Part2 The Current Status of Science and Technologyin Japan and Other Nations
2.3 Trends Related to Research Performance
2.3.3 Technology Trade
2.3.3.2 Trends in the Technology Trade Balance
Japan's technology trade balance has been rising,while
that for the United States has been falling,with the result that the Statistics
Bureau's statistics for2001show Japan in the No.2ranking.The Balance of
Payments statistics,meanwhile,continue to show an excess of imports.Even here,however,the
trade balance is improving and showing signs of rolling over to an excess of
exports at any moment (Figure2-3-16) .Elsewhere,France
and the U.K.have moved into an excess of exports while Germany continues to show
an excess of imports.
For the technology trade balance between major selected countries,the
United States shows an increasingly strong excess of exports.In Japan,the Balance
of Payments statistics and the Statistics Bureau's statistics reveal conflicting
trends,with the former showing an excess of imports trend and the latter showing
an excess of exports trend (Table2-3-17) .
Figure2-3-16Trends in technology trade balance of selected
countries
Table2-3-17 Technology trade balance between selected countries
by counterpart