１．JAPAN : A Top export market for the U.S.
Rank of U.S. export countries
Rank
1998
2000
（１）Largest export market outside NAFTA : 54.4 billion $
☆Japan is the largest export market outside NAFTA (Canada, Mexico).
☆2004 Exports to Japan were valued at 54.4 billion dollars (6.7% share).
Canada
23.1%
Export value of selected countries
2002
2004
1
2
3
Canada
Mexico
Japan
Canada
Mexico
Japan
Canada
Mexico
Japan
Canada
Mexico
Japan
4
5
UK
Germany
UK
Germany
UK
Germany
UK
China
56
U.S. Exports to JAPAN
A Growing Market
(in millions of dollars)
Value
189,101.3
110,775.3
35,959.8
34,721.0
% Share
23.1%
13.5%
6 .7 %
4.4%
4.2%
Total
817,935.8
100.0%
54,400.2
54.4
54
Others
48.0%
Mexico
13.5%
Japan
China United 6.7%
Kingdom
4.2%
4.4%
(in billions of dollars)
1
2
3
4
5
Country
Canada
Mexico
Japan
UK
China
52
52.0
51.4
50
48
2002
（２）Important high-tech market
A erospace
C ountry
1 France
2 Japan
3 UK
4 C anada
5 Singapore
TO TA L
Others
57.2% O thers
57.2%
(in m illions of dollars)
V alue
% S hare
5,982.6
11.0%
5,872.4
10.8%
4,752.0
8.7%
3,345.0
6.2%
3,298.8
6.1%
54,377.3
100.0%
France
11.0% France
11.
0%
Japan
10.8% Japan
10.8%
UK
8.7%
UK
8.7%
Canada
6.2% C anada
6.2%
Singapore
6.1%S ingapore
2003
2004
（３）Largest agricultural market
Life Science
(in m illions of dollars)
C ountry
V alue
% S hare
1 Japan
2,070.3
14.3%
2 G erm any
1,638.0
11.3%
3 C anada
1,312.0
9.0%
4 N etherlands
993.6
6.8%
5 UK
953.0
6.6%
TO TA L
14,515.9
100.0%
A gricultural& Livestock P roducts
C ountry
V alue
% S hare
1 Japan
14.4%
4,911.3
2 C hina
12.9%
4,408.8
3 C anada
12.1%
4,150.8
4 M exico
11.1%
3,806.3
5 K orea
4.6%
1,559.4
100.0%
Total
34,191.8
Japan
14.4%
Japan
14.3%
G erm any
11.3%
O thers
52.0%
C anada
9.0%
UK
6.6%
N etherlands
6.8%
In millions of dollars
China
12.9%
Others
44.9%
Japan
14.4%
C
1
Canada
12.1%
O thers
44.9%
Korea
4.6%
Mexico
11.1%
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２．JAPAN : A Top Creator of American Jobs
（１）Japan’s Direct Investment to the U.S. ： 177 billion dollars
☆ Japan is the second largest foreign investor in the U.S. after the UK.
☆ Japan’s direct investment in 2004 was valued at 177 billion dollars (11.6% share).
United
Kingdom
16.5%
Rank of Foreigners' Direct Investment in U.S. bonds
Rank
2001
2002
2003
2004
1
UK
UK
UK
UK
2
Germany
J a pa n
J a pa n
J a pa n
3
France
Netherlands
Germany
Netherlands
4
J a pa n
France
Netherlands
Germany
5
Netherlands
Germany
France
France
6
Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland
Canada
7
Luxembourg
Canada
Luxembourg
Switzerland
Others
31.8%
Japan
11.6%
1,526
billions
dollars
Netherlands
11.0%
Canada
8.8%
France
9.7%
Germany
10.7%
（２）The number of employees in U.S. hired by Japanese companies ： 599 thousand
☆ Japan is the third largest job creator after the U.K (996 thousand) and Germany (674 thousand).
☆ Japanese companies created 599 thousands jobs in 2003 ( 11.4% share of foreign companies).
The number of employees by foreign companies
(in ten thousands)
Country
Ｎｕｍｂｅｒ
% Share
1
UK
99.6
19.0%
2
Germany
67.4
12.8%
3
Japan
59.9
11.4%
4 Netherlands
50.3
9.6%
5
France
45.2
8.6%
6 Switzerland
43.1
8.2%
Total
525.3
100.0%
others
30%
UK
19%
Germany
13%
Switzerland
8%
France
9%
Netherlands
Japan
11%
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