中日贸易的比较优势与互补性分析

Comparative Advantage and Trade Complementarity between China and Japan

中日双边贸易关系是中日关系的重要组成部分。通过运用贸易结合度指数、显性比较优势指数和贸易互补性指数,对1996年至2006年中日双边贸易的现状和发展趋势、比较优势和贸易互补性进行测算,分析结果表明中国与日本在比较优势上存在较明显差异,中日两国之间的贸易无论在出口上还是在进口上均具有互补性,仍以跨行业贸易为主要特征。加强中日经贸关系有利于两国更好地发挥现有的比较优势,促进两国经济的发展。

Bilateral trade plays an important part in the economic activity between China and Japan. Using the indexes of trade connection, revealed comparative advantage and trade complementarities, this paper investigated the existing condition, comparative advantage and trade complementarity of the bilateral trade between Chi- na and Japan based on the data over the year 1996 -2006. The results indicated that there was a remarkable difference of comparative advantage of the two countries, whereas trade complementarities seemed to be significant either in export or in import with a characteristic of outstanding intra - industry trade. It would be better for the full use of comparative advantage and the economic development of both China and Japan to strengthen the bilateral cooperation between them.