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| 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 | Mean |
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| *** Annual growth rates *** |
Industrialized countries | |
Canada | 1.6 2.9 2.7 2.6 3.3 3.4 | 2.8 |
France | 0.5 2.0 1.5 2.1 2.2 2.0 | 1.7 |
Germany | -0.1 1.6 0.8 1.2 1.6 1.8 | 1.1 |
Italy | 0.4 1.0 -0.2 0.9 1.3 1.5 | 0.8 |
Japan | 1.4 2.6 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.8 | 1.9 |
U.K. | 2.5 3.2 1.7 2.3 2.9 3.1 | 2.6 |
U.S. | 3.0 4.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 | 3.2 |
Austria | 1.4 2.4 1.8 2.1 1.9 2.3 | 2.0 |
Belgium | 1.3 2.7 1.5 2.4 2.6 2.5 | 2.2 |
Denmark | 0.4 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.0 2.0 | 1.8 |
Finland | 2.4 3.6 1.6 3.7 2.8 2.9 | 2.8 |
Netherlands | -0.1 1.7 0.5 2.5 2.6 2.4 | 1.6 |
Norway | 0.4 2.9 2.6 2.8 1.8 2.7 | 2.2 |
Sweden | 3.6 2.4 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.7 | 2.9 |
Switzerland | -0.4 1.7 1.6 1.9 2.2 2.3 | 1.5 |
Australia | 3.4 3.2 2.4 2.9 3.5 2.1 | 2.9 |
Greece | 4.7 4.2 3.1 3.1 2.7 2.6 | 3.4 |
Iceland | 4.3 6.2 6.5 5.8 -0.4 5.0 | 4.5 |
Ireland | 2.8 4.5 4.8 4.7 4.5 3.9 | 4.2 |
Nzealand | 3.3 4.4 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 | 2.7 |
Portugal | -1.1 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.4 1.9 | 0.8 |
Spain | 2.5 2.7 3.4 3.6 3.3 2.8 | 3.1 |
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Eastern Europe + former USSR | |
Hungary | 3.9 3.9 4.0 3.8 3.4 3.5 | 3.7 |
Poland | 3.8 5.4 3.8 4.7 5.1 4.6 | 4.6 |
Romania | 3.9 8.3 4.8 4.2 6.1 6.4 | 5.6 |
Russia | 7.3 7.1 5.8 5.5 5.0 5.0 | 5.9 |
Bulgaria | 4.3 5.6 6.0 5.7 5.1 5.2 | 5.3 |
| |
Developing countries | |
and regions | |
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 |
Chile | 3.7 6.1 6.2 5.5 5.0 4.7 | 5.2 |
Colombia | 4.1 4.1 4.4 4.0 4.0 4.4 | 4.2 |
Ecuador | 2.7 6.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.2 | 3.6 |
Mexico | 1.4 4.4 3.0 3.5 1.5 4.0 | 3.0 |
Peru | 4.0 4.8 5.5 4.8 4.6 4.3 | 4.7 |
Venezuela | -7.7 17.9 10.4 7.7 4.5 2.4 | 5.6 |
Bolivia | 2.8 3.6 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.8 | 3.0 |
Paraguay | 3.8 4.0 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.0 | 3.3 |
Uruguay | 2.2 12.3 6.0 3.8 3.5 2.5 | 5.0 |
Caribbean | 2.5 3.1 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.9 | 3.5 |
Algeria | 6.5 6.0 7.0 6.5 5.0 5.0 | 6.0 |
Gabon | 1.5 2.0 2.3 0.8 0.8 0.8 | 1.4 |
Morocco | 5.2 3.5 1.8 5.4 5.0 5.0 | 4.3 |
Ethiopia | 6.0 6.0 4.5 4.9 4.7 4.5 | 5.1 |
Kenya | 1.6 2.5 5.0 5.3 5.5 4.5 | 4.1 |
Sudan | 5.5 6.2 7.0 6.9 7.4 7.4 | 6.7 |
Tunisia | 5.5 6.0 5.0 5.5 5.6 5.6 | 5.5 |
Libya | 8.3 7.5 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 | 7.3 |
Nigeria | 10.2 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.5 5.8 | 6.4 |
Egypt | 2.0 3.0 4.1 4.7 5.0 5.0 | 4.0 |
Other African Ctry | 1.5 2.6 3.7 4.1 4.0 4.0 | 3.3 |
African Least Dev. | 5.5 6.8 6.5 6.0 5.0 5.0 | 5.8 |
Iran | 6.7 5.6 5.5 5.1 4.5 4.5 | 5.3 |
Iraq | -35.0 40.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 | 1.5 |
Kuwait | 9.9 5.5 5.6 4.5 4.0 4.0 | 5.6 |
Saudi Arabia | 7.2 5.2 6.0 5.2 4.0 4.0 | 5.3 |
W. Asia Oil Imp. | 3.6 4.7 3.3 3.6 3.5 3.5 | 3.7 |
Indonesia | 4.5 5.1 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.3 | 5.1 |
Taiwan | 3.3 5.7 3.6 3.8 4.4 4.4 | 4.2 |
Hong-Kong | 3.3 8.5 5.7 5.3 5.1 5.1 | 5.5 |
India | 7.2 6.9 6.8 6.8 7.1 7.4 | 7.0 |
