Manufacturing Export Performance: A Trend Analysis Approach

The study examined the export performance using a trend analysis approach. A graphical demonstration showing the trend of export performance in Nigeria over time was displayed. It also identifies the major determinants of manufacture exports in Nigeria using ordinary least square approach which show...

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Main Authors: Nafiu, Lukman Abiodun, George Stanley, Kinyata
Format: Article
Published: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND INFORMATICS 2022
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/558
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Summary:The study examined the export performance using a trend analysis approach. A graphical demonstration showing the trend of export performance in Nigeria over time was displayed. It also identifies the major determinants of manufacture exports in Nigeria using ordinary least square approach which shows that an increase in the average tariff rate would lead to a decline in the manufacturing exports and its statistically significant at the 5% level of significance. Capacity utilization has a negative and insignificant with manufactured exports. Also, there is a positive and significant relationship between exchange rate and trade openness at 1 and 5% level of significance respectively.