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Country Commercial Guides for FY 2000: Spain Report prepared by U.S. Embassy Madrid, Released July, 1999   Note*

X. Appendices

Appendix A: Country Data

Profile	1996	1997	1998
Population (million)	39.3	39.4	39.9
Population growth rate ( percent)	0.4	0.4	0.4

Religion: 90 percent Catholic
Government System Parliamentary Monarchy
Languages: Spanish (official), Catalan, Basque and Galician/Portuguese

Appendix B:

Domestic Economy	1997	1998	1999
Work week Estimate	40.0	40.0	40.0
GDP current prices (trillion pta)	77.8	82.7	87.5
GDP current prices (USD bil.)	531.3	553.2	564.4
GDP growth rate (real percent)	3.5	3.8	3.5
GDP per capita (USD)	13,165	13,925	14,181
Government deficit (percent GDP)	2.7	1.8	1.6
CPI (percent change Dec/Dec)	2.0	1.4	1.8
Unemployment (avg.)	20.8	20.0	18.0
Foreign exchange reserves (USD bil.)	75.0	75.0	75.0
Avg. exchange rate (pta/USD)	146.4	149.4	155.0
Debt service ratio	N/A	N/A	N/A

Source: INE, Banco de Espana and BCH (figures from June, 1998)

Appendix C:

Trade (USD billions)	1996	1997	1998
Total Spanish exports	102.8	105.2	109.4
Total Spanish imports	122.5	123.5	133.1
Spanish exports to U.S. (1)	4.3	4.7	4.6
Spanish exports to U.S. (2)	4.3	4.6	4.8
Spanish CIF imports from U.S.(1)	7.7	7.7	7.8
Spanish customs imports from U.S.(2)	5.5	7.7	5.5
U.S. share of total exports(%)	4.2	4.4	4.2
U.S. share of total imports (%)	6.3	6.3	5.9

(1) Spanish official statistics (2) U.S. Bureau of the Census: Customs Data.

Appendix D:

Investment Statistics(USD millions)	1996	1997	1998
Tot. for. dir. invest. in Spain	16,423	21,177	21,392
U.S. dir. invest. in Spain	1,367	1,352	1,876
U.S. share of tot. dir. invest (%)	8.3	7.7	8.8
Tot. Spanish invest. Abroad	9,740	8,624	18,703
Spanish investment in U.S.	549	630	461
U.S. share of tot. Spanish invest.(%)	5.6	4.7	2.5

Foreign Direct Investment in Spain (1998):Geographic Breakdown

European Union:	55.4 percent
Of which: The Netherlands	18.6 percent
France	12.9 percent
United Kingdom	3.8 percent
Germany	7.4 percent
Italy	2.8 percent
Other E.U. countries	9.8 percent

Foreign Direct Investment in Spain (1998): Sectoral Breakdown

Manufacturing	35.18 percent
Financial & other services	14.04 percent
Commerce & Repair services	15.42 percent
Hotels	0.61 percent
Transportation	2.98 percent
Extraction Industries	1.06 percent
Other	30.71 percent

Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance's Boletin Economico

Appendix E - U.S. and Country Contacts

United States Embassy in Spain
Address: Serrano 75
28006 Madrid
tel: (34-91) 587-2200
fax: (34-91) 577-5735
Mailing Address: American Embassy
(from the U.S.) PSC#61
APO AE 09642
Ambassador: Edward Romero
Deputy Chief Of Mission: James D. Walsh
Counselor for Admin. Affairs: Joseph Schreiber
Counselor for Agricultural Affairs: Robert Wicks
Counselor for Cultural Affairs: Pamela Corey-Archer
Minister for Political/Economics Affairs: Michael Butler
Counselor for Economic Affairs: Stephen V. Noble
Defense Attache: COL. Bruce Balbin
Office of Defense Cooperation: CAPT. Leroy E. Sheehan
Consul General Madrid: Philip French
Consul General Barcelona: Doug Smith

