Table 6-15
U.S. royalties and fees generated from trade in manufacturing know-how between unaffiliated companies, by share of selected region/country/economy: 1995 and 2005
(Percent distribution)
 
    Receipts   Payments
Region/country/economy   1995   2005   1995   2005
 
All royalties and fees ($billions)    3.5    6.6    0.9    2.7
All royalties and fees   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0
Asia   69.0   69.8   34.7   15.6
China   1.5   3.0   D   0.8
Japan   44.1   38.9   32.4   14.0
South Korea   17.3   18.8   D   0.3
Taiwan   2.3   6.1   0.0   D
EU   21.5   20.2   48.6   60.9
France   2.4   2.3   12.8   19.1
Germany   4.9   5.8   11.6   7.9
United Kingdom   3.3   3.4   13.3   10.4
Other   9.5   10.0   16.6   23.5
 

D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information

EU = European Union

NOTES: Industrial processes (or manufacturing know-how) include patents and other proprietary inventions and technology. Affiliate refers to business enterprise located in one country directly or indirectly owned or controlled by entity in another country. Controlling interest must equal ≥10% of voting stock or equivalent. Asia includes China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and other unspecified Asian countries. China includes Hong Kong. Percents may not add to total because of rounding.

SOURCES: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Survey of Current Business 86(10):50–54 (2006). See appendix tables 6-23 and 6-24.

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