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ABSTRACT:
This paper examines the composition of China’s trade from 1980 to 1996, with a focus on agriculture and a view towards understanding its changing structure relative to other sectors. We analyze the time series behavior of individual goods at the SITC three-digit level, categorized into three groups: agricultural commodities, “other primary” commodities, and manufactures. We find that agricultural trade has expanded along comparative advantage lines in a very modest way, compared to manufactures and other primary commodities.

SUGGESTED CITATION:
Colin A. Carter and Xianghong Li, "Economic Reform and the Changing Pattern of China's Agricultural Trade" (July 1, 1999). Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UCD. ARE Working Papers. Paper 99-003.
http://repositories.cdlib.org/are/arewp/99-003