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The breakdown of OIC manufacturing exports in 2014 by degree of manufacturing reveals that
of the total OIC manufacturing exports 42 per cent is high-skill and technology-intensive
manufactures, 26 per cent is labor-intensive and resource-intensive manufactures, 23 per cent
is medium-skill and technology-intensive manufactures and 9 per cent is low-skill and
technology-intensive manufactures. (See Figure 20)
Figure 20: OIC Exports by Degree of Manufacturing, 2015
Source: UNCTADSTAT
2.2. MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF TOTAL OIC IMPORTS
The leading exporters in total OIC exports were the main importers as well.
Figure 21: OIC Imports fromWorld (2015, Billion $)
Source: IMF Direction of Trade Statistics
As in the case with total extra-OIC exports, total extra-OIC imports originated mainly from
developed countries except China. China was in the first place as 19.6 percent of extra-OIC