2. STATISTICAL COMPARISONS - BENCHMARKING FOR THE YEARS WITHIN 2000 - 2004

3. COUNTRIES INVOLVED :  BRUNEI DARUSSALAM  MALAYSIA  PHILIPPINES  SINGAPORE  THAILAND  JAPAN  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

4. 1. DEMOGRAPHICS

5. COUNTRIES2002MID-20032004 * Brunei0.350.360.37 Malaysia24.5325.0525.45 Philippines79.981.686.24 Singapore4.184.194.35 Thailand62.8063.0864.87 Japan127.20127.50127.33 United States288.40291.50293.02 TOTAL POPULATION (In millions)

6. COUNTRIES20022004* Brunei2.01.95 Malaysia2.11.83 Philippines2.11.88 Singapore0.81.71 Thailand0.70.91 Japan0.10.08 United States1.10.92 ANNUAL POPULATION GROWTH (In %)

7. COUNTRIESTOTAL POPULATION PROJECTED Brunei0.50 Malaysia34.30 Philippines111.50 Singapore4.80 Thailand72.10 Japan121.10 United States351.10 POPULATION PROJECTIONS FOR THE YEAR 2025 (In millions)

8. COUNTRIES2002 Brunei51 Malaysia60 Philippines67 Singapore40 Thailand46 Japan48 United States51 AGE DEPENDENCY RATIO [DEPENDANTS TO WORKING AGE POPULATION] (Per 100 population)

9. COUNTRIES2003 Brunei31 Malaysia34 Philippines37 Singapore21 Thailand23 Japan14 United States21 POPULATION AGED 15 AND BELOW AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION (In %)

10. COUNTRIES20022003 Brunei4.55 Malaysia6.74 Philippines5.74 Singapore11.17 Thailand8.87 Japan24.419 United States16.213 POPULATION AGED 60 YEARS AND ABOVE AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION (In %)

11. COUNTRIES20022003 Brunei73.267.0 Malaysia58.757.0 Philippines60.147.0 Singapore100.0 Thailand20.231.0 Japan79.178.0 United States77.779.0 URBAN POPULATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL POPULATION (In %)

12. COUNTRIES2002 Brunei90 Malaysia98 Philippines99 Singapore99 Thailand102 Japan104 United States103 NUMBER OF WOMEN FOR EVERY 100 MEN

13. COUNTRIES2000 Brunei… Malaysia24 Philippines22 Singapore27 Thailand23 Japan27 United States25 AVERAGE AGE AT FIRST MARRIAGE FOR ALL WOMEN (In years)

14. COUNTRIES2002 Brunei… Malaysia2.0 Philippines14.6 Singapore… Thailand2.0 Japan… United States… POVERTY AS A PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION BELOW $1 A DAY (In %)

15. 2. VITAL STATISTICS

16. BIRTH RATE (per thousand population) COUNTRIES20032004* Brunei2219 Malaysia2623 Philippines2826 Singapore1110 Thailand1316 Japan910 United States14

17. DEATH RATE (per thousand population) COUNTRIES20032004* Brunei33 Malaysia45 Philippines66 Singapore44 Thailand67 Japan89 United States98

18. TOTAL FERTILITY RATE (births per woman) COUNTRIES200220032004* Brunei2.52.3 Malaysia2.93.33.1 Philippines3.23.53.2 Singapore1.4 1.0 Thailand1.91.71.9 Japan1.3 1.4 United States2.12.02.1

19. BIRTHS ATTENDED BY SKILLED HEALTH PERSONNEL (In %) COUNTRIES2002 Brunei99 Malaysia97 Philippines58 Singapore100 Thailand99 Japan100 United States99

20. LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH (In years) COUNTRIESBruneiMalaysiaPhilippines SingaporeThailand JapanUSA 2002 TOTAL POPULATION 767268 8069 8277 MALE757065 7766 7975 FEMALE777572 8273 8580 2003 TOTAL POPULATION 767370 7971 8177 MALE747067 7768 7874 FEMALE797572 8175 8580 2004* TOTAL POPULATION 757270 8271 8177 MALE726967 7969 7875 FEMALE777573 8474 8580

21. INFANT MORTALITY RATE (per thousand live births) COUNTRIES200220032004* Brunei6713 Malaysia81118 Philippines302624 Singapore32.52 Thailand252021 Japan333 United States777

22. CHILD MORTALITY RATE (UNDER AGE OF 5 YEARS) (per thousand live births) COUNTRIES20002002 Brunei76 Malaysia98 Philippines4037 Singapore44 Thailand2928 Japan55 United States98