Korea | 3.1 4.6 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 | 4.1 |
Malaysia | 5.3 7.1 5.5 5.6 6.0 6.0 | 5.9 |
Pakistan | 5.9 7.1 7.5 6.3 5.8 5.8 | 6.4 |
Philippines | 4.5 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.1 6.1 | 5.6 |
Singapore | 1.4 8.4 5.0 5.2 5.2 5.2 | 5.0 |
Thailand | 6.9 6.1 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.2 | 4.9 |
Other S.E. Asia | 0.5 -1.6 1.0 2.4 3.0 3.0 | 1.4 |
S.E. Asia Least Dev. | 5.5 5.5 5.2 5.5 5.5 5.5 | 5.4 |
China | 9.3 9.5 9.4 8.8 8.5 8.0 | 8.9 |
Turkey | 5.8 9.0 4.6 5.3 4.8 5.8 | 5.9 |
Cyprus & Malta | 3.5 4.1 1.8 42.2 5.6 1.0 | 8.8 |
South Africa | 2.8 3.8 4.5 4.4 4.0 3.8 | 3.9 |
Israel | -4.8 10.8 5.2 4.0 4.5 4.5 | 3.9 |
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Real Private Consumption (national currency)
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| 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 | Mean |
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| *** Annual growth rates *** |
Industrialized countries | |
Canada | 3.0 3.4 3.6 2.0 2.5 2.9 | 2.9 |
France | 1.7 2.2 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 | 1.9 |
Germany | 0.0 0.6 -0.5 -0.2 0.4 0.5 | 0.1 |
Italy | 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.6 1.8 | 1.3 |
Japan | 0.2 1.5 1.9 1.5 1.5 1.8 | 1.4 |
U.K. | 2.6 3.7 1.8 2.3 2.9 3.1 | 2.7 |
U.S. | 3.3 3.8 2.7 3.0 2.8 2.8 | 3.0 |
Austria | 1.7 0.7 1.7 1.9 1.6 1.8 | 1.6 |
Belgium | 2.2 2.1 1.0 1.9 2.2 2.3 | 1.9 |
Denmark | 0.8 3.9 3.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 | 2.6 |
Finland | 4.4 3.2 3.2 3.0 2.9 3.0 | 3.3 |
Netherlands | -0.7 0.0 -0.8 -2.3 1.5 1.9 | -0.1 |
Norway | 3.0 4.4 4.2 3.9 3.5 2.6 | 3.6 |
Sweden | 1.5 1.8 2.1 2.8 3.2 3.0 | 2.4 |
Switzerland | 0.5 1.3 0.9 0.7 1.4 1.6 | 1.1 |
Australia | 4.3 5.4 2.0 2.5 2.5 2.9 | 3.3 |
Greece | 4.0 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.2 | 2.8 |
Iceland | 6.9 10.8 6.5 -1.2 2.0 2.0 | 4.4 |
Ireland | 2.6 3.8 4.7 5.1 5.6 3.1 | 4.1 |
Nzealand | 5.0 5.9 3.7 2.0 1.5 2.0 | 3.3 |
Portugal | -0.3 2.5 1.8 1.6 1.6 2.0 | 1.5 |
Spain | 2.9 3.5 4.8 4.6 4.2 3.2 | 3.8 |
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Eastern Europe + former USSR | |
Hungary | 7.1 3.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 | 2.8 |
Poland | 3.0 3.5 3.0 3.5 3.0 2.9 | 3.2 |
Romania | 6.7 10.8 10.1 6.3 6.2 6.8 | 7.8 |
Russia | 7.8 9.3 10.1 9.2 8.0 6.2 | 8.4 |
Bulgaria | 5.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 | 4.0 |
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Developing countries | |
Brazil | 1.1 4.1 4.1 5.0 5.4 5.4 | 4.2 |
Chile | 4.1 5.6 8.2 6.1 4.5 4.9 | 5.6 |
Colombia | 2.5 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.6 2.9 | 3.5 |
Mexico | 2.3 5.5 4.2 4.6 1.9 4.2 | 3.8 |
Peru | 3.1 3.4 4.5 4.5 4.1 4.3 | 4.0 |
Venezuela | -4.6 16.6 15.8 14.9 8.6 3.1 | 8.8 |
Algeria | 2.6 4.0 4.8 5.0 5.0 5.0 | 4.4 |
Gabon | 1.1 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 | 2.0 |
Morocco | 6.0 6.0 2.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 | 4.9 |
Ethiopia | 4.0 5.0 4.5 4.1 4.0 3.8 | 4.2 |
Kenya | 2.3 2.3 3.7 4.2 4.8 3.9 | 3.5 |
Sudan | 9.1 4.0 12.9 4.2 9.0 6.1 | 7.5 |
Tunisia | 4.7 5.2 5.5 5.1 4.9 5.0 | 5.1 |
Libya | 3.1 3.6 3.9 2.5 2.5 2.5 | 3.0 |
Nigeria | 3.8 3.9 3.9 5.0 4.5 4.5 | 4.2 |
Egypt | 1.1 1.4 4.7 5.0 5.2 5.2 | 3.8 |
Indonesia | 2.1 5.0 4.2 3.8 3.8 3.8 | 3.8 |
Taiwan | 0.8 3.1 3.5 3.6 4.1 4.1 | 3.2 |
Hong-Kong | -0.3 6.9 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.4 | 4.7 |
