Appendix Tables

Albania Table of Contents

Albania: Table 1. Metric Conversion Coofficients and Factors

 
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Millimeters 0.04 inches
Centimeters 0.39 inches
Meters 3.3 feet
Kilometers 0.62 miles
Hectares 2.47 acres
Square kilometers 0.39 square miles
Cubic meters 35.3 cubic feet
Liters 0.26 gallons
Kilograms 2.2 pounds
Metric tons 0.98 long tons
  1.1 short tons
  2,204 pounds
Degrees Celsius (Centigrade) 1.8 and add 32 degrees Fahrenheit

Albania: Table 2. Population of Largest Cities and Towns, 1987

 
City or Town Population City or Town Population
Tiranė 226,000 Berat 40,500
Durrės 78,700 Fier 40,300
Elbasan 78,300 Lushnjė 26,900
Shkodėr 76,300 Kavajė 24,200
Vlorė 67,700 Gjirokastėr 23,800
Korēė 61,500 Kuēovė 20,600

Source: Based on information from Vjetari Statistiskor i R.P.S. Tė Shqipėrisė, 1988 (Statistical Yearbook of the Peoples Socialist Republic of Albania, 1988), Tiranė, 1988, 26- 28.

Albania: Table 3. Structure of Realized Net Material Product by Sector, Selected Years, 1938-83

(in percentages, using 1981 prices)*
Sector 1938 1950 1960 1970 1980 1983
Agriculture 93.1 73.2 37.6 34.2 32.7 34.1
Industry 3.8 7.0 18.6 28.2 43.6 43.3
Construction 0.8 3.1 6.5 7.1 6.7 7.8
Services 2.3 16.7 37.3 30.5 17.0 14.8
TOTAL 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

* Net material product--see Glossary.

Source: Based on information from Economist Intelligence Unit, Country Profile: Bulgaria, Albania, 1990-91, London, 1990, 37.

Albania: Table 4. Key Economic Indicators, 1961-88

(in percentage average annual increase)
  1961-70 1971-80 1981-88
Net material product1 7.4 4.6 1.72
Global social product 8.3 5.4 2.22
Net material product per capita 4.4 2.2 - 0.3
Gross industrial production 9.8 7.5 2.8
Industrial labor productivity3 1.5 1.8 - 1.3
Gross agricultural production 6.0 3.8 1.5
Agricultural labor productivity3 1.0 -0.2 - 2.0
Freight transportation4 9.0 6.7 0.8
Gross investment 8.4 4.9 1.5
Retail sales5 5.7 4.6 3.4

1 Net material product--see Glossary.
2 Estimated.
3 Labor productivity is defined as gross production per employee.
4 Domestic transportation by road, rail, and sea as measured in ton-kilometers.
5 At current prices.

Sources: Based on information from Per Sandstrom and Örjan Sjöberg, ""Albanian Economic Performance: Stagnation in the 1980s,"" Soviet Studies [Glasgow], 43, No. 5, 1991, 937.

Albania: Table 5. Net Material Product by Branch of Origin, 1986, 1988, and 1990

(in millions of leks)*
Branch of Origin 1986 1988 1990
Net industrial production 20,128 20,821 20,033
Net agricultural production 8,828 8,376 8,591
Construction 2,861 2,851 2,820
Transportation 971 991 904
Domestic trade 892 848 788
Foreign trade 727 720 777
Other 355 348 365
TOTAL 34,762 34,955 34,278

* For value of the lek--see Glossary.

Source: Based on information from Anders Aslund and Örjan Sjöberg, ""Privatization and Transition to a Market Economy in Albania,"" Communist Economics and Economic Transformation [Abingdon, United Kingdom], 4, No. 1, 1992, 137.

Albania: Table 6. Structure of Work Force by Sector, Selected Years, 1960-87

(in percentages)
Sector 1960 1970 1980 1985 1987
Agriculture 55.6 52.2 51.4 51.3 52.0
Industry 15.1 19.2 21.8 22.3 22.9
Construction 11.4 9.9 9.1 8.0 7.1
Transportation and communications 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.9 2.9
Trade 5.9 5.9 4.8 4.8 4.6
Education and culture 3.4 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.4
Health 2.7 2.6 3.0 2.8 2.9
Other 3.9 3.2 2.8 3.4 3.2
TOTAL 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Source: Based on information from Vjetari Statistiskor i R.P.S. Tė Shqipėrisė, 1988 (Statistical Yearbook of the Peoples Socialist Republic of Albania, 1988), Tiranė, 1988, 69.

