As described above, industry is increasingly dependent on inputs of raw material and intermediate goods, and is also crucially dependent on the business services industries that add value and help to design and market new goods and services.

Furthermore, if it becomes increasingly difficult to produce steel in Europe, industries depending on the same value chain will also close or invest elsewhere.

One out of four jobs in the private sector in the European Union is in manufacturing industry, and at least another one out of four is in associated services that depend on industry as a supplier or as a client.

Sectors such as construction, chemicals, automotive, aerospace, machinery and equipment sectors which provide a total value added of € 1 324 billion and employment for some 30 million people (annex 1) all depend on access to raw materials.

(53) Since the activity of the hematite pig iron industry is, to a large extent, determined by the level of activity of the car industry, the decrease in car sales during the investigation period may partly explain the lowering of the consumption of the product concerned.

Whereas the situation on the Community market in oils and fats of vegetable or marine origin is characterised by high demand and low overall production ; whereas Member States therefore depend to a large extent on the world market for supplies ; whereas this situation generally justifies the removal of the various import barriers and their replacement, except where certain olive oil products are concerned, by the Common Customs Tariff, which makes it easier for industries to obtain supplies by allowing raw materials to enter the Community duty free while duties on finished products serve to protect these industries and secure consumers ...[+++]' supplies at reasonable prices;