The Commercial Service:
Madrid:
Address: Paseo de la Castellana 52, 2nd floor
tel: +34-91-564-8976
fax: +34-91-563-0859

Mailing Address from the United State:
American Embassy
FCS Madrid
PSC#61, Box 21
APO AE 09642

Mailing Address from outside the United States: American Embassy Madrid
Commercial Service
Serrano 75
28006 Madrid, Spain
Counselor for Commercial Affairs: Rafael Fermoselle
Commercial Attache: Stephen Morrison
Assistant Commercial Attache: Harry Tyner
Barcelona:
P. Reina Elisenda de Montcada 23
tel: +34-93-280-2227
fax: +34-93-205-7705

Mailing Address from the United States:
American Consulate General
Commercial Section
PSC#61, Box 0005
APO, AE 09642

Mailing address from outside of the United States:

American Consulate General Barcelona
Commercial Service
P. Reina Elisenda de Motcada 23
08034 Barcelona, Spain

Commercial Consul: Louis Santamaria

U.S.DOC Country Desk
Ann Corro
Spain and Portugal Desk Officer
U.S. Department of Commerce
tel: (202) 482-3945
fax: (202) 482-2897

TPCC Trade Information Center: 1-800-USA-TRADE Foreign Agricultural Service
Paseo de la Castellana 52 - 2 floor
Tele: +34-91-564-5275
Fax: +34-91-564-9644

Mailing Address from the United States: Office of Agricultural Affairs
American Embassy-Madrid
PSC-61 (Box-20)
APO AE 09642

Mailing from outside of the United States: American Embassy
Office of Agricultural Affairs
American Embassy Madrid
Serrano 75
28006 Madrid, Spain

American Officers:
Agricultural Counselor: Robert Wicks
Agricultural Attache: Chris Rittgers
Area Officer: Philip A. Letarte
Southern Europe Area Officer
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Foreign Agricultural Service
Room 5092 South Bldg...
14th and Independence Ave. S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel: (202) 720-2144
Fax: (202) 690-1149

U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agriculture Service
Trade Assistance and Promotion Office
tel: (202) 720-7420

U.S. Government Organizations, Washington, DC
U.S. Department of State
Office of Business Affairs
tel: (202) 746-1625
fax: (202) 647-3953

Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
tel: (202) 336-8799

Spanish Government Organizations
Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentacion
(Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food Products)
Paseo de la Infanta Isabel, 1
28014 Madrid
Phone +34-91-347 5000

Secretaria General de Producciones y Mercados Agrarios
Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentacion
(Secretary General of Agricultural Production and Markets)
Jose Abascal, 4
28003 Madrid
Phone +34-91-347 66 00

Direccion General de Sanidad Agraria
(Department of Agricultural Health)
Velazquez, 147
28002 Madrid
Phone +34-91-347 82 33/4
Fax +34-91-577 62 32

Direccion General de Salud Publica
(Department of Public Health)
Paseo del Prado, 18
28014 Madrid
Phone +34-91-596 20 38
Fax +34-91-596 20 47

Subdireccion General de Comercio Exterior de Productos de Origen Animal y sus Derivados
Ministerio de Comercio y Turismo
(Department of External Commerce for Animals and Animal By Products, Ministry of Commerce and Tourism)
Phone +34-91- 349 37 80
Fax +34-91- 349 38 06

Secretaria de Estado Para las Comunidades Europeas Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores
(Secretary of State for the European Community, Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Maria de Molina, 39 Pta 10
28006 Madrid
Phone +34-91-41163 41/ 91-563 71 10

Instituto de Comercio Exterior (ICEX)
(Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade)
P. de la Castellana 14
28046 Madrid, Spain
Phone: +34-91-431-1240
Fax: +34-91-431-6128

Direccion General de Inversiones Exteriores
(Department for Foreign Investment)
P. de la Castellana 162
28046 Madrid, Spain
Phone: +34-91-583-7400
fax: +34-91-583-5329

