Flender/Flender Gear Units/Bevel-helical gearboxes B3
ow reflecting the depressed status of the shipping industry. .. shipments of marine gears consisted mainly of replacement parts for

ships and gears for pleasure craft. According to data compiled from the Commission' questionnaires, .. producers' shipments of gears and

gearing for defense applications rose from $7.1 million in 1 to $7.8 million in 1 and then fell to $7.6

million in 1. However, these totals are probably Computed using the Producer Price Index from International Monetary Fund, International Financial

Statistics, April 1. understated because vehicle and industrial gearing producers manufacture commercial-type power transmission products that may be sold to OEMs or distributors. Because producers have no contact with the ultimate consumer, they are often unaware of the identity of the end user. Based on questionnaire data, defense shipments were estimated to account for approximately half of .. producers' shipments of aerospace gearing and about one-third of marine gearing shipments. Aerospace gearing was the largest sector, accounting for more than half of reported defense shipments in every year during 1-8. Marine gearing was the smallest sector throughout the period, accounting for less than 5 percent of the total in each year. Aerospace gearing shipments followed roughly the same trend as total defense shipments, which peaked in 1 and then declined, whereas marine gearing shipments showed no clear trend during 1-8. The remainder of defense shipments were of industrial and vehicle gearing which declined from approximately 4 percent to 3 percent of reported defense shipments during the period. .. Exports .. exports of gears and gearing increased from an estimated $2.0 billion in 1 to $2.4 billion in 1, or by 2 percent. The real value of .. exports of gears and gear products increased nearly as much as the nominal value, representing an increase of 1 percent. The following tabulation shows estimated real7 and