Since 1993, values of the exports to the ASEAN countries have surpassed those to EU and Japan. In spite of the slow down during the crisis periods, the ASEAN intra-trade picked up quickly in 2000. In 2002, the value of export to the ASEAN was about 580 billions bahts (13.5 billion dollars), accounting for 20 percent of the total exports. This figure is approximately equal to the export share to the U.S.