1. Name: Trends in outward FDI from the UK and RoI (2005-2008*) Date Range: Jan 2003 – June 2008

3. OUTBOUND FDI FROM THE UK - PROJECT NOS/INVESTMENT/JOBS (2005-2008*) YearJobs% Growth 200526,727 200647,966+79.47 % 200760,635+26.41 % 2008 *13,905N/A Total149,233 Average37,308 Top 5 Source Cities London Dublin Cheshunt Edinburgh Windsor * Jan – June 2008 Source : fDi Markets, part of the Financial Times Ltd

4. OUTBOUND FDI FROM THE UK - TOP SECTORS - PROJECT NOS/INVESTMENT/JOBS (2005-2008*) SectorProject No’sInvestment (US$ Mn)Jobs Financial Services 5282,21017,861 Business Services 49038118,555 Software & IT services 3516838,846 Real Estate 26019,2538,088 Food & Tobacco 1863,60815,102 Communications 1633,5327,823 Consumer Products 1421,1776,880 Textiles 1399998,176 Hotels & Tourism 1377,0604,411 Metals 12132,7437,606 Industrial Machinery, Equipment & Tools 1159262,291 Coal, Oil and Natural Gas9034,5782,180 * Jan – June 2008 Source : fDi Markets, part of the Financial Times Ltd

5. OUTBOUND FDI FROM THE UK - FASTEST GROWING SECTORS - PROJECT NOS (2005-2008*) Sector 2007 Project No’s % Growth between 2005 & 2007 Increase in project No’s between 2005 & 2007 Real Estate44159%62 Business Services6852%54 Financial Services6643%50 Software & IT services5247%40 Aerospace8156%14 Textiles2546%12 Alternative/Renewable energy492%11 Communications2426%10 Electronic Components241%7 Medical Devices7167%5 * Jan – June 2008 Source : fDi Markets, part of the Financial Times Ltd

6. OUTBOUND FDI FROM THE UK - TOP ACTIVITIES - PROJECT NOS/INVESTMENT/JOBS (2005-2008*) SectorProject No’sInvestment (US$ Mn)Jobs Business Services913986.159,796 Sales, Marketing & Support6981,651.335,965 Manufacturing60269,042.6542,844 Retail4393,455.5220,067 Construction25626,740.4914,279 Logistics, Distribution & Transportation 1424,741.989,228 Headquarters1251,887.738,084 Design, Development & Testing97640.645,776 Extraction9621,088.90130 Research & Development57911.481,537 ICT & Internet Infrastructure493,615.83899 Customer Contact Centre45115.477,867 Shared Services Centre31308.120,151 Electricity255,321.50143 Education & Training187.29185 Maintenance & Servicing1515.42707 Technical Support Centre1329.851,170 Recycling9527.21405 * Jan – June 2008 Source : fDi Markets, part of the Financial Times Ltd

7. OUTBOUND FDI FROM THE UK - FASTEST GROWING ACTIVITIES - PROJECT NOS (2005-2008*) Activities 2007 Project No’s % Growth between 2005 & 2007 Increase in project No’s between 2005 & 2007 Business Services33183%150 Sales, Marketing & Support20120%34 Construction7944%24 Design, Development & Testing3278%14 ICT & Internet Infrastructure1946%6 Headquarters3616%5 Shared Services Centre980%4 Electricity7133%4 Maintenance & Servicing775%3 Recycling4100%2 * Jan – June 2008 Source : fDi Markets, part of the Financial Times Ltd

8. OUTBOUND FDI FROM THE UK - TOP SOURCE COUNTRIES - PROJECT NOS/INVESTMENT/JOBS (2005-2008*) * Jan – June 2008 Source : fDi Markets, part of the Financial Times Ltd

9. OUTBOUND FDI FROM THE UK FASTEST GROWING DESTINATION COUNTRIES - PROJECT NOS (2005-2008*) Countries 2007 Project No’s % Growth between 2005 & 2007 Increase in project No’s between 2005 & 2007 USA15967%64 Spain47161%29 China9235%24 UAE5273%22 Germany4653%16 Singapore28100%14 France7021%12 Malaysia16220%11 Romania18125%10 Hong Kong1880%8 * Jan – June 2008 Source : fDi Markets, part of the Financial Times Ltd

10. OUTBOUND FDI FROM THE UK TOP SECTORS BY DESTINATION COUNTRIES - PROJECT NOS (2005-2008*) USAChinaIndiaFranceIrelandUAEPolandSpainGermanyRussia Financial Services548722263821712 11 Business Services47263938135013163113 Software & IT services681534447948194 Real Estate4191087 26171215 Food & Tobacco14 37222234 2 Communications231210 1662571 Consumer Products14 11819372113 Textiles129109161021223 Industrial Machinery, Equipment & Tools 1218 7373145 Hotels & Tourism681435111654 * Jan – June 2008 Source : fDi Markets, part of the Financial Times Ltd

11. OUTBOUND FDI FROM THE UK TOP ACTIVITIES BY DESTINATION COUNTRIES - PROJECT NOS (2005-2008*) USAChinaIndiaFranceIrelandUAEPolandSpainGermanyRussia Business Services121924957397014264118 Sales, Marketing & Support 103702862193018264312 Manufacturing736264338842181727 Retail2431162177192123519 Construction9923371221151015 Logistics, Distribution & Transportation 1346174261245 Headquarters47642251112 Design, Development & Testing 16102163 321 Extraction526 1 9 Research & Development 258102 3141 * Jan – June 2008 Source : fDi Markets, part of the Financial Times Ltd