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Relevant Government Officials |
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| President |
George W. Bush |
| Vice President |
Richard B. Cheney |
| Secretary of State |
Condoleezza Rice |
| Secretary of the Treasury |
Henry M. Paulson |
| Secretary of Commerce |
Carlos M. Gutierrez |
| Secretary of Energy |
Samuel W. Bodman |
| EPA Administrator *1 |
Stephen Johnson |
| USTR Representative *2 |
Susan C. Schwab |
| FRB Chairman *3 |
Ben Bernanke |
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*1 EPA: Environmental Protection Agency
*2 USTR: United States Trade Representative
*3 FRB: Rederal Reserve Board |
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Election Dates
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Presidential Election: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
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Economic Indicators |
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Real GDP
(US$bn) |
Real GDP per Capita
(US$) |
Real Growth Rate
(%) |
| 1996 |
07,817 |
31,4030 |
3.6 |
| 2006 |
13,247 |
44,000* |
3.3 |
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* Estimate |
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Industries |
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highly industrial; agriculture (wheat, corn, soybeans, lumber), finance, insurance and other services
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Major Trading Partners (US Department of Commerce, 2006) |
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Export: (1) Canada, (2) Mexico, (3) Japan, (4) China, (5) United Kingdom
Import: (1) Canada, (2) China, (3) Mexico, (4) Japan, (5) Germany
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Trade with Japan (US Department of Commerce, 2005) |
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Export to Japan: $55.50 billion
Commodities: semiconductors and other electronic components, computers, meats, scientific and optical equipments, motors |
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Import from Japan: $138.09 billion
Commodities: automobiles, computers, scientific and optical equipments, auto parts, semiconductors and other electronic components
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Foreign Direct Investment in the U.S., Top Source of Countries (US Department of Commerce, 2004)
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(1) United Kingdom, (2) Japan, (3) Germany, (4) Netherlands, (5) France, (6) Canada
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Foreign Direct Investments in the U.S. by Japanese Companies (Ministry of Finance Japan, 2005)
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JPY 1.36 trillion
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Loan and Equity Participation Commitments |
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International Financial Operations |
| Number |
Total (JPY bn.)
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| FY 2004 |
5 |
20.4 |
| FY 2005 |
1 |
17.1 |
| FY 2006 |
2 |
24.5 |
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Loan and Equity Participation Outstanding
(All in International Financial Operations, As of March 31, 2007)
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Numbers: 203
Total: JPY 302.9 billion
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Recent Press Releases |
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2005.12.5 |
Memorandum of Understanding between JBIC and UNDP toward Achieving the MDGs |
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