Project LINK Meeting
October 31- November 2, 2005

Global Economic Outlook

World Aggregate Table
 
Prepared by
Economic Monitoring and Assessment Unit
United Nations/Department of Economic and Social Affairs




 
World Exports, Imports and Trade Balances (F.O.B.)
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                           |  2003     2004     2005     2006     2007     2008   | Mean    |
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                           |                  ***  Billions of U.S. $  ***                  |
                           |                                                                |
    World                  |                                                                |
     Exports               |  7349.4   8845.9   9984.3  10737.2  11660.1  12698.8 | 10212.6 |
     Export price          |   107.5    116.8    123.1    123.3    124.4    126.0 |   120.2 |
     Export, real          |  6836.8   7571.3   8107.9   8707.4   9374.0  10079.9 |  8446.2 |
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 Developed market economies|                                                                |
     Exports               |  4559.0   5376.3   5810.4   6115.1   6642.2   7225.3 |  5954.7 |
     Imports               |  4741.3   5624.4   6296.9   6634.2   7133.8   7691.2 |  6353.6 |
        Balance            |  -182.3   -248.1   -486.6   -519.1   -491.6   -465.9 |         |
   North-America           |                                                                |
       Exports             |  1010.4   1153.1   1263.3   1349.9   1473.6   1586.6 |  1306.1 |
       Imports             |  1524.1   1771.0   2017.1   2125.7   2265.8   2404.9 |  2018.1 |
          Balance          |  -513.8   -617.9   -753.8   -775.8   -792.2   -818.3 |         |
     United States         |                                                                |
         Exports           |   724.4    822.9    898.2    974.3   1079.7   1165.8 |   944.2 |
         Imports           |  1279.4   1491.5   1700.3   1802.3   1928.5   2044.2 |  1707.7 |
            Balance        |  -554.9   -668.6   -802.1   -828.0   -848.8   -878.4 |         |
   Japan                   |                                                                |
       Exports             |   449.2    539.3    582.4    622.3    650.2    674.1 |   586.2 |
       Imports             |   342.3    407.2    474.2    500.3    514.3    536.1 |   462.4 |
            Balance        |   106.9    132.1    108.2    122.0    135.9    138.0 |         |
   European Union          |                                                                |
       Exports             |  3020.8   3592.5   3857.5   4036.6   4432.4   4899.0 |  3973.1 |
       Imports             |  2840.3   3398.8   3753.7   3969.7   4330.7   4743.5 |  3839.4 |
          Balance          |   180.5    193.8    103.8     67.0    101.7    155.4 |         |
    Euro area              |                                                                |
       Exports             |  2372.5   2841.1   3041.6   3176.1   3486.7   3857.0 |  3129.2 |
       Imports             |  2130.1   2563.1   2841.4   2999.0   3271.3   3592.7 |  2899.6 |
          Balance          |   242.5    278.1    200.2    177.2    215.4    264.3 |         |
     Germany               |                                                                |
         Exports           |   751.3    909.8    979.2   1022.4   1130.1   1260.0 |  1008.8 |
         Imports           |   585.3    698.1    770.6    808.3    876.2    958.0 |   782.7 |
            Balance        |   166.0    211.7    208.6    214.1    253.9    302.1 |         |
     France                |                                                                |
         Exports           |   365.9    424.1    453.8    474.2    524.5    585.1 |   471.3 |
         Imports           |   357.4    414.7    467.3    497.7    547.1    605.9 |   481.7 |
            Balance        |     8.5      9.4    -13.5    -23.5    -22.6    -20.9 |         |
     United Kingdom        |                                                                |
         Exports           |   304.2    341.6    358.9    369.4    399.3    430.2 |   367.3 |
         Imports           |   371.5    440.3    465.4    482.3    521.5    555.2 |   472.7 |
            Balance        |   -67.3    -98.7   -106.4   -113.0   -122.1   -125.0 |         |
   Rest of industrialized  |                                                                |
       Exports             |   256.9    303.9    350.2    375.3    391.8    413.0 |   348.5 |
       Imports             |   239.5    280.2    312.0    328.1    345.1    364.2 |   311.5 |
          Balance          |    17.4     23.8     38.2     47.2     46.8     48.7 |         |
 Developing Countries      |                                                                |
     Exports               |  2468.1   3053.1   3651.7   4033.0   4330.6   4686.7 |  3703.8 |
     Imports               |  2188.2   2793.5   3181.6   3626.4   4002.9   4438.9 |  3371.9 |
        Balance            |   279.8    259.6    470.1    406.6    327.7    247.8 |         |
   Latin America, Caribbean|                                                                |
