Abstract

This paper clarifies the characteristics of the current industrial structure in Inner-Mongolia, based on comparisons with the nation-wide industrial structure in China. The method introduced for this purpose is input-output analysis. The data used for the analysis are from the 2007 input-output tables publicly announced by the Statistical Bureaus of the Inner-Mongolia Government and Chinese Government, respectively. First, the paper overviews the structural characteristics and changes of Inner-Mongolian industries compared with the national structure of industries. Second, it focuses on diffusion impacts between industries based on an analysis of the production inducement coefficient and power of dispersion. Finally, the paper addresses the trade structure between Inner-Mongolia and other areas to clarify economic mutual dependency with a skyline analysis. The following are some outputs of the analysis. First, the major industries in Inner-Mongolia are five: agriculture; food processing (manufacture) ; coal mining and washing; energy supplies (electric and heat power) ; and metal processes (smelting and rolling) . An interesting finding is that export (from the province) of coal, which is an important material for other industrial processes, is larger than that of energy (electric and heat power) . Another interesting fact is that metal processing (smelting and rolling) has become one of the major industries, while metal mining is one of the traditional major industries because of the rich supply of natural resources in the province. Second, the province still faces a relative disadvantageous position in the industries associated with intensified technology and thus depends on import from outside the province in such fields. The province basically still maintains its traditional trade characteristics as a natural energy-resources exporter, but there is a significant industrial shift towards more process-oriented manufacturing. Third, the two industries energy supply and metal processing have very strong diffusion impacts on other industries in the province.JEL Classification: O11, O53, R11

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