Table 6-8 |
Domestic use of high-technology goods, by selected regions/countries/economies: Selected years, 1995–2005 |
(Billions of constant 2000 dollars) |
|
Region/country/economy |
|
1995 |
|
1997 |
|
1999 |
|
2001 |
|
2003 |
|
2005 |
|
All countries |
|
1,565 |
|
1,904 |
|
2,245 |
|
2,524 |
|
2,819 |
|
3,533 |
United States |
|
346 |
|
458 |
|
649 |
|
781 |
|
867 |
|
1,074 |
European Union |
|
429 |
|
488 |
|
561 |
|
617 |
|
649 |
|
747 |
Asia |
|
604 |
|
736 |
|
771 |
|
853 |
|
1,039 |
|
1,426 |
China |
|
76 |
|
111 |
|
148 |
|
212 |
|
385 |
|
709 |
Japan |
|
357 |
|
421 |
|
401 |
|
399 |
|
395 |
|
432 |
South Korea |
|
45 |
|
55 |
|
71 |
|
97 |
|
103 |
|
127 |
Taiwan |
|
42 |
|
49 |
|
68 |
|
57 |
|
66 |
|
74 |
All others |
|
185 |
|
221 |
|
264 |
|
273 |
|
263 |
|
285 |
|
NOTES: Domestic use is sum of domestic production and imports minus exports. High-technology manufacturing industries classified by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and include aerospace, communications equipment, office machinery and computers, pharmaceuticals, and scientific instruments. European Union excludes Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, and Slovenia. Asia includes China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. China includes Hong Kong.
SOURCE: Global Insight, Inc., World Industry Service database, special tabulations (15 April 2007). Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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