It should also be stated that, although there has been a sizeable shake-up of domestically-owned industry in the new free-trade environment, much of domestically-owned industry has been radically modernised and put on a sound, efficient footing.
US Direct Investment Abroad: Irish Percentage Share of EU Total 1994  1995  1996  1997  1998  8.4  2.9  10.9  15.0  7.0  Chemicals  6.9  2.4  13.0  17.3  15.4  Electrical & Electronics  7.6  5.4  18.0  33.2  39.2  Manufacturing of which:  Source: US Department of Commerce.