An Investigation of the Evolution of Intra Industry Trade in Brazil-Mercosur Relationship in the Period 1996-05: What Do the Numbers Show? Una inves tigación de la evolución del comercio intra-industria en la relación brasil-mercosur en el periodo 1996-2005: ¿qué dicen los datos?
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2010
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Revista de Economia Mundial
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Curzel R.
Montoro F.
Vartanian P.R.
Montoro F.
Vartanian P.R.
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The present article has as objective to calculate the intra-industry trade index of Brazil with Mercosur for the products whose relevance in the commerce intra area is expressive. The classification follows the NCM (Common Nomenclature of the Mercosur) and the database is provide by the Secretaria do Comércio Exterior/Ministério do Desenvolvimento, Indústria e Comércio Exterior (MDIC). The election of the most important industries was based upon the trade during 2003-2005 and the intra-industry trade index was calculated to 1996-2005. Eight industries were chosen: cereals, fuels, chemical products, plastic products, rubber products, nuclear reactors, machines and electric material and vehicles. They had been distinguished with bigger intra-industry trade index between Brazil and Mercosur the groups of products manufactured of plastics and vehicles; and with lesser index of intra-industry trade the groups of products not manufactured of the cereals and the semi manufactured of the fuels.