APPENDIX A - COUNTRY DATA

The following tables are a summary of key data on El Salvador:

I.  PROFILE
                               1993      1994      1995
                                            (Projected)
  Population (Million people)* 5.17      5.29      5.41

  Population growth rate:   2.04 percent
  Religion:  75 percent Roman Catholic
  Government system:  Republic
  Languages: -  Spanish
             -  English widely spoken among business community.
  Work week:  44 hours for industry, commerce and services 40 hours for
              government.

 * Source: 1992 Population Census.  Figure at mid year.

II. DOMESTIC ECONOMY**

a) Macroeconomic data
                             1993         1994      1995
                                                (Projected)
   (U.S.D. Million, except where noted)
GDP                          7,613.00  8,713.00  10,020.00
GDP growth rate (real)           5.00      5.50       6.00
GDP per capita (USD)         1,472.00  1,647.00   1,852.00
Gov't spending percent GDP      13.60     14.10      16.00
Inflation (percent)             12.10     10.00      10.00
Urban Unemployment (percent)     8.10 plus visible under- employment
of 3 to 7 percent
   in 1993
Foreign Exchange Reserves      667.00    804.00       n.d.
Average Exchange rate/USD        8.70      8.70       8.70
Foreign Debt                 1,985.10  2,292.20       n.d.
Debt Service Ratio (Principal + interest
on Foreign Income)              29.10     27.70       n.d.
U.S. Econ. Aid (Military
Assistance excluded,
  includes PL-480)             228.00    170.00         -

** Source: Banco Central de Reserva, Economic Studies Dept.  - 1993
preliminary figures; 1994 projections  from BCR's Monetary Program.  1995
Embassy projections.  Unemployment estimate based on Ministry of Planning
and Ministry of Agriculture sample surveys.

III. TRADE


                                1993      1994     1995
                                               (Projected)
   (U.S.D Million, except where noted)
Total Country Exports          731.70    797.10    950.00
Total Country Imports        1,912.20  2,067.00  2,200.00
U.S. Exports                   844.30    868.10    890.00
U.S. Imports                   218.60    279.00    355.00
U.S. Share of El Salvador
Imports (percentage)            44.10     42.00     37.30


a) Imports of Manufactured Goods       1993
                                  (USD Million)
TOTAL:                              1,246.00
From the U.S.                         704.00
U.S. share of manu. imports (percent)  56.00
Manuf. goods trade balance with U.S.  624.00
Projected average annual growth rate
from world through 1996 (percent)       8.00
Projected average annual growth rate
from the U.S. through 1996 (percent)    3.00


b) Imports of Agricultural Goods***

                                           1993
                                      (U.S.D Million)

TOTAL:                                    252.00
From the U.S.                             117.00
U.S. share of agr. imports (percentage)    46.40
Agric. goods trade balance with U.S.       23.00

*** Source: BCR Quarterly Magazine. BCR s Import/Export Report.  1994 BCR
Monetary Program for 1994 Projections.


c) Trade Balance with Three Leading Trading Partners

                      1993
                 (U.S.$ Million)

             Exports   Imports   Balance

U.S.A.        218.50    844.20    - 625.70
Guatemala     161.20    206.60    -  45.40
Costa Rica     66.10     68.90    -   2.80

d) Main U.S. Exports to El Salvador****

                                       1993
                                 (U.S.D Million)

  - Heavy transport/freight vehicles  53.86
  - Printing machines/office
    equipment/accessories             42.76
  - Basic oils from petroleum
    and bituminous substances         41.93
  - Passenger vehicles/parts          28.96
  - Spice essences and fruit/
    vegetable concentrates            28.05
  - Electricity generators parts      22.67
  - Cotton (raw)                      20.55

e) Main El Salvador Exports to the U.S.****

                                      1993
                                (U.S.D Million)

  - Coffee (green and other forms)   101.66
  - Sugar                             19.03
  - Apparel (selected)                18.85
  - Shrimp                            17.50
  - Yarns                              6.86
  - Sesame                             4.30

****  Source: Central Reserve Bank.  Figures might not match U.S. Department
of Commerce statistics due to slight variation in category products.