India | 7.0 6.4 6.2 6.4 6.4 6.7 | 6.5 |
Korea | -1.2 -0.5 3.5 4.6 4.6 4.6 | 2.6 |
Malaysia | 6.6 10.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 | 6.8 |
Philippines | 5.3 5.8 5.2 5.7 5.4 5.4 | 5.5 |
Singapore | 0.6 8.6 3.0 5.5 3.1 3.1 | 4.0 |
Thailand | 6.3 5.7 4.2 3.8 3.8 3.8 | 4.6 |
Turkey | 6.6 10.1 4.4 4.9 5.4 4.4 | 5.9 |
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Real Private Investment (national currency)
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| 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 | MEAN |
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| *** Annual growth rates *** |
Industrialized countries | |
Canada | 3.3 9.8 10.1 7.8 6.8 5.3 | 7.1 |
France | 3.4 5.0 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.5 | 3.9 |
Germany | -2.2 -0.1 -0.8 1.6 2.7 2.9 | 0.7 |
Italy | -1.8 1.9 -0.7 1.5 2.3 2.1 | 0.9 |
Japan | 6.6 5.8 7.6 5.4 4.5 4.0 | 5.6 |
U.K. | -1.3 4.3 1.9 2.3 4.0 4.2 | 2.6 |
U.S. | 5.1 10.2 7.6 2.6 3.0 3.2 | 5.2 |
Austria | 6.3 0.7 1.8 3.1 2.6 3.0 | 2.9 |
Belgium | -0.7 1.1 4.1 3.0 3.6 3.8 | 2.5 |
Denmark | 0.1 1.7 4.0 5.5 2.1 2.0 | 2.5 |
Finland | -3.0 5.6 0.1 6.8 5.5 4.0 | 3.1 |
Norway | -2.0 9.1 11.8 1.3 -1.3 0.6 | 3.1 |
Sweden | -1.2 6.9 10.4 7.0 4.2 4.9 | 5.3 |
Switzerland | -2.0 3.4 2.7 4.6 5.9 5.9 | 3.4 |
Australia | 11.7 7.6 3.0 6.1 4.0 2.0 | 5.7 |
Iceland | 17.6 21.0 23.5 -2.0 -17.0 5.0 | 7.0 |
Ireland | 3.4 8.0 9.0 7.0 5.0 4.0 | 6.0 |
Nzealand | 9.0 12.0 2.0 -1.0 2.0 2.0 | 4.2 |
Portugal | -9.9 1.3 0.6 2.0 2.5 2.8 | -0.2 |
Spain | 2.6 5.0 8.7 8.0 7.2 3.5 | 5.8 |
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Eastern Europe + former USSR | |
Hungary | 1.4 10.2 5.0 3.4 6.2 5.4 | 5.2 |
Poland | -0.5 5.4 8.0 9.4 10.0 8.9 | 6.8 |
Romania | 10.0 10.0 7.5 8.6 8.2 8.2 | 8.8 |
Russia | 12.9 9.1 6.2 10.1 9.2 11.3 | 9.8 |
Bulgaria | 14.0 12.0 12.0 11.0 10.0 11.0 | 11.7 |
Developing countries | |
and regions | |
Brazil | 2.0 7.5 4.6 8.4 8.2 6.7 | 6.2 |
Chile | 4.8 12.7 15.0 13.0 9.0 8.0 | 10.4 |
Colombia | 14.1 12.7 10.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 | 9.5 |
Mexico | 0.4 7.5 7.2 7.0 4.8 8.8 | 5.9 |
Peru | 5.4 8.5 7.5 7.4 7.0 7.5 | 7.2 |
Venezuela | -43.8 7.0 11.1 8.0 6.0 5.0 | -3.6 |
Algeria | 6.0 8.5 9.0 10.0 8.0 8.0 | 8.2 |
Gabon | 1.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 | 0.7 |
Morocco | 5.5 6.0 4.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 | 5.9 |
Ethiopia | 5.0 5.3 5.2 4.7 4.5 4.3 | 4.8 |
Kenya | 2.0 3.8 9.0 8.6 8.7 8.8 | 6.8 |
Sudan | 6.1 -11.3 -37.3 7.0 7.5 -14.0 | -8.6 |
Tunisia | 2.5 2.8 4.2 5.0 4.9 4.5 | 4.0 |
Libya | 5.8 6.7 12.2 21.9 21.5 15.1 | 13.7 |
Nigeria | 7.0 5.2 1.3 5.1 4.8 4.1 | 4.6 |
Egypt | 2.7 4.8 6.2 7.0 7.5 7.5 | 5.9 |
Indonesia | 8.0 7.3 4.9 6.2 6.1 6.0 | 6.4 |
Taiwan | -2.1 15.4 7.2 4.6 7.3 7.3 | 6.5 |
Hong-Kong | 1.3 2.5 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.1 | 3.4 |
India | 9.0 9.7 11.3 11.3 11.1 10.8 | 10.6 |
Korea | 3.6 1.9 2.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 | 3.5 |
Malaysia | 2.7 3.1 -2.6 1.7 4.4 4.4 | 2.3 |
Philippines | 2.6 4.0 2.9 7.2 8.3 8.3 | 5.5 |
Singapore | -22.8 24.1 21.7 21.8 10.7 13.5 | 10.1 |
Thailand | 11.7 14.2 12.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 | 11.8 |
Turkey | 10.6 33.3 19.2 12.0 5.4 7.3 | 14.3 |
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Real Exports of Goods and Services
