EU-25:
Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
United Kingdom. The 10 additional countries joined
the European Union on May 1st 2004.
EU-15:
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.
US
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Percent Change From Preceding Period
in Real Gross Domestic Product, 2002-2004. <http://www.bea.gov/bea/dn/dpga.txt>.
*Note:
Figures received in euros from the Trade Directorate General and EUROSTAT
were converted into dollars with the average exchange rate (euro-dollar) for
the year 2003, or 1 euro = 1.117883 USD. Source: European Commission. Budget
Directorate General. Infor Euro <http://europa.eu.int/comm/budget/inforeuro/index.cfm?Language=en>.
*Note:
Figures received in euros from the Trade Directorate General and EUROSTAT
were converted into dollars with the average exchange rate (euro-dollar) for
the year 2003, or 1 euro = 1.117883 USD. Source: European Commission. Budget
Directorate General. Infor Euro <http://europa.eu.int/comm/budget/inforeuro/index.cfm?Language=en>.
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
1. Foreign Direct Investment in the
US1
USD
millions
% of US total
(2003 historical cost basis)
US total
1,378,001
EU-15
855,669
62.1
of which
U.K.
230,374
16.7
Netherlands
146,117
10.6
Germany
148,774
10.8
France
143,341
10.4
Canada
105,255
7.6
Japan
159,258
11.6
Switzerland
112,856
8.2
2. US Foreign Direct Investment
Abroad 2
USD
millions
% of
US total
(2003 historical cost basis)
US total
1,788,911
EU-15
844,698
47.2
of which
U.K.
272,640
15.2
Netherlands
178,933
10
Germany
80,163
4.5
France
47,914
2.7
Canada
192,409
10.8
Japan
73,435
4.1
Switzerland
86,435
4.8
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
1. Foreign Acquisitions of US Companies in the US 3
Number of cross-border deals: 1,035. Value: 62,182.4
USD millions.
Top acquirers: Ranking Value Inc. Net Debt of Target (USD
millions)
Canada
20,093.7
276 deals
Australia
10,315.2
36 deals
US
9,862.2
292 deals
Germany
4,454.2
34 deals
Israel
3,821.9
12 deals
United Kingdom
3,311.5
119 deals
Switzerland
3,139.5
15 deals
Japan
258.9
26 deals
2. Foreign Acquisitions in EU25 3
Number of cross-border deals: 1,045. Value: 100,469.9
USD millions.
Top non-EU25 acquirers: Ranking Value Inc. Net Debt of
Target (USD millions)
US
68,251.6
573 deals
Canada
17,035.4
65 deals
Switzerland
3,056.3
95 deals
Australia
3,055.6
34 deals
Norway
1,644.8
44 deals
Russian Fed.
1,116.2
23 deals
Israel
1,092.8
16 deals
Singapore
948.5
15 deals
Japan
514.4
15 deals
3. Foreign Acquisitions in EU15 3
Number of cross-border deals: 980. Value: 98,621.0 USD
millions.
Top non-EU15 acquirers: Ranking Value Inc. Net Debt of
Target (USD millions)
(USD trillions, at current prices and exchange rate)
Total Imports 1
1,046.7*
1,673.8*
155.5*
1,683.9*
72.1*
3,386.0*
397.7*
(USD billions)
Total Exports 1
980.6*
1,740.9*
163.8*
1,105.7*
106.9*
3,056.6*
460.4*
(USD billions)
EU 25 Imports 1
-
-
125.4*
200.6*
28.9*
631.2*
73.2*
(USD billions)
EU25 Exports 1
-
-
112.9*
292.8*
17.4*
547.2*
43.9*
(USD billions)
Imports share of EU25 Total 1
-
-
12.0%
20.6%
3.0%
64.7%
7.5%
Exports Share of EU25 total 1
-
-
11.5%
31.0%
1.8%
58.0%
4.7%
US Imports 2
253.0
244.8
16.4
362.2
21.4
814.0
81.9
(USD billions)
US Exports 2
154.1
150.6
10.4
266.9
14.5
469.6
45.3
(USD billions)
EFTA: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland.
NAFTA:
Canada, Mexico, USA.
MERCOSUR: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay.
APEC: Australia,
Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea,
Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Russia,
Singapore,
Taiwan, Thailand, USA, Vietnam.
ASEAN: Brunei,
Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore,
Thailand,
Vietnam.
*Note:
Figures received in euros from the Trade Directorate General and EUROSTAT
were converted into dollars with the average exchange rate (euro-dollar) for
the year 2003, or 1 euro = 1.117883 USD. Source: European Commission. Budget
Directorate General. Infor Euro <http://europa.eu.int/comm/budget/inforeuro/index.cfm?Language=en>.
US ITC (International Trade Commission).US Trade Balance, by Partner Country 2003 in
Descending Order of Trade Turnover (Imports Plus Exports). (http://dataweb.usitc.gov/scripts/cy_m3_run.asp).
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