UK Instrumentation & Control Manufacturing Sector

Interfuel Substitution and Energy Use in the UK Manufacturing Sector

This paper investigates interfuel substitution in the UK manufacturing sector. Econometric models of inter-fuel substitution are applied to energy inputs aggregated by their energy use, and separately for thermal heating processes, where interfuel substitution is technologically feasible. Compared to aggregate data, estimated own-price fuel demand elasticities for all fuels and cross-price elas...

9 - Control and instrumentation

9 Control and instrumentation

The Manufacturing Sector: Adapting to Structural Change

During the past two decades the manufacturing sector in Australia has undergone considerable structural change. As in other advanced countries, manufacturing activity has declined as a share of the total economy. At the same time, there has been strong growth in exports by Australian manufacturers and above-average productivity growth as the sector has become more trade-oriented. This article o...

Intra-Industry Trade in Malaysian Manufacturing Sector

As a result of rapid economic growth and increased influence of globalization in international trade activities, intra-industry trade (IIT) becomes prominent across Asia including Malaysia. Free trade agreements and creations of free trade areas have encourage increased cross border investments through production networking as well as fragmentation of production, especially in manufacturing sec...