       Exports             |   385.4    475.0    549.9    609.4    624.7    684.0 |   554.7 |
       Imports             |   350.3    432.1    508.4    592.0    625.0    705.1 |   535.5 |
          Balance          |    35.1     42.9     41.5     17.4     -0.2    -21.1 |         |
     Argentina             |                                                                |
         Exports           |    29.6     34.5     39.7     43.0     46.6     48.6 |    40.3 |
         Imports           |    13.1     21.2     27.4     32.2     36.0     38.7 |    28.1 |
            Balance        |    16.5     13.3     12.3     10.8     10.6      9.9 |         |
     Brazil                |                                                                |
         Exports           |    73.1     96.5    106.8    131.6    117.8    147.1 |   112.1 |
         Imports           |    48.3     62.8     68.3     98.5     89.0    123.2 |    81.7 |
            Balance        |    24.8     33.7     38.5     33.1     28.8     23.9 |         |
     Mexico                |                                                                |
         Exports           |   164.8    188.6    210.2    229.7    250.8    273.3 |   219.6 |
         Imports           |   170.5    197.2    218.8    240.8    260.8    285.2 |   228.9 |
            Balance        |    -5.7     -8.6     -8.6    -11.1    -10.0    -11.9 |         |
     Venezuela             |                                                                |
         Exports           |    27.0     38.5     56.1     59.3     58.4     56.7 |    49.3 |
         Imports           |    16.8     25.1     34.6     40.7     43.5     46.5 |    34.5 |
            Balance        |    10.2     13.4     21.5     18.6     14.9     10.2 |         |
   Africa                  |                                                                |
       Exports             |   180.2    210.0    258.7    286.7    297.3    309.9 |   257.1 |
       Imports             |   145.5    249.9    240.5    259.2    276.5    288.0 |   243.3 |
          Balance          |    34.7    -39.9     18.2     27.5     20.8     21.9 |         |
    North Africa           |                                                                |
        Exports            |    60.1     78.1    103.0    116.2    122.6    129.9 |   101.6 |
        Imports            |    59.1     76.4     89.0    101.1    113.1    118.9 |    92.9 |
           Balance         |     1.0      1.7     13.9     15.1      9.5     11.0 |         |
     Algeria               |                                                                |
         Exports           |    24.5     32.8     49.6     56.9     60.5     64.3 |    48.1 |
         Imports           |    13.4     17.9     22.8     27.9     33.3     34.6 |    25.0 |
            Balance        |    11.1     14.9     26.8     29.0     27.2     29.7 |         |
     Egypt                 |                                                                |
         Exports           |     9.0     12.3     14.5     16.8     17.4     18.2 |    14.7 |
         Imports           |    15.2     21.6     24.2     26.2     28.8     30.1 |    24.3 |
            Balance        |    -6.2     -9.3     -9.7     -9.4    -11.4    -11.9 |         |
    Sub-Sahara Africa      |                                                                |
        Exports            |    63.2     78.5    101.5    117.4    125.1    135.2 |   103.5 |
        Imports            |    61.9     72.9     89.1     96.9    103.1    109.6 |    88.9 |
           Balance         |     1.4      5.6     12.4     20.5     22.0     25.6 |         |
     Nigeria               |                                                                |
         Exports           |    15.5     21.3     28.3     34.6     35.7     38.9 |    29.0 |
         Imports           |    11.5     12.7     16.3     17.4     18.3     19.3 |    15.9 |
            Balance        |     4.0      8.5     12.0     17.2     17.4     19.7 |         |
   South, East Asia        |                                                                |
       Exports             |  1118.4   1316.8   1465.5   1626.2   1793.6   1980.7 |  1550.2 |
       Imports             |  1023.9   1234.0   1393.1   1577.6   1755.5   1956.5 |  1490.1 |
          Balance          |    94.5     82.9     72.4     48.6     38.1     24.2 |         |
     Hong Kong             |                                                                |
         Exports           |   225.9    262.3    289.0    320.2    355.3    394.2 |   307.8 |
         Imports           |   230.6    271.2    298.0    331.6    372.2    418.6 |   320.3 |
            Balance        |    -4.7     -8.9     -9.0    -11.3    -16.9    -24.4 |         |
     India                 |                                                                |
         Exports           |    57.0     71.8     89.1    108.3    130.0    155.8 |   102.0 |
         Imports           |    73.9    100.1    132.5    166.2    201.9    243.7 |   153.1 |
            Balance        |   -16.8    -28.3    -43.5    -57.9    -72.0    -87.9 |         |
     Indonesia             |                                                                |
