International Competitiveness of Main Bamboo and Rattan Commodities in China

Bamboo and Rattan(B&R) resources play a very important role for ecological and economical development as the two most important non-timber forest resources,due to deterioration of global ecological environment and supply pressure of timber resource.B&R industry has always been regarded as one of the green industries with great development potential as B&R can be used as wood substitute. Many countries and regions have their distinct advantages and successful experiences in developing bamboo and rattan industry.Based on an analysis on the status of bamboo and rattan industry and trade of B&R commodities,the paper expounds and makes an appraisal the international competitiveness of main B&R commodities in China,by vertical comparison of competitiveness indexes in time series and horizontal comparison with other competitors