Part2 The Current Status of Science and Technologyin Japan and Other Nations
2.3 Trends Related to Research Performance
2.3.4 High-tech Industries
2.3.4.2 Trends in Export from and Import to Japan's High-tech Industry
The trend for Japan's high-tech industry shows that both
exports and imports increased slightly by value.It would appear that the high-tech
industry is much less affected by changes in the business cli-mate than the manufacturing
industry as a whole (Figure2-3-26) .
Figure2-3-26Trends in imports and exports,by value,for
Japan's general manufacturing industry,and the high-tech industry
