Research Article

Assessing the Efficiency and Potential of China’s Apple Exports

Table 1

Description and sources of data used in this study.

VariablesDescriptionUnitSource

Bilateral apple exportUSDUNCOMTRADE
Income of ChinaUSDWorld bank
Income of importing countryUSDWorld bank
Distance between Beijing and trading country’s capital cityKilometersCEPII
Per capita income of importing countryUSDWorld bank
Bilateral exchange rateYuan/J’s currencyUNCTAD
Agricultural land areaHectaresFAOSTAT
Common borderBinaryCEPII
Access to sea portBinaryCEPII

Source: authors’ compilation.