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industrial gearing accounted for approximately half of production. West Germany is also leader in marine gearing, especially for diesel engines, and significant number of firms produce for this market. The West German gear industry serves domestic market estimated at $3.2 billion, and exports about half of its production, or $2.2 billion. Imports totaled $5.7 million, accounting for about 1 percent of domestic consumption, about the same percent as in the United States, and were primarily from France, Italy, and other EC countries (. 5-. Other important EC suppliers had aggregate shipments of $6.4 billion and employed an estimated 3,5 persons. Italy, France, Belgium, and the United Kingdom are all highly industrialized, technologically advanced countries with significant gear producing industries. All four countries are involved in the vehicle and industrial gearing sectors. France, the United Kingdom, and Belgium also produce aerospace and marine gearing. The majority of firms in each country are described as small-to medium-sized firms, operating as subsidiaries of multinational producers, as captive suppliers to the vehicle or aerospace sectors, or as independents operating in niche markets (pp. 5-8 through 5-. Other suppliers include Canada, Korea, Taiwan, Mexico, and some of the newly industrialized countries. The gear and gear products industry in Canada is closely integrated with .. vehicle producers; the gear industry in Korea is also highly dependent on vehicle producers, both domestic and Japanese. Taiwan has designated its gear industry as "strategic industry" permitting it to have preferential treatment. Major gear producers in Mexico and Brazil produce primarily for domestic consumption. China has an almost unlimited supply of low-cost labor and the potential to become major supplier in the future and Singapore is focal point for transshipments among other Asian countries (pp. 5-2 through 5-2 and app. ). III. Asses