1983: Aerospace

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Global aerospace sales were expected to pass $100 billion for the first time in 1983, with the United States accounting for about 70 percent of the industry's total output. U.S. aerospace firms were buoyed by expanding activity in the defense and space sectors, but sales of civil aircraft remained... ...