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Why logistics?
Increases demand by lowering prices faced by consumers Raises profits of producers, encourages production, increases demand for labor demand and wages Encourages price stability by reducing arbitrage of price differentials caused by regional shortages Increases product variety available to consumers by reducing the number of goods where transport is prohibitively expensive relative to the value shipped Allows a move up the development chain toward more sophisticated differentiated goods, and higher value commodities. Facilitates diversification of product mix and expands the set of markets producers can access Increases competition in world markets
Commodity concentration
Country China Thailand Indonesia Korea Malaysia Vietnam Singapore Philippines Cambodia Mongolia PNG Top 3 exports 13.8% 20.9% 23.6% 27.3% 39.9% 44.3% 48.4% 59.9% 78.3% 84.5% 64.6% Top 5 exports 21.8% 26.2% 29.7% 38.5% 50.0% 60.3% 60.8% 66.6% 80.2% 93.4% 74.5% Products Computer Transistors Petroleum Cars Office equip. Textiles Computers Computers Timber Wool Petroleum
Telecoms equip. Office equip. Gas Transistors Transistors Petroleum Transistors Transistors Garments Copper Gold
Apparel Fish Veneer Telecom Computers Seafood Petroleum Office equipment Rice Hides Copper
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