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Offsets in Defense Trade
Seventh Study

Conducted Under Section 309
of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended

Prepared by U.S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of Industry and Security

July 2003


Table of Contents

 

Executive Summary
1. Background
Legislation and Regulations
The Official U.S. Government Policy
Offsets Terminology
Countries and Regions
Scope of Report
2. Statistical Overview
General Overview
Types of Offset Transactions
Offset Transaction Categories
Industry Classification - SIC Codes
Countries and Regions
3. Impact of Offsets on the U.S. Defense Industrial Base
Defense Preparedness
Employment
4. Offset Agreements Activity, 1993-2000
Overview
Offsets Concentration
Regional Distributions
Europe vs. All Other Countries
Are Offset Demands Increasing?
5. Offset Transaction Activity, 1993-2000
Overview
Regional Distributions
Offset Transactions by Type
Offset Transactions by Category
Offset Transactions by Category and Type
Offsets by Recipients
Offset Transactions by Industrial Sector
6. Aerospace Offset Issues
Importance of Export Markets
Trends in Aerospace
Aerospace Offsets
7. Other U.S. Government Offset Activities
8. Conclusions
The Appendicies are available in both a pdf and WordPerfect format
pdf
WordPerfect
Appendix A: Section 309 of the Defense Production Act
Appendix B: Department of Commerce Rulese Regarding Reporting of Offset Activity
Appendix C: Defense Offsets Disclosure Act of 1999
Appendix D: Offset Transactions by Economic Sector (Excel file)
Appendix E: Country Offset Policies
Appendix F: Glossary and Offset Example
Appendix G: Partial List of U.S. Government Offset Reports
Pub. List List of other Publications

 

Tables
Table 2-1: General Summary of Offsets Activity
Table 2-2: Offset Transactions by Type
Table 2-3: Offset Transactions by Category and Type
Table 2-4: Listing of Offset Transactions by Major Industrial Sector and Offset Type
Table 2-5: Countries with Offset Agreements and Transactions By Region
Table 4-1: Offset Requirements: Europe vs. Rest of World
Table 5-1: Offset Transactions Analysis
Table 5-2: Offset Transactions by Leading Countries
Table 5-3: Regional Offset Transactions
Table 5-4: Offset Transactions by Major Industrial Sectors
Table 6-1: Importance of Defense Aircraft Exports
Charts
Chart 4-1: Reported Export Contracts and Offset Agreements Annually, 1993-2000 (in $ billions)
Chart 4-2: Regional Totals of Export Contracts and Offset Agreements,
1993-2000 (in $ billions)
Chart 4-3: Percentage Offsets for Europe vs. Rest of World (3-year Weighted Moving Average, 1993-2000)
Chart 5-1: Regional Totals of Offset Transactions, 1993-2000 (in $ billions)
Chart 5-2: Direct, Indirect, and Unspecified Offset Transactions,
1993-2000 (in $ millions)
Chart 5-3: Offset Transactions by Category, 1993-2000 (in $ millions)
Chart 5-4: Percentage of Total Annual Offset Transactions Accounted for by Top Three Transaction Categories, 1993-2000
Chart 5-5: Direct Offset Transactions by Category, 1993-2000
Chart 5-6: Indirect Offset Transactions by Category, 1993-2000
Chart 5-7: Top Offset Transaction Recipients by Share of Total Value, 1993-2000 (in increments of 100 recipients)
Chart 5-8: Offset Transactions by Industry and Type for Top 12 Sectors, 1993-2000 (in $billions)
Chart 6-1: International Trade in Aircraft, Aircraft Engines, and Parts, 1993-2000 (in $ billions)

 

                          

 
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