# **Trade Intensity Index**

The trade intensity index is used to determine the actual intensity of<sup>one group'</sup> member's trade with another group member or, in other words, the bias<sup>within agroupof</sup> members to trade with one another.<sup>3</sup> Tables _5 (1995-97)_ and 6 (1998-2000) show merchandise trade intensities for East Asian countries.<sup>3</sup> ' Table 4.4 <!-- Start of picture text --> Trade Intenslty, East Asia, 1995.97- - - - -<br>AsiaI AUS CAM CHN I HK IDN JPN KOR LAO MYSI NZL PHL SCGP THA TWN VNM USA EU<br>AUS 3.21 0.7 1.51 0.9 4.0 2.9 2.1 0.6 1.61 22.3 2.4 1.1 1.5 2.3 1.2 0.3 0.3<br>CAM 2.61 0.2 - 2.01 1.4 0.8 0.4 0.1 - 2.7 0.0 0.0 5.5 17.1 0.8 - 0.7 1.3<br>CHN 1.71 0.9 1.7 - 15.9 1.2 2.8 1.8 25 06 0.5 1.1 0.9 0.7 1.0 2.8 1.1 0.4<br>H4K 1.71 0.9 1.5 10.51 0.8 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.5 1.9 1.8 0.9 1.6 1.6 1.6 0.4,<br>IDN 12.31 2.1 6.1 1.51 0.9 - 13.91 2.4 0.31 1.6 0.8 2.2, 3.7, 1.3 1.8, 3.7 0.9 0.4<br>JPN 1 1.91 1.5 0.6 1.81 1.5 2.71 - 12.4 0.9 2.3 1.3 2.8 1.9 3.2 3.1 1.3 1.6 0.4<br>KOR 12.01 1.2 0.6 3.31 2.0 3.1 1.91 - 0.5 1.8 0.6 2.4 1.6 1.5 1.5 6.2 1.1 0.3<br>LAO 1 1.71 0.1 1.11 0.1 0.2 1.6 0.2 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 14.2 1.9 - 0.4 1.1<br>MYS 12.21 1.4 4.2 0.91 1.4 .1.8 1.9 1.1 0.3 - 1.0 1.9 8.1 3.1 2.0 2.1. 1.2 0.4<br>NZL 12.41 16.4 0.4 1.0 0.8 2.0 2.4 1.9 0.1 1.6 - 2.0 0.6 1.1 1.5 1.4 0.6 0.4<br>PHL 1.31 0.7 0.3 0.5 1.2 0.8 2.7 0.9 0.1, 1.9, 0.4 - I2.4, 2.8 2.0, 1.81 2.3 0.5,<br>SGP 4.41 1.9 16.7 1.0 2.3 -I 1.2 1.1 3.91 12.1 1.1 2.9 - 4.2 2.1 7.2 1.1 0.4<br>THIA 6.91 1.3 16.3 1.2 1.4 2.3 2.6 0.7 53.8 2.7 0.7 1.6 5.1 - 1.4 3.1 1.2 0.4<br>TWN 1.81 1.3 1.0 1.8 4.9 1.8 1.7 0.8 0.3 1.8 0.9 2.4 1.6 2.0 - 3.1 1.5 0.4<br>VNM2 0 3.8 - 1.7, 0.8 2.7 4.1 1.1 - 1.4 0.7 3.4 2.6 0.9 1.4 - 0.3 1.0<br>UA 0.6 1.41 0.11 0.71 0.5 -0.7 1.4 1.3 0.1 0.9 0.9 1.4 0.9 0.8 1.3 0.3 - ,0.5<br>EU 0.3 0.51 0.21 0.31 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 04 03 03 31 0.3 0.41 -<br>NOTE: Table reads as trade intensity of a country in the left-hand column with a country in the top row.<br>The Asia trade intertsity is the unweighted average of trade intensities vith the rest of East Asia.<br>iSource: DeBrouwer 2002, Table 12.2, p. 291<br><!-- End of picture text --> Table _4.5_ <!