Chambers of Commerce
Consejo Superior de Camaras
de Comercio, Industria y Navegacion
(Higher Council of Chambers of Commerce)
Mr. Carlos Ferrer Salat
President
Claudio Coello 19
28006 Madrid
Tel: +34-91-575-3400
Fax: +34-91-435-2392

Camara Oficial de Comercio e Industria de Madrid
(Madrid Chamber of Commerce and Industry)
Mr. Juan Mato Jimenez
President
Huertas 13
28012 Madrid
Tel: +34-91-538-3500
Fax: +34-91- 538-3677

Camara Oficial de Comercio, Industria y Navegacion de Barcelona (Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Navigation)
Mr. Antoni Negre
President
Avda. Diagonal 452-454
08006 Barcelona
tel: +34-93-416-9300

Camara Oficial de Comercio, Industria y Navegacion de Bilbao (Bilbao Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Navigation)
Mr. Patricio de la Sota
President
Avda. de Recalde 50
48008 Bilbao
tel: +34-94-410-4664

American Chamber of Commerce in Spain
Mr. Jose A. Manrique
Executive Director
Av. Diagonal 477
08036 Barcelona
tel: +34-93-405-1266
fax: +34-93-405-3124

Spain-U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Andrew Whist
President
500 Fifth Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10110
Tel: (212) 354-7848

Spain-U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Kevin Callahan
Executive Director
500 Fifth Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10110
Tel: (212) 354-7848

AMERICAN BUSINESS COUNCIL
Mr. Juan Soto Serrano
President
American Business Council
28006 Madrid
Tel: +34-91-631-1604
Fax: +34-91-631-1290

Market Research Firms

ARTHUR ANDERSEN
Raimundo Fdez. Villaverde 65
28003 Madrid
tel: +34-91-597-0000
fax: +34-91-556-6469

ARTHUR D. LITTLE, SRC
General Peron 40-A
28020 Madrid
tel: +34-91-597-3375
fax: +34-91-555-4531

A.T. KEARNEY
Castellana 31
28046 Madrid
Tel: +34-91-319-9796
fax: +34-91-310-2292

THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP
Alcala 95
28009 Madrid
tel: +34-91-520-6100
fax: +34-91-520-6222

DUN & BRADSTREET SA
Salvador de Madariaga 1
28027 Madrid
tel: +34-91-377-9100
fax: +34-91-377-9101

ERNST & YOUNG
Pl. Pablo Ruiz Picasso s/n
Torre Picasso
28020 Madrid
tel: +34-91-572-7200
fax: +34-91-572-7427

PRICE WATERHOUSE
Po. de la Castellana 43
28046 Madrid
tel: +34-91-308-3500
fax: +34-91-308-3566

Spanish Banks
ARGENTARIA
Corporacion Bancaria de Espana
Contact: Mr. Francisco Gonzalez Rodriguez
President
Paseo de Recoletos, 10
28004 Madrid
Tel: +34-91-537-7000

BANESTO
Contact: Mr. Alfredo Saenz
President
Paseo de la Castellana, 7
28046 Madrid
Tel: +34-91-338-1000

BANCO CENTRAL HISPANO
Contact: Jose Maria Amusategui
President
Alcala, 49
28014 Madrid
Tel: +34-91-522-4040
Fax: +34-91-521-9703

BANCO GUIPUZCOANO
Contact: Mr. Jose Maria Aguirre
President Paseo de la Castellana 77
28046 Madrid
Tel: +34-91-536-6800

BANCO HIPOTECARIO DE ESPANA
Contact: Mr. Joaquin Sanchez Izquierdo
Managing Director
Paseo de Recoletos, 10
28001 Madrid
Tel: +34-91-537-7000

BANCO DE BILBAO-VIZCAYA Contact: Mr. Emilio de Ybarra
Presidente
Paseo de la Castellana, 81
28046 Madrid
Tel: +34-91-374 80 00

BANCO POPULAR ESPANOL
Contact: Mr. Luis Valls Taberner
Presidente
Alcala, 26
28014 Madrid
Tel: +34-91-435-3620

