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ared. more recent trend is an increase in imports of gearing by foreign-owned .. assembly plants from their parent companies.

The increase in imports of automotive parts is most notable, although at least one firm has begun replacing imports with

.. production. During 1-8, Canada, Japan, France, and West Germany were the principal foreign suppliers of gears and gearing (table

6-. These four nations accounted for approximately 7 percent of total .. imports in 1. During 1-8, Canada' dominance declined

from 5 percent to 2 percent primarily because .. producers are scaling back their Canadian operations and increasing their ties with Europe and Japan. In 1, Japan became the leading foreign supplier of gears and gear products, accounting for 2 percent of total .. imports. .. imports from Japan and Canada consisted principally of motor vehicle gearing. Data gathered from .. producers and .. importers in response to the Commission' questionnaires indicated that .. imports of gear products as the result of offset agreements were minimal; 1 only one firm reported direct imports. However, data gathered from the Commission' questionnaires, showing lost sales reported by 1 .. gear producers as the result of offset obligations undertaken by .. prime contractors during ' See . 4-1 for discussion of offset agreements. Table 6-1 Gears and gearing: .. Imports, by principal sources, 1-8 Item 1 1 1 1 1 Change, 1 over 1 Percent Million dollars Japan 3.1 3.1 4.2 6.1 7.2 1.6 Canada 9.3 8.1 7.3 7.2 6.1 -2.4 France 7.4 1.0 2.4 2.0 3.3 3.4 West Germany 9 .3 1.3 1.0 2.3 2.1 2.5 United Kingdom 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 7.7 AU other 1.0 2.7 3.9 4.6 4.0 1.2 Total 1,7.1 1,8.4 2,1.0 2,4.3 2,7.7 5.4 Source: Complied from official statistics of the .. Department of Commerce 6-1 1-8, are presented in the following tabulation (in millions of dollars): Year Lost sales 1 6.6 1 7.6 1 9.1 1 1.1 1 1.2 1 2.4 Total 6.0 Commission st