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Total US investment in Portugal

What was the total amount of US investment in Portugal in the years listed below? (million US dollars)

1997 $1,498
1998 $1,474
1999 NA

Which three countries are the largest sources of investment in Portugal?

  1. Spain
  2. Germany
  3. UK

If the US is not ranked as one of them, please indicate the ranking of the US and the countries preceding it.

  1. France
  2. Switzerland
  3. USA (ranking sixth)
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Sectors of Investment

Which sectors in US investment concentrated in? Please give approximate percentages as to the distribution of investment between sectors.

Sectors %
Telecommunications 6.6
Pharmaceuticals 7.7
Finance 32.6
Electronics —
Food Products 7.7
Automotive 2.5
Other: a) Wholesale Trade 24.2

Which sectors have experienced the highest growth of new US investment in the last year?

  1. Chemicals
  2. Food Sector
  3. Telecommunications

Has US investment in these sectors been increasing steadily in the past few years or is it a new phenomenon?

Constant growth over the past few years.

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Jobs

What is your estimate of the number of jobs generated by US companies and subsidiaries in Portugal?

Estimated: 45,000

What is your estimate of the number of jobs indirectly resulting from US investment?

Estimated: 20,000

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Exports

What is the value of exports from Portugal to the US?

(million US dollars — goods only)

1997 $1,138
1998 $1,266
1999 $1,357

Which countries receive the highest volume of Portugal’s exports?

Please rank the countries accordingly, and indicate the value of the exports in US$ and as a percentage of Portugal’s total exports.

Germany $4.8 billion 21.2%
Spain $4.2 billion 14.2%
France $3.3 billion 14.1%

If the US is not one of them, please indicate the ranking of the US as a market for Portugal’s export?

US ranks 7th with 4.6%

What is your estimate of the number of local jobs being sustained by exports to the US?

10,000

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