Albania: Table 7. Primary Agricultural Output, Selected Years, 1979-88

(in thousands of tons)
Product 1979-811 1985 1987 1988
Wheat 492 530 565 589
Corn 318 400 320 306
All cereals 916 1,055 1,010 1,024
Potatoes 112 136 135 137
Meat2 52 54 55 56
Vegetables (including melons) 193 186 188 188
Tomatoes 44 47 48 48
Fruit (excluding melons) 156 193 210 216
Sugar beets 298 320 360 360
Milk 326 342 346 347
Eggs 10 13.2 13.2 14

1 Annual averages.
2 Beef, mutton, and pork.

Source: Based on information from Economist Intelligence Unit, Country Profile: Bulgaria, Albania, 1990-91, London, 1990, 40.

Albania: Table 8. Structure of Industry, Selected Years, 1950-88

(in percentages)
Product 1950 1960 1970 1980 1985 1988
Food 64.1 43.5 30.4 25.6 25.3 24.7
Oil 18.8 15.5 14.9 9.2 5.7 5.2
Light industry 7.8 21.6 19.9 15.5 16.3 16.2
Wood and paper 6.7 11.2 8.0 5.8 5.8 5.1
Building materials 3.3 4.7 5.6 7.9 6.3 5.8
Engineering 3.1 2.9 7.6 12.5 14.7 14.5
Copper 2.2 0.8 5.2 6.4 7.6 8.8
Chromite 2.1 2.0 1.3 1.7 1.7 2.0
Printing 1.6 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7
Coal 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.7 1.7
Electric power 0.5 1.1 2.0 3.6 2.9 3.1
Chemicals 0.3 0.6 3.3 4.7 5.5 5.9
Glass and ceramies --- 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.9
Iron and metallurgy n.a. 1.3 2.2 3.0 3.4 3.8
Other 1.5 0.2 0.3 1.1 1.2 1.5
TOTAL* 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

---means negligible.
n.a.--not available.
*Figures may not add to 100 percent because of rounding or because of unverified information in source.

Source: Based on information from Vjetari Statistiskor i R.P.S. Tė Shqipėrisė, 1988 (Statistical Yearbook of the Peoples Socialist Republic of Albania, 1988), Tiranė, 1988.

Albania: Table 9. Output of Main Industrial Products, 1980, 1985, and 1988

(in thousands of tons unless otherwise indicated)
Product 1980 1985 1988
Electric power (in millions of kilowatt-hours) 3,717 3,147 3,984
Blister copper 9.8 11 15
Copper wire and cable 5.7 9.4 116
Carbonic ferrochrome 12.2 11.9 38.7
Metallurgical coke 173 250 291
Rolled wrought steel 96 107 96
Phosphate fertilizer 150 157 165
Ammonium nitrate 109 95 96
Urea 88 78 77
Sulfuric acid 72 73 81
Caustic soda 25 29 31
Soda ash 23 22 22
Machinery and equipment (in millions of leks)* 350 465 496
Spare parts (in millions of leks)* 327 407 493
Cement 826 642 746
Bricks and tiles (in millions of pieces) 294 295 319
Refractory bricks (in millions of pieces) 4.8 28 30
Heavy cloth (in millions of meters) 12.5 12.3 11.3
Knitwear (in millions of pieces) 9.8 11 12.1
Footwear (in thousands of pairs) 4,735 4,800 5,396
Television receivers (in thousands) 21 21.3 16.5
Radio receivers (in thousands) 8 16 25
Cigarettes (in millions of pieces) 4,950 5,348 5,310
Soap and detergent 14.7 18.2 21.5

* For value of the lek--see Glossary.

Source: Based on information from The Europa World Year Book, 1991, 1, London, 1991, 301.

