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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