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Table A.62 Past and present ad valorem equivalents of nontariff barriers in Singapore (percent)

NTB AVE

Assumed

GTAP

GTAP

Tariff lines

NTB AVE past

present

change from

code

sector

(HS6 level)

(circa 1990)

(circa 2000)

1990 to 2000

1                            Paddy rice

2

194.0

94.9

-0.51

2

Wheat

2

0.0

0.0

-0.51

3

Cereal grains, other

6

0.0

0.0

-0.51

4

Vegetables, fruit, nuts

78

0.0

0.0

-0.51

5

Oil seeds

11

0.0

0.0

-0.51

6

Sugar cane, sugar beet

2

0.0

0.0

-0.51

7

Plant-based fibers

7

0.0

0.0

-0.51

8

Crops, other

57

3.5

1.7

-0.51

9

Bovine cattle, sheep and goats, horses

8

83.3

40.7

-0.51

10

Animal products, other

39

22.4

11.0

-0.51

12

Wool, silkworm cocoons

4

0.0

0.0

-0.51

13

Forestry

21

0.0

0.0

-0.51

14

Fishing

39

54.9

26.8

-0.51

15

Coal

6

0.0

0.0

-0.51

16

Oil

1

0.0

0.0

-0.51

17

Gas

2

0.0

0.0

-0.51

18

Minerals, other

70

0.0

0.0

-0.51

19

Bovine meat products

26

71.6

35.0

-0.51

20

Meat products, other

25

25.2

12.3

-0.51

21

Vegetable oils and fats

42

3.9

1.9

-0.51

22

Dairy products

18

152.1

74.4

-0.51

23

Processed rice

2

173.8

85.0

-0.51

24

Sugar containing products

7

0.0

0.0

-0.51

25

Food products, other

233

11.5

5.6

-0.51

26

Beverages and tobacco products

26

0.0

0.0

-0.51

27

Textiles

540

0.0

0.0

-0.51

28

Wearing apparel

233

0.0

0.0

-0.51

29

Leather products

59

0.0

0.0

-0.51

30

Wood products

73

0.0

0.0

-0.51

31

Paper products

134

0.0

0.0

-0.51

32

Petroleum, coal products

12

0.0

0.0

-0.51

33

Chemical, rubber, plastic products

870

2.3

1.1

-0.51

34

Mineral products, other

140

0.0

0.0

-0.51

35

Ferrous metals

142

44.3

21.7

-0.51

36

Metals, other

166

0.0

0.0

-0.51

37

Metal products

204

5.5

2.7

-0.51

38

Motor vehicles and parts

54

8.2

4.0

-0.51

39

Transport equipment, other

81

29.6

14.5

-0.51

40

Electronic equipment

95

4.2

2.1

-0.51

41

Machinery and equipment, other

824

0.8

0.4

-0.51

42

Manufactures, other

170

1.4

0.7

-0.51

Simple average

21.8

10.7

Note: No Singapore NTB data is available in Kee et al. (2005). Estimated AVE of Hong Kong NTBs are used as a proxy.

Sources: Kee, Nicita, and Olarreaga (2005); Linkins and Arce (1994); USITC (2004); Shuguang, Yansheng, and Zhongxin (1998); Sazanami, Urata, and Kawai
(1995); Messerlin (2001); authors' calculations.

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