Exhibit 5a
2008 Exports by Company Employment Size
to World Areas and Selected 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.

                                                       Unknown number of  1-19 employees    20-49 employees   50-99 employees   100-249 employees 250-499 employees 500+ employees
                                                       employees (2)
                                           Number of           Number of         Number of        Number of         Number of         Number of         Number of         Number of
                           Total    Known  Identified  Known  Identified  Known Identified  Known Identified Known  Identified Known  Identified  Known Identified Known   Identified
 Country of Destination    Value   Value(1)Exporters  Value(1)Exporters Value(1) Exporters Value(1)Exporters Value(1)Exporters Value(1)Exporters Value(1)Exporters Value(1)Exporters

All countries            1,287,4431,147,669  288,747   93,146  101,765   81,787  112,220   46,555   32,784   35,163   16,955   62,201   13,023   40,798    4,921  788,019    7,079
Top 25 countries         1,072,398  944,225  238,768   72,919   75,631   60,583   94,904   36,263   29,420   27,782   15,446   51,090   12,026   33,006    4,619  662,582    6,722
Canada                     261,150  199,799   97,619   10,266   19,134    8,689   38,565    6,547   15,446    6,162    8,837    9,324    7,476    8,655    3,115  150,156    5,046
Mexico                     151,539  136,633   50,243   13,118   13,130    7,262   15,394    4,548    7,195    4,115    4,646    7,306    4,397    4,581    1,986   95,702    3,495
China                       71,457   67,890   30,394    4,986    6,889    6,019    8,824    2,644    4,575    1,840    3,038    5,495    3,002    2,480    1,414   44,426    2,652
Japan                       66,579   62,469   27,646    3,537    6,040    4,659    8,682    1,889    3,865    2,159    2,508    5,153    2,629    2,183    1,278   42,889    2,644
Germany                     54,732   50,109   36,430    3,366    8,456    2,305   11,574    1,499    5,308    1,026    3,458    2,703    3,262    2,028    1,498   37,183    2,874
United Kingdom              53,775   49,313   45,101    3,878    9,703    3,054   14,963    4,194    7,142    1,857    4,348    2,254    3,834    1,832    1,777   32,243    3,334
Netherlands                 40,223   38,503   19,279    4,819    4,027    1,677    5,509      933    2,880      968    1,950    2,015    1,901      957      957   27,133    2,055
Korea, South                34,807   31,782   20,788    2,658    4,420    3,053    6,278      797    2,903      809    1,931    2,899    2,006      941    1,007   20,626    2,243
Brazil                      32,910   31,027   16,820    2,906    3,830    1,909    4,336      848    2,286      717    1,595    1,106    1,774      869      919   22,673    2,080
France                      29,187   27,388   21,007    1,646    4,129    1,565    6,387      601    3,192      915    2,091      880    2,031      944    1,001   20,837    2,176
Belgium                     29,026   27,316   12,494    2,545    2,423    2,000    3,417      543    1,710      512    1,246      866    1,281      587      703   20,263    1,714
Singapore                   28,810   27,102   20,779    1,575    4,204      769    5,792      509    3,202      505    2,160    1,145    2,159      731    1,062   21,867    2,200
Taiwan                      25,279   23,561   17,719    1,376    3,463    1,348    5,123      810    2,624      470    1,766    1,652    1,763      848      908   17,057    2,072
Australia                   22,457   19,896   29,459    2,230    5,870      805    9,180      712    4,733      581    2,971      992    2,749      835    1,347   13,741    2,609
Switzerland                 22,023   16,218   12,022      825    2,105    1,595    3,656    3,257    1,837      453    1,195      321    1,124      334      584    9,433    1,521
Hong Kong                   21,633   19,840   24,275    1,971    5,393    3,422    7,709    1,316    3,442      913    2,249    1,111    2,219      739    1,045   10,368    2,218
India                       18,667   17,443   16,869    2,969    3,524    1,314    4,763      692    2,378      604    1,615    1,022    1,697      507      861   10,335    2,031
United Arab Emirates        15,749   14,397   15,634    1,302    3,920    1,413    4,668    1,003    2,014      363    1,311      330    1,316      314      716    9,672    1,689
Italy                       15,479   14,274   20,201    1,158    4,077      856    5,960      538    3,136      652    2,065      895    1,910      645      943    9,530    2,110
Israel                      14,486   11,453   14,932    1,010    2,932    1,820    4,310      275    2,200      381    1,541      756    1,472      303      758    6,908    1,719
Malaysia                    12,963   11,812   11,139      571    2,064      370    2,707      312    1,721      250    1,176      414    1,249      376      663    9,518    1,559
Venezuela                   12,611   11,841   10,181    1,684    3,122    2,233    3,012      384      886      216      625      835      756      175      466    6,312    1,314
Saudi Arabia                12,478   11,354    9,797      931    2,250      952    2,588      441    1,223      186      908      549      920      452      545    7,843    1,363
Spain                       12,283   11,617   14,737      667    2,672      895    4,331      502    2,263      510    1,465      520    1,455      451      787    8,073    1,764
Chile                       12,094   11,188   12,181      923    2,555      601    3,224      467    1,601      618    1,145      546    1,235      239      681    7,795    1,740
All other countries        215,045  203,444  126,082   20,228   42,318   21,204   44,901   10,292   15,299    7,381    8,653   11,111    7,177    7,792    2,964  125,437    4,770
North America              412,688  336,431  129,550   23,384   30,898   15,950   49,932   11,095   19,428   10,277   10,973   16,630    9,097   13,236    3,649  245,858    5,573
Europe                     328,287  296,683  111,646   24,974   32,328   20,549   40,828   14,448   15,057    8,896    8,572   14,572    7,112    9,829    2,938  203,414    4,811
Euro Area                  202,417  187,950   77,896   15,916   20,751   10,837   27,525    5,382   11,017    5,050    6,525    8,638    5,638    6,194    2,389  135,933    4,051
European Union             274,510  252,571  103,538   21,454   29,051   15,413   37,667   10,171   14,302    7,484    8,202   11,983    6,819    8,818    2,834  177,249    4,663
Africa                      28,639   25,702   26,414    2,386    7,868    2,989    7,628      907    3,296    1,315    2,110    1,116    2,103    1,049    1,060   15,940    2,349
OECD - Europe              846,155  730,650  212,488   54,609   63,223   42,115   84,129   28,502   27,720   22,130   14,750   38,851   11,618   26,686    4,493  517,758    6,555
Pacific Rim Countries      301,271  280,365   97,488   19,979   26,383   21,664   36,431   10,278   13,604    7,894    7,634   19,824    6,425    9,676    2,677  191,049    4,334
Asia - Near East            56,775   49,623   37,717    4,327   10,054    5,162   12,110    2,047    5,167    1,191    3,251    2,359    2,938    1,356    1,450   33,182    2,747
Asia - NICS                110,530  102,285   53,867    7,580   13,304    8,592   18,817    3,432    7,766    2,697    4,624    6,807    4,185    3,259    1,835   69,918    3,336
Asia - South                21,921   19,945   20,070    3,210    4,431    1,573    5,866      835    2,807      726    1,856    1,184    1,922      726      975   11,690    2,213