         Exports           |    61.6     67.8     77.9     86.5     96.0    106.6 |    82.8 |
         Imports           |    34.9     37.2     40.3     43.9     47.7     51.9 |    42.7 |
            Balance        |    26.7     30.6     37.6     42.6     48.3     54.7 |         |
     Korea (R)             |                                                                |
         Exports           |   196.4    235.1    255.8    278.8    303.9    331.3 |   266.9 |
         Imports           |   174.4    198.4    217.3    241.2    267.7    297.2 |   232.7 |
            Balance        |    22.0     36.7     38.5     37.6     36.2     34.1 |         |
     Taiwan Province       |                                                                |
         Exports           |   152.1    184.0    189.6    205.3    225.6    249.1 |   201.0 |
         Imports           |   127.6    169.3    190.7    223.5    246.2    272.7 |   205.0 |
            Balance        |    24.5     14.7     -1.1    -18.2    -20.6    -23.6 |         |
     Thailand              |                                                                |
         Exports           |    78.1     85.3     92.5    100.6    109.5    119.2 |    97.5 |
         Imports           |    66.8     72.6     78.9     85.4     92.4    100.1 |    82.7 |
            Balance        |    11.3     12.7     13.6     15.2     17.1     19.1 |         |
   China                   |                                                                |
       Exports             |   437.4    592.2    763.9    863.3    959.1   1045.4 |   776.9 |
       Imports             |   411.2    559.2    671.1    798.6    918.4   1028.6 |   731.2 |
          Balance          |    26.2     33.0     92.9     64.7     40.7     16.8 |         |
   West Asia               |                                                                |
       Exports             |   316.0    426.4    571.6    617.8    625.4    635.2 |   532.1 |
       Imports             |   219.2    276.6    321.7    362.3    389.8    422.0 |   331.9 |
          Balance          |    96.7    149.8    249.9    255.5    235.6    213.2 |         |
     Oil exporters         |                                                                |
         Exports           |   222.7    308.7    437.3    470.3    464.6    461.0 |   394.1 |
         Imports           |    99.5    112.6    131.5    146.3    157.1    168.0 |   135.8 |
            Balance        |   123.2    196.2    305.8    324.0    307.5    293.0 |         |
     Oil importers         |                                                                |
         Exports           |    93.2    117.7    134.4    147.5    160.8    174.3 |   138.0 |
         Imports           |   119.7    164.1    190.3    216.0    232.7    254.0 |   196.1 |
            Balance        |   -26.5    -46.4    -55.9    -68.5    -71.9    -79.7 |         |
 Eastern Europe 6          |                                                                |
     Exports               |   191.9    233.3    268.4    298.6    340.1    387.4 |   286.6 |
     Imports               |   224.7    261.0    295.7    325.1    362.1    403.2 |   312.0 |
        Balance            |   -32.9    -27.7    -27.3    -26.5    -22.0    -15.9 |         |
 Russia                    |                                                                |
         Exports           |   130.6    183.4    254.0    290.6    347.3    399.5 |   267.6 |
         Imports           |    75.4     96.3    123.0    172.3    234.3    304.5 |   167.6 |
            Balance        |    55.2     87.1    130.9    118.4    113.0     95.0 |         |
 Stat. Discrep.            |  -119.9    -70.9    -87.3     20.6     72.7    138.8 |         |
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 Memo:                     |                                                                |
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 Eastern Europe+Russia     |                                                                |
     Exports               |   322.5    416.7    522.4    589.2    687.4    786.9 |   554.2 |
     Imports               |   300.2    357.3    418.8    497.3    596.4    707.8 |   479.6 |
        Balance            |    22.3     59.4    103.6     91.9     91.0     79.1 |         |
 Developing ctrys(w/o China|                                                                |
     Exports               |  2030.7   2460.8   2887.8   3169.7   3371.5   3641.3 |  2927.0 |
     Imports               |  1777.0   2234.2   2510.5   2827.8   3084.5   3410.3 |  2640.7 |
        Balance            |   253.7    226.6    377.3    341.9    287.0    231.0 |         |
 Least developed countries |                                                                |
     Exports               |    29.5     36.8     48.3     55.8     60.6     65.7 |    49.4 |
     Imports               |    34.1     39.9     46.3     50.4     53.9     57.6 |    47.0 |
        Balance            |    -4.6     -3.1      1.9      5.3      6.7      8.1 |         |
 Net energy exporters      |                                                                |
     Exports               |  1148.2   1489.1   1916.3   2130.6   2277.1   2424.2 |  1897.6 |
