Demand for Manufacturing Imports in China

Claudia Godbout and Sean Langcake
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Claudia Godbout: Reserve Bank of Australia
Sean Langcake: Reserve Bank of Australia

RBA Bulletin (Print copy discontinued), 2013, 21-28

Abstract: Fluctuations in Chinese imports are often viewed by analysts as containing information about domestic demand in China. However, identifying the extent to which imports of manufactured goods depend on domestic demand is difficult given the integration of Chinese trade in regional manufacturing supply networks. This article analyses Chinese imports of manufactured goods and assesses whether the determinants of manufactured goods imports have changed over the past few years. Over time, imports have declined as a share of Chinese sales of manufactured goods and appear to have become less affected by domestic demand and instead become more sensitive to exports.

Keywords: China; imports; manufacturing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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