In other words, each unit of demand that arose in the transport equipment industry both directly and indirectly generated domestic demand that was 2.82 times that amount. This figure illustrates the breadth and magnitude of the transport equipment industry, given that the average production spillover effect for all industries only has a factor of 1.93.
Together with the fact that in fiscal 2010 exports in this sector accounted for 21.6 percent of Japan’s total exports on a customs clearance basis, this implies that automobile-related industries are indeed the main engine of Japan’s economy.