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6. Suppose that the following information represents the complete trade data for each country.
| 
 Exports ($)  | 
 Imports ($)  | 
|
| 
 Country A Good X Good Y Good Z  | 
 8,000 12,000 10,000  | 
 4,000 5,000 0  | 
| 
 Country B Good R Good S Good T  | 
 0 1,900 1,600  | 
 7,000 9,000 3,000  | 
| 
 Country C Good M Good N Good O  | 
 8,000 5,000 5,400  | 
 3,400 2,500 2,800  | 
(a) Calculate the intra-industry trade index for each commodity category in each country.
(b) Calculate the intra-industry trade index for total trade in each country.
(c) Use trade theory to explain the usefulness of these indices in determining each country’s trade patterns.
Note: You may use either the Balassa index or the Grubel-Lloyd index for your calculations.