Agricultural and primary commodity exports could not yield sufficient export earnings.
Primary commodity is predominant in the merchandise trade of this group.
The continent's growth remains heavily dependent on the primary commodity sector, which has low employment elasticity.
该大陆的增长依然高度依赖就业弹性偏低的初级产品部门。
Propping up the economy and primary commodity prices
The economic growth was driven by high primary commodity prices and better macroeconomic management.
经济增长的动力来自高价位的初级商品和得到改善的宏观经济管理。
Participants frequently discussed the implications of developing countries' heavy dependence on primary commodity exports.
与会者多次讨论了发展中国家严重依赖初级商品出口的影响。
Enhanced domestic policy measures and institutional change have been facilitated by the recovery of international trade and higher primary commodity prices.
国际贸易的复苏和初级商品价格的上升为加强国内政策措施和体制改革提供了帮助。
The second area was the importance of the link between primary commodity dependence and poverty.
第二个方面是初级商品依赖和贫困之间联系的重要性。
Africa's recent growth performance led by primary commodity exports occurred against a backdrop of protracted global economic instability and the recurrence of mutating financial crises, austerity and recession.
非洲最近由初级商品出口带动的增长业绩是在旷日持久的全球经济不稳定和不断变异的金融危机、财政紧缩和经济衰退反复出现的背景下发生的。
It had also considered the cases of countries suffering the unfavourable consequences of depressed primary commodity prices and the socio-economic impact of the presence of refugees.
委员会还审议了一些正在遭受初级产品价格被压低的不利影响和难民涌入的社会-经济影响的国家的具体事例。
Table 3 Primary commodity trade, by main groups and regions
表3. 按主要组别和区域分列的初级商品贸易
The poor can be adversely affected even when there is a sharp decline in primary commodity prices.
即使初级商品价格急剧下降,穷人也可能会受到不利影响。
A large number of developing countries, particularly the poorest, depend on primary commodity exports.
为数众多的发展中国家,尤其是最贫困的国家,依赖着初级商品的出口。