TABLE 4. Uruguay Round change in tariff escalation of selected products in developed countries
| Product category by stage of processing | Weighted average | Change in tariff escalation |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-UR (%) |
Post-UR (%) |
Reduction (%) |
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| Hides, skins and leather | ||||
| Raw | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | NA |
| Semi-manufactures | 4.6 | 3.6 | 22 | -22 |
| Finished products | 8.7 | 7.0 | 20 | -20 |
| Total | 5.2 | 4.1 | 21 | NA |
| Rubber | ||||
| Raw | 0.1 | 0.0 | 100 | NA |
| Semi-manufactures | 5.5 | 3.3 | 40 | -39 |
| Finished products | 5.1 | 3.6 | 30 | -67 |
| Total | 3.4 | 2.3 | 32 | NA |
| Wood | ||||
| Wood in the rough (logs) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | NA |
| Wood-based panels | 9.4 | 6.5 | 31 | -30 |
| Semi-manufactures | 0.9 | 0.4 | 50 | -50 |
| Wood articles | 4.7 | 1.6 | 67 | -67 |
| Total | 2.0 | 1.1 | 43 | NA |
| Paper | ||||
| Pulp and waste | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| Paper and paper board | 5.3 | 0 | 100 | -100 |
| Printed matter | 1.7 | 0.3 | 83 | -83 |
| Paper articles | 7.3 | 0 | 100 | -100 |
| Total | 3.5 | 0 | 99 | NA |
| Jute | ||||
| Fibres | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| Yams | 5.4 | 0.1 | 98 | -98 |
| Fabrics | 5.7 | 3.2 | 43 | -43 |
| Total | 5.1 | 1.8 | 64 | NA |
| Copper | ||||
| Unwrought | 0.9 | 0.7 | 30 | NA |
| Semi-manufactures | 4.3 | 3.1 | 28 | -28 |
| Total | 1.7 | 1.2 | 29 | NA |
| Nickel | ||||
| Unwrought | 0.5 | 0.3 | 40 | NA |
| Semi-manufactures | 2.6 | 1.0 | 63 | -68 |
| Total | 0.7 | 0.4 | 48 | NA |
| Aluminium | ||||
| Unwrought | 2.1 | 1.6 | 23 | NA |
| Semi-manufactures | 5.9 | 4.8 | 17 | NA |
| Total | 3.0 | 2.4 | 20 | NA |
| Lead | ||||
| Unwrought | 2.4 | 1.3 | 45 | NA |
| Semi-manufactures | 4.5 | 2.8 | 37 | -29 |
| Total | 2.4 | 1.4 | 44 | NA |
| Tobacco | ||||
| Unmanufactured | 14.7 | 11.5 | 22 | NA |
| Manufactured | 22.1 | 9.2 | 58 | -131 |
| Total | 17.3 | 10.7 | 38 | NA |