The 2013 Import and Export Market for Gaskets and Similar Joints of Metal Sheeting Combined with Other Materials or Layers of Metal and Sets Thereof in Argentina

On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on gaskets and similar joints of metal sheeting combined with other materials or layers of metal and sets thereof in Argentina face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying gaskets and similar joints of metal sheeting combined with other materials or layers of metal and sets thereof to Argentina? How important is Argentina compared to others in terms of the entire global and regional market? How much do the imports of gaskets and similar joints of metal sheeting combined with other materials or layers of metal and sets thereof vary from one country of origin to another in Argentina? On the supply side, Argentina also exports gaskets and similar joints of metal sheeting combined with other materials or layers of metal and sets thereof. Which countries receive the most exports from Argentina? How are these exports concentrated across buyers? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers? This report was created for strategic planners, international marketing executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for gaskets and similar joints of metal sheeting combined with other materials or layers of metal and sets thereof in Argentina. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics which appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for gaskets and similar joints of metal sheeting combined with other materials or layers of metal and sets thereof for those countries serving Argentina via exports, or supplying from Argentina via imports. It does so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models. In what follows, Chapter 2 begins by summarizing where Argentina fits into