23. ADULT MORTALITY RATE (OF AGE 15-59) (per thousand adults) COUNTRIES2002 MALEFEMALE Brunei11285 Malaysia192106 Philippines258133 Singapore9053 Thailand279153 Japan9546 United States14083

24. MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE (per 1000 live births) COUNTRIES2002 Brunei3.71 Malaysia4.14 Philippines20.02 Singapore3.05 Thailand4.44 Japan1.02 United States…

25. IMMUNIZATION AGAINST MEASLES FOR CHILDREN UNDER AGE OF ONE (In %) COUNTRIES2002 Brunei99 Malaysia92 Philippines73 Singapore91 Thailand94 Japan98 United States91

26. 3. Health

27. TOTAL HEALTH EXPENDITURE 2001 COUNTRIESBRUNEIMALAYSIAPHILIPPINESSINGAPORETHAILANDJAPANUSA PER CAPITA GDP (in international $)20503903051662539468962665235182 TOTAL EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH AS % OF GDP 3.13.83.33.93.78.013.9 PER CAPITA TOTAL EXPENDITURE AT AVERAGE EXCHANGE RATE ($US) 453143308166926274887 PER CAPITA TOTAL EXPENDITURE AT INTERNATIONAL DOLLAR 63834516999325421314887

28. PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE COUNTRIESBRUNEIMALAYSIAPHILIPPINESSINGAPORETHAILANDJAPANUSA PER CAPITA GDP (in international $) 20503903051662539468962665235182 GENERAL GOVT EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH AS % OF TOTAL EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH 79.453.745.233.557.177.944.4 GENERAL GOVT EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH AS A % OF TOTAL GENERAL GOVT EXPENDITURE 5.16.56.25.911.616.417.6 PER CAPITA TOTAL EXPENDITURE AT AVERAGE EXCHANGE RATE ($US) 35977142743920462168 PER CAPITA TOTAL EXPENDITURE AT INTERNATIONAL DOLLAR 5071857733314516602168

29. SOURCES OF PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE COUNTRIESBRUNEIMALAYSIAPHILIPPINESSINGAPORETHAILANDJAPANUSA SOCIAL SECURITY EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH AS % OF GENERAL GOVT EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH 0.01.117.224.526.883.632.9 EXTERNAL RESOURCES FOR HEALTH AS % OF TOTAL EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH n/a0.03.50.00.10.0

30. PRIVATE HEALTH EXPENDITURE COUNTRIESBRUNEIMALAYSIAPHILIPPINESSINGAPORETHAILANDJAPANUSA PRIVATE EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH AS % OF TOTAL EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH 20.646.354.866.542.922.155.6

31. SOURCES OF PRIVATE HEALTH EXPENDITURE COUNTRIESBRUNEIMALAYSIAPHILIPPINESSINGAPORETHAILANDJAPANUSA PREPAID PLANS AS OF PRIVATE EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH 0.07.219.80.09.61.464.1 OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH AS % OF PRIVATE EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH 100.092.878.2097.085.074.926.5

32. 4. EDUCATION

33. ADULT LITERACY RATE, AGES 15 & ABOVE (In %) COUNTRIESBruneiMalaysiaPhilippines SingaporeThailand JapanUSA 2000 TOTAL POPULATION928896 9296 …… MALE959196 97 …… FEMALE888495 8894 …… 2003* TOTAL POPULATION928996 9496 …… MALE959296 9798 …… FEMALE898596 9095 …… 2000-2004 TOTAL POPULATION948993 …… MALE969293 9795 …… FEMALE918593 8991 …… *** Total Literacy Rate for Japan = 99% (1995) *** Total Literacy Rate for USA = 97% (1979)

34. YOUTH LITERACY RATE, AGES 15-24 FOR BOTH SEXES (In %) COUNTRIES20002001 2002 20032000-2004 TOTALMALEFEMALE Brunei 99 100 99 Malaysia 98 97 Philippines 99 95 96 Singapore 100 99100 Thailand 99 98 Japan … …… … ……… United States … …… … ………

35. WOMEN TO MEN PARITY INDEX, AGES 15-24 (AS RATIO OF LITERACY RATES) COUNTRIES20002001 2002 2003 Brunei1.01 Malaysia11 1 1 Philippines11 1 1 Singapore11 1 1 Thailand0.99 Japan………… United States…………

