Selv om Japan har forøget sin relative an del med 2,3 procentpoints siden 1973, har EF alligevel klaret sig godt, idet det har forøget sin andel, der allerede var meget høj, med 1,8 procentpoints, hvorimod USA's andel praktisk taget er forblevet uændret.
Moreover, although Japan has increased its relative share by 2.3 points since 1973, the Community has also fared well by increasing its own, already very high, level by 1.8 points while the United States' share has remained virtually unchanged.