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6 (2. (5. (3. Exports/shipments (percent): For gears used In- Motor vehicles 1,1 1.4 1.9 1.2 1.7 - industrial products

8,6 9.4 8.9 9.5 9.9 3.0 Aerospace products 1,1 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.5 6.4 Marine products 2.8 3.2 3.8 4.1

4.7 1.4 Total 1.2 1.9 1.7 1,3 1.4 0.4 Import penetration (percent): For gears used In- Motor vehicles 1.6 1.0

1.2 1.2 1.8 3.5 Industrial products 1,1 1.8 2.9 2.7 2.1 1.7 Aerospace products 3,4 4.4 4.7 5.0 5.9 1.1

Marine products 2.4 3.2 3.8 3.8 4.4 1.5 Total 1,5 1.7 1.0 1.3 1.2 5.9 ' Compiled from data submitted In response to questionnaires of the .. International Trade Commission. 2 Not available 3 Less than 0.0 percent. Less than $5,0. Source: Estimated by the staff of the .. International Trade Commission, except as noted. The .. market for gears and gear products grew by nearly 2 percent during 1-8, and accounted for more than one-third of global consumption. The .. market for gears and gear products is the largest in the world and during 1-8 rose 2 percent, from $1.0 billion to $1.1 billion. .. imports grew from $1.7 billion to $2.7 billion, or by 5 percent, during 1-8. Import penetration rose from 1 percent in 1 to 1 percent in 1 (. 6-1, table ). In 1, the .. market accounted for 3 percent of global consumption, which is estimated at $4.6 billion. Increased .. gear and gearing imports during 1-8, principally supplied by Canada, Japan, France, and West Germany, were attributable to three factors. .. imports increased during 1-8 principally because of ( .. original equipment manufacturers, as cost-lowering measure, bought less expensive gearing from foreign sources; ( major Western European and Japanese producers were successful in their concerted efforts to penetrate the .. market; and ( Japanese parts producers supplied the growing number of Japanese-owned auto manufacturers in the United States (. 6-. In the early 1s, flagging demand in home markets and the strong dolla