36. LENGTH & STARTING/ENDING AGE OF STUDY (IN YEARS) COUNTRIES COMPULSARY EDUCATION: DURATION COMPULSARY EDUCATION: STARTING AGE COMPULSARY EDUCATION: ENDING AGE 2001/2002 Brunei12516 Malaysia……… Philippines7612 Singapore11616 Thailand9614 Japan…615 United States12617

37. GROSS ENROLMENT RATIO FOR PRE-PRIMARY LEVEL COUNTRIES2000/20012001/2002 Brunei4344 Malaysia9589 Philippines3033 Singapore…… Thailand8886 Japan84 United States6061

38. NET ENROLMENT RATIO FOR PRE-PRIMARY LEVEL COUNTRIES2000/20012001/2002 Brunei…… Malaysia7173 Philippines2427 Singapore…… Thailand7672 Japan84 United States5657

39. GROSS ENROLMENT RATIO FOR PRIMARY LEVEL COUNTRIES2000/20012001/2002 Brunei109106 Malaysia9795 Philippines113112 Singapore…… Thailand9698 Japan101 United States10098

40. NET ENROLMENT RATIO FOR PRIMARY LEVEL COUNTRIES2000/20012001/2002 Brunei…… Malaysia9795 Philippines93 Singapore…… Thailand8786 Japan100 United States9493

41. GROSS ENROLMENT RATIO FOR SECONDARY LEVEL COUNTRIES2000/20012001/2002 Brunei8788 Malaysia6970 Philippines7782 Singapore…… Thailand83… Japan102103 United States9493

42. NET ENROLMENT RATIO FOR SECONDARY LEVEL COUNTRIES2000/20012001/2002 Brunei…… Malaysia69 Philippines5356 Singapore…… Thailand…… Japan100 United States8785

43. GROSS ENROLMENT RATIO FOR TERTIARY LEVEL COUNTRIES2000/20012001/2002 Brunei1213 Malaysia27 Philippines31 Singapore…… Thailand3637 Japan4849 United States7181

44. TOTAL ENROLMENT IN TERTIARY LEVEL EDUCATION COUNTRIES2000/20012001/2002 Brunei39844479 Malaysia549 205557 118 Philippines2432 0022467 267 Singapore…… Thailand2095 6942155 334 Japan3972 4683966 667 United States13 595 58015 927 987

45. FEMALE ENROLMENT IN TERTIARY LEVEL EDUCATION COUNTRIES2000/20012001/2002 Brunei25802830 Malaysia280 078… Philippines… 1370 942 Singapore…… Thailand1102 9621122 232 Japan1781 9961789 881 United States7596 4368967 172

46. PUPIL-TEACHER RATIO COUNTRIE S PRE-PRIMARYPRIMARYSECONDARYTERTIARY 2000/20012001/20022000/20012001/20022000/20012001/20022000/20012001/2002 Brunei192014 11 89 Malaysia2723192018 1918 Philippine s 30 35 36382625 Singapore…………………… Thailand………19………34 Japan30 20 14 88 United States 22 15… …1314

47. PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION AS A % OF GNP (GNI) COUNTRIES2000/20012001/2002 Brunei…… Malaysia6.88.5 Philippines3.33.1 Singapore…… Thailand5.55.1 Japan3.53.6 United States4.85.6

48. PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION AS % OF GDP COUNTRIES2000/20012001/2002 Brunei…… Malaysia6.27.9 Philippines3.53.2 Singapore…… Thailand5.45.0 Japan3.6 United States4.95.6

49. PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION AS A % OF TOTAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE COUNTRIES2000/20012001/2002 Brunei9.1… Malaysia…20 Philippines…14 Singapore…… Thailand3128.3 Japan10.5… United States15.5…

50. DISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATIONAL EXPENDITURE AT DIFFERENT LEVELS AS A % OF TOTAL EDUCATIONAL EXPENDITURE COUNTRIE S PRE-PRIMARYPRIMARYSECONDARYTERTIARY 2000/ 2001 2001/ 2002 2000/ 2001 2001/ 2002 2000/ 2001 2001/ 2002 2000/ 2001 2001/ 2002 Brunei…………………… Malaysia1…27.2…34.5…32.1… Philippines0.1 60.560.421.821.913.813.7 Singapore…………………… Thailand10.910.332.232.121.920.520.321.7 Japan2.6 3535.24039.815.215.1 United States7.16.532.932.737.534.522.526.3

