Offshoring/outsourcing abroad by technology level

The sourcing of intermediates abroad appears to be more important in higher-technology than in lowertechnology industries (higher-technology industries are defined as high- and medium-high-technology industries, ISIC Rev. 3: 24, 29-33, 35 lower-technology industries are defined as medium-low- and lowtechnology industries, ISIC Rev. 3: 15-23, 25-28, 34, 36-37). In most countries the offshoring indicator is higher for higher-technology industries than for lowertechnology industries, owing to the generally greater complexity of technology-intensive goods which typically require a broad range of inputs.