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The value of indicators of the similarity of Balkan countries’ export and  import structures to those of developed countries grew only mildly, which  indicates that the unfavourable structure of exports has been retained. While  similarity coefficients increased in the period until and including 2012,  they failed to reach a critical turning point as in advanced European  countries in transition. In practically all Balkan economies, since 2000 the  technological intensity and the factor intensity of foreign trade have  changed toward an increased share of highly-processed products, but the share  of skill-intensive manufactures remained almost two times smaller than in  developed economies. An aggravating factor was the continual strong  double-digit growth of exports in most Balkan countries, which ‘ forced’  exports based on the existing inappropriate structure and prevented a change  in export structure. Balkan countries would have to attract FDI in export  sectors that are capital- or skilled labour- intensive. A targeted industrial  policy and sector- and firm-level strategies are necessary to give momentum  to a shift towards technology-intensive activities, associated with higher  spillover effects. It is realistic to expect that the evolution of the  economic system through restructuring would additionally improve the still  unfavourable structural characteristics of Balkan countries’ exports

Is there a structural improvement in the merchandise exports of the Balkan countries in the period 2000-2012?