1. Table 4.2. Sectoral diversification in products for Zambia's exports
Average share of sector in country's exports
Share of top 3 detailed products (HS6) in sector's exports
Sector's leading exported product HS6
2010
2014
Basic manufactures
75.8
90.2
93.9
Copper cathodes and sections of cathodes unwrought
Fresh food
5.3
69.4
51.2
Tobacco, unmanufactured, not stemmed or stripped
Processed food
4.6
72.1
51.3
Raw sugar, cane
Minerals
4.5
74.8
66.8
Precious/semi-precious stones nes further worked than sawn/rough shaped
Chemicals
3.6
41.3
75.2
Sulphuric acid; oleum
Item
2000
2007
Number of products
119
172
199
Concentration Index
Diversification Index
Source: ITC Trade Competitiveness Map. 
Note: HS codes refer to the revision 2007.
Nes in product labels means not elsewhere specified.
Kanenga Haggai et al. Understanding Sino-Zambia Trade Relations: Trends, Determinants and Policy Implications. World
Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 2016, Vol. 2, No. 2, doi: /wjssh-2-2-5
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