(Per cent)

ITEM

U.K.

U.S.A.

(60)

(67)

1996-97

1997-98

1996-97

1997-98

1

2

3

4

5

1.

Sales $

14.5

1.4

17.4

6.9

2.

Value of production

14.5

2.4

17.4

6.9

3.

Total Income

12.4

1.9

17.6

7.9

4.

Manufacturing expenses

12.2

-2.5

16.2

4.9

5.

Remuneration to employees

9.9

10.2

12.9

18.0

6.

Depreciation provision

15.1

14.5

22.4

24.5

7.

Gross profits

23.8

6.1

15.5

-0.9

8.

Interest

26.4

10.8

32.0

15.3

9.

Operating profits

22.9

4.4

12.3

-4.6

10.

Non-operating surplus/deficit

-84.8

-34.1

#

149.9

11.

Profits before tax

8.1

5.0

16.6

1.1

12.

Tax provision

15.9

-4.5

12.1

-17.1

13.

Profits after tax

3.7

11.0

19.4

12.0

14.

Dividend paid

-3.1

-5.8

8.1

-0.4

15.

Profits retained

7.7

20.0

27.6

19.6

16.

Gross saving

10.2

18.0

25.8

21.3

17.

(a) Gross value added

20.5

5.4

21.5

8.6

(b) Net value added

21.1

4.7

21.2

7.0

18.

Net worth @

10.9

14.8

17.9

21.6

19.

Total borrowings @

12.5

27.5

65.6

18.3

Of which, from banks @

2.9

8.1

3.1

22.3

20.

Trade dues and other current liabilities @

17.3

8.0

3.0

4.8

21.

(a) Gross fixed assets @

15.9

13.4

23.4

17.7

(b) Net fixed assets @

15.3

12.0

31.0

20.4

22.

Inventories @

9.8

12.4

9.8

4.8

23.

(a) Gross physical assets @

14.2

13.1

18.9

13.8

(b) Net physical assets @

13.3

12.1

21.3

14.0

24.

(a) Total gross assets @

13.2

16.1

20.9

14.6

(b) Total net assets @

12.6

16.0

22.5

14.9

25.

Total earnings in foreign currencies

3.6

37.0

24.7

23.0

Of which, Exports

3.1

22.9

24.6

6.5

26.

Total expenditure in foreign currencies

20.9

-6.1

11.6

2.2

Of which, Imports

14.3

0.6

10.3

2.9

(Per cent)

ITEM

Germany

Switzerland

(32)

(22)

1996-97

1997-98

1996-97

1997-98

1

6

7

8

9

1.

Sales $

16.2

6.1

13.1

8.7

2.

Value of production

17.5

1.8

11.9

7.9

3.

Total Income

17.7

2.5

15.2

5.3

4.

Manufacturing expenses

16.8

-1.3

8.8

18.6

5.

Remuneration to employees

14.6

17.3

12.9

10.9

6.

Depreciation provision

36.1

10.2

20.9

-7.9

7.

Gross profits

13.6

-23.3

18.8

-17.4

8.

Interest

52.8

0.8

56.5

-17.0

9.

Operating profits

-2.0

-38.3

13.6

-17.5

10.

Non-operating surplus/deficit

42.6

21.7

#

-83.8

11.

Profits before tax

1.0

-32.5

48.1

-34.5

12.

Tax provision

-1.5

-18.6

32.7

-40.8

13.

Profits after tax

2.9

-42.2

55.4

-31.9

14.

Dividend paid

7.3

-4.0

54.3

-24.3

15.

Profits retained

1.1

-59.1

55.6

-33.5

16.

Gross saving

21.6

-13.7

42.5

-25.3

17.

(a) Gross value added

19.6

1.6

20.0

-7.6

(b) Net value added

15.9

-0.7

19.9

-7.6

18.

Net worth @

19.9

3.8

32.2

17.3

19.

Total borrowings @

16.2

0.2

30.9

79.0

Of which, from banks @

20.9

-6.1

17.6

-18.7

20.

Trade dues and other current liabilities @

25.1

9.7

-6.3

-6.0

21.

(a) Gross fixed assets @

24.5

16.0

21.3

30.9

(b) Net fixed assets @

24.9

12.1

22.3

45.8

22.

Inventories @

16.6

-11.2

0.7

-8.0

23.

(a) Gross physical assets @

22.3

8.8

15.2

20.9

(b) Net physical assets @

21.4

2.6

12.8

24.8

24.

(a) Total gross assets @

20.8

8.6

14.0

14.8

(b) Total net assets @

19.8

4.6

12.6

15.2

25.

Total earnings in foreign currencies

14.3

27.5

19.3

2.3

Of which, Exports

11.6

33.8

10.0

6.4

26.

Total expenditure in foreign currencies

37.0

-1.8

-2.2

-15.1

Of which, Imports

40.2

-3.4

-5.4

-18.7

(Per cent)

Japan

Sweden

ITEM

(23)

(6)

1996-97

1997-98

1996-97

1997-98

1

10

11

12

13

1.

