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Appendix 3<br />

Using the RCA index, the competitive basket has been<br />

estimated for four major trading partners of the region,<br />

i.e. Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The<br />

competitive basket is defined as the list of common<br />

products where each country has a revealed comparative<br />

advantage vis-à-vis the world, at the five digit SITC<br />

level. The different competitive baskets for the years<br />

1991 and 2004 are presented in Table A3.1 and A3.14.<br />

The results show that the competitive basket has<br />

expanded overtime and some new products have<br />

entered the basket. Textile products are still the<br />

products where all four major trading partners of the<br />

region compete in the third country market. However,<br />

these countries have gained competitiveness in products<br />

like shrimps, spices, woven carpets, cotton yarn wastes,<br />

etc.<br />

Table A3.1 Change in Competitive Basket in Intra-SAARC Region Overtime: 1991–2004<br />

1991 Competitive Basket 2004 Competitive Basket<br />

3611 Shrimps/prawns, frozen 3611 Shrimps/prawns, frozen<br />

65751 Twine/cordage/rope/cable 7529 Spices nes, mixtures<br />

84122 26331 Cotton yarn waste<br />

84151 M/b trousers cotton wovn 26339 Cotton waste n.e.s.<br />

84159 M/b trouser fibre nes wv 26902<br />

84162 Men/boy pyjama/etc. woven 65122 Rags/waste cordage/etc.<br />

84169 Men/boy bathrobe nes wvn 65643 Hand-made lace<br />

84221 Wom/girl suits woven 65751 Twine/cordage/rope/cable<br />

84282 Wom/girl nightwear woven 65812 Cotton sacks/bags<br />

84289 Wom/girl uwear nes woven 65847<br />

84321 Men/boy knit/croch suits 65959 Carpet,woven,textile nes<br />

84323 84123 Mens/boys ensembles wovn<br />

84324 Men/b trouser/etc. kni/cr 84151 M/b trousers cotton wovn<br />

84371 Men/b trouser cotton k/c 84159 M/b trouser fibre nes wv<br />

84379 M/b trouser fibre nes kc 84161 Men/boy underwear woven<br />

84423 84162 Men/boy pyjama/etc. woven<br />

84424 Women/g dresses knit/cro 84169 Men/boy bathrobe nes wvn<br />

84483 Women/g nightwear knit/c 84221 Wom/girl suits woven<br />

84511 Baby clothes woven 84281 Wom/g slip/petticoat wvn<br />

84589 Wom/g appar nes not kn/c 84282 Wom/g nightwear woven<br />

84812 Leather gloves, etc. 84289 Wom/girl uwear nes woven<br />

84321 Men/boy knit/croch suits<br />

84322<br />

84324 Men/b trouser/etc. kni/cr<br />

84371 Men/b trouser cotton k/c<br />

84379 M/b trouser fibre nes kc<br />

84381<br />

84382 Men/b nightwear knit/cro<br />

84389 Men/boy uwear nes kn/cr<br />

84421 Wom/girl knit/croch suit<br />

84424 Women/g dresses knit/cro<br />

84425 Women/g skirts knit/croc<br />

84426 Women/g trouser knit/cro<br />

84481 Women/g slips/etc. kni/cr<br />

84483 Women/g nightwear knit/c<br />

84511 Baby clothes woven<br />

84512 Baby clothes knit/croch<br />

84561 Men/b swimwear not kn/cr<br />

84591<br />

84693<br />

89221

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