Boeing.com states on the 787 Program Fact Sheet ...
US and non-US content on the 787
Roughly 75 percent US
Roughly 25 percent non-US
I've wondered about the definition of 'content'.
Who cares where the parts are built?
Follow the money. The name of the game is large scale system integration.
Agreed. Its a troubling claim. And its not all about money. Its about fabrication capability, of making sure an aeronautical production infrastructure doesn't wither away.
Boeing's "Integration" as a strategy is a last gasp to keep the COMPANY in business, but for the COUNTRY, it may presage keeping only some minimal capability.