Sales $

21.1

12.4

7.3

-2.5

2.

Value of production

21.3

10.9

14.8

-12.5

3.

Total Income

20.0

11.8

13.6

-11.1

4.

Manufacturing expenses

21.6

7.1

13.2

-13.0

5.

Remuneration to employees

21.9

16.1

22.1

10.9

6.

Depreciation provision

19.4

21.5

12.1

15.6

7.

Gross profits

16.2

16.7

9.3

-45.6

8.

Interest

1.1

18.0

3.0

-10.9

9.

Operating profits

21.7

16.3

12.1

-59.7

10.

Non-operating surplus/deficit

-

#

-

&

11.

Profits before tax

8.6

23.9

7.5

-59.3

12.

Tax provision

21.4

5.0

10.5

-65.2

13.

Profits after tax

1.8

35.8

5.1

-54.2

14.

Dividend paid

11.5

33.7

12.1

-55.1

15.

Profits retained

-0.8

36.4

1.5

-53.8

16.

Gross saving

6.7

30.2

7.3

-14.1

17.

(a) Gross value added

18.8

16.2

13.4

-16.4

(b) Net value added

18.7

15.3

13.7

-23.0

18.

Net worth @

22.3

20.2

12.1

5.0

19.

Total borrowings @

16.6

28.9

13.5

1.6

Of which, from banks @

14.3

23.6

0.7

-22.1

20.

Trade dues and other current liabilities @

13.9

-1.5

5.0

13.1

21.

(a) Gross fixed assets @

20.0

21.5

10.7

13.5

(b) Net fixed assets @

20.2

22.0

4.9

9.1

22.

Inventories @

9.6

-2.7

29.1

-14.9

23.

(a) Gross physical assets @

16.9

14.9

14.7

6.5

(b) Net physical assets @

15.9

12.6

13.2

-0.3

24.

(a) Total gross assets @

18.7

17.8

13.2

7.0

(b) Total net assets @

18.4

17.1

11.8

2.9

25.

Total earnings in foreign currencies

92.3

-2.5

-0.9

19.2

Of which, Exports

100.7

-17.0

-0.3

23.3

26.

Total expenditure in foreign currencies

26.8

5.1

14.4

-0.5

Of which, Imports

24.2

2.5

12.8

-5.7

(Per cent)

ITEM

Netherlands

Mauritius

(11)

(9)

1996-97

1997-98

1996-97

1997-98

1

14

15

16

17

1.

Sales $

6.6

9.7

10.4

15.9

2.

Value of production

3.2

11.7

9.5

16.1

3.

Total Income

2.1

11.9

7.2

16.4

4.

Manufacturing expenses

2.2

12.4

9.1

11.4

5.

Remuneration to employees

5.2

26.5

3.8

20.4

6.

Depreciation provision

15.4

3.8

-10.3

15.6

7.

Gross profits

6.5

-7.9

12.8

23.4

8.

Interest

36.6

4.0

24.2

-14.9

9.

Operating profits

-4.1

-13.8

9.0

37.7

10.

Non-operating surplus/deficit

-

#

-56.6

-68.4

11.

Profits before tax

-23.9

-5.0

3.9

34.2

12.

Tax provision

-6.2

-25.3

5.1

47.1

13.

Profits after tax

-34.6

12.7

3.4

28.5

14.

Dividend paid

-25.6

-15.8

-2.5

25.1

15.

Profits retained

-37.5

23.4

6.9

30.5

16.

Gross saving

-17.6

13.1

-0.4

24.7

17.

(a) Gross value added

6.8

11.3

10.6

22.6

(b) Net value added

5.8

12.2

14.3

23.6

18.

Net worth @

8.4

9.0

15.3

32.2

19.

Total borrowings @

26.7

14.5

17.0

5.0

Of which, from banks @

27.6

9.6

40.0

9.0

20.

Trade dues and other current liabilities @

-1.6

20.6

4.1

-10.6

21.

(a) Gross fixed assets @

19.7

10.2

16.7

28.3

(b) Net fixed assets @

25.2

10.2

14.9

32.0

22.

Inventories @

-8.3

1.4

7.5

13.6

23.

(a) Gross physical assets @

8.6

7.3

14.1

24.3

(b) Net physical assets @

6.6

6.0

12.1

25.4

24.

(a) Total gross assets @

8.9

13.6

14.4

17.1

(b) Total net assets @

7.9

14.3

13.4

16.4

25.

Total earnings in foreign currencies

3.7

4.3

41.7

56.6

Of which, Exports

45.4

2.9

51.9

61.6

26.

Total expenditure in foreign currencies

-5.6

19.5

6.8

21.2

Of which, Imports

-3.1

19.5

4.6

23.2

For footnotes, please refer to Statement 1.