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processing industries in these countries. The United States is not only the single largest producer of aerospace gearing, but the largest individual market for these gears as well. It accounts for 6 to 7 percent of global production and 3 to 4 percent of global consumption of aerospace gearing. Japan, West Germany, and Korea are the principal producers of marine gearing, as well as the largest shipbuilders. Their main markets are the developed countries. Estimated gear and gearing production, export, import, and apparent consumption data for the major producing countries for 1 are shown in table 3-1. The United States is the leading producer and consumer of gearing, principally due to its vehicle and aerospace industries. Japan is second largest producer, primarily because of the large volume of vehicle parts production in Japan, much of which is destined for overseas vehicle assembly plants. West Germany is the thin llest producer with half of its shipments of industrial gearing and over one-third of the total accounted for by vehicle gearing. Canada, Italy, France, and the United Kin dom also have high principally levels of production princi because of vehicle- gearing manufacturing an assembly operations of major automotive producers located in these countries. Table 3-1 Gears and gearing: Profile of major market-economy producers and world' production and trade, 1 Apparent consump- Ratio of imports to Major producer Production Exports Imports tion consumption Percent 1,7.1 Million dollars 2,4.8 2,7.7 1,0.0 United States 1.2 Japan 8,4.2 2,4.8 8.9 6,0.2 1.5 West Germany 4,7.8 2,1.7 5.7 3,1.8 1.5 Canada 1,2.0 7.1 1,8.0 2,2.9 7.8 Italy 2,2.1 5.6 5.3 2,1.9 2.7 France 2,1.6 1,1.1 6.4 1,6.8 3.7 United Kingdom 9.1 4.6 9.4 1,5.0 6.8 Belgium 1,0 .4 6.7 4.9 8.6 5.1 Korea 2.0 1.5 2.9 5.4 5.9 All other 9,1.7 6.1 8.8 9,3.4 8.9 Total 4,0.0 1,2.0 8,8.0 4,6.0 2.7 ' Estimates exclude nonmarket eco