Trade within Mercosur During the five years between 1990 and 1995, trade between the four nations has increased dramatically, especially for Brazil and Argentina.  The following data is from The Economist, Oct.12th, 1997 - Mercosur Survey page 6.    

Exporting Nation	Importing Nation	Average Annual Percent Increase Between 1990 and 1995
Brazil	Argentina	44%
	Paraguay	28%
	Uruguay	22%
Argentina	Brazil	32%
	Paraguay	35%
	Uruguay	18%
Paraguay	Brazil	8%
	Argentina	8%
	Uruguay	0%
Uruguay	Brazil	7%
	Argentina	27%
	Paraguay	33%

   To see the percent participation of each countr in Mercosur click here. To see exports by destination click here.   Both graphs are from the IADB web site @ www.iadb.org  
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