     Imports               |   921.1   1161.9   1362.9   1575.2   1759.9   1935.1 |  1452.7 |
        Balance            |   227.1    327.2    553.3    555.4    517.2    489.1 |         |
 Net energy importers      |                                                                |
     Exports               |  1319.9   1564.0   1735.4   1902.4   2053.4   2262.6 |  1806.3 |
     Imports               |  1267.1   1631.5   1818.7   2051.2   2242.9   2503.8 |  1919.2 |
        Balance            |    52.8    -67.6    -83.2   -148.8   -189.5   -241.3 |         |
     APEC                  |                                                                |
     Exports               |  3168.8   3774.9   4245.4   4631.0   5047.5   5459.5 |  4387.8 |
     Imports               |  3453.0   4127.9   4704.1   5140.9   5580.8   6039.0 |  4840.9 |
        Balance            |  -284.1   -353.0   -458.7   -509.9   -533.3   -579.5 |         |
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World Exports and Imports : Growth Rates


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                           |  2003   2004   2005   2006   2007   2008 | Mean  |
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                           |              ***  Growth rates  ***              |
                           |                                                  |
    World                  |                                                  |
     Exports               |  15.9   20.4   12.9    7.5    8.6    8.9 |  12.3 |
     Export price          |   8.9    8.7    5.4    0.1    0.9    1.3 |   4.2 |
     Export, real          |   6.4   10.7    7.1    7.4    7.7    7.5 |   7.8 |
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 Developed market economies|                                                  |
     Exports               |  13.9   17.9    8.1    5.2    8.6    8.8 |  10.3 |
     Imports               |  14.9   18.6   12.0    5.4    7.5    7.8 |  10.9 |
   North-America           |                                                  |
       Exports             |   3.6   14.1    9.6    6.9    9.2    7.7 |   8.4 |
       Imports             |   7.3   16.2   13.9    5.4    6.6    6.1 |   9.2 |
     United States         |                                                  |
         Exports           |   1.8   13.6    9.2    8.5   10.8    8.0 |   8.6 |
         Imports           |   7.2   16.6   14.0    6.0    7.0    6.0 |   9.4 |
   Japan                   |                                                  |
       Exports             |  13.4   20.1    8.0    6.9    4.5    3.7 |   9.3 |
       Imports             |  13.3   19.0   16.5    5.5    2.8    4.2 |  10.0 |
   European Union          |                                                  |
       Exports             |  18.4   18.9    7.4    4.6    9.8   10.5 |  11.5 |
       Imports             |  19.6   19.7   10.4    5.8    9.1    9.5 |  12.2 |
    Euro area              |                                                  |
       Exports             |  19.2   19.8    7.1    4.4    9.8   10.6 |  11.7 |
       Imports             |  20.7   20.3   10.9    5.5    9.1    9.8 |  12.6 |
     Germany               |                                                  |
         Exports           |  22.7   21.1    7.6    4.4   10.5   11.5 |  12.8 |
         Imports           |  22.3   19.3   10.4    4.9    8.4    9.3 |  12.3 |
     France                |                                                  |
         Exports           |  17.3   15.9    7.0    4.5   10.6   11.5 |  11.0 |
         Imports           |  18.8   16.0   12.7    6.5    9.9   10.7 |  12.4 |
     United Kingdom        |                                                  |
         Exports           |  10.1   12.3    5.1    2.9    8.1    7.7 |   7.7 |
         Imports           |  13.5   18.5    5.7    3.6    8.1    6.5 |   9.2 |
   Rest of industrialized  |                                                  |
       Exports             |  12.8   18.3   15.2    7.2    4.4    5.4 |  10.4 |
       Imports             |  20.4   17.0   11.4    5.1    5.2    5.6 |  10.6 |
 Developing Countries      |                                                  |
     Exports               |  18.9   23.7   19.6   10.4    7.4    8.2 |  14.5 |
     Imports               |  17.2   27.7   13.9   14.0   10.4   10.9 |  15.5 |
   Latin America, Caribbean|                                                  |
       Exports             |   9.0   23.2   15.8   10.8    2.5    9.5 |  11.6 |
       Imports             |   6.5   23.4   17.6   16.5    5.6   12.8 |  13.6 |
     Argentina             |                                                  |
         Exports           |  15.2   16.6   15.1    8.3    8.4    4.3 |  11.2 |
         Imports           |  54.1   61.8   29.2   17.5   11.8    7.5 |  28.7 |
     Brazil                |                                                  |
         Exports           |  21.0   32.0   10.7   23.2  -10.5   24.9 |  16.0 |
         Imports           |   2.3   30.0    8.8   44.2   -9.6   38.4 |  17.3 |
     Mexico                |                                                  |
         Exports           |   2.4   14.4   11.5    9.3    9.2    9.0 |   9.2 |
         Imports           |   1.1   15.6   11.0   10.1    8.3    9.4 |   9.1 |
