 Recent Developments in Japan’s Imports from Developing CountriesShujiro Urata, Kazuhiko Yokota, Toru Nakakita, Hirokazu Kajiwara, Takashi Nohara, Hiroshi Osada and Satoru Okuda Chapter 2 in Trade Policies towards Developing Countries, 1993, pp 9-28 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract After a period of relatively slow growth in the first half of the 1980s, the volume of Japanese imports started to increase rapidly. This rapid expansion was led by manufactured imports — their volume increased by 80 per cent between 1985 and 1988, while the overall import volume increased by almost 40 per cent during the same period (Figure 2.1). The magnitude of this increase is even more remarkable when compared with the figures for 1980–5, when the volume of manufactured imports and overall imports increased by 42 per cent and 9.6 per cent respectively. The rate of increase was most spectacular in 1988, when the volume of manufactured imports and overall imports increased by 28 per cent and 17 per cent respectively. Among manufactured imports, particularly notable were electrical machinery and clothing which increased by 120 per cent and 98 per cent respectively from 1985 to 1988. Keywords: Comparative Advantage; Domestic Demand; Import Price; Factor Endowment; Import Demand (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-22982-6_2 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-22982-6_2 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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