51. 5. ICT

52. TOTAL TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERS COUNTRIESTOTAL SUBSCRIBERS (in millions) SUBSCRIBERS PER 100 PEOPLE 200120022003200120022003 Brunei0.23……65.92…… Malaysia12.0913.9215.7050.6156.7762.36 Philippines15.4718.51…19.7823.29… Singapore4.945.24…119.56125.84… Thailand13.6022.62…22.2036.55… Japan148.14152.27…116.38119.49… United States319.37326.99340.32112.14113.40116.43

53. MAIN TELEPHONE LINES COUNTRIESTOTAL MAIN LINES (in millions) MAIN LINES PER 100 PEOPLE 199820012002199820012002 Brunei0.0780.0880.0924.6825.8625.57 Malaysia4.384.714.6720.1619.7119.04 Philippines2.493.323.103.424.244.17 Singapore1.781.951.9345.3347.1446.29 Thailand5.046.056.508.499.8810.50 Japan67.4973.3371.1553.4057.6055.83 United States179.82190.99186.2365.5067.0664.58

54. CELLULAR MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS COUNTRIESTOTAL MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS (in millions) MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS PER 100 PEOPLE AS % OF TOTAL TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERS 200120022003200120022003200120022003 Brunei0.14……40.06……60.8…… Malaysia7.399.2511.1230.9037.7344.2061.166.570.9 Philippines12.1615.20…15.5419.13…78.682.1… Singapore2.993.31…72.4179.56…60.663.2 Thailand7.5516.12…12.3326.04…55.571.3… Japan74.8281.1286.6658.7863.6567.9650.553.354.9 United States 128.37140.77158.7245.0848.8154.3040.243.046.6

55. COUNTRIESBRUNEIMALAYSIAPHILIPPINESSINGAPORE 19952001199520011995200119952001 Local Telecommunication : Main Lines (per 1000 people) 2402641661962142412471 Main Lines In Largest City (per 1000 people) 77782224528292265412471 Revenue per Line ($) 103175676195892172117781411 Cost of Local Call ($ per 3 minutes) ……0.050.02…… Mobile Phones (per 1000 people) 12640950314715088724 International Telecommunication : Outgoing Traffic (minutes per subscriber) 45128811114612849541961 Cost of Call to U.S. ($ per 3 min) …5.29…2.37…4.80…0.68 INFRASTRUCTURE & ACCESS - telecommunications INFRASTRUCTURE & ACCESS - telecommunications

56. COUNTRIESTHAILANDJAPANUNITED STATES 199520011995200119952001 Local Telecommunication: Main Lines (per 1000 people) 6199496597607667 Main Lines In Largest City (per 1000 people) 290452684554650… Revenue per Line ($) 8945791503155210961566 Cost of Local Call ($ per 3 minutes) 0.120.070.100.070.09 Mobile Phones (per 1000 people) 2312393588128451 International Telecommunication: Outgoing Traffic (minutes per subscriber) 6752263799156 Cost of Call to U.S. ($ per 3 min) …1.49…1.67-- INFRASTRUCTURE & ACCESS (CONT’)

57. PERSONAL COMPUTERS (PCs) OWNERSHIP For 2002 COUNTRIES TOTAL NUMBER OF PCs (in millions) NUMBER OF PCs (per 100 people) [2003] Brunei0.0277.67 Malaysia3.6014.68 Philippines2.202.77 Singapore2.5962.20 Thailand2.463.98 Japan48.7038.22 United States190.065.89

58. INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS (ISPS) FOR 2000 COUNTRIES INTERNET COUNTRY CODE INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS (2000) Brunei.bn2 Malaysia.my7 Philippines.ph33 Singapore.sg9 Thailand.th15 Japan.jp73 United States..us…

59. INTERNET HOSTS COUNTRIESTOTAL HOSTSHOSTS PER 10 000 PEOPLE 200120022003200120022003 Brunei870786686409254.59246.25176.90 Malaysia74 00786 285107 97130.9735.1842.90 Philippines30 8513844027 9963.944.843.45 Singapore197 959338 349484 825479.18812.621155.31 Thailand71 995100 132103 70011.7516.1816.58 Japan7 118 3339 260 11712 962 065559.22726.651016.47 United States106 193 339 115 311 958 1 757 6643728.743998.7760.13

60. INTERNET USERS COUNTRIESTOTAL USERS (in millions) USERS PER 10 000 PEOPLE 2001200220012002 Brunei0.035…1023.39… Malaysia6.357.842655.503196.74 Philippines2.003.50255.69440.38 Singapore1.702.314115.035043.59 Thailand3.544.80577.32775.61 Japan48.9057.203841.594488.56 United States142.82159.005014.915513.77

