Antonio Edson Amaral

The work investigates the importance of intermediate inputs imported by technological intensity in Brazilian manufacturing industry for the years 2000, 2004 and 2009. It is used as base data, the Input-Output Matrices available in NEREUS (Core Regional and Urban Economics, University of São Paulo). The sectors were aggregated and classified according to the OECD methodology for technological intensity. The highest rates of import penetration are in high and medium high-tech industries and the entry of imported intermediate inputs makes the multiplier effect of producing longer higher in all sectors analyzed, especially in high and medium high-tech sectors. Indexes links of Rasmussen-Hirschman and the field of influence of the sectors that show significant improvements when imported intermediate inputs are entered in production, occur in high and medium high-tech sectors, making it clear that stop importing intermediate inputs in some sectors and start producing them internally brings advantages to the country in internationally competitive industries. Sectoral multipliers of intermediate inputs imported by technology intensity and the results showed that when the sectors of low and medium low technology import intermediate inputs high and medium high technology, there is a pressure to other sectors of the economy also import intermediate inputs high medium and high technology, especially by sectors 11 - metal Products; 12 - Coal, refined petroleum products and nuclear fuel; 14 - Food, beverages and tobacco; 15 - Textiles, leather and footwear and 17 - Wood and its products, pulp and paper. Sectoral multipliers of imported intermediate inputs technology reflect how income is sent abroad to finance R&D by technology intensity. The results also showed that sending overseas income is more intense in sectors that matter most intermediate inputs high and medium technology.