BANCO DE SANTANDER
Contact: Mr. Emilio Botin Sainz de Sutuola
Presidente
Paseo de la Castellana 75
28046 Madrid
Tel: +34-91-435-0455

CAJA DE MADRID Contact: Mr. Miguel Blesa de la Parra
Presidente
Plaza de Celenque, 2 - 2da.
28013 Madrid
Tel: +34-91-532-0000

LA CAIXA
Contact: Mr. Jose Vilarasau Salat
Director General
Avda. Diagonal, 621-629
08028 Barcelona
Tel: +34-93-404-7110
Fax: +34-93-330-0097

American Banks in Spain

BANK OF AMERICA, S.A.E.
Contact: Mr. Werner Schubert
Director General and Managing Director
Capitan Haya 1
28020 Madrid
Tel: +34-91-555-5500

BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
Contact: Mr. Guillermo Zunzunegui
Vice President
Paseo de la Castellana 31, 4 planta
28046 Madrid
Tel: +34-91-538-7500
Fax: +34-91-538-7529

CHEMICAL BANK/CHASE BANK
Contact: Mr. Jose Antonio Garay
Managing Director
Paseo de la Castellana, 51 - 5 planta
28046 Madrid
Tel: +34-91-349-2800
Fax: +34-91-319-7323/91-319-8017

CITIBANK, N.A.
Contact: Mr. Amador Huertas y Ortega
President for Spain and Portugal
Jose Ortega y Gasset 29
28006 Madrid
Tel: +34-91-538-4249
Fax: +34-91-435-2811

CITIBANK, N.A. Contact: Mr. Enrique Santamaria
Vice-President
Diagonal 427 bis-429
08036 Barcelona
Tel: +34-93-200-2730

CITIBANK ESPANA, S.A.
Contact: Mr. Rafael Gil Tienda
Presidente Country Corporate Officer
Avenida de Europa, 19
Parque Industrial "La Moraleja"
28100 Alcobendas (Madrid)
Tel: +34-91-663-1100

MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST OF NEW YORK
Contact: Mr. Victor Arbulu
General Manager & Vice President
Jose Ortega y Gasset, 29
28006 Madrid
Tel: +34-91-435-6041
Fax: +34-91-577-5814

Agricultural Associations

ASOCIACION ESPANOLA PARA EL COMERCIO
(Spanish Association for Commerce)
Exterior de Cereales
Pedro Muguruza, 3
28036 Madrid
Phone +34-91-350 31 60
Fax +34-91-345 05 27

DRY MILLER ASSOCIATION
Felix Boix 7-Tercero F
28036 Madrid
Phone +34-91-345 16 85

ASOCIACION DE INDUSTRIAS DE LA CARNE (Association of Meat Industries)
General Rodrigo, 6-Planta 12
2803 Madrid
Phone +34-91-554 70 45/46/
Fax +34-91-554 78 49

ASOCIACION ESPANOLA DE EMPRESAS DE LA CARNE (ASOCARNE)
(Association of Meat Businesses)
Infanta Mercedes, 13-4
28020 Madrid
Phone +34-91-571 68 55/53/04/56
Fax +34-91-571 68 54
Telex 43950 ASOC-E

FEDERACION CATALANA DE INDUSTRIAS CARNICAS (FECIC)
(Catalan Federation of Meat Industries)
Via Layetana, 36
08003 Barcelona
Phone +34-93-268 26 31
Fax +34-93-268 03 90

CONFEDERACION ESPANOLA DE ALIMENTOS COMPUESTOS, PARA ANIMALES (Spanish Federation for Prepared Foods, for Animals)
Diego de Leon, 54, escal. B, 5D
28006 Madrid
Phone +34-91-563 34 13
Fax +34-91-561 59 92

FEDERACION DE INDUSTRIAS LACTEAS
(Lactic Products Federation)
Ayala, 10
28001 Madrid
Phone +34-91-5762 100