Albania: Table 10. Production of Energy and Mineral Ores, Selected Years, 1980-88

(in thousands of tons unless otherwise indicated)
Product 1980 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
Energy
Coal 1,418 2,010 2,100 2,230 2,130 2,184
Crude oil 1,900* 1,300* 1,200* 1,400* 1,200 1,200*
Electricity (in gigawatt-hours) 3,717 3,800 3,147 5,070 4,200* 3,984
Ores
Chromite 1,004 960 1,111 1,207 1,080 1,109
Copper 769 1,007 989 1,024 1,160 1,087
Ferronickel 597 1,080 905 n.a. 970 1,067

n.a.--not available.
* Estimated.

Sources: Based on information from Per Sandstrom and Örjan Sjöberg, ""Albanian Economic Performance: Stagnation in the 1980s,"" Soviet Studies [Glasgow], 43, No. 5, 1991, 941.

Albania: Table 11. Major Trading Partners, 1982-87

(in millions of United States dollars)
Country 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
Imports
Yugoslavia 74 50 43 42 46 37*
Italy 42 28 27 15 9 26
Bulgaria 23 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Romania 19 27 20 22 23* 25*
West Germany 17 17 15 13 21 16
France 16 8 12 15 7 6
Poland 15 15 11 12* 12* 13*
Greece 13 18 10 3 56 14*
Hungary 12 9 8 10 11 13
China 4 7 2 6 13 19
United States 3 4 3 4 4 2
Britain n.a. n.a. 2 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Exports
Yugoslavia 74 38 46 41 47 49
West Germany 36 22 14 16 18 16
Italy 32 27 22 20 21 34
Romania 27 30 25 27 28* 31*
Bulgaria 23 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Poland 18 18 12 13* 14* 15*
United States 17 4 9 12 5 3
Greece 12 8 7 9 6 4*
Hungary 11 10 8 10 14 13
France 9 15 28 17 6 8
Britain 8 5 6 7 4 4
China n.a. 4 3 10 9 15

n.a.--not available.
* Estimated.

Source: Based on information from Economist Intelligence Unit, Country Profile: Bulgaria, Albania, 1990-91, London, 1990, 47; and International Monetary Fund, Direction of Trade Statistics, Washington, n.d.

Albania: Table 12. Major Imports, Selected Years, 1970-88

(in percentages)
Product 1970 1975 1980 1985 1988
Capital goods 32.8 45.2 21.7 25.1 31.5
Spare parts 7.2 3.8 2.5 5.3 4.8
Fuels and minerals 21.6 21.4 35.8 27.0 23.1
Chemicals 9.4 8.3 14.9 14.1 12.7
Building materials 1.8 0.9 2.6 1.4 0.1
Nonedible agricultural products 14.7 11.3 13.5 12.8 13.5
Foodstuffs 3.4 5.0 4.0 8.3 8.1
Consumer goods 7.7 4.1 5.0 6.0 6.2
TOTAL* 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

* Figures may not add to total because of rounding.

Source: Based on information from Gramoz Pashko, ""The Albanian Economy at the Beginning of the 1990s,"" in Örjan Sjöberg and Michael L. Wyzan (eds.), Economic Change in the Balkan States: Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, and Yugoslavia, London, 1991, 137.

Albania: Table 13. Major Exports, Selected Years, 1970-88

(in percentages)
Product 1970 1975 1980 1985 1988
Fuels 27.4 25.7 29.0 15.1 7.9
Electric power n.a. 2.9 9.1 7.8 7.3
Minerals and metals 31.1 26.9 24.5 31.5 39.8
Chemicals 1.2 0.3 1.2 0.7 0.8
Building materials 0.1 0.7 1.5 1.0 1.5
Nonedible agricultural products 13.1 9.4 10.4 14.6 16.1
Processed foods 15.1 15.5 8.4 10.8 8.7
Unprocessed foods 4.4 6.3 5.4 8.1 8.2
Consumer goods 7.6 12.3 10.5 10.7 9.7
TOTAL* 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

n.a.--not available.
* Figures may not add to total because of rounding.

Source: Based on information from Gramoz Pashko, ""The Albanian Economy at the Beginning of the 1990s,"" in Örjan Sjöberg and Michael L. Wyzan (eds.), Economic Change in the Balkan States: Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, and Yugoslavia, London, 1991, 137.

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