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Economic Indicators for East Asia: Input–Output Tables
Economic Indicators for East Asia: Input–Output Tables
Economic Indicators for East Asia: Input–Output Tables
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This report is a key resource for understanding the dynamic trade and production linkages of East Asian economies to support data-driven policy making and implementation. It updates a 2018 publication and explores a wider range of statistical and analytical indicators on the People’s Republic of China; Hong Kong, China; Japan; Mongolia; the Republic of Korea; and Taipei,China. The tables and indicators presented are derived from the Multi-Regional Input–Output database maintained by the Asian Development Bank. Two companion volumes focus on South and Central Asia, and Southeast Asia and the Pacific.
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Release dateDec 1, 2020
ISBN9789292625313
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    Economic Indicators for East Asia - Asian Development Bank

    ECONOMIC INDICATORS FOR EAST ASIA

    INPUT–OUTPUT TABLES

    DECEMBER 2020

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    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/TCS200241-2

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    CONTENTS

    TABLES AND FIGURES

    FOREWORD

    In the 1990s and early 2000s, trade was defined by global value chains. Automation and developments in transport, information, and communications technologies enabled firms to fragment their production processes across the globe to gain efficiencies from a broadened economic network. Participation in value chains became a more viable path toward economic and social transformation, especially for developing economies. Trade in tasks and inputs became as important as traditional trade in finished goods, and its measurement was seen as crucial in assessing economic performance and shaping policies.

    Following more than a decade of generally unfettered growth, a series of economic crises and downturns created new challenges for the increasingly interconnected and interdependent economies. More recently, international trade tensions have disrupted production in major regional hubs, while the coronavirus disease pandemic continues to adversely impact consumption patterns, production, and supply and distribution chains in every economy. In a short period of time, the question has quickly shifted from How can we participate in global value chains? to How can we ensure a stable and resilient global economy, given increasing global value chain participation?

    Answering the latter question heightens the demand for better and more timely statistics on the interrelationships between economies. Monitoring economic activities is not only essential for keeping track of development objectives, but also for safeguarding the beneficial outcomes from

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