-- Start of picture text --> _________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~Trade_ntenslty_Index. 1998.2000- -- -<br>13___ RUI CAM CHiNI HK IOIN JPN KOR LAO MYS MYN PHL SGP THKA TWN VNM ASEAN APT APEC EU NAFTA CER U.S.<br>BR-U - 0.21 0.01 3.685.0 5.9 2.4 0.0 0.2 3.8 11.9 0.3 0.1 4.2 4.91 2.0 0.1 0.5 2.6 0.7<br>CAM - 0.5 0.61 0.1 0.3 0.0 . 0.5 . 0.2 5.0 3.0 0.9 68.5 4.4 1.71 1.3 0.3 1.4 0.1 1.8<br>CNN HK _ 0.1 o.e 1.9 3.1 11.1 - - 6.21 10.8 1.5 __2.8 1.0 0.7 1.7 0.8 0.5 0.7 0.7 5.0 0.9 1.1 1.8 1.1 1.2 0.7 1.0 0.8 i.e 2.0 i.i i.e 1.1 1.9 2.9 i.e 1.7 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.31.2<br>ION 2.7 4.0 1.6 0.91 -___ 3.8 3.0 0.0 2.5 7.4 2.4 5.7 2.0 2.0 2.9 3.7 3.2 1.8 0.4 0.7 2.4 0.8.<br>JPN 0.4 0.4 1.8 1.6 2.31 - 2.5 0.6. 2.2. 1.1 3.6. 2.0, 3.0 3.5. 1.7 2.3 2.2 1.7. 0.4 1.3, 1.6 1.6<br>KOR 0.4 2.0 3.2 1.9 3.21 1.9 - 0.5 2.1 3.1 3.9 1.5 1.3 2.3 4.3 2.1 2.3 1.51 0.4 0.9 1.5 1.1<br>LAO .I 0.5 0.0 0.0 7.9 0.1 - 0.0 - 0.5 9.6 0.5 0.0 1.7 3.4 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.2<br>MYS 9.3 1.8 0.9 1.4 2.9 2.1 1.4 0.2 - . 7.6 2.9 8.9 3.7 2.3 2.0 5.9 2.8 1.7 0.4 1.0 2.0 1.2<br>MYN 1.6 2.0 0. 11 __ 12 0.5 3.2 0.4 3.5 - 0.9 - 2.1 1.6 1.1 0.4 0.9 0.2 1.0<br>PHL1 0.5 0.2 0.5 1.5 0.7 _ 2.6 -1.3 01.0 3.5 04 3.6 2.8 4.0 1.0 2.9 2.1 1.7 0.5 1.4 0.6. 1.8<br>SGP 15.1 12.1 1.2 1.8, 4.3 1.3 1.5, 2.2_ 14.0 9.1 4.4 . 4.8. 2.1 5.9 8.1, 3.0 1.6 0.4~ 0.8 2.21 1.0<br>THA 2.5 23.7 1.2 16 3.7 2.7, 0.81 61.51 3.2 0.0. 2.9 4.6 1.9 . ,4.9 4.1 ~ 2.6, 1.6 0.5 1.0. 1.91 1.2<br>TWN - 16.61 2.0. 1.81 1.01 . 1.91 . 3.6 1.71 - 2.01 4.7, 2.11 1.51 1.7, 0.41 1.11 1.21 1.4<br>vNm 0.2. 30.8 1.01 0.61 7.21 3.31 1.01 32.81 1.91 3.8 2.51 2.81 1.8 I 3.11 2.51 1.31 0.81 0.31 6.31 0.3<br>NOTE: Table reeds as trade Intensity of a country in the left-hand column vith a country in the top raw.<br>Somne 2000 Import and export data was estimfated, including ali countries' trade with Taiwan and some countries' trade vAith Vietnam. Singapore does not report Its tradea<br>with Indonesia to the IMF: therefore. Singapore's trade with Indonesia is estimated using Indonesia's data.<br>For calcutation of inidex see endnotes.<br><!-- End of picture text --> Souirce: Authore catcutations based on data from IMF, Direction of Trade<sup>Statistics</sup> 1 3