text: a/ ECA secretariat estimates. Figures for 1982 are pre! iminary estimates based on 1 ess than 10 months' data. £/ Excluding Nigeria. ~_/ Alge,ria, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and Nigeria. 13. Tables VI.A.4 and VI.A.5 indicate the exports and imports of 23 African countries in the early 1980s. These countries account 113 E/ECA/CH.9/5 for about 92-93 per cent of the total exports of developing Africa, and about E8 per cent of total imports. Table VI. A. 5 Imports to some African countries (Bill ions of US dollars) Algeria Angola a/ Egypt - Ethiopia Gabon Ghana a/ Ivory Coast Kenya Liberia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Madagascar Mauritius Morocco Mozarrbique ~/ Nigeria Sudan Tunisia Uganda United Republic of Cameroon United Republic of Tanzania Zaire Zarrbia Zirrbabwe Total Total for other countries not listed Sub-Saharan Africa c/ Non-oil-exporting developing Africa Major oil exporters d/ Developing Africa - Source: As for table VI.A.4. 1980 10.826 1 0 626 I 4.860 ~/ o. 722 0.673 1.139 2.986 ~/ 2.332 0.534 9.923 0.600 0.5 70 4.258 0.661 16.374 1. 576 3.540 0.293 1.602 1.246 0.835 1.309 1.448 69.933 9.600 29.752 42.410 37.123 79.533 1981 10.626 1. 973 8.782 o. 738 0.928 1.168 2.383 1. 939 0.477 15.466 0.494 0.554 4.354 o. 734 18.564 1.598 3.997 0. 394 1.427 1. 201 0.668 1.256 1. 706 81 .427 10.654 30.292 47.425 44.656 92.081 ~I ~I 1982~_/ 9.62 2.58 1 o. 20 3.85 16.00 3.07 1.08 43.24 35.82 .. 79.06 a/ ECA secretariat estimates. Figures· for 1982 are preliminary estimates based on less than 10 months' data. b/ According to the Central Bank of Egypt the amount is $7.5i7 billion. £1 Excluding Nigeria. ~/ Algeria, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and Nigeria. 114 E/ECA/CM.9/5 14. The exports of almost all the 23 countries are fall ing. The 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing trade data for African countries, specifically their exports and imports in the early 1980s. The data is provided in tables, with figures for 1980, 1981, and 1982. The text also mentions that the figures for 1982 are preliminary estimates based on less than 10 months' data. This suggests that the text is focused on economic development and international trade.