FREE-TRADE AREA BETWEEN NICARAGUA AND EL SALVADOR. Sixth Annual Report (1957) by the Government of Nicaragua

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1 RESTRICTED GENERAL AGREEMENT ON L/«83 TARIFFS AND TRADE 27 September 1957 Limited distribution Original: Spanish FREE-TRADE AREA BETWEEN NICARAGUA AND EL SALVADOR Sixth Annual Report (1957) by the Government of Nicaragua Previous reports have shown that, particularly since 1954-, there has been a decline in trade between the two countries, as can be seen from the following table: Nicaragua; Trade with El Salvador under the Free-Trade Treaty IMPORTS EXPORTS ,379 1,235, ,325,628 1,808, , , ,074 In 1955, this decline resulted from the fact that Nicaragua closed. the frontier to exports of grains to El Salvador because of a shortage of suoh products following unfavourable weather conditions. Although at the.. end of 1956 Nicaragua again permitted exports of grains to El Salvador, exports did not increase in view of the fact that the latter country,, having been unable to procure grain supplies from Nicaragua in the previous year, acquired considerable quantities of some grains from other countries and at the same time increased production of grains, particularly of msize. Consequent!», in order to avoid any disequilibrium in the price of such products, El Salvador imposed import controls on some grains such as maize and rice. It is apparent every year that whenever exports increase, imports also increase, and vice versa; this is due to the fact that trade is usually effected under a compensation system. Annexed to this report are two schedules regarding imports from and two regarding exports to El Salvador, as well as a table showing the percentage of Nicaragua's total international trade which is accounted for by trade with El Salvador.'

2 1/683 Page 2 NICARAGUA: IMPORTS OF TREATY PRODUCTS FROM EL SALVADOR NAÏÏCA group Item or sub- Item jus_ L Fresh fruits 182,955 13, Potatoes (including seed potatoes). 51,102 6 « Other vegetables chiefly for human food, fresh; dry, frozen, salted or in brine, or in other temporary preservative, not in airtight containers , Sugar confectionery and other sugar preparations (except chocolate confectionery) 51,131 45, Chocolate and chocolate preparations (including chocolate confectionery) 3,302 5, Edible shortenings, lard or lard substitutes, and similar edible fats 11*153 6, Leaf tobacco, including scrap tobacco 126, , Cheroots or cigars , Salt 235,126 13, Vegetable materials for plaiting , Cottonseed oil 393, , Soaps and cleansing preparations, n.e.s 349, * Pyrotechnical articles, including signal flares and detonators... 3,472 5, Cordage, cables, ropes, twines and manufactures thereof, n.e.s ,720

3 L/683 Page 3 MIL Blankets (bed covers and blankets), travelling rugs, coverlets and bedspreads of all materials... 13,309 25, Hats, caps and other headgear of all materials, except felt 12,194 47, Footwear of all kinds of leather, except house footwear , Rubber footwear of all kinds, including over-shoes 1,478 6,785 Other 33»818 US $ 787,274 NICARAGUA: IMPORTS FROM EL SALVADOR OF PRODUCTS NOT COMING UNDER THE TREATY Description jot products <*gs) Insecticides, fungicides, disinfectants, including animal dressings and similar preparations not imported as medicaments, fumigants, disinfectant soaps or deodorizers 53,438 Rubber tyres and tubes for vehicles of any kind 24,354 Passenger motor vehicles, complete, other than buses or motorcycles (whether or not assembled) 14 JUSJJ. 13,676 35,333 10,540

4 L/683 Page 4 Item or subitem (kgs) (US $) Buses, trucks, lorries and other road motor vehicles, n.e.s., complete, whether or not assembled 14 35, Chassis for motor vehicles of a kind specified in item , with assembled motors 7, Cinematographic films, exposed, whether or not developed , Special transactions (personal effects of travellers and immigrants; samples and articles temporarily imported, and other special cases). 7» Other 37,859 US $ 162,684 NICARAGUA: EXPORTS OF TREATY PRODUCTS TO EL SALVADOR (kgs) (US $) Natural butter from milk of any kind, in any form or in any container... 33,938 33, Cheese and curd of all kinds 66,595 43, Rice not in the husk, including polished and broken rice 234,424 27, Potatoes, including seed potatoes.. 49,034 7, Beans 411,669 62,589

5 (kgs) (US*) Onions 171»657 17, Cocoa beans Hides of cattle, including hides of horses, mules and asses, undressed 162, , ,661 7, Natural rubber and similar natural gums, crude; synthetic rubbers, reclaimed rubber and waste rubber 37, , Royal cedar ("cedro real") (saw logs) sq.ft Other wood, non-conifer, n.e.s. sq.ft Sole leather, not cut to size... Other 464, ,566 19, ,161 11,580 22,806 17, 788 US $ 478,074

6 L/683 Page 6 NICARAGUA: EXPORTS TO EL SALVADOR OF PRODUCTS NOT COMING UNDER THE TREATY Item or subitem Description of.products (kgs) (US $) Goods of foreign origin, imported and returned to the country of origin , Special transactions (personal effects of travellers and immigrants; samples and articles temporarily imported, and other special cases) 15, 800 8,146 Other... 1,490 US $ 44,240

7 TRADE BETWEEN NICARAGUA AND EL SALVADOR (value In US $) Imports from SI Salvador of Total Imports - 68,813,711 Treaty products 787,274 83% 1^14% Non-Treaty products 162,684 17% 0.24% 949, % 1.38% Exports to 1 Salvador of Total Exports - 65,076,602 Treaty products 478,074 92% 0,73% Non-Treaty products 44, % TVI-JLUU. 522, % 0.80% Source: Recfudacidn General de Aduanas de Nicaragua.