With respect to export commodities, our results lend support to the findings of Hara
and Shuto (2005) that the exports of Laos comprise largely of some cash crops and
unprocessed agricultural products (e.g. raw hides and skins, coffee, spices); resource-based
commodities (e.g. wood and wood products, copper); and products of labor-intensive
industries (e.g. apparel and clothing industry).