Japanese Investment and Job Creation in the U.S.

November 2017

Japanese firms have created Since Jan. 2017, investment

860k+ American jobs from Japan continues to rise
through direct investment $8.3 billion+ invested
100+ projects announced
Jobs Created (thousands)

14.9 225k jobs 4.4 Jobs Created

1.0 1.2 0.7 1.3
6.8
1.5
8.3
4.2
China 6,222 The No.1
0.9 41.4 14.9
0.7 32.5 International
2.0 India 7,711
5.2 6.0 23.9
7.1
Job Creator
3.4
3.0 43.1 49.1
62.1 in America (2017)
4.6 27.6 UK 10,391
7.2
119.7 9.1 10.1 15.8 2.3
44.3 6.0
23.4 Germany 14,784
48.9
9.2 2.8
2.2 6.1 14.6
9.8 19.4 31.2 Japan 17,167
3.6
50.5

00

00

00
0
22.0

00

,0

,0

,0
7,

10

15

20
2.9 ( jobs)
20k -
Source: fDi Intelligence, from the Financial Times Ltd 2017
3.1k - 20k
16.8 - 3k

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

FDI from Japan has
steadily grown for over decades
... particularly in Manufacturing (Billions $)
500 $424 Billion
Employment by Industry
400

300
Other
industries
25% 200

Information 49%
4% 100
5%
Retail trade Manufacturing
17% 0
90

92

94

96

98

00

02

04

06

08

10

12

14

16
19

19

19

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20
Wholesale trade
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Japanese Investment and Job Creation in the U.S. November 2017

Creates
& 4,000 jobs

Highlights of major new Japanese

investments announced in 2017 Establish a joint venture that
produces vehicles in the U.S.
NEW (Aug. 4).
= 100 people

$10 billion investment in the U.S.

operations over the next five years.

Opened the second-largest

air-conditioner factory in the Creates $1 billion invested in new Creates
NEW US, enabling American 3,000 jobs North American headquarters
1,000 jobs
householders to achieve 30% NEW in Texas (Jul. 6).
energy savings (May 24).
= 100 people

= 100 people $1.3 billion invested to retool

Creates
Kentucky plant (Apr. 10).
Expand 700 jobs

= 100 people

$600 million invested to

Expand multiple production Creates
increase production capacity
lines to produce advanced Creates Expand at Indiana plant (Jan. 24).
400 jobs

Expand safety, connectivity and 1,000 jobs

electrification products for

= 100 people

hybrid and electric vehicles

(Oct. 6). = 100 people $373 million invested in 5 plants (West Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky,
Missouri, Alabama) to further expand US production (Sep. 26).
Japanese Investment and Job Creation in the U.S. November 2017

Connecting Japanese Firms Over 10 events planned

to the U.S. Investment Opportunities to promote investment to the U.S.
since Apr. 2017.

10
06
01 07
05
08
09
12

13 04 11

15
03
14 02

SelectUSA-JETRO Investment Forum

(Sep. 2017, Tokyo)

01 Sacramento, CA 06 Peoria, IL 11 Charleston, SC

02 Orlando, FL 07 Columbus, IN 12 Nashville, TN

03 Pensacola, FL 08 Frankfort, KY 13 Dallas, TX

04 Atlanta, GA 09 Raleigh, NC 14 San Antonio, TX

05 Mount Vernon, IL 10 Cleveland, OH 15 Waco, TX

SelectUSA Investment Summit Investment Partnership Forum
(Jun. 2017, Washington DC) (Oct. 2017, Atlanta)

（*Plans may change）