中墨服装在美国市场上的竞争力分析

Competitive Analysis between China and Mexico Garment on USA Market

美国是世界上最大的服装进口国,同属发展中国家的中国和墨西哥在美国服装市场上存在着竞争关系.计算比较了1999～2008年中墨服装在美国市场上的市场占有率、显示性比较优势指数和贸易竞争力指数,表明从1999年至今,在美国服装市场上中国与墨西哥的竞争力指数在逐渐拉大.

The USA is the biggest garment import country in the world. As China and Mexico are all developing countries, they compete head-to-head in the USA garment market. This research calculated and compared market share（ MS）, revealed comparative advantage index （RCA） and normalized trade balance （NTB）of China and Mexico＇s garment on the USA market. The result indicated that China＇ s competitive advantage index is far greater than that of Mexico now. At last, the reason of the comparative result is analyzed.