BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : AUGUST 28, 2000 ISSUE
THE 21ST CENTURY CORPORATION -- THE NEW LEADERSHIP

Going Global: The Growing Importance of Worldwide Markets


(Percent of sales coming from outside a home market)

                        1993            1999

GENERAL ELECTRIC        16.5            30.1%
WAL-MART                 0.0            13.8
MCDONALD'S              46.9            61.5
NOKIA                   85.0            97.6
TOYOTA                  44.6            49.5

DATA: STANDARD & POOR'S, COMPANY REPORTS


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