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| 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 | MEAN |
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| *** Annual growth rates *** |
Industrialized countries | |
Canada | -2.4 5.0 2.9 4.2 3.9 3.8 | 2.9 |
France | 2.6 6.0 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.6 | 4.0 |
Germany | 1.8 9.2 5.9 6.5 7.3 7.5 | 6.3 |
Italy | -1.9 3.2 -2.4 2.9 2.3 3.3 | 1.2 |
Japan | 9.1 14.5 4.1 4.5 4.3 4.0 | 6.7 |
U.K. | 1.2 3.9 4.2 4.9 5.7 5.9 | 4.3 |
U.S. | 1.9 8.5 6.4 8.4 10.1 9.4 | 7.4 |
Austria | 2.3 10.3 5.2 6.2 5.4 6.1 | 5.9 |
Belgium | 1.7 6.5 3.6 5.6 5.7 5.1 | 4.7 |
Denmark | 4.8 4.1 3.5 4.2 3.7 4.4 | 4.1 |
Finland | 1.4 5.6 5.7 6.8 5.7 5.7 | 5.1 |
Netherlands | 2.1 8.7 3.3 6.1 6.4 6.8 | 5.6 |
Norway | 1.6 0.9 -0.3 4.2 1.2 3.0 | 1.8 |
Sweden | 6.1 11.1 3.1 5.4 6.4 6.4 | 6.4 |
Switzerland | 1.4 3.2 1.8 3.1 3.8 3.8 | 2.8 |
Australia | -2.4 4.1 7.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 | 4.2 |
Greece | 1.0 10.0 6.9 7.0 7.1 7.3 | 6.5 |
Iceland | 10.5 9.2 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 | 7.3 |
Ireland | -0.8 7.0 4.0 5.2 6.0 5.0 | 4.4 |
Nzealand | 4.8 6.4 19.6 3.3 1.8 1.8 | 6.1 |
Portugal | 5.0 4.6 4.2 4.8 5.2 5.9 | 4.9 |
Spain | 2.6 4.5 1.0 4.0 5.7 6.6 | 4.1 |
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Eastern Europe + former USSR | |
Hungary | -2.4 7.1 15.1 5.9 11.0 14.2 | 8.3 |
Poland | 14.7 18.7 10.3 9.9 8.6 8.0 | 11.6 |
Romania | 22.5 25.3 7.4 8.8 12.9 13.0 | 14.8 |
Russia | 15.1 12.3 -3.1 9.8 4.7 4.1 | 7.0 |
Bulgaria | 17.3 22.2 10.8 4.8 5.5 5.5 | 10.8 |
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Developing countries | |
and regions | |
Argentina | 9.0 8.2 10.4 6.9 8.9 4.7 | 8.0 |
Brazil | 18.1 18.0 13.0 10.7 12.3 13.3 | 14.2 |
Chile | 7.8 12.8 5.4 7.3 8.5 9.9 | 8.6 |
Colombia | 4.6 10.2 8.7 6.2 6.9 6.5 | 7.2 |
Ecuador | 16.5 4.4 -2.5 -0.1 -2.2 -5.2 | 1.6 |
Mexico | 2.7 11.5 5.8 7.2 5.8 7.8 | 6.8 |
Peru | 5.9 14.7 14.8 11.2 10.8 8.9 | 11.0 |
Venezuela | -9.9 11.8 5.1 2.9 3.2 3.3 | 2.5 |
Bolivia | 7.1 7.2 -5.8 -0.6 -4.3 -4.3 | -0.3 |
Paraguay | 2.3 9.5 16.1 6.1 8.0 0.8 | 7.0 |
Uruguay | 19.5 30.8 16.8 8.7 5.3 0.1 | 13.1 |
Caribbean | 14.4 -8.5 -0.7 5.1 -1.6 -2.8 | 0.8 |
Algeria | 11.9 13.4 14.1 10.0 8.0 8.0 | 10.9 |
Gabon | 0.9 -1.3 -0.3 1.1 1.2 1.3 | 0.5 |
Morocco | 9.8 -1.2 -5.7 7.4 4.4 4.5 | 3.1 |
Ethiopia | 2.5 3.3 4.5 3.2 3.1 3.0 | 3.3 |
Kenya | 5.0 5.8 16.8 14.8 15.0 -3.6 | 8.7 |
Sudan | 6.1 17.1 18.9 17.7 17.3 16.5 | 15.5 |
Tunisia | 16.1 19.5 4.0 9.1 10.9 13.4 | 12.1 |
Libya | 58.8 53.1 53.3 12.8 4.2 3.8 | 28.7 |
Nigeria | 19.3 5.0 -3.0 9.7 2.0 6.0 | 6.3 |
Egypt | 2.4 8.2 9.4 10.0 9.0 9.0 | 8.0 |
Other African Ctry | 5.1 3.6 4.4 4.8 4.6 4.6 | 4.5 |
African Least Dev. | 5.0 4.4 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.6 | 4.0 |
Iran | -13.2 5.0 3.2 3.2 2.2 4.0 | 0.5 |
Iraq | -11.4 45.6 -32.8 -12.6 16.2 15.4 | 0.3 |
Kuwait | 17.3 4.1 0.1 0.0 2.0 2.0 | 4.1 |
Saudi Arabia | 12.9 4.5 0.4 0.4 2.2 2.2 | 3.7 |
Other W Asia Oil Exp Ctry | 0.6 76.7 20.9 -2.7 -8.0 -8.8 | 9.8 |
W. Asia Oil Imp. | 3.0 3.0 38.8 0.5 2.4 1.8 | 7.5 |
Indonesia | 5.8 6.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 | 7.0 |
Taiwan | 11.0 15.3 2.6 3.0 7.7 7.7 | 7.8 |
Hong-Kong | 12.7 15.4 9.0 9.2 9.3 9.3 | 10.8 |
India | 12.4 12.5 17.0 19.0 18.0 18.5 | 16.2 |
Korea | 15.7 19.7 8.8 9.6 9.6 9.6 | 12.1 |
Malaysia | 6.3 16.3 8.8 9.6 8.5 8.5 | 9.6 |
Pakistan | 11.6 3.0 14.3 11.8 12.3 12.2 | 10.8 |
