Appendix A Revealed Comparative Advantage of East Asian Economies Other than Malaysia
Table A.1 Top 10 Commodities with Highest Revealed Comparative Advantage in China, 2007 Product
Product name
RCA
PRODY
Technology classification
580123
Woven weft pile cotton fabric, not elsewhere specified, width less than 30 centimeters
9.77
8,974
LT1
610323
Men’s and boys’ ensembles of synthetic fibers, knit
9.37
6,020
LT1
500200
Raw silk (not thrown)
9.36
2,861
PP
670420
Wigs, false beards, eyebrows, and so forth, of human hair
9.24
7,710
LT2
610322
Men’s and boys’ ensembles of cotton, knit
9.21
6,020
LT1
580134
Woven warp pile fabric, manmade fibers, epingle (uncut)
9.17
12,873
MT2
580133
Woven weft pile fabric, manmade fibers, not elsewhere specified
9.00
12,873
MT2
610423
Women’s and girls’ ensembles of synthetic fibers, knit
8.98
6,020
LT1
360410
Fireworks
8.87
8,501
MT2
610422
Women’s and girls’ ensembles of cotton, knit
8.86
6,020
LT1
Source: United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database (UN Comtrade). Note: HT1 electronic and electrical products; HT2 other high-technology products; LT1 textiles, garments, and footwear; LT2 other low-technology products; MT1 automotive products; MT2 process industry; MT3 engineering products; PP primary products; RB1 agro-based products; RB2 other resource-based products; RCA revealed comparative advantage. Technology classification is based on Lall (2000). For each product, a weighted average of the gross domestic product per capita of countries exporting that product is calculated to assign a value (PRODY) that is a proxy for quality.
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