H. whereas Russia's increase in export duties on copper from 0% to 10% and on nickel from 5% to 10% since December 2010, together with the high export duties on timber, have imposed export restrictions on vital raw materials for European industries, primarily the steel sector and the forestry industry;

Our industry is less an exporter of jobs to other countries.

G. whereas in 2006 the automotive industry in the EU exported about 20% of the motor vehicles produced by it and in 2004 exports of motor vehicles and of parts and accessories for motor vehicles accounted for 8,7% and 2,8% respectively of the EU's industrial exports, an indication of how particularly sensitive to export conditions the automotive industry is, and whereas in 2004 the extra-EU trade surplus in respect of transport equipment was valued at EUR 60,2 billion; whereas the EU's global pre-eminence is due, in particular, to the fact that it is the world's largest producer of cars and the second largest producer of lorries, and a ...[+++]lso to the size and degree of consolidation of the internal market, the growing internationalisation of the motor vehicle sector, the reputation of European brands and the quality of European services, the strong export position which European manufacturers have managed to achieve and their substantial presence on markets with high growth potential,

G. whereas in 2006 the automotive industry in the EU exported about 20% of the motor vehicles produced by it and in 2004 exports of motor vehicles and of parts and accessories for motor vehicles accounted for 8,7% and 2,8% respectively of the EU's industrial exports, an indication of how particularly sensitive to export conditions the automotive industry is, and whereas in 2004 the extra-EU trade surplus in respect of transport equipment was valued at EUR 60,2 billion; whereas the EU's global pre-eminence is due, in particular, to the fact that it is the world's largest producer of cars and the second largest producer of lorries, and a ...[+++]lso to the size and degree of consolidation of the internal market, the growing internationalisation of the motor vehicle sector, the reputation of European brands and the quality of European services, the strong export position which European manufacturers have managed to achieve and their substantial presence on markets with high growth potential,

The industry currently exports over $2.5 billion in apparel per year to the United States alone.

From 1998 on, the European market has fully absorbed EU steel production, with the industry exporting its high-quality products world-wide.