an analysis for india and china - icrier

78 Road vehicles (including air-cushion vehicles) 16 19
II; 781-
784:III
79 Other transport equipment 11 7 II; 792:IV
81
Prefabricated buildings; sanitary, plumbing, heating and lighting
fixtures and fittings, n.e.s. 11 10 II
82
Furniture, and parts thereof; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports,
cushions and similar stuffed furnishings 17 18 I
83 Travel goods, handbags and similar containers 12 12 I
84 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories 231 222 I
85 Footwear 22 23 I
87 Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus, n.e.s. 20 24 IV
88
Photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies and optical goods,
n.e.s.; watches and clocks 62 51 IV
89 Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s. 146 141
894-I;
893-III
I: labour intensive and resource intensive manufactures, II: low demand for skill, technology, capital, scale, III:
medium demand for skill, technology, capital, scale, IV: high demand for skill, technology, capital, scale
Table A.19: OECD system of classification
Category 2000 2003
Resource Intensive 85 80
Labour Intensive 882 864
Differentiated Products Specialized Suppliers 232 253
Skill Intensive 289 256
Science Based 121 125
Non-fuel Primary commodities 28 25
*-RI: resource intensive, labour intensive: LI, Differentiated Products requiring specialized suppliers: DPSS, SI:
Scale Intensive., SB: Science Based Manufactures, NFP-Non fuel Primary commodities
Table A.20: Details of China’s Comparative Advantage in terms of factor intensity
based on OECD classification
SITC Description 2000 2003 Category
51 Organic chemicals 96 96 SI
52 Inorganic chemicals 95 96 SI
53 Dyeing, tanning and colouring materials 14 10 SI
54 Medicinal and pharmaceutical products 24 26 SB
Essential oils and resinoids and perfume materials; toilet, polishing and
55 cleansing preparations 6 6 SI
56 Fertilizers (other than those of group 272) 4 6 SI
57 Plastics in primary forms 3 2 SI
58 Plastics in non-primary forms 4 2 SI
59 Chemical materials and products, n.e.s. 18 15 SI
61 Leather, leather manufactures, n.e.s., and dressed furskins 14 11 LI
62 Rubber manufactures, n.e.s. 11 11 SI
63 Cork and wood manufactures (excluding furniture) 16 15 RI
64 Paper, paperboard and articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 14 12 SI
65 Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles, n.e.s., and related products 337 339 LI
66 Non-metallic mineral manufactures, n.e.s. 52 47 RI
67 Iron and steel 37 36 DPSS
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