     Venezuela             |                                                  |
         Exports           |   1.5   42.6   45.7    5.7   -1.5   -3.0 |  13.4 |
         Imports           |  62.0   49.0   37.9   17.7    6.9    6.9 |  28.4 |
   Africa                  |                                                  |
       Exports             |  36.3   16.5   23.2   10.8    3.7    4.2 |  15.2 |
       Imports             |  17.6   71.8   -3.8    7.8    6.7    4.1 |  15.1 |
    North Africa           |                                                  |
        Exports            |  15.6   30.0   31.9   12.9    5.5    6.0 |  16.5 |
        Imports            |  14.8   29.2   16.6   13.6   11.8    5.1 |  15.0 |
     Algeria               |                                                  |
         Exports           |  31.0   34.0   51.0   14.7    6.3    6.4 |  22.9 |
         Imports           |  41.1   33.6   27.4   22.4   19.4    3.9 |  24.0 |
     Egypt                 |                                                  |
         Exports           |  24.9   37.0   17.7   16.1    3.3    4.6 |  16.7 |
         Imports           |   3.1   42.5   12.0    8.3    9.9    4.5 |  12.7 |
    Sub-Sahara Africa      |                                                  |
        Exports            |  21.4   24.2   29.3   15.6    6.6    8.1 |  17.2 |
        Imports            |  19.8   17.8   22.2    8.8    6.4    6.4 |  13.4 |
     Nigeria               |                                                  |
         Exports           |  58.9   37.5   33.0   22.2    3.2    9.1 |  26.0 |
         Imports           |  26.1   11.3   28.1    6.4    5.5    5.1 |  13.3 |
   South, East Asia        |                                                  |
       Exports             |  13.8   17.7   11.3   11.0   10.3   10.4 |  12.4 |
       Imports             |  13.3   20.5   12.9   13.2   11.3   11.5 |  13.7 |
     Hong Kong             |                                                  |
         Exports           |  12.0   16.1   10.2   10.8   11.0   10.9 |  11.8 |
         Imports           |  10.6   17.6    9.9   11.3   12.2   12.5 |  12.3 |
     India                 |                                                  |
         Exports           |  15.8   25.9   24.0   21.5   20.1   19.9 |  21.2 |
         Imports           |  25.8   35.5   32.4   25.4   21.5   20.7 |  26.8 |
     Indonesia             |                                                  |
         Exports           |   7.8   10.0   15.0   11.0   11.0   11.0 |  10.9 |
         Imports           |   9.8    6.7    8.3    9.0    8.5    8.8 |   8.5 |
     Korea (R)             |                                                  |
         Exports           |  20.9   19.7    8.8    9.0    9.0    9.0 |  12.6 |
         Imports           |  18.1   13.8    9.5   11.0   11.0   11.0 |  12.4 |
     Taiwan Province       |                                                  |
         Exports           |  10.4   21.0    3.0    8.3    9.9   10.4 |  10.4 |
         Imports           |  13.4   32.7   12.6   17.2   10.2   10.8 |  15.9 |
     Thailand              |                                                  |
         Exports           |  18.2    9.2    8.4    8.8    8.8    8.9 |  10.3 |
         Imports           |  17.1    8.8    8.6    8.2    8.3    8.3 |   9.8 |
   China                   |                                                  |
       Exports             |  34.6   35.4   29.0   13.0   11.1    9.0 |  21.5 |
       Imports             |  39.8   36.0   20.0   19.0   15.0   12.0 |  23.2 |
   West Asia               |                                                  |
       Exports             |  24.9   35.0   34.1    8.1    1.2    1.6 |  16.6 |
       Imports             |  20.9   26.2   16.3   12.6    7.6    8.3 |  15.1 |
     Oil exporters         |                                                  |
         Exports           |  24.2   38.6   41.6    7.6   -1.2   -0.8 |  17.0 |
         Imports           |  14.9   13.1   16.8   11.3    7.4    6.9 |  11.7 |
     Oil importers         |                                                  |
         Exports           |  26.5   26.2   14.2    9.8    9.0    8.4 |  15.4 |
         Imports           |  26.5   37.1   16.0   13.5    7.7    9.2 |  17.9 |
   Mediterranean           |                                                  |
       Exports             |  20.6   22.6   21.5   -2.3    9.6    8.9 |  13.1 |
       Imports             |  23.4   29.3   17.8    5.3    7.6    9.3 |  15.1 |
 Eastern Europe 6          |                                                  |
     Exports               |  22.8   21.6   15.1   11.2   13.9   13.9 |  16.3 |
     Imports               |  22.5   16.1   13.3    9.9   11.4   11.4 |  14.0 |
 Russia                    |                                                  |
         Exports           |  21.7   40.4   38.5   14.4   19.5   15.0 |  24.5 |
         Imports           |  23.7   27.6   27.8   40.0   36.0   30.0 |  30.7 |
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 Memo:                     |                                                  |
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 Eastern Europe+Russia     |                                                  |
