Ben Oostdam story #592

PERSONAL UPDATE ON TRIANGLE TRADE BETWEEN
THAILAND, INDONESIA AND THE NETHERLANDS

NIHB 1936/1948 and 2006-9
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IndonesianExportsbyproductApril1948.jpg
EXPORT April
IndonesianExportsbycountryofdestinationApril1948.jpg		 IndonesianImportbyGroupsApril1948.jpg
1948 IMPORT
IndonesianImportsbycountriesoforiginApril1948.jpg		 IndonesiaEconomicTrends2004_6.jpg IndonesianExportsbyCategory2006_9.jpg
(above) 2006_9
(left) 2004_6		 INDONESIA

IndonesianTradeStatistics2009.jpg

2008_9
ThailandIndonesiaImportsExports19361947a.jpg
1936_40 and 1946_7		 ThailandIndonesiaImportsExports19361947b.jpg
1936_40 and 1946_7		 IndonesiaThailandImportsExportsbyProductsJanSep1948.jpg ThailandIndonesiaTrade2003.jpg
(above) 2003
(left) 1948 Jan/Sep
THAILAND - INDONESIA
major Thai export was rice
in 1940 dried fish ranked second,
replacing Malaysia.
Sugar was the main import
from NEI/Indonesia

1997_2002-2007- 2010- 2008_14
ThaiImportStructure2003_7.jpg ThaiTopTenImports2003_7.jpgTOTAL THAI
IMPORTS
2003_7		 ThaiMajorImportsbyOrigin2003_7.jpg ThaiImports2003_7.jpg
ThaiExportStructure2003_7.jpg ThaiTopTenExports2003_7.jpg TOTAL THAI
EXPORTS
2003_7 and 2009		 ThailandTradeStatistics2009.jpg 2K Thai major imports:
crude oil, machines, chemicals
2K Thai major exports:
computers, automobiles, rubber
note relative drop in rice
NETHERLANDS TRADE
2009 + EXPORTS

TheNetherlandsTrade2009a.jpg

note drastic decrease
of trade with Indonesia
and Thailand !

ITPP
NETHERLANDS TRADE
2009 + IMPORTS

TheNetherlandsTrade2009b.jpg

FDI
(FYI !)
ItemIndonesiaThailandNetherlandsUSA
Imports 2008US$116BUS$157B US$475BUS$2,201B
Imports 2009US$ 87BUS$106B US$359B US$1,575B
Exports 2008US$137BUS$178BUS$532BUS$1,287B
Exports 2009US$116BUS$137BUS$398BUS$1,068
Population237.5M67.4M16.6M304.1M
Area (sq.km)1,826K512K34K9,827K
Pop.Density
per sq.km (rank)		118.4
86		118.3
87		466.5
18		29.8
172
GDP per personUS$1,634US$3,186US$40,167US$39.742

Rice: 2007_8-2007_8b-World Rice Exports 1996_9 - Thailand world's largest rice exporter - USTrade 2008/10 - BLO fecit 20100601and14 - stories