Static Analysis of Intra-Industry Trade of Textile and Clothing Industry: The Case Study of Central Asian Countries

Textile and clothing products are important export commodities in Central Asian countries. Exports of textile and clothing products in Central Asian countries increased from $1.4 billion to $1.9 billion during the period 2001-2015. Today, textile and clothing products accounted for 3% of total merchandise exports of Central Asian (Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan) countries. In this study, measured the level of intra-industry trade of Central Asian countries in the textile and clothing sector. In this study, Grubel-Lloyd index was used. The study is based on secondary data and was used for the period 2001-2015. The data were obtained from the International Trade Centre (ITC) database. According to the findings the level of intra-industry trade is low in the textile and clothing sector in Central Asian countries