Let's look at the economic picture!
|
Gross Domestic Product (1997 est.) |
Gross Domestic Product (1998 est.) |
| USA................................~ $8,083,000,000,000 | USA................................~ $8,511,000,000,000 |
| JAPAN..........................~ $3,080,000,000,000 | JAPAN..........................~ $2,903,000,000,000 |
| GERMANY..................~ $1,740,000,000,000 | GERMANY..................~ $1,813,000,000,000 |
| ITALY........................~ $1,240,000,000,000 | ITALY........................~ $1,181,000,000,000 |
| SOVIET UNION...........~ $692,000,000,000 | SOVIET UNION...........~ $593,400,000,000 |
| PHILIPPINES.............~ $244,000,000,000 | PHILIPPINES.............~ $270,500,000,000 |
|
Gross Domestic Product (per capita) 1997 est. |
Gross Domestic Product (per capita) 1998 est. |
| USA....................................~ $30,200 | USA....................................~ $31,500 |
| JAPAN..............................~ $24,500 | JAPAN..............................~ $23,100 |
| GERMANY.....................~ $20,800 | GERMANY.....................~ $22,100 |
|
ITALY.........................~ $21,500 |
ITALY.........................~ $20,800 |
| SOVIET UNION.........~ $4,700 | SOVIET UNION.........~ $4,000 |
| PHILIPPINES.........~ $3,200 | PHILIPPINES.........~ $3,500 |
The Top 800 International Companies doing business in the United States
- combined market value ~ $11,400,000,000,000 (est 1998 figures)
- combined market value ~ $??,400,000,000,000 (est 1999 figures)
Of The Top 800 International Companies
Japan (1998 est) 279 companies.....~ $3,460,735,000,000
(1999 est) 259 companies ....~ $2,940,004,000,000
Germany ( 1998 est) 58 companies......~ $1,021,919,000,000
(1999 est) 60 companies.......~ $1,153,334,000,000
Italy ( 1998 est) 22 companies......~ $251,092,000,000
(1999 est) 25 companies..........~ $279,803,000,000
Soviet Union ( 1998 est) 4 companies.....~$ 41,289,000,000
(1999 est) 4 companies.........~ $37,919,000,000
Philippines (1998 est) 0 companies ...... ~ $0
(1999 est) 0 companies .................... ~ $0
Of the 100 largest foreign investments in the US
Japan............1997 est - 13 companies - ~ $91,508,000,000
1998 est - 13 companies - ~ $103,535,000,000
1999 est - 12 companies - ~ $92,143,000,000
Germany......1997 est - 16 companies - ~ $85,898,000,000
1998 est - 19 companies - ~ $113,237,000,000
1999 est - 18 companies - ~ $197,420,000,000
Italy......... 1997 est - 1 company - ~ $2,230,000,000
1998 est - 2 companies - ~ $5,490,000,000
1999 est - 1 company - ~ $3,087,000,000
Soviet Union 1997 est - 0 companies - ~$0
1998 est - 0 companies - ~$0
1999 est - 0 companies - ~$0
Philippines 1997 est - 0 companies - ~$0
1998 est - 0 companies - ~$0
1999 est - 0 companies - ~$0
Updated a few years ago, and I suppose I could update it, but... you get the idea!