Table 4a: GTAP sectors and Armington elasticities of substitution

  Armington Elasticities

 

Full GTAP description Domestic vs. Imports Between alter- native sources
of imports
Rice Paddy rice 5.1 10.1
Wheat Wheat 4.4 8.9
Cereal grains Cereal grains 1.3 2.6
Vegetables & fruit Vegetables, fruit, nuts 1.9 3.7
Oil seeds Oil seeds 2.5 4.9
Sugar Sugar cane &
sugar beet
2.7 5.4
Plant-based fibres Plant-based fibres 2.5 5.0
Crops Crops 3.3 6.5
Live animals Cattle, sheep,
goats, horses
2.0 4.0
Animal products Animal products 1.3 2.6
Wool Wool, silk-worm
cocoons
6.4 12.9
Forestry Forestry 2.5 5.0
Fishing Fishing 1.3 2.5
Coal Coal 3.0 6.1
Oil Oil 5.2 10.4
Gas Gas 17.2 34.4
Minerals Minerals 0.9 1.8
Bovine meat

Meat: cattle, sheep, goats,
horses

3.8 7.7
Meat products Meat products 4.4 8.8
Vegetable oils Vegetable
oils & fats
3.3 6.6
Dairy products Dairy products 3.7 7.3
Processed rice Processed rice 2.6 5.2
Processed sugar Sugar 2.7 5.4
Food products Food products 2.0 4.0
Beverages
& tobacco
Beverages &
tobacco products
1.1 2.3
Textiles Textiles 3.8 7.5
Apparel Wearing apparel 3.7 7.4
Leather products Leather products 4.1 8.1
Wood products Wood products 3.4 6.8
Paper &
publishing
Paper products
& publishing
3.0 5.9
Petroleum & coal Petroleum & coal
products
2.1 4.2
Chemical products Chemical, rubber,
plastic products
3.3 6.6
Mineral
products
Mineral
products
2.9 5.8
Ferrous metals Ferrous metals 3.0 5.9
Metals Metals 4.2 8.4
Metal products Metal products 3.8 7.5
Motor vehicles
& parts
Motor vehicles
& parts
2.8 5.6
Transport
equipment
Transport
equipment
4.3 8.6
Electronic
equipment
Electronic
equipment
4.4 8.8
Machinery
& equipment
Machinery
& equipment
4.1 8.1
Other mfg
products
Other mfg
products
3.8 7.5