzerland    France 233,188    111,694    58,910    31,462    13,567    6,387 3    Turkey    Germany    Switzerland    Italy    Belgium / Luxembourg    Japan 229,610    109,443    76,708    31,462    4,651    2,466 See next page End of Table 2 Import    Export The ranking list of importing countries    The ranking list of exporters in each of the importing countries 4    South Korea    Japan    Germany    Italy    Great Britain    Switzerland 141,558    90,423    27,179    10,417    7,000    3,117 5    China    Germany    Japan    Italy    France    Great Britain 136,343    41,495    39,806    25,190    11,910    6,357 6    Italy    Germany    Switzerland    France    Great Britain    USA 118,845    75,746    18,378    14,560    8,829    1,013 7    Pakistan    Japan    Italy    Great Britain    Germany    France 118,645    63,702    21,887    21,205    9,458    1,482 8    Belgium / Luxembourg    Germany    France    Italy    Switzerland    Great Britain 95,292    70,553    11,614    5,189    3,188    1,942 9    Indonesia    Germany    Japan    USA    Switzerland    Great Britain 87,484    48,472    16,862    7,865    6,284    6,206 TASKS 1.    Show country portfolios for 2002 and 2008 from the position of German companies. 2.    Assess market positions and prospects of German exporters over the period. Supporting tables for Task 1 Comparative market shares for German suppliers, 2002 Import    Export    Comparative market share The ranking list of importing countries 1    USA            1,9 175,353 2    South Korea            0,1 170,230 3    Indonesia            0,2 82,336 4    Algeria            0,1 74,395 5    Egypt            0,8 73,335 6    Turkey            0,5 63,560 7    Mexico            2,0 59,627 8    Taiwan            0,5 56,719 Comparative market shares for German suppliers, 2008 Import    Export    Comparative market share The ranking list of importing countries 1    USA            3,6 478,819 2    Taiwan            0,5 233,188 3    Turkey            1,4 229,610 4    South Korea            0,3 141,558 5    China            1,0 136,343 6    Italy            4,1 118,845 7    Pakistan            0,1 118,645 8    Belgium / Luxembourg            6,1 95,292 9    Indonesia            2,9 87,484