     Exports               |  22.4   29.2   25.4   12.8   16.7   14.5 |  20.0 |
     Imports               |  22.8   19.0   17.2   18.8   19.9   18.7 |  19.4 |
 Developing ctrys(w/o China|                                                  |
     Exports               |  16.0   21.2   17.3    9.8    6.4    8.0 |  13.0 |
     Imports               |  12.9   25.7   12.4   12.6    9.1   10.6 |  13.8 |
 Least developed countries |                                                  |
     Exports               |  17.3   24.7   31.1   15.6    8.6    8.6 |  17.4 |
     Imports               |  17.1   17.2   16.0    8.9    6.8    6.9 |  12.1 |
 Net energy exporters      |                                                  |
     Exports               |  21.1   29.7   28.7   11.2    6.9    6.5 |  16.9 |
     Imports               |  21.2   26.1   17.3   15.6   11.7   10.0 |  16.9 |
 Net energy importers      |                                                  |
     Exports               |  17.1   18.5   11.0    9.6    7.9   10.2 |  12.3 |
     Imports               |  14.4   28.8   11.5   12.8    9.3   11.6 |  14.6 |
      APEC                 |                                                  |
     Exports               |  11.7   19.1   12.5    9.1    9.0    8.2 |  11.5 |
     Imports               |  12.4   19.5   14.0    9.3    8.6    8.2 |  11.9 |
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Gross Domestic Product (1995 U.S. $)


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                             |  2003    2004    2005    2006    2007    2008  | Mean   |
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                             |                  ***  Growth rates  ***                 |
 World total                 |    2.4     3.8     3.0     3.0     3.1     3.1 |    3.1 |
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 Developed market economies  |    1.8     3.0     2.2     2.4     2.5     2.4 |    2.4 |
   North-America             |    2.9     4.1     3.1     3.0     3.1     3.0 |    3.2 |
     United States           |    3.0     4.2     3.1     3.1     3.1     3.0 |    3.2 |
   Japan                     |    1.4     2.6     2.1     1.9     1.7     1.8 |    1.9 |
   European Union            |    1.0     2.1     1.4     2.1     2.2     2.2 |    1.8 |
    Euro area                |    0.6     1.9     1.2     1.8     2.0     2.0 |    1.6 |
     Germany                 |   -0.1     1.6     0.8     1.2     1.6     1.8 |    1.1 |
     France                  |    0.5     2.0     1.5     2.1     2.2     2.0 |    1.7 |
     United Kingdom          |    2.5     3.2     1.7     2.3     2.9     3.1 |    2.6 |
   Rest of industrialized    |    1.6     2.8     2.2     2.5     2.6     2.3 |    2.3 |
                             |                                                         |
 Developing countries        |    4.2     6.5     5.5     5.1     5.1     5.2 |    5.3 |
   Latin American, Carib.    |    2.0     6.0     4.7     4.1     3.6     4.1 |    4.1 |
     Argentina               |    8.8     9.0     7.5     4.0     3.5     3.2 |    6.0 |
     Brazil                  |   -0.2     4.9     3.5     4.0     4.2     4.7 |    3.5 |
     Mexico                  |    1.4     4.4     3.0     3.5     1.5     4.0 |    3.0 |
     Venezuela               |   -7.7    17.9    10.4     7.7     4.5     2.4 |    5.6 |
   Africa                    |    4.9     5.7     5.7     5.6     4.9     4.9 |    5.3 |
    North Africa             |    4.8     4.7     4.9     5.7     5.4     5.4 |    5.1 |
     Algeria                 |    6.5     6.0     7.0     6.5     5.0     5.0 |    6.0 |
     Egypt                   |    2.0     3.0     4.1     4.7     5.0     5.0 |    4.0 |
    Sub-Saharan Africa       |    5.4     6.4     6.2     5.8     5.0     5.0 |    5.6 |
     Nigeria                 |   10.2     6.0     5.0     6.0     5.5     5.8 |    6.4 |
    South Africa             |    2.8     3.8     4.5     4.4     4.0     3.8 |    3.9 |
                             |                                                         |
   South and East Asia       |    5.7     6.6     6.1     6.0     6.1     6.0 |    6.1 |
    East Asia                |    5.7     7.1     6.2     6.1     6.1     6.0 |    6.2 |
     China                   |    9.3     9.5     9.4     8.8     8.5     8.0 |    8.9 |
     Hong Kong               |    3.3     8.5     5.7     5.3     5.1     5.1 |    5.5 |
     Indonesia               |    4.5     5.1     5.4     5.3     5.3     5.3 |    5.1 |
     Korea (R.)              |    3.1     4.6     4.0     4.3     4.3     4.3 |    4.1 |
     Taiwan Province         |    3.3     5.7     3.6     3.8     4.4     4.4 |    4.2 |
     Thailand                |    6.9     6.1     4.0     4.2     4.2     4.2 |    4.9 |
    South Asia               |    5.6     5.1     5.6     5.7     5.8     6.0 |    5.6 |
     India                   |    7.2     6.9     6.8     6.8     7.1     7.4 |    7.0 |
   West Asia                 |    1.0     9.1     5.0     4.7     4.3     4.6 |    4.8 |
     Oil Exporters           |   -1.0     9.8     5.6     4.8     4.0     3.9 |    4.5 |
     Oil Importers           |    2.7     8.6     4.5     4.7     4.5     5.1 |    5.0 |
