Viorel GAFTEA
THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMY 

Abstract
The paper aims to show that the competitiveness is the cause of both differences and structural changes in the economic sectors. The study used data between 1990 and 2000. 
The competitiveness analysis of the national economy and of the sectors was made with the utilization of I-O tables provided by the National Accounts System. 

Key words: country competitiveness, Growth Competitiveness Index, Current Competitiveness Index, industrial competitiveness, sector competitiveness. 
JEL Classification: L52, D57