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Market Guide for Investors

            MARKET CAPITALIZATION                        RETURN ON
         (BILLIONS OF U.S. DOLLARS)   P-E RATIO  YIELD   EQUITY


1       U.S.            6605.4                21          1.7     21.5
2       JAPAN           2166.9                44          0.8     6.6
3       BRITAIN         1276.9                18          3.6     24.4
4       GERMANY         605.1                 31          2.1     13.6
5       SWITZERLAND     403.1                 25          1.2     13.7
6       FRANCE          392.4                 25          2.7     10.2
7       NETHERLANDS     355.9                 26          1.8     27.6
8       HONG KONG       258.7                 22          2.6     16.4
9       CANADA          239.3                 25          1.9     12.6
10      SWEDEN          177.0                 17          2.4     20.0
DATA: MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL, BUSINESS WEEK


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