61. ICT BUSINESS & GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT (RATINGS FROM 1 TO 7; 7 IS HIGHEST/BEST) DATA FOR THE YEAR 2002 COUNTRIES BRUNEIMALAYSIAPHILIPPINE S SINGAPOR E THAILANDJAPANUNITED STATES Broadband Internet Access Availability …3.43.65.83.93.35.7 Local Specialized IT Services Availability …3.94.65.23.95.76.6 Competition in ISPs …4.4 5.34.94.85.9 Government Online Services Availability …3.32.36.43.2 5.4 Laws relating to ICT Use …4.84.15.43.54.25.4 Government Prioritization Of ICT …5.94.66.25.15.55.3 * Secure Servers (in numbers) 3 [01]146 [01]68 [01]525 [01]116 [01]5135 [01] 78126 [01]

62. TOTAL ICT EXPENDITURE (in $millions) COUNTRIES19952001 BRUNEI…… MALAYSIA4438.06325.0 PHILIPPINES1933.03131.0 SINGAPORE5735.09592.0 THAILAND4464.04751.0 JAPAN279, 798.0413, 772.0 UNITED STATES557, 252.0812, 635.0

63. ICT EXPENDITURES AS PERCENTAGE OF GDP (in %) COUNTRIES 19952001 BRUNEI…… MALAYSIA5.06.6 PHILIPPINES2.64.2 SINGAPORE6.99.9 THAILAND2.73.7 JAPAN5.39.6 UNITED STATES7.57.9

64. ICT EXPENDITURE PER CAPITA ($) COUNTRIES 19952001 BRUNEI…… MALAYSIA220.7262.1 PHILIPPINES28.240.5 SINGAPORE1920.42110.0 THAILAND75,275.6 JAPAN2228.23256.2 UNITED STATES2118.52923.8

65. RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT COUNTRIES Scientists and Engineers in Research & Development (per million people) Expenditures for Research & Development (as a % of GDP) Brunei 1995200219952002 ………… Malaysia 113.7159.9…0.4 Philippines 156.0……… Singapore 2182.44139.5…1.9 Thailand 117.773.8…0.1 Japan 5368.55095.1…3.0 United States 3730.04099.4…2.7

66. 5. Labour

67. LABOUR FORCE FOR 2003 COUNTRIESTOTAL LABOUR FORCE (in millions) Brunei0.16 [2001] Malaysia10.24 Philippines34.64 Singapore2.15 Thailand34.85 Japan66.66 United States146.9 (Q4)

68. COUNTRIES Number Employed (in millions) Number Unemployed (in millions) Brunei0.15 [2001]0.01 [2001] Malaysia9.870.37 Philippines30.424.22 Singapore2.030.12 Thailand33.820.70 Japan63.163.5 United States138.4 (Q4)8.6 (Q4) TOTAL EMPLOYED & UNEMPLOYED 2003

69. COUNTRIES Unemployment Rate (%) 2003 Unemployment Rate (%) 2004 Brunei7.2 [2001]… Malaysia3.63.8 Philippines12.213.7 Singapore4.64.5 (Mar) Thailand2.02.9 (Q1) Japan5.34.7 (Apr) United States6.05.6 (Apr) UNEMPLOYMENT RATES (2003 & 2004)

70. TOTAL YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, AGES 15-24 (BOTH SEXES) COUNTRIES199920002001 Brunei……… Malaysia……… Philippines19.721.219 Singapore…4.7… Thailand7.76.6… Japan9.39.29.7 United States9.99.310.6

71. RATIO OF YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT TO ADULT UNEMPLOYMENT (BOTH SEXES) COUNTRIES199920002001 Brunei……… Malaysia……… Philippines3.23.12.7 Singapore…1.1… Thailand4.14.4… Japan2.32.2 United States3.23.12.9

72. SHARE OF YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT TO TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT OF BOTH SEXES (In %) COUNTRIES199920002001 Brunei……… Malaysia……… Philippines47.847.245.6 Singapore22.215.222.5 Thailand48.649.7… Japan23.021.720.9 United States37.5 35.4

73. SHARE OF YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT TO TOTAL YOUTH POPULATION FOR BOTH SEXES (IN %) COUNTRIES199920002001 Brunei……… Malaysia……… Philippines9.7109.9 Singapore…2.5… Thailand4.13.5… Japan4.44.34.5 United States6.56.16.8