   Mediterranean             |    5.4     7.5     4.6    -1.4     3.6     4.1 |    3.9 |
                             |                                                         |
 Eastern Europe 6            |    3.7     5.3     4.1     4.4     4.8     4.7 |    4.5 |
   Russia                    |    7.3     7.1     5.8     5.5     5.0     5.0 |    5.9 |
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 Memo:
 E. Europe + Russia          |    5.7     6.3     5.1     5.0     4.9     4.9 |    5.3 |
 Developing ctrs:no China    |    3.4     6.1     4.9     4.5     4.5     4.7 |    4.7 |
 Least developed             |    5.5     6.7     6.4     6.0     5.0     5.0 |    5.8 |
 Net energy exporters        |    4.9     7.8     6.8     6.5     5.9     6.0 |    6.3 |
 Net energy importers        |    3.8     5.9     4.9     4.3     4.6     4.7 |    4.7 |
 Sub-Saharan Afr:w/o Nigeri  |    5.2     6.4     6.3     5.8     4.9     4.9 |    5.6 |
 West Asia - Israel          |    1.5     8.0     5.2     4.7     4.1     4.0 |    4.6 |
 Small industrial ctrys      |    1.7     2.6     2.3     2.8     2.8     2.5 |    2.5 |
 14 heavily indebted ctrys   |    2.4     6.1     4.7     2.9     3.6     4.1 |    4.0 |
    APEC                     |    2.8     4.1     3.3     3.2     3.1     3.1 |    3.3 |
 S.E. ASIA - China           |    4.4     5.6     4.8     5.0     5.1     5.2 |    5.0 |
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Per Capita Gross Domestic Product (1995 U.S. $)


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                             |  2003    2004    2005    2006    2007    2008  | Mean   |
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                             |                  ***  Growth rates  ***                 |
 World total                 |    1.0     2.4     1.5     1.6     1.6     1.7 |    1.6 |
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 Developed market economies  |    1.4     2.6     1.8     2.0     2.0     2.0 |    2.0 |
   North-America             |    2.1     3.3     2.3     2.2     2.3     2.2 |    2.4 |
     United States           |    2.2     3.4     2.3     2.2     2.3     2.2 |    2.4 |
   Japan                     |    1.3     2.5     2.0     1.8     1.6     1.7 |    1.8 |
   European Union            |    0.9     2.1     1.3     2.0     2.1     2.2 |    1.8 |
    Euro area                |    0.6     1.8     1.1     1.8     2.0     2.0 |    1.5 |
     Germany                 |    0.0     1.7     0.9     1.3     1.7     1.9 |    1.2 |
     France                  |    0.3     1.8     1.3     1.9     2.0     1.8 |    1.5 |
     United Kingdom          |    2.3     3.0     1.5     2.1     2.7     3.0 |    2.4 |
   Rest of industrialized    |    0.8     1.9     1.4     1.7     1.8     1.4 |    1.5 |
                             |                                                         |
 Developing countries        |    2.4     4.8     3.8     3.3     3.3     3.4 |    3.5 |
   Latin American, Carib.    |    0.4     4.4     3.1     2.5     2.0     2.5 |    2.5 |
     Argentina               |    7.6     7.8     6.3     2.9     2.4     2.1 |    4.8 |
     Brazil                  |   -1.6     3.5     2.1     2.6     2.8     3.3 |    2.1 |
     Mexico                  |   -0.1     2.9     1.5     2.0     0.0     2.5 |    1.4 |
     Venezuela               |   -9.3    15.8     8.4     5.8     2.6     0.6 |    3.7 |
   Africa                    |    2.2     2.9     2.9     2.8     2.1     2.1 |    2.5 |
    North Africa             |    3.0     2.9     3.0     3.8     3.5     3.5 |    3.3 |
     Algeria                 |    4.4     3.9     4.9     4.4     3.0     3.0 |    3.9 |
     Egypt                   |    0.3     1.2     2.3     2.9     3.2     3.2 |    2.2 |
    Sub-Saharan Africa       |    2.4     3.4     3.2     2.8     2.0     2.0 |    2.6 |
     Nigeria                 |    7.3     3.2     2.2     3.2     2.7     3.0 |    3.6 |
    South Africa             |    0.7     1.7     2.4     2.3     1.9     1.7 |    1.8 |
   South, East Asia          |    2.6     3.7     3.0     3.1     3.2     3.3 |    3.2 |
     Hong Kong               |    3.1     8.3     5.5     5.1     4.9     4.9 |    5.3 |
     India                   |    5.5     5.3     5.1     5.1     5.4     5.8 |    5.4 |
     Indonesia               |    3.1     3.7     4.0     3.9     3.9     3.9 |    3.8 |
     Korea (R.)              |    2.3     3.7     3.2     3.5     3.5     3.5 |    3.3 |
     Taiwan Province         |    2.2     4.6     2.5     2.7     3.3     3.3 |    3.1 |
     Thailand                |    6.0     5.2     3.1     3.3     3.3     3.3 |    4.0 |
   China                     |    8.4     8.6     8.5     7.9     7.6     7.1 |    8.1 |
   West Asia                 |   -1.5     6.4     2.3     2.1     1.6     1.9 |    2.1 |
     Oil Exporters           |   -4.3     6.2     2.1     1.3     0.6     0.5 |    1.0 |
     Oil Importers           |    0.2     1.3    -0.1     0.2     0.1     0.1 |    0.3 |
   Mediterranean             |    4.2     6.2     3.3    -2.6     2.4     2.8 |    2.7 |
                             |                                                         |
 Eastern Europe 6            |    3.7     5.3     4.1     4.4     4.8     4.6 |    4.5 |
