The domestic market remains the dominant driver of manufacturing activity, although there are some encouraging signs from a rise in export flows that the gradual revival in Eurozone demand is beginning to feed through to manufacturers' order books.
We denote these combinations as export flows.
In particular, the number, size and quality of logistics facilities positively influence export flows.
are the average import and export flows of freight type s between zone o and d in time period h; are the average import and export flows estimated, respectively, by Eqs.
In the same period, the projected growth of EU dairy export flows is estimated to be about 5 6%.
Even if distribution models have been calibrated both for import and export flows, similar results have been obtained.
Second, we study whether concentration also occurs in export flows, where a flow is defined as a particular 8-digit product shipped to a particular destination.
We constructed export flows by volume for agricultural and food products, following the system of the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC, Revision 2 9 (in 1995 US$) for the period 1963 2000.
The proposed system of models allows to simulate the average flow of goods (Q) and vehicles (VC) by road using generation (for export flows), attraction (for import flows), distribution and vehicle loading models.
We also add to the literature showing that export concentration is stable over time and documenting that export flows, where a flow is defined as a particular 8-digit product shipped to a particular destination, are also concentrated by firm.