Philippines | 1.0 14.1 7.4 9.6 9.7 9.7 | 8.5 |
Singapore | 11.0 22.5 13.0 10.0 9.4 9.0 | 12.4 |
Thailand | 15.0 22.0 13.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 | 15.8 |
Other S.E. Asia | 7.3 -4.3 -2.4 2.5 7.3 7.3 | 2.8 |
S.E. Asia Least Dev. | 14.4 9.4 1.1 6.6 2.0 1.9 | 5.8 |
China | 38.6 25.3 25.0 12.4 11.2 9.2 | 19.9 |
Turkey | 16.0 12.5 6.8 11.0 11.1 10.5 | 11.3 |
Cyprus & Malta | 10.2 9.0 1.2 2.7 6.3 6.3 | 5.9 |
South Africa | -0.9 2.9 2.9 5.0 6.9 5.9 | 3.8 |
Israel | 8.9 16.3 5.7 4.7 6.4 5.2 | 7.8 |
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Real Imports of Goods and Services
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| 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 | Mean |
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| *** Annual growth rates *** |
Industrialized countries | |
Canada | 4.0 8.1 6.7 2.6 2.6 3.4 | 4.5 |
France | 3.5 7.0 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.2 | 4.8 |
Germany | 4.0 7.0 4.2 5.1 5.7 5.8 | 5.3 |
Italy | 1.3 2.5 0.5 3.7 4.1 3.9 | 2.7 |
Japan | 3.8 8.9 6.7 4.5 3.3 4.0 | 5.2 |
U.K. | 1.8 5.9 4.3 5.4 5.7 5.5 | 4.7 |
U.S. | 4.4 9.9 6.0 3.9 5.1 4.9 | 5.7 |
Austria | 6.0 7.3 4.7 6.1 4.6 5.1 | 5.6 |
Belgium | 1.3 6.7 4.4 5.0 4.7 4.6 | 4.4 |
Denmark | -0.6 6.7 5.5 5.4 3.9 4.7 | 4.2 |
Finland | 2.9 6.0 6.3 6.4 6.7 6.7 | 5.8 |
Netherlands | 2.7 8.4 3.3 6.8 6.4 7.4 | 5.8 |
Norway | 2.2 9.1 7.3 4.8 2.0 2.5 | 4.6 |
Sweden | 5.6 5.4 5.5 4.8 5.3 5.5 | 5.3 |
Switzerland | 1.4 3.2 1.8 3.1 3.8 3.8 | 2.8 |
Australia | 3.4 2.2 3.8 2.9 2.8 2.7 | 3.0 |
Greece | 4.8 8.2 3.4 5.1 5.2 5.1 | 5.3 |
Iceland | 18.0 21.4 18.8 23.9 4.9 -2.3 | 13.7 |
Ireland | -2.3 7.6 5.2 6.1 7.1 4.4 | 4.6 |
Nzealand | 8.0 15.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 | 5.4 |
Portugal | -0.1 7.0 5.1 5.3 5.0 5.4 | 4.6 |
Spain | 8.4 7.9 7.6 7.9 8.3 7.7 | 8.0 |
| |
Eastern Europe + former USSR | |
Hungary | 9.3 8.0 8.0 15.0 10.0 10.0 | 10.0 |
Poland | 12.8 15.1 9.8 9.3 7.3 7.3 | 10.2 |
Romania | 16.4 17.8 10.0 8.0 9.6 10.3 | 12.0 |
Russia | 17.2 -4.1 -4.0 97.7 11.5 10.3 | 17.4 |
Bulgaria | 15.0 14.0 8.0 9.0 5.0 5.0 | 9.3 |
| |
Developing countries | |
and regions | |
Argentina | 49.9 57.7 26.9 16.3 12.3 8.0 | 27.2 |
Brazil | 16.2 14.3 14.7 16.4 18.0 12.6 | 15.4 |
Chile | 8.8 18.6 14.6 10.8 9.7 11.9 | 12.4 |
Colombia | 10.1 16.7 10.0 9.1 7.1 6.6 | 9.9 |
Ecuador | 0.3 13.8 9.6 4.4 6.4 2.7 | 6.1 |
Mexico | 0.7 10.2 8.5 7.7 6.2 8.5 | 6.9 |
Peru | 3.3 10.4 10.7 12.8 11.2 11.6 | 10.0 |
Venezuela | -19.6 60.0 43.7 34.3 15.4 5.2 | 20.2 |
Bolivia | -13.4 13.6 -9.7 2.0 3.2 -3.1 | -1.6 |
Paraguay | 17.5 16.2 19.1 7.6 7.8 1.6 | 11.5 |
Uruguay | 8.9 38.3 14.7 14.6 10.4 0.4 | 14.0 |
Caribbean | 0.0 11.3 9.9 8.0 9.5 9.2 | 7.9 |
Algeria | 9.1 10.7 13.6 14.0 15.0 7.0 | 11.5 |
Gabon | 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 | 2.1 |
Morocco | 14.7 15.2 4.0 -0.5 0.0 0.0 | 5.3 |
Ethiopia | 4.9 5.1 1.4 3.5 3.4 3.3 | 3.6 |
Kenya | 6.6 7.0 15.0 14.0 14.8 6.9 | 10.6 |
Sudan | 5.9 -2.8 7.0 7.0 7.5 7.5 | 5.3 |
Tunisia | 4.1 3.4 -0.3 3.6 4.0 3.9 | 3.1 |
Libya | 3.4 9.8 17.5 20.0 25.0 15.0 | 14.9 |
Nigeria | 10.0 3.0 2.0 3.8 3.1 2.5 | 4.0 |
Egypt | 0.9 3.5 6.1 8.0 6.5 6.5 | 5.2 |
Other African Ctry | 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 | 4.4 |
African Least Dev. | 5.3 5.3 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 | 4.8 |
Iran | 41.9 19.7 13.0 4.7 2.6 3.9 | 13.5 |
Iraq | -3.2 6.8 5.6 4.3 4.3 4.4 | 3.6 |
Kuwait | 15.5 5.5 4.4 7.6 5.7 5.7 | 7.3 |