  Russia                     |    7.5     7.3     6.0     5.7     5.2     5.2 |    6.1 |
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 Memo:
 E. Europe + Russia          |    5.9     6.5     5.2     5.2     5.1     5.0 |    5.5 |
 Developing ctrs:no China    |    1.4     4.0     2.9     2.4     2.4     2.6 |    2.6 |
 SEA + China                 |    4.2     5.1     4.6     4.5     4.6     4.5 |    4.6 |
 Least developed countries   |    2.5     3.6     3.3     2.9     2.0     2.0 |    2.7 |
 Net energy exporters        |    3.6     6.4     5.5     5.1     4.6     4.6 |    5.0 |
 Net energy importers        |    1.8     3.8     2.8     2.2     2.5     2.6 |    2.6 |
 Sub-Saharan Afr:w/o Nigeri  |    2.1     3.3     3.2     2.7     1.9     1.8 |    2.5 |
 West Asia - Israel          |   -1.5     4.8     2.1     1.6     1.0     0.9 |    1.5 |
 Rest of industrl:w/o Isra   |    1.0     1.9     1.6     2.1     2.0     1.8 |    1.7 |
 14 heavily indebted ctrys   |    0.7     4.3     3.0     1.1     1.8     2.3 |    2.2 |
       APEC                  |    1.9     3.2     2.3     2.3     2.2     2.2 |    2.4 |
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OECD Unemployment Rates


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                             |  2003    2004    2005    2006    2007    2008  |   Mean |
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                             |               ***  Percentage change  ***               |
 Developed market economies  |    7.4     7.0     6.8     6.7     6.6     6.5 |    6.8 |
   North-America             |    6.2     5.7     5.3     5.1     5.1     5.1 |    5.4 |
   Western Europe            |   10.3    10.0    10.3    10.1     9.9     9.8 |   10.0 |
   Japan                     |    5.3     4.7     4.6     4.5     4.3     4.2 |    4.6 |
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  Note:  Excluding Greece, Iceland, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

OECD Private Consumption Deflators
(Inflation rates in local currency weighted with GNP in current U.S. $)


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                             |  2003    2004    2005    2006    2007    2008  |   Mean |
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                             |               ***  Percentage change  ***               |
 Developed market economies  |    1.2     1.4     1.8     1.7     1.7     1.6 |    1.6 |
   North-America             |    1.8     2.4     3.1     2.4     2.3     2.2 |    2.4 |
   Western Europe            |    1.8     1.6     1.8     1.9     1.9     1.8 |    1.8 |
  Japan                      |   -0.8    -0.6    -0.2     0.1     0.2     0.2 |   -0.2 |
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Definition of aggregates:
   North America:
      Canada, U.S.A.
   EU:
      Belgium/Luxemburg, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece,
      Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, U.K.
      Austria, Finland, Sweden
   Rest of Industrialized:
      Iceland, Norway, Switzerland,
      Australia, New Zealand
   Latin America and Caribbean:
      Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador,
      Mexico,
      Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, Caribbean.
   Africa:
      Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Libya,
      Morocco, Nigeria, Sudan, Tunisia, South Africa,
      Other African Countries, Africa Least Developed Countries
   North Africa:
      Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
   Sub-Saharan Africa:
      Ethiopia, Nigeria, Sudan, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya.
      Other African Countries, Africa Least Developed Countries.
   South and East Asia:
      Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines,
      Singapore, Taiwan Province, Thailand, India, Pakistan,
      Other South Asian Countries,
      South East Asia Least Developed.
   West Asia:
      Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Israel,
      Other West Asia Oil Exporters, West Asia Oil Importers.
   Mediterranean:
      Cyprus, Malta, Turkey
   Eastern Europe ,Russia
      Bulgaria, Czech and Slovak Republics, Hungary,
      Poland, Romania, Russia
   Energy-exporting countries and regions:
      Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, Algeria, Gabon
      Libya, Nigeria, Egypt, Tunisia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait
      Saudi Arabia, OWAO, Indonesia, Malaysia, China.
   Energy-importing countries and regions:
      Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, Caribbean
      Colombia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Sudan
      Other African Countries, Africa Least Developed Countries
      WAOI, Hong Kong, Korea, Philippines,
      Singapore, Taiwan Province, Thailand, India, Pakistan,
      South East Least Developed,
      Other South Asian Countries,
      Cyprus, Malta, Turkey,
      South Africa, Israel.

   Note1: Regions are defined in the respective country tables.
   Note2: In the trade aggregation table, the SITC 3 exports of
          WAOI has been moved from the energy-importing group to
          the energy-exporting group.