ASOCIACION ESPANOLA DE PRODUCTORES DE
GANADO VACUNO de CARNE (ASOVAG)
(Spanish Livestock Producers Association)
Cambios Viejos, 15 Entresuelo
08003 Barcelona
Phone +34-93-310 17 00
Fax +34-93-310 03 48

ASOCIACION NACIONAL DE PRODUCTORES DE GANADO PORCINO
(National Association of Pork Producers)
Juan Bravo, 69 Entreplanta
28006 Madrid
Phone +34-91-402 22 72
Fax +34-91-402 22 68

ASOCIACION NACIONAL DE PRODUCTORES DE POLLOS (National Association of Poultry Producers)
Diego de Leon, 33-Cuarto
28006 Madrid
Phone +34-91-562 42 93
Fax +34-91-562 32 31

ASOCIACION ESPANOLA DE PRODUCTORES DE HUEVOS
(Spanish Egg Producers Association)
Agustin de Bethencourt, 17,2.
28003 Madrid
Phone: +34-91-533 19 69
Fax: +34-91-533 19 69

AFOEX (Oilseed Crushers Association)
Principe de Vergara, 80-1ööA
Madrid, Spain
Phone: +34-91-563 10 33
Fax: +34-91-562 14 24

ASOCIACION ESPANOLA
DE IMPORTADORES DE MADERAS
(Spanish Wood Importers Association)
Flora, 3
28013 Madrid
Phone: +34-91-547 97 45
Fax: +34-91-547 39 80

AITIM
Asociacion de Investigaciones de INDUSTRIAS de la Madera y el Corcho (Research Association for Wood and Cork Industries)
Flora, 3
28013 Madrid
Phone: +34-91-542 58 64
Fax: +34-91-559 05 12

APROSE
(Seed Producers Association)
Desengano, 10
28004 Madrid
Phone: +34-91-521-5517
Fax: +34-91-521-1238

ASOCIACION GENERAL DE FABRICANTES DE AZUóAR DE ESPANA
(Spanish General Association for Sugar Producers)
Montalban, 11 - 4 piso
28014 Madrid

CENTRO ALGODONERO NACIONAL
(National Cotton Producers Center)
Via Layetana, 32-34 - 3
08003 Barcelona
Tel: +34-93-319 89 50
Fax: +34-93-319 89 62

ASOCIACION DE TRANSFORMADORES
DE MAIZ POR VIA HUMEDA (HUMAIZ)
(Wet Millers Association for Corn)
San Hermenegildo, 28 - 2B
28015 Madrid
Tel: +34-91-542 07 15
Fax: +34-91-541 63 33

Grain Marketing

LLOTJA DE CEREALES DE BARCELONA
(Cereal Market of Barcelona)
Lonja de Cereales
Casa Lonja del Mar
Paseo de Isabel II, 1
08003 Barcelona
Phone +34-93-319 65 25
Fax: +34-93-319 27 80

Appendix F: Market Research

A complete list of market research is available on the NTDB

a) U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service

Industrial Subsector Analyses scheduled for Fiscal Year 1999

Professional Electronics for Industrial Applications, July 1999
- Medical Prosthesis, July 1999
- Automotive Repair & Maintenance Equipment, July 1999
- Travel & Tourism Industry, July 1999
- Air Pollution Control Equipment & Instrumentation, July 1999
- Airport Handling Equipment, August 1999
- Computer Hardware: Peripherals, September 1999
- Pesticides, September 1999
- Port & Shipbuilding Equipment, September 1999
- Defense Sector, February 2000
- Film and Videos, February 2000
- Machine Tools and Metalworking Equipment, February 2000
- Value Added Telecommunications Services, March 2000
- Cable Telecommunications Market, June 2000
- Do-it-Yourself Products, June 2000
- Franchise Sector, June 2000
- Industrial Inorganic Chemicals, June 2000
- Multipurpose Retail Development, July 2000
- Paper and Paperboard, July 2000
- Computer Software and Related Services, July 2000
- Homecare and Rehabilitation, July 2000
- Wide Body Aircraft, September 2000
- Food Processing Equipment, September 2000

