to $35.2 from $36.1; anc fer the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Burea fell from $35.8 to $33.7. To these price recuctions procucers adoed various bonuses and rebates in orcer to boost their sales, so that in the last quarter of 1982 prices for African cruoe oil hac fallen by at least 11 per cent comparee tc 1981. Even so production ceclinec again in 1982, with the total es­ timated at 208 million tonnes, 8.0 per cent less than in 1981. For the OPEC members the reduction was 11.3 per cent, ant for non-members proouction increased by only 2.4 per cent. But, new proouce rs like the Ivory C cast an 6 the Unite a Republic of Cameroon are increasing procucti en rapi ely. 131. With lower ceman c, e:xpcrts fell sharply in 1981. For the major major oil exporters the recuction in revenue was cramatic (25.7 per cent); their oil experts hac increasec in value by 50 per cent in 1980. In 1982, the downwarc movement continued. The oil exports of the major exporters were clown to $36.4 billion 71 E/ECA /CM. 9/5 from $46.6 billion in 1981, a further reduction of 22 per cent, he crop beine especially r'evere for the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (24.1 per <;ent) and Nireria (25.3 per cent). Non-members of OPEC have fareo much better. Their export losses have been much smaller, anc some of them -particularly the Conro, the Ivory Coast anc the Unitec Republic of Cameroon -in fact recorded huge erains in revenue in relative terms. · Table IV.C.1 African oil prociuction (Thousanes of tonnes) 1980 1981 1982 ------------------------------------------------------------Niereria 102 204 71 184 63 304 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 86 124 56 712 51 018 Algeria 47 424 36 504 30 655 Gabon 8 904 7 656 7 667 OPEC members 244 656 172 056 152 644 Eeypt 29 448 31 488 31 056 Uni tee Republic of 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the production and export of oil in Africa, specifically the reduction in prices and production levels, and the impact on oil-exporting countries. It also mentions the growth of new producers and the decline in revenue for major oil exporters. The focus is on the economic and financial aspects of the oil industry, making it likely that the text falls under one or more economic categories.

**Category**
International trade, Economic development