text: ofdeveloped market economies byexports ofmanufactures fromdeveloping countries wasreaching unsustainable levels. 2.Marketpenetration 69.Analysis ofthepenetration ofthemarkets ofdeveloped market economies by developing countries andcentrally planned economies suggests somewhat different conclusions (table9). 70.Thetwomostimportant trends havebeenthegrowthinoverall apparent consumption indeveloped market economies andtheriseintheshareofimports in consumption (table10).Thecompetitiveness ofthedeveloping country economies ­ buttoamuchlesserextent, ofthecentrally planned economies -isindicated by theirtakingoverapartofthedomestic markets andexports ofthedeveloped marketeconomies. 71.Theshareofimports ofdeveloping andcentrally planned countries inapparent consumption inmostindustrial economies isrelatively low(table10).Thereis thusroomforfurther penetration andforafurther movement fromd:veloped market economysuppliers todeveloping andcentrally planned country supplIers. -19-Table9.Apparent consumption andtheshareofimports of developed market economies, 1987 Apparent consumption of Shareofimports inapparent consumption manufactures in ofmanufactures, 1987 developed market (percentage) economies, 1987 Developed Centrally (Billions of market Developing planned USdollars) Total economies countries economies UnitedStates 2878.7 12.5 8.2 4.2 0.1 European Community 2059.1 33.4 28.5 4.0 0.8 Germany, Federal Republic of 541.3 34.7 28.7 4.9 1.1 France 513.6 22.6 19.2 2.5 0.6 United Kingdom 426.3 31.325.6 3.9 0.5Italy 388.3 25.3 21.0 3.5 0.8Netherlands 109.8 68.2 58.6 5.8 1.7Belgium/Luxembourg 79.8 84.6 77.6 5.2 1.SJapan 1737.6 4.8 2.8 1.9 0.1Canada 244.7 31.928.9 3.0 0.1Australia 89.3 26.7 20.7 5.5 0.1Sweden 92.6 38.9 34.4 3.1 1.2Finland 58.0 29.9 24.2 1.6 4.2Norway 45.8 45.6 40.9 3.9 0.8 Developed market economies 7206.9 18.0 14.0 3.5 0.3 Source: Calculated fromUnited Nations commodity tradedataandOECDproduction data. -20-Table10.Average annualrealgrowthoftheapparent consumption andgrowthofsharesofimports ofmanufactures ~/in apparent consumption indeveloped market economies, 1970-1987 Current Average annual growthrate prices, 1987 (percentage) (Billions of1970- 1975- 1960- 1970- 1970- USdollars) 1975 1980 1987 1980 1987 Apparent consumption 12/ 7206 3.2 3.7 2.4 2.8 2.2 Importsfrom: Developed market economies 1027 5.7 7.1 5.7 5.5 5.0 Developing countries 253 11.1 10.9 7.8 9.2 6.4 Centrally planned economies 24 11.6 7.4-0.4 8.3 4.5 Other 12 5.045.7 6.3 8.1 8.2 World 1316 6.6 7.9 6.0 6.1 5.5 Source: Calculated fromUnited Nations commodity tradedataandOECD production data. alInternational Standard Industrial Classification ofallEconomic
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the growth and competitiveness of developing countries' economies, particularly in the manufacturing sector, and their increasing presence in the markets of developed economies. It also provides data on the apparent consumption and share of imports of manufactures in developed market economies. This suggests that the category related to International trade would be a good fit.