Saudi Arabia | 2.7 15.1 8.4 6.4 4.4 4.0 | 6.7 |
Other W Asia Oil Exp Ctry | 3.5 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 | 4.0 |
W. Asia Oil Imp. | 2.7 2.7 93.6 2.0 5.0 1.1 | 14.1 |
Indonesia | 3.0 6.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 | 3.8 |
Taiwan | 6.7 18.6 2.2 2.3 8.1 8.1 | 7.5 |
Hong-Kong | 11.0 13.8 8.5 9.0 9.2 9.2 | 10.1 |
India | 11.4 26.0 21.0 17.0 15.0 14.5 | 17.4 |
Korea | 9.7 13.8 7.9 10.2 10.2 10.2 | 10.3 |
Malaysia | 5.0 20.7 6.2 8.3 8.5 8.5 | 9.4 |
Pakistan | 0.8 16.6 14.3 13.5 13.7 15.3 | 12.2 |
Philippines | 5.9 5.9 2.9 6.9 11.5 11.5 | 7.4 |
Singapore | 7.1 25.0 15.0 12.2 9.8 9.8 | 13.0 |
Thailand | 15.0 25.0 16.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 | 16.3 |
Other S.E. Asia | -14.5 23.9 47.8 10.9 12.5 11.3 | 13.8 |
S.E. Asia Least Dev. | 9.6 7.4 52.6 17.7 13.2 13.1 | 18.1 |
China | 33.5 20.8 12.0 14.4 10.9 8.2 | 16.3 |
Turkey | 27.1 24.7 12.4 13.6 11.2 8.6 | 16.1 |
Cyprus & Malta | -1.8 1.1 -0.6 13.1 0.5 0.8 | 2.1 |
South Africa | 4.9 159.4 -32.5 6.7 -1.1 2.6 | 12.1 |
Israel | -30.4 55.8 -1.6 3.9 2.3 1.5 | 2.4 |
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Consumption Deflators (national currency)
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| 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 | Mean |
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| *** Annual growth rates *** |
Industrialized countries | |
Canada | 1.6 1.4 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.8 | 1.7 |
France | 2.0 1.5 1.5 2.1 2.0 1.7 | 1.8 |
Germany | 1.0 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.5 | 1.5 |
Italy | 2.5 2.2 2.1 1.8 2.0 2.3 | 2.1 |
Japan | -0.8 -0.6 -0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 | -0.2 |
U.K. | 1.9 1.2 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.5 | 1.6 |
U.S. | 1.8 2.5 3.2 2.4 2.3 2.3 | 2.4 |
Austria | 1.5 2.0 2.4 1.9 1.6 1.7 | 1.8 |
Belgium | 1.8 2.1 2.3 2.3 1.4 1.4 | 1.9 |
Denmark | 1.8 1.5 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.7 | 1.7 |
Finland | 0.0 0.1 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.6 | 1.0 |
Netherlands | 2.2 1.1 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 | 1.7 |
Norway | 2.5 0.4 1.6 2.2 2.1 2.2 | 1.8 |
Sweden | 1.9 0.4 0.4 1.0 2.0 1.8 | 1.2 |
Switzerland | 0.6 1.0 1.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.4 | 0.4 |
Australia | 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.8 2.8 3.0 | 2.5 |
Greece | 3.4 3.3 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.7 | 2.8 |
Iceland | 2.1 3.2 4.1 4.0 4.9 4.0 | 3.7 |
Ireland | 3.9 2.6 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.5 | 3.0 |
Nzealand | 1.8 2.7 2.8 3.0 2.4 2.4 | 2.5 |
Portugal | 3.2 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.2 | 2.4 |
Spain | 3.1 3.1 2.7 2.8 3.2 2.9 | 2.9 |
| |
Eastern Europe + former USSR | |
Hungary | 4.9 6.6 3.4 1.5 2.9 3.0 | 3.7 |
Poland | 1.0 3.6 2.1 2.4 2.2 2.0 | 2.2 |
Romania | 22.5 16.4 9.4 8.1 7.2 6.1 | 11.4 |
Russia | 16.7 18.1 11.9 7.5 5.8 10.1 | 11.6 |
Bulgaria | 2.3 6.1 4.7 6.2 5.1 4.3 | 4.8 |
| |
Developing countries | |
and regions | |
Brazil | 15.0 9.0 7.0 5.0 2.1 4.0 | 6.9 |
Chile | 2.8 0.3 0.1 1.6 2.3 2.0 | 1.5 |
Colombia | 11.3 11.3 10.1 7.9 8.1 8.4 | 9.5 |
Mexico | 6.9 4.7 3.9 3.8 3.8 4.1 | 4.5 |
Peru | 2.5 3.5 1.9 2.7 2.6 2.5 | 2.6 |
Venezuela | 31.1 21.7 16.3 15.3 14.9 16.8 | 19.2 |
Algeria | 5.5 3.8 2.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 | 3.4 |
