 Exhibit 4a
 2008 Exports by Company Type and Employment Size
 to Number of Partner Countries

 Note:  This exhibit is compiled using data from export trade documents and the Business Register.  For information on 
 nonsampling errors and other data limitations, see the Technical Documentation.

 Value in millions of dollars.  Details may not equal totals due to rounding.
 
                                                                            Number of Countries to Which Company Exports
                                                                            
                                                 1 Country         2-4 Countries     5-9 Countries     10-24 Countries    25-49 Countries    50+ Countries
                                                          % of Row          % of Row          % of Row          % of Row          % of Row          % of Row
                                        Number of    %    Number of    %    Number of    %    Number of    %    Number of    %    Number of    %    Number of
      Company Type and           Known Identified of Row  Identified of Row Identified of Row Identified of Row Identified of Row Identified of Row Identified
        Employment Size         Value(1)Exporters  Value  Exporters  Value  Exporters  Value  Exporters  Value  Exporters  Value  Exporters  Value  Exporters

 All identified companies      1,147,669  288,747      4.7     58.0      6.4     25.3      6.7      9.0     15.4      5.8     18.1      1.5     48.7      0.4
     no. employees unknown(2)     93,146  101,765     19.8     72.5     18.7     19.5     14.4      4.9     28.5      2.6     13.0      0.4      5.6      0.1
     1 to 19 employees            81,787  112,220     21.6     57.9     28.2     28.4     24.1      9.2     20.2      4.1      5.3      0.4      0.6      0.0
     20 to 49 employees           46,555   32,784     12.4     44.3     16.2     30.4     16.0     13.8     39.2      9.8     14.7      1.7      1.5      0.1
     50 to 99 employees           35,163   16,955      7.9     38.7     17.0     30.2     15.3     14.6     31.7     12.8     21.3      3.4      6.8      0.3
     100 to 249 employees         62,201   13,023      4.3     34.3      8.4     27.3     17.9     15.4     46.2     16.5     17.7      5.7      5.5      0.9
     250 to 499 employees         40,798    4,921      3.9     29.9      8.8     24.9     12.9     14.0     29.4     18.7     33.9     10.2     11.1      2.3
     500 or more employees       788,019    7,079      0.6     24.8      1.4     20.2      1.9     12.2      8.0     17.0     19.3     14.9     68.8     10.8
   Manufacturers                 710,027   73,130      1.3     42.7      3.1     29.1      3.4     13.2     11.3     10.6     17.1      3.3     63.8      1.1
     no. employees unknown(2)     31,793   15,444      8.6     56.4     14.2     26.0     16.1      9.5     39.2      6.8     12.1      1.1      9.7      0.2
     1 to 19 employees             6,404   23,241     25.1     52.1     30.0     30.7     22.5     11.4     18.8      5.4      3.5      0.4      0.2      0.0
     20 to 49 employees           10,652   14,153      9.6     39.7     19.6     31.8     18.0     15.2     43.2     11.4      8.0      1.8      1.5      0.1
     50 to 99 employees           13,518    8,418      8.7     30.7     19.0     32.3     18.5     17.2     34.6     15.3     13.5      4.1      5.8      0.4
     100 to 249 employees         27,852    6,721      4.2     23.4     11.5     29.3     13.7     18.3     39.3     20.2     23.7      7.7      7.5      1.1
     250 to 499 employees         24,263    2,352      3.3     17.2      9.9     23.8     11.1     16.8     26.8     24.4     37.1     14.2     11.8      3.6
     500 or more employees       595,546    2,801      0.2      7.0      0.9     14.3      1.1     12.0      6.6     23.1     16.6     23.6     74.6     20.0
   Wholesalers                   248,195   95,046      7.6     51.5     11.9     30.0     12.8     10.7     22.8      6.2     20.0      1.3     24.8      0.2
     no. employees unknown(2)     29,179   28,422     21.3     66.2     21.0     24.4     13.3      6.1     26.1      2.8     15.0      0.5      3.4      0.0
     1 to 19 employees            53,379   48,221     17.1     50.5     27.7     32.8     26.9     11.1     22.0      5.1      5.9      0.5      0.4      0.0
     20 to 49 employees           22,383    9,924     11.0     35.2     15.3     34.0     20.1     16.8     32.1     11.7     19.2      2.2      2.3      0.2
     50 to 99 employees           15,783    4,165      4.0     31.5     13.2     31.7     11.9     17.1     32.2     14.9     31.6      4.4      7.1      0.4
     100 to 249 employees         24,303    2,580      1.2     28.0      4.5     27.6     22.5     17.9     55.0     19.6     12.7      5.9      4.2      1.0
     250 to 499 employees          8,690      909      1.8     21.5      5.3     24.3      8.2     16.4     32.3     23.9     42.6     11.8      9.7      2.2
     500 or more employees        94,478      825      0.1     11.4      1.7     14.2      1.0     14.5      9.3     23.0     27.6     22.7     60.3     14.2
   Other companies (3)           183,659  111,296     12.8     71.7     11.7     19.7     11.1      5.2     20.9      2.7     19.7      0.6     23.8      0.1
     no. employees unknown(2)     27,153   48,920     30.5     79.6     22.2     15.6     13.0      3.2     19.0      1.4     12.9      0.2      2.3      0.0
     1 to 19 employees            21,894   40,608     31.2     69.9     29.2     21.9     17.8      5.8     16.2      2.1      4.4      0.2      1.3      0.0
     20 to 49 employees           13,462    8,674     16.9     62.1     15.1     23.8      7.6      8.2     47.9      5.1     12.3      0.7     (D)       0.0
     50 to 99 employees            5,818    4,349     16.6     61.3     22.3     24.5     16.9      7.4     24.1      5.8(4)   20.      0.9     (D)       0.1
     100 to 249 employees          9,765    3,689     12.1     58.3      9.1     23.5     18.8      8.3     43.0      7.4     13.8      2.1      3.3      0.3
     250 to 499 employees          7,819    1,648      8.0     52.4      9.3     26.9     23.6      8.6     34.4      7.9(4)   24.      3.6     (D)       0.5
     500 or more employees        97,748    3,408      3.5     42.2      4.2     26.4      7.5     11.9     15.2     10.7     27.5      6.1     42.1      2.6
   Unclassified companies          5,788    9,275     23.2     81.2     15.4     14.3     15.2      3.0     27.3      1.3      7.7      0.2     11.1      0.0


 (1) Known value is defined as the portion of U.S. total exports that could be matched to specific companies.
 (2) Includes missing employment data, nonemployers, and companies that reported annual payroll but did not report any employees on their payroll during specified 
 period(s) in 2008.
 (3) Includes manufacturing companies of prepackaged software and books, freight forwarders and other transportation service firms, business services, engineering 
 and management services, gas and oil extraction companies, coal mining companies, communication services, etc.
 (4) Includes percent of adjacent cell (D) suppressed to avoid disclosure.


