Determining the Structure of the United States Marine Instrumentation Industry and Its Position in the World Industry

摘要

The report reviews the current literature on international trade and competitiveness, as well as trade and scientific journals relevant to the industry. The results of a series of interviews with representatives of the industry and responsible government agencies are presented and industry and government data on R&D and output have been collected and analyzed together with other indicators of industrial performance. On the basis of these sources, the structure of the industry and its markets is characterized and the importance of marine electronic instrumentation in international high technology trade is established.