Gabon | 1.5 1.8 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 | 1.2 |
Morocco | 3.3 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1 | 2.3 |
Ethiopia | 11.5 11.5 11.5 9.3 8.5 7.8 | 10.0 |
Kenya | 8.6 10.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.5 | 3.7 |
Sudan | -3.1 17.2 -1.7 7.0 2.8 6.1 | 4.5 |
Tunisia | 5.1 5.0 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.0 | 5.0 |
Libya | 11.3 14.0 12.5 6.0 5.0 5.0 | 8.9 |
Egypt | 4.1 5.5 7.0 6.0 5.2 5.2 | 5.5 |
Indonesia | 6.7 5.8 8.5 9.0 9.0 9.0 | 8.0 |
Taiwan | -2.1 -1.9 -0.7 0.6 0.9 0.9 | -0.4 |
Hong-Kong | -2.5 -0.4 1.1 2.4 2.4 2.4 | 0.9 |
Korea | 0.4 0.1 1.1 2.4 3.0 3.4 | 1.7 |
Malaysia | 1.3 1.6 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 | 2.0 |
Philippines | 3.1 6.0 7.8 8.3 4.5 4.5 | 5.7 |
Thailand | 2.1 1.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 | 2.0 |
Turkey | 21.7 8.1 7.4 9.2 8.3 6.7 | 10.1 |
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Nominal Wage Rates
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| 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 | Mean |
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| *** Annual growth rates *** |
Industrialized countries | |
Canada | 1.8 2.5 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.5 | 3.0 |
France | 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.8 | 3.0 |
Germany | 1.9 1.3 1.4 2.2 2.3 1.6 | 1.8 |
Italy | 3.3 3.6 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 | 3.1 |
Japan | -0.6 -1.3 0.0 0.6 1.3 2.0 | 0.3 |
U.K. | 3.0 3.8 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.1 | 3.9 |
U.S. | 3.2 3.2 4.1 3.5 3.4 3.3 | 3.4 |
Austria | 2.0 1.8 2.2 2.9 3.0 3.1 | 2.5 |
Belgium | 2.8 3.1 2.8 3.3 2.4 2.3 | 2.8 |
Denmark | 3.9 3.1 3.2 3.7 3.8 3.8 | 3.6 |
Finland | 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.3 3.4 3.4 | 3.6 |
Norway | 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.5 4.1 4.6 | 3.9 |
Sweden | 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 | 3.5 |
Switzerland | 1.7 0.9 -0.2 0.2 0.9 1.0 | 0.7 |
Australia | 5.7 4.2 5.1 5.0 4.0 4.0 | 4.7 |
Greece | 4.8 4.1 5.6 4.3 4.0 3.9 | 4.4 |
Iceland | 8.5 9.1 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.8 | 8.8 |
Ireland | 4.8 4.6 5.5 5.5 5.2 4.5 | 5.0 |
Nzealand | 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 | 2.9 |
Portugal | 2.5 2.7 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.5 | 3.0 |
Spain | 4.3 4.0 3.8 4.3 4.6 4.5 | 4.3 |
| |
Eastern Europe + former USSR | |
Poland | 9.3 8.5 -50.4 -23.4 -30.5 -43.9 | -25.2 |
Bulgaria | 6.4 8.7 7.3 11.0 8.9 9.2 | 8.6 |
| |
Developing countries | |
and regions | |
Mexico | 7.3 6.9 7.7 6.9 8.9 6.9 | 7.4 |
Nigeria | 6.2 5.9 5.5 5.3 5.0 4.8 | 5.4 |
Taiwan | 20.6 -18.4 28.5 -17.5 17.6 -16.4 | 0.4 |
Hong-Kong | -2.0 -1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 | 0.3 |
India | 7.0 7.5 7.1 7.4 8.0 7.5 | 7.4 |
Korea | 8.7 9.1 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.9 | 8.2 |
Malaysia | 3.4 3.7 4.2 4.0 4.0 4.0 | 3.9 |
Philippines | 4.4 6.3 7.4 7.6 5.0 5.0 | 5.9 |
Singapore | 2.7 8.9 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.0 | 4.9 |
Thailand | 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.4 | 1.5 |
Turkey | 17.4 11.7 12.0 9.4 9.4 9.4 | 11.5 |
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Unemployment Rates
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| 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 | Mean |
