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In 2003, there were 45 firms in Calvados representing foreign capital groups (i.e. half of all foreign-invested enterprises in Lower Normandy), employing some 13,000 people. 4,000 of these work for Renault Trucks and Philips Components alone.
 People working for foreign companies in Calvados only represent 7% of the working population employed in manufacturing and services (compared with a national average of 15%.
However, these firms represent a third of all manufacturing jobs in the county, reflecting the situation nationwide.
The vast majority of these foreign companies work in the motor industry.
 List of leading countries
(no. employees):
- United States
17 companies, 3,712 employees
(details)
- Scandinavia :
Sweden, Norway, 3 companies, 3,340 employees (details)
- Germany:
6 companies, 1,980 employees (details)
- The Netherlands :
3 companies, 1,485 employees (details)
- United Kingdom :
7 companies, 600 employees (details)
- Spain/Portugal :
1 company, 460 employees (details)
- Italy :
3 companies, 550 employees (details)
- Switzerland :
6 companies, 500 employees (details)
- Japan :
1 company, 100 employees (details)
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The situation is slightly different for Lower Normandy as a whole, with Germany coming second, ahead of Sweden. The three top investors in Europe today are the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany.
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