Passage2 What the statistics do not reveal is how much is unofficially re-exported from the country. This is acknowledged by Dubai's customs department. "The re-export figures are indicative of markets rather than volumes, "a spokesman says. "If you add up the import figures and work out that 85 per cent of it is supposed to stay in the country then the UAE would be the best stocked warehouse in the world.Do the UAE's statistics on trade show the volume of all its re-exports?

Passage2 What the statistics do not reveal is how much is unofficially re-exported from the country. This is acknowledged by Dubai's customs department. "The re-export figures are indicative of markets rather than volumes, "a spokesman says. "If you add up the import figures and work out that 85 per cent of it is supposed to stay in the country then the UAE would be the best stocked warehouse in the world.What is meant by "The re-export figures are indicative of markets rather than volumes"?

Passage2 What the statistics do not reveal is how much is unofficially re-exported from the country. This is acknowledged by Dubai's customs department. "The re-export figures are indicative of markets rather than volumes, "a spokesman says. "If you add up the import figures and work out that 85 per cent of it is supposed to stay in the country then the UAE would be the best stocked warehouse in the world.What does "stay" mean and imply in "... 85 per cent of it is supposed to stay in the country..."?

The next challenge will be to assist trade in services, which is growing more quickly than trade in goods. A fresh round of services talks is due to start in 2000. The aim will be to strengthen last year's agreements on telecoms, financial services and IT, as well as completing an accord on accountancy services which is currently being negotiated. Rich countries want firm rules on government procurement, to replace the vague existing code. Some countries, but not America, are also keen to tackle other subjects that eluded agreement in earlier talks, such as shipping. These will prove thorny, too, as any global talks will have to cope with bilateral agree- ments dating back decades.

One 【antiquated】 rule that the authority might relax is the limit of 500 shareholders in a private company.

The threatened taxes will slow the growth in oil demand and 【compromise】 the capacity expansion plans.

China is losing its competitive 【edge】 in low wage labor force.

Europe and Japan are 【bullied】 into meeting American deadlines and priorities on steel disputes.

A trade war among the developed countries will take severe harm to the world's 【fragile】 economy.

The goverment should restructure the 【moribund】 state industry in the northeast of China.