Word: shrunk
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Japanese gains have been greatest in the U.S., the world's richest market. Ten years ago, West Germany shipped 30% of all foreign electrical goods sold in the U.S., Japan very little. Today, the Japanese share has climbed to about half, while the West German share has shrunk to 6%-and even that 6% is being threatened. Japanese firms, having nearly taken over the U.S. market for foreign-made radios, TV sets and tape recorders, are beginning to challenge the traditional German dominance in heavy electrical machinery as well. Volkswagen remains the most popular imported...