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francs, or only 8 percent Major foreign markets include the EC and Scandinavian countries. Research and development & is done mainly on cooperative basis, although gear production benefits from proprietary research conducted by large multinational firms in their home countries. Topics include different manufacturing technologies, such as machining, foundry, and robotics. This cooperative research is funded on 5/5 basis by the industry association, Fabrimetal, and the Belgian Govenunent 8 Employment and training The Belgian gear industry employs approximately 5,5 people, most of whom are in the automotive sector. Hourly compensation costs for production workers in industrial and commercial machinery manufacturing (SIC rose 1 percent during 1-8, from 5.5 Belgian francs in 1 to 5.3 Belgian francs in 1. In dollars, hourly compensation costs grew nearly 7 percent, from $9.0 in 1 to $1.7 in 1. 8 Most workers in the gear industry are unionized. According to industry officials, the union restricts employers' flexibility in the areas of layoffs and the number of hours worked. (") USITC staff interviews with gear industry officials, BelgiusaNtaofvoermber 1 1not Yet available. Unpublished data from the .. Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 1. Table 8-1 Leading Belgian gear producers, by major sectors, 1 Company Vehicle Industrial Marine Aerospace ABT Asco Clark Components CMI Transmissions David Brown Sad Defawes Esco Transmissions Ford Tractor Hansen Transmissions int' Twin Disc Volvo Cars Watteeuw Source: Fabrimetal. 5-1 Table 5-1 Gears and gearing: Belgian shipments, exports, Imports, and apparent consumption, 1-8 Year Shipments Exports Imports Apparent consumption Ratio (percent) of imports to consumption Value (million dollars) 1 4.7 3.9 1.2 3.0 6.3 1 5.1 4.2 2.3 3.2 6.5 1 7.8 6.2 3.8 4.5 7.8 1 8.9 7.0 3.5 5.5 7.1 1 1,0.4 6.7 4.9 8.6 5.1 Value (million francs)