APPENDICES

Appendix A. COUNTRY DATA

1. Profile:

- Population: 5,080,100
- Population growth rate (percent): 0.5
- Religion(s): Lutheran 86.7, Orthodox 1.0, no denomination 11.2,
  other 1.1
- Government system: Republic
- Language(s): Finnish, Swedish
- Work week: 40.2 (employed full time); 36.6 (full time and part
 time employees).


2. Domestic economy (USD millions, except as noted):

                                   1993      1994      1995

- GDP                               82,435   84,084    88,288
- GDP growth rate 1995
  (percent)       5 %
- GDP per capita                    16,270   16,595    17,424
- Government spending as
  percent of GDP                      63.1     62.0
59.5
- Inflation (percent)                  2.2      1.0
2.0
- Unemployment (percent)              17.9     18.5
17.0
- Foreign exchange reserves          5,819    6,200     6,200
- Average exchange rate for
  USD 1.00                           5.719    5.500     5.500

- Foreign debt (net)                 48,425  46,500    44,000
- Debt service ratio (ratio of
  principal and interest payments
  on foreign debt to foreign income)  13.5     13.5      10.0
- U.S. economic/military assistance
  (if applicable)                      N/A

Note: Exchange rates used:
- 1993 - 1US$ = FIM 5.719
- 1994 - 1US$ = FIM 5.500 *
- 1995 - 1US$ = FIM 5.500 *
* Projected
Sources: Central Statistical Office of Finland, Ministry of
Finance, Confederation of Finnish Industry and Employers (TT).






3. Trade (USD millions)

                                   1993      1994      1995 (e)

Total country exports              23,528    26,234    28,333
Total country imports              18,039    18,886    20,624

U.S. exports                        1,837     2,204     2,649
U.S. imports                        1,312     1,374     1,500
U.S. share of host-country            7.3       7.3
7.3
imports (percent)

Imports of manufactured goods
- Total (from world)               13,310    13,909    15,856
- From the U.S.                     1,078     1,127     1,285
- U.S. share of manufactured
  imports                              8.1      8.1
8.1
- Manufactured goods trade balance
  with U.S.                          +613      +818
+874
- Projected average annual growth
  rate from world through 1996  9.5%
  (percent)
- Projected average annual growth rate
  from U.S. through 1996 (percent)  11.0%

Imports of agricultural goods
- Total (from world)                1,229     1,290
1,355
- From the U.S.                        98       103
108
- U.S. share of agricultural imports
  (percent)                           8.0       8.0       8.0
- Agricultural goods trade balance
  with U.S.                           +17       +25       +30

- Trade balance with three leading partners in 1993 (USD
  millions):

Germany +126.0; Sweden +756.1; United Kingdom +849.8


- Principal U.S. exports (1993):
HS
84.71    - Automatic data processing machines and units thereof
          (includes computers, peripherals and software)
85.00    - Electric machinery and equipment and parts thereof
90.00    - Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring,
           checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments
               and apparatus
29.00    - Organic chemicals
88.02-03 - Aircraft and parts

- Principal U.S. imports (1993):
HS
48.00    - Paper and paperboard
72.08    - Ferrous and non-ferrous metals
84.39    - Paper industry machinery
85.00    - Electrical machinery
89.00    - Ships and boats

Sources: Board of Customs, Bureau of Statistics, Confederation of
Finnish Industry and Employers (TT), Ministry of Finance.