ASEAN                       68,151   63,619   37,052    3,945    8,481    3,123   11,560    2,802    5,612    1,401    3,581    3,164    3,353    1,948    1,539   47,236    2,926
APEC                       753,122  652,889  196,134   46,798   56,723   41,069   77,956   23,255   26,052   19,791   13,892   38,359   11,038   23,994    4,250  459,623    6,223
South/Central America      137,845  126,769   76,934   13,877   24,454   12,801   26,261    6,116    9,388    4,447    5,583    5,665    5,101    4,442    2,252   79,421    3,895
20 Latin Amer. Republics   272,637  249,089   92,684   25,573   29,842   17,899   31,155    9,826   11,659    7,972    6,971   12,159    6,186    8,331    2,622  167,329    4,249
Cent. Am. Common Market     18,805   17,167   18,916    2,079    4,842    1,478    5,821    1,083    2,215      641    1,543      617    1,625    1,132      876   10,137    1,994

LAFTA                      240,657  219,880   79,567   21,974   24,712   15,122   26,295    7,913   10,273    6,890    6,200   11,032    5,642    6,568    2,425  150,380    4,020
NATO Allies                529,350  446,208  166,299   30,674   44,302   23,731   65,338   16,688   23,290   13,515   12,781   21,487   10,339   17,096    4,091  323,017    6,158
OPEC                        66,987   61,374   40,930    6,267   12,994    7,346   13,148    3,198    4,760    1,529    2,995    2,724    2,834    1,474    1,411   38,836    2,788

(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.

World Area Country Groupings (2008):

North America -
Canada, Mexico.

Europe -
  Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France,
  Germany, Georgia, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,  Luxembourg, Malta and Gozo,  Macedonia, Moldova,
  Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard/Jan Mayen Island, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey,
  Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Vatican City.

Euro Area -
  Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain.

European Union -
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands,
Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.

Africa -
  Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, British Indian Ocean Territories, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Kinshasa), Djibouti,
  Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali,
  Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda, St. Helena, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan,
  Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development in Europe  (OECD) -
Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Japan, Korea(South), Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom.

Pacific Rim Countries -
Australia, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea(South), Macao, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan.

Asia Near East -
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.

Asia - NICS (Newly Industrialized Countries) -
Hong Kong, Korea(South), Singapore, Taiwan.

Asia - South -
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.

Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) -
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam.

Asia - Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) -
Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea(South), Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore,
Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.

South/Central America -
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherland Antilles,
Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uruguay, Venezuela.

Twenty Latin American Republics -
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru,
Uruguay, Venezuela.

Central American Common Market -
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua.

Latin American Free Trade Association (LAFTA) -
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela.

NATO Allies -
Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom.

OPEC -
Algeria, Angola, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela.
