APPENDIX A COUNTRY DATA 1. Profile: -Population: 5.4 million -Population Growth Rate: 2.7% -Religions: Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Druze -Government: Parliamentary Democracy -Languages: Hebrew, Arabic, English widely spoken -Work Week: Sunday - Friday morning 2. Domestic Economy (USD millions except where noted): 1992 1993 1994(est) 1995(est) -GDP (current dollars) 63,962.4 73,544.48 85,716.09 98,000.00 -GDP real growth rate (%) 6.7% 3.4% 5.0% 5.0% -GDP per capita (a)(b) $11,993 13,820 15,727 17,800.00 -Government spending 52.4% 51.0% 49.0% 49.0% (as % of GDP) -Inflation (%) 9.4% 11.2% 10-12% 12.0% -Unemployment (%) 11.2% 10.0% 8.0% 7.5% -Foreign Exchange Reserves $5.67b 6.73b n/a n/a -Average Exchange Rate 2.5 2.83 3.1 3.3 (for USD 1.00) -Foreign Debt 34,127 35,972 n/a n/a -Debt Service Ratio* 31.0% 29.0% n/a n/a -U.S. Economic/ 1.2 econ 1.2 econ 1.2 econ 1.2 econ Military Assistance 1.8 mil 1.8 mil 1.8 mil 1.8 mil *Ratio of principal/interest payments on foreign debt to foreign income. 3. Trade (USD millions except where noted): -Total Israeli Exports 20,779 22,143 25,000 27,000 -Total Israeli Imports 27,446 30,263 33,500 36,850 -U.S. Export $3.2b 3.6b 2.3b(c) n/a -U.S. Imports $4.0b 4.6b 2.4b(c) n/a -U.S. Share of Israel's 17.0% 17.8% 19.0% 20.0% Imports Imports of Manufactured Goods: (HS Chapters 28-40,42,46,48-97,less 71) 1993 1994 1995 est. est. -Total (from World) 13,266 14,593 16,052 -From the U.S. 2,991 3,260 3,619 -U.S. Share of Manufactured Imports (%) 22.5 22.5 22.5 -Manufactured Goods Trade Balance with U.S. (379) - - -(Exports of Israeli Manufactured goods to U.S.) 2,612 - - -Projected Average Annual Growth Rate from World through 1996: 10% -Projected Average Annual Growth Rate from U.S. through 1996: 10% Imports of Agricultural Goods: (HS Chapters 1-24) 1993 1994 1995 est. est. -Total (from World) 1,433 1,576 1,734 -From the U.S. 427 468 517 -U.S. Share of Agricultural Imports (%) 29.8 29.7 29.8 -Agricultural Goods Trade Balance with U.S. (343) - - Israel's Trade Balance with Four Leading Partners in 1993: Country Imports Exports Balance U.S. 3,643 4,622 979 Germany 2,133 787 (1,346) U.K. 1,774 816 ( 958) Japan 1,048 769 ( 279) Principal U.S. Exports: 84.71 Computers 85.42 Integrated Circuits 88.03 Aircraft Parts 10.01 Wheat 87.03 Automobiles Principal U.S. Imports: 71.02 Diamonds 71.13 Jewellery 85.42 Integrated Circuits 84.42 Printing Machinery 85.25 Telecommunications Equipment 4. Investment: There are no direct foreign investment figures available which are tied directly to country of origin or to industry sector destination. Nor are there reliable figures available on foreign direct investments by U.S. companies or by other nations' companies. (See "VII. Investment Climate".) ___________________ b=billion n/a = not available (a) differences in exchange and inflation rates may distort figures converted into dollars (b) in thousands of U.S. dollars (c) January - May, 1994 Sources: Central Bureau of Statistics, Bank of Israel, International Monetary Fund