APPENDIX A --  COUNTRY DATA


The economic information which follows is derived from official Swiss
sources, and has been converted to U.S. dollars at the official annual
exchange rate (rates cited in Section 2, below).  All figures are expressed
in millions of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted.

1.  PROFILE

       Population:        6.9 million
       Population Growth: 2.0% per annum
       Religions:         Roman Catholic (49%); Protestant (48%); Jewish
                          (0.3%)
       Government:        Federal State
       Head of State:     7-member Federal Council
                          (collective); Current President: Otto Stich.
                          Federal elections every 4 years.
       Languages:         German (65%); French (18%); Italian (12%);
                          Romansch (1%); Other (4%)
       Work Week:         Monday-Friday; 8:30 am - 5:30 pm


2.  DOMESTIC ECONOMY (USD Millions, except as noted)

                                  1992      1993      1994      1995    Source
                                                      est.      est.

GDP (current)                  241,857   233,851   241,695   242,741     c,a
Real GDP Growth rate (%)            -0.1      -0.6       1.0       1.8   b,a
GDP Per Capita ($)              35,001    33,623    34,528    34,677     c,a
Government Spending as % of GDP     12.0      12.9      12.5      12.5   f,a
Inflation (%)                        4.0       3.3       1.4       2.7   b,a
Unemployment (%)                     2.5       4.5       4.7       4.3   b,a
Foreign Exchange Reserves       26,759    27,601    29,257    28,672     c,a
Avg. Exchange Rate ($1=SF)           1.40      1.48      1.48      1.55  c,a
Foreign Debt (USD mill.)             -0-       -0-       -0-       -0-     c
Debt Service Ratio                   -0-       -0-       -0-       -0-     a
U.S. Economic Assistance             -0-       -0-       -0-       -0-     a
U.S. Military Assistance             -0-       -0-       -0-       -0-     a

3.  TRADE (USD Millions, except as noted)

                                 1992    1993    1994    1995  Source
                                                 est.    est.

Total Country Exports          65,816  63,033  66,878  68,583     d,a
Total Country Imports          65,950  60,696  64,034  65,177     d,a

Exports to the U.S.             5,562   5,549   5,831   6,006     d,a
Imports from the U.S.           4,190   3,771   3,875   4,030     d,a
 U.S. Share of Swiss Imports(%)   6.4     6.2     6.4     6.2     d,a
Imports of Manufactured Goods*
 - Total (from World)          40,730  37,331  37,529  38,655     d,a
 - From the U.S.                2,968   2,545   2,672   2,752     d,a
 - U.S. Share of Manufactured
    Imports (%)                   7.3     6.8     7.1     7.1     d,a
 - Manufactured Goods Trade
    Balance with U.S.           1,126   1,478   1,330   1,210     d,a
 - Projected Avg. Annual Growth Rate
    from World through 1996 (%)                 (1994-96: 3.5)      a
 - Projected Avg. Annual Growth Rate
    from U.S. through 1996 (%)                  (1994-96: 3.0)      a

Imports of Agricultural Goods
 - Total (from World)           6,111   5,629   5,950   6,000     d,a
 - From the U.S.                  274     252     265     300     d,a
 - U.S. Share of Agricultural
    Imports (%)                   4.5     4.5     4.5     5.0     d,a
 - Agricultural Goods Trade
    Balance with U.S.             152     125     127     140     d,a

Trade Balances with Three
 Leading Partners in 1992 and 1993
  1.  Germany           -6,634  -7,847                      d
  2.  France            -  901  -1,310                      d
  3.  Italy             -  850  -1,529                      d



Principal U.S. Exports to Switzerland in 1993 (source=e):

gold, nonmonetary, excluding ores and concentrates (SITC 9710); art and
antiques (SITC 8960); automatic data processing machinery (SITC 7520);
pearls, precious and semi-precious stones (SITC 6670); non-electric
engines and motors and parts (SITC 7140); measuring, checking,
analyzing and control instruments (SITC 8740).

Principal U.S. Imports from Switzerland in 1993 (source=e):

watches and clocks (SITC 8850); art and antiques (SITC 8960);
medicaments and other medicinal products (SITC 5420); textile and
leather machinery (SITC 7240); organo-inorganic and heterocyclic
compounds (SITC 5150).


4.  INVESTMENT (USD Millions)

                                  1992    1993    1994    1995  Source
                                                  est.    est.

Total Foreign Direct Investment    n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a    **
U.S. Direct Investment          29,190  32,901     n/a     n/a     e
U.S. Share of Total
 Foreign Investment                 n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a   **
Principal Foreign
 Investors:                           Germany, France, USA


Notes:
 n/a     =  not available
 *       =  Total imports less raw materials (including raw agricultural
            products), semi-manufactured goods and energy.
 **      =  Switzerland does not release figures on total foreign direct
            investment.

Sources:

a) Post reporting and/or estimates; b) Union Bank of Switzerland; c)
Swiss National Bank; d) Schweizerische Aussenhandelsstatistik, Eidg.
Oberzolldirektion; e) U.S. Department of Commerce trade and investment
data; f) Swiss Federal Department of Finance.