Year % of merchandise imports 1963 18.442012562325974 1967 17.08355401397541 1970 16.882754039364496 1971 18.368345971840213 1972 17.068175897951672 1973 18.351235950725727 1974 15.805929822951626 1975 13.871327106050824 1976 12.775365684017203 1977 14.949243715848354 1978 16.99385152928179 1979 18.225813776496665 1980 18.890400357406016 1981 22.283012428817255 1982 22.336544807471224 1983 26.075654673038006 1984 25.011804089286965