The Brazilian exports of labor-intensive goods in the 2000s: An analysis using the Constant Market Share Method

Abstract

This paper aims at analyzing international trade in labor-intensive sectors in the 2000s, with a special reference to the Brazilian case. Therefore, we use the constant market share analysis to compare several countries' export performance. It was observed that Asian countries emerged strengthened from this period. Brazil had a mediocre performance, losing market-share in global markets. Moreover, competition from Asian economies and even from the small Central American countries, such as Guatemala and El Salvador, has undermined the penetration of Brazilian exports in its major trade partners, which are North America and South America. ResumoO objetivo deste artigo é investigar a evolução do comércio internacional de produtos intensivos em trabalho na década de 2000 e qual foi o desempenho do Brasil neste mercado. Para tanto, comparam-se as performances das exportações de vários países e utiliza-se o método do Constant Market Share para decompor a variação do valor das suas exportações. Observou-se que quem saiu fortalecido desse período foram os países asiáticos. O Brasil apresentou uma performance medíocre e perdeu muito espaço no mercado internacional. Em dois dos seus principais mercados, América do Norte e América do Sul, há uma presença crescente e ameaçadora dos competidores da Ásia e até mesmo de pequenos países da América Central, como Guatemala e El Salvador.

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