b) Agricultural Market Research

01/01/99 Fresh Deciduous Fruit - Semi-Annual
01/15/99 Kiwifruit - Annual
01/31/99 Grain Voluntary - Update
01/31/99 Oilseeds Voluntary - Update
02/01/99 Tree Nuts - Semi-Annual
02/01/99 Livestock - Semi-Annual
02/28/99 Grain Voluntary - Update
02/28/99 Oilseeds Voluntary - Update
03/15/99 Canned Deciduous - Semi-Annual
03/15/99 Strawberry - Annual
03/31/99 Grain Voluntary - Update
03/31/99 Oilseeds Voluntary - Update
04/10/99 Grain & Feed - Annual
04/30/99 Grain Voluntary - Update
04/30/99 Oilseeds Voluntary - Update
05/01/99 Tobacco Annual
05/30/99 Tomatoes - Annual
05/31/99 Grain Voluntary - Update
05/31/99 Oilseeds Voluntary - Update
06/01/99 Oilseeds & Products - Annual
06/15/99 Asparagus - Annual
06/20/99 Cotton - Annual
06/30/99 Grain Voluntary - Update
06/30/99 Oilseeds Voluntary - Update
07/31/99 Grain Voluntary - Update
07/31/99 Oilseeds Voluntary - Update
08/01/99 Livestock - Annual
08/15/99 Poultry - Annual
08/20/99 Tree Nuts - Annual
08/31/99 Grain Voluntary - Update
08/31/99 Oilseeds Voluntary - Update
08/31/99 Planting Seed - Annual
09/10/99 Fresh Deciduous Fruit - Annual
09/15/99 Canned Deciduous Fruit - Annual
09/30/99 Annual Situation Report
09/30/99 Grain Voluntary - Update
09/30/99 Oilseeds Voluntary - Update
10/01/99 Seafood - Annual
10/31/99 Grain Voluntary - Update
10/31/99 Oilseeds Voluntary - Update
11/01/99 Citrus - Annual
11/30/99 Avocado - Annual
11/30/99 Dairy - Annual
11/30/99 Grain Voluntary - Update
11/30/99 Oilseeds Voluntary - Update
12/10/99 Wine - Annual
12/15/99 Forest Products - Annual
12/15/99 Tomatoes - Semi-Annual
12/31/99 Grain Voluntary - Update
12/31/99 Oilseeds Voluntary - Update

Appendix G: Trade Event Schedule

a) Events organized by the U.S. Commercial Service

January 2000

FITUR - U.S. Pavilion, Madrid (Tourism Trade Fair)
Coordinator Madrid: Mariana Vega
Tel: (34-91) 564-8976
Fax: (34-91) 563-0859

F.I.M.I. - Valencia (Children's Apparel Show)
Coordinator Madrid: Carmen Adrada
Tel: (34-91) 564-8976
Fax: (34-91) 563-0859

February 2000

Medical Matchmaker - Madrid (Medical Device Trade Mission)
Coordinator Madrid: Jose Ramon Posada
Tel: (34-91) 564-8976
Fax: (34-91) 564-0859

March 2000

Spanish Machine Tool Biennial - Bilbao
Coordinator Barcelona: Emilio Arranz
Tel: (34-93) 280-2227
Fax: (34-93) 205-7705

April 2000

Fashion Sectors Trade Mission - Madrid Coordinator Madrid: Carmen Adrada
Tel: (34-91) 564-8976
Fax: (34-91) 564-0859

November 2000

SIMO TCI - Madrid (Information Data Processing, Multimedia and Communications Show)
Coordinator Madrid: Lola Banos
Tel: (34-91) 564-8976
Fax: (34-91) 564-0859

b) Events organized by the Foreign Agricultural Service

March 2000

ALIMENTARIA 2000 (Barcelona)
Coordinator Madrid: M. Escudero
tel: (34-91) 562 1453
fax: (34-91) 562 9644