International Monetary fund Direction of Trade Statistics CD-Rom and CEIC database.
Notes:
Asia includes the 47 regional member countries of ADB.
Intra-regional trade share is the percentage of intra-regional trade to total trade of the region, calculated using exports data. A higher share indicates a higher degree of dependency on regional trade.
Intra-regional trade intensity index is the ratio of intra-regional trade share to the share of world trade with the region. An index of more than one indicates that trade flow within the region is larger than expected given the region's importance in world trade.
Asia includes the 47 regional member countries of ADB. FDI flows are actual BOP-basis reported net inflows. FDI share is the percentage of intra-regional FDI flows from the region.
Please see technical notes for more details.
Technical Notes:
Financial Integration Indicators
• Coefficient of variation of 3-month money market rates
Bloomberg and IMF Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey.
Notes:
Asia includes the 47 regional member countries of ADB. However, data is available only for a subset of countries.
Coefficient of variation is a measure of dispersion calculated as the standard deviation divided by the mean. A lower coefficient indicates a higher degree of integration in the financial market.
Portfolio share is the percentage of intra-regional portfolio assets to total portfolio assets held by countries in the region. A higher share indicates a higher degree of integration.
Technical Notes:
Commodity Trade Integration Indicators
Electrical, electronic equipment
• Intraregional Trade Share (in percentage)
ASIA
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
59.72
63.20
65.31
65.29
66.26
67.15
68.34
• Intra-regional Trade Intensity Index
ASIA
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
1.64
1.62
1.56
1.53
1.54
1.54
1.52
Source:
UN COMTRADE database
Technical Notes:
Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet
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