Comércio bilateral Ceará-China do setor de calçados: complementariedade ou substituição

Abstract

This paper examines the specificities of the commercial exchanges between China and the State of Ceará in the period 2002-2007. In the context of strong growth of China’s participation in world trade, the trade flow between the Ceará and China presents a substantial increase. The bilateral trade Ceará-China maintained pace of growth in exports less than that of imports over the past six years. The balance of trade deficit was in that period. The participation of Ceará exports to that country in total exports state marked significant increase in the period. The state trade with China for the past six years, evolved into an exporting more specialized exports and a higher level of diversification of purchases. When the commercial exchanges are ranked according to their technological intensity, it is shown increasing trade deficits with China in the sectors medium and high technological content. We can also perceive that the bilateral trade between China and Ceará predominantly favours intersectorial trade. The increase in purchases of shoes from China not involved in a process of substitution of local production for imports.