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technology technology technology technology technology technology Industry industry industry Industry industry industry MC 46,3% 21,8% 31,5% 46,2% 19,4% 34,5% NMS 44,5% 23,2% 32,6% 43,4% 22,1% 34,4% WEC 34,3% 21,1% 44,6% 30,2% 19,8% 49,8% Note: Authors’ calculation based on UNIDO (2004) database. Table 2.2: Specialization indexes by period and country groups Theil index Dissimilarity index Country 90-94 95-99 00-03 Rank* 90-94 95-99 00-03 Rank* variation (90-03)%** Western European Countries Austria 0,059 0,077 0,092 25 0,269 0,321 0,357 24 50% Belgium and Luxembourg 0,189 0,066 0,112 23 0,455 0,286 0,386 21 -13% Finland 0,287 0,360 0,418 10 0,528 0,619 0,688 12 78% France 0,016 0,033 0,059 28 0,136 0,208 0,278 26 460% Germany 0,037 0,041 0,060 27 0,233 0,226 0,280 28 74% Greece 0,296 0,375 0,366 11 0,642 0,702 0,690 11 28% Ireland 0,265 0,380 0,435 9 0,602 0,725 0,791 10 49% Italy 0,058 0,078 0,099 24 0,267 0,305 0,344 25 93% Netherlands 0,121 0,136 0,127 20 0,409 0,427 0,407 20 9% Portugal 0,257 0,219 0,216 17 0,547 0,490 0,493 16 -12% Spain 0,052 0,049 0,060 26 0,269 0,236 0,257 27 23% Sweden 0,151 0,153 0,137 19 0,362 0,412 0,370 22 -4% United kingdom 0,020 0,025 0,040 29 0,139 0,151 0,193 29 207% New member states Bulgaria 0,195 0,289 0,325 14 0,451 0,575 0,571 15 31% Cyprus 0,590 0,536 0,577 3 0,811 0,828 0,880 2 -7% Estonia 0,453 0,407 0,500 6 0,943 0,749 0,749 5 -60% Hungary 0,113 0,124 0,132 22 0,380 0,371 0,358 23 14% Latvia 0,334 0,499 0,663 4 0,678 0,817 0,902 3 112% Lithuania 0,589 0,428 0,382 5 0,928 0,797 0,733 6 -51% Malta 0,676 0,720 0,825 1 0,956 0,953 1,034 1 40% Poland 0,159 0,114 0,107 21 0,450 0,406 0,401 19 -17% Romania 0,215 0,332 0,385 13 0,492 0,646 0,688 13 95% Slovakia 0,198 0,204 0,204 18 0,473 0,431 0,428 18 -11% Mediterranean countries Egypt 0,312 0,311 0,377 12 0,674 0,691 0,771 7 8% Israel 0,156 0,269 0,276 16 0,459 0,501 0,536 17 79% Jordan 0,447 0,427 0,420 7 0,719 0,748 0,738 9 -7% Morocco 0,368 0,401 0,433 8 0,727 0,770 0,754 8 38% Tunisia 0,507 0,609 0,657 2 0,801 0,836 0,816 4 38% Turkey 0,210 0,254 0,281 15 0,493 0,545 0,564 14 39% * Considering the average between 1990 and 2003 (in decreasing order) **Considering the Theil index Note: Authors’ calculation based on UNIDO (2004) database. 30
Table 2.3: Concentration indexes by period and technological levels. Theil index Dissimilarity index Isic code Sector 90-94 95-99 00-03 Rank* 90-94 95-99 00-03 Rank* %(90 03)** Low-technology industries 311 Food products 0,043 0,047 0,048 22 0,232 0,259 0,249 19 8% 313 Beverages 0,053 0,068 0,074 17 0,248 0,292 0,302 15 44% 314 Tobacco 0,161 0,199 0,210 6 0,461 0,474 0,483 6 -7% 321 Textiles 0,154 0,243 0,276 5 0,428 0,554 0,601 5 91% 322 Wearing apparel, except footwear 0,183 0,251 0,343 4 0,455 0,556 0,664 4 144% 323 Leather products 0,355 0,539 0,601 3 0,711 0,895 0,926 2 133% 324 Footwear, except rubber or plastic 0,393 0,528 0,627 2 0,731 0,909 0,996 1 92% 331 Wood products, except furniture 0,138 0,125 0,151 8 0,347 0,352 0,404 9 -5% 332 Furniture, except metal 0,054 0,065 0,082 15 0,216 0,268 0,342 16 89% 341 Paper and products 0,133 0,153 0,150 7 0,280 0,309 0,313 14 18% 342 Printing and publishing 0,106 0,053 0,081 13 0,417 0,243 0,294 12 13% 361 Pottery, china, earthenware 0,545 0,687 0,695 1 0,824 0,806 0,808 3 45% Medium-technology industries 355 Rubber products 0,045 0,049 0,056 21 0,185 0,205 0,233 21 32% 356 Plastic products 0,026 0,020 0,021 26 0,157 0,145 0,134 26 -22% 362 Glass and products 0,037 0,049 0,039 24 0,161 0,207 0,199 25 52% 369 Other non-metallic mineral products 0,064 0,064 0,108 14 0,266 0,289 0,414 11 102% 371 Iron and steel 0,054 0,062 0,084 16 0,226 0,231 0,303 18 45% 372 Non-ferrous metals 0,042 0,053 0,067 19 0,168 0,190 0,223 23 66% 381 Fabricated metal products 0,089 0,024 0,037 20 0,245 0,138 0,188 24 -55% 390 Other manufactured products 0,148 0,099 0,100 10 0,441 0,359 0,380 7 -45% High-technology industries 351 Industrial chemicals 0,039 0,106 0,210 9 0,207 0,353 0,612 8 415% 352 Other chemicals 0,030 0,037 0,055 25 0,160 0,184 0,250 22 23% 382 Machinery, except electrical 0,052 0,054 0,060 18 0,251 0,272 0,279 17 33% 383 Machinery, electric 0,045 0,039 0,052 23 0,244 0,198 0,204 20 24% 384 Transport equipment 0,053 0,082 0,110 12 0,249 0,314 0,369 13 144% 385 Professional & scientific equipment 0,096 0,121 0,129 11 0,311 0,373 0,347 10 17% Note: Authors’ calculation based on UNIDO (2004) database. 31
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