Year % of merchandise imports 1963 6.974958603528182 1967 6.534760483317823 1970 6.3656538082199035 1971 7.298794431318474 1972 6.737424339580915 1973 7.608188695639805 1974 19.55752829498683 1975 14.595776714830377 1976 14.906759813802987 1977 14.856234515440079 1978 17.57829383565873 1979 20.371014916734694 1980 28.478312683168188 1981 27.074870567225318 1982 26.869744368158855 1983 17.374633289963544 1984 19.74779617352906