74. 6. TOURISM

75. TOTAL OF VISITORS’ ARRIVAL INTO COUNTRY COUNTRIES20022003 % Change (02/03) 2004 % Change (from previous month) Brunei11169251057348 - 5.33 …… Malaysia1329201010576915 - 20.4 12627 91133.3 Philippines1932677 125576 (Apr) 192 203 (Apr) Singapore75671106126569 -19.04 625 603 (Mar) 4.73 Thailand108729769703000 -10.15 12.0 (target)23.67 Japan52389635211725 - 0.5 488778 (Mar) 7.0 United States3593061134458358 - 4.1 ……

76. AVERAGE OCCUPANCY RATES, 1999-2003 (In %) COUNTRIES199920002001 2002 2003 Brunei49.135.031.0 30.0 32.0 Malaysia51.757.758.6 57.9 53.3 Philippines59.258.855.9 59.9... Singapore74.983.576.3... 66 Thailand49.550.851.9... Japan... United States...

77. AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAYS, 1999-2003 (in nights) COUNTRIES199920002001 2002 2003 Brunei……… … … Malaysia6.05.86.0 … … Philippines8.98.89.5 … … Singapore3.2 … … Thailand8.07.87.9 8.0 Japan……… … … United States……… … …

78. 7. Trade

79. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI) FOR ALL GENERAL ITEMS [base year 2000 = 100] *unless stated COUNTRIES Index% Change May 2003Apr 2004May 2004Apr 2004/ May 2004 May 2003/ May 2004 Brunei *[2002=100] 100.6101.3 0.00.7 Malaysia 104.3105.2105.50.31.2 Philippines 113.1117.8118.40.54.7 Singapore *(Nov 1997- Oct 1998=100) 101.9103.8103.90.12.0 Thailand *(1998=100) 106.3108.5108.90.42.4 Japan 98.597.998.00.6- 0.5 United States of America *(1982- 1984=100) 183.4188.0189.10.63.1

80. INFLATION RATE (% Change Y-O-Y)) COUNTRIES20032004 Brunei0.30.7 [May] Malaysia1.11.2 [May] Philippines3.04.7 [May] Singapore0.52.0 [May] Thailand1.82.4 [May] Japan- 0.3- 0.5 [May] United States2.33.1 [May]

81. COUNTRIESMONTHLY AVERAGE (LOCAL CURRENCY per USD) Brunei CurrencyMar 04Apr 04May 04 BND1.701.681.71 MalaysiaMYR3.7995 PhilippinesPHP56.2555.8955.76 SingaporeSGD1.701.681.71 ThailandTHB39.4239.4140.52 JapanJPY108.48107.57112.02 United StatesUSD--- MONTHLY AVERAGE EXCHANGE RATES (MAR-MAY 2004)

82. GDP (PURCHASING POWER PARITY) (IN USD BILLIONS) COUNTRIES200120022003 Brunei5.96.26.5 Malaysia200210207.2 Philippines335356390.7 Singapore106.3105109.1 Thailand410429475.7 Japan3150 [2000]35503567 United States100821040010980

83. GDP PER CAPITA (IN USD) COUNTRIES200120022003 Brunei1800018600… Malaysia900093009000 Philippines400042004600 Singapore247002400023700 Thailand660069007400 Japan27900 [2001]28000 United States363003760037800

84. GDP REAL GROWTH RATES (in %) COUNTRIES2001200220031 st Q 2004 Brunei333.22.2 Malaysia0.34.24.97.6 Philippines2.84.64.56.4 Singapore-2.22.20.87.5 Thailand1.45.26.36.5 Japan1.3 [2000]- 0.32.36.7 United States0.32.453.1…

85. COUNTRIESMAY 2004 Brunei +- 30 Malaysia54 Philippines 16 (Apr) Singapore101 Thailand43 Japan817 USA… INTERNATIONAL RESERVES (IN USD BILLIONS)

86. SOURCES & REFERENCES: World Development Indicators Database, The World Bank Group Population Reference Bureau 2003 CIA World Fact Book World Health Organization World Millennium Development Indicators, United Nations Statistics Division UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS) International Labour Organization (ILO) Asian Regional Information Center, Asian Development Bank Singapore Department of Statistics Malaysia Department of Statistics Philippines National Statistics Office Philippines National Statistics Coordination Boars US Bureau of Labour Statistics Thailand Bureau of Trade and Economic Indices Japan Statistics Bureau Japan National Tourist Organization Singapore Tourism Board Tourism Authority of Thailand Malaysia Tourism Board USA ITA Office of Travel & Tourism Industries

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