■ Trade statistics

Year

Export to Korea

Import from Korea

Trade Balance

2003

(x1000 Euro)

691.808

991.187

-299.379

2004

790.629

1.220.337

-429.708

2005

922.825

1.627.412

-704.587

2006

857.211

1.606.000

- 748.789

2007

2.270.828

10.004.422

-1.266.406

2008

1.254.116

2.384.552

-1.130.436

2009(Jan-Aug.)

629.495

980.100

-350.605

■ Details of Belgian trade with Korea (Jan.-Aug. 2009)

Export

percentage

Import

percentage

Chemical products

40,32%

Transport materials- car

45,65%

Metals

31,17%

Machinery and parts

14,16%

Machinery and parts

10,19%

Metals

13,94%

Plastic and its’ products

5,34%

Plastic and its’ products

8,63%

Food products

3,04%

Chemical products

7,43%

Source: BDBH/OBCE - Belgian Foreign Trade Office

(Last update on 06 January 2010)

Year	Export to Korea	Import from Korea	Trade Balance
2003 (x1000 Euro)	691.808	991.187	-299.379
2004	790.629	1.220.337	-429.708
2005	922.825	1.627.412	-704.587
2006	857.211	1.606.000	- 748.789
2007	2.270.828	10.004.422	-1.266.406
2008	1.254.116	2.384.552	-1.130.436
2009(Jan-Aug.)	629.495	980.100	-350.605

Export	percentage	Import	percentage
Chemical products	40,32%	Transport materials- car	45,65%
Metals	31,17%	Machinery and parts	14,16%
Machinery and parts	10,19%	Metals	13,94%
Plastic and its’ products	5,34%	Plastic and its’ products	8,63%
Food products	3,04%	Chemical products	7,43%