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| *** Percent of Labor Force *** |
Industrialized countries | |
Canada | 7.6 7.2 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.7 | 7.0 |
France | 11.8 11.6 11.3 11.1 10.9 10.6 | 11.2 |
Germany | 10.6 10.1 11.2 10.9 10.7 10.8 | 10.7 |
Italy | 8.4 8.1 8.2 8.1 8.0 7.9 | 8.1 |
Japan | 5.3 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.3 4.2 | 4.6 |
U.K. | 3.1 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.0 2.9 | 2.9 |
U.S. | 6.0 5.5 5.1 4.9 4.9 4.9 | 5.2 |
Austria | 7.0 7.1 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.1 | 7.1 |
Belgium | 8.0 7.8 8.1 8.0 7.9 7.9 | 7.9 |
Denmark | 4.6 4.8 4.3 4.1 3.9 3.9 | 4.3 |
Finland | 9.0 8.8 8.4 8.0 7.8 7.7 | 8.3 |
Norway | 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.1 4.1 3.9 | 4.3 |
Sweden | 4.9 6.0 5.8 5.4 5.2 5.0 | 5.4 |
Australia | 6.0 5.5 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.2 | 5.4 |
Iceland | 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 | 2.9 |
Ireland | 4.6 4.5 4.2 4.1 3.7 4.0 | 4.2 |
Portugal | 6.3 6.7 7.4 7.0 6.9 6.6 | 6.8 |
Spain | 11.5 11.0 10.8 10.8 10.5 10.4 | 10.8 |
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FOB Trade Balance
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| 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 | Mean |
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| *** Billions of U.S. $ *** |
Industrialized countries | |
Canada | 209.7 238.2 264.6 272.8 287.2 307.8 | 263.4 |
France | 9.3 12.3 -10.2 -19.9 -18.6 -16.5 | -7.3 |
Germany | 166.0 211.7 208.6 214.1 253.9 302.1 | 226.0 |
Italy | 11.5 10.9 -0.3 0.3 1.2 6.8 | 5.1 |
Japan | 106.9 132.1 108.2 122.0 135.9 138.0 | 123.8 |
U.K. | -77.8 -107.3 -115.5 -122.4 -132.3 -135.9 | -115.2 |
U.S. | -554.9 -668.6 -802.1 -828.0 -848.8 -878.4 | -763.4 |
Austria | 1.1 4.2 0.7 -0.5 1.1 3.5 | 1.7 |
Belgium | 11.6 10.7 4.2 3.1 6.4 8.7 | 7.5 |
Denmark | 11.5 8.6 8.9 8.5 8.9 8.9 | 9.2 |
Finland | 14.6 15.6 13.8 13.8 13.5 13.7 | 14.2 |
Netherlands | 33.3 37.3 34.7 30.0 30.9 31.4 | 32.9 |
Norway | 28.1 32.8 54.7 65.5 64.5 65.1 | 51.8 |
Sweden | 20.2 25.6 17.8 14.3 15.4 17.1 | 18.4 |
Switzerland | 5.3 9.4 2.2 0.3 1.2 2.8 | 3.5 |
Australia | -14.5 -15.2 -11.6 -10.2 -10.7 -11.3 | -12.3 |
Greece | -26.1 -30.6 -34.2 -40.7 -44.5 -48.2 | -37.4 |
Iceland | 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 | 0.1 |
Ireland | 37.8 39.6 40.8 41.9 45.6 50.9 | 42.8 |
Nzealand | -0.4 -1.7 -6.4 -6.1 -5.9 -5.6 | -4.3 |
Portugal | -5.0 -7.8 -8.5 -9.7 -10.9 -11.9 | -9.0 |
Spain | -29.4 -48.0 -72.6 -84.1 -95.2 -111.2 | -73.4 |
| |
Eastern Europe+former USSR | |
Czechoslovakia | -3.1 -2.5 -1.5 -1.9 -2.3 -1.5 | -2.1 |
Hungary | -0.8 -2.0 -1.2 14.5 16.6 21.6 | 8.1 |
Poland | -20.1 -12.9 -9.2 -2.9 1.0 4.8 | -6.6 |
Romania | -6.6 -8.2 -11.0 -12.5 -12.5 -12.7 | -10.6 |
Russia | 71.2 85.1 81.6 68.3 70.2 70.7 | 74.5 |
Bulgaria | -0.6 -0.7 -1.0 3.5 3.7 3.8 | 1.4 |
| |
Developing countries | |
and regions | |
Argentina | 17.2 14.1 12.9 11.4 11.2 10.5 | 12.9 |
Brazil | 24.6 36.7 34.5 36.6 53.6 55.0 | 40.2 |
Chile | 3.5 9.0 7.9 7.2 6.1 11.8 | 7.6 |
Colombia | 0.5 1.3 1.9 1.1 -0.4 -1.7 | 0.4 |
Ecuador | -0.4 0.0 0.7 0.8 0.3 -0.1 | 0.2 |
Mexico | -5.7 -8.6 -8.6 -11.1 -10.0 -11.9 | -9.3 |
Peru | 0.6 2.6 3.4 1.5 0.9 0.5 | 1.6 |
Venezuela | 10.2 13.4 21.5 18.6 14.9 10.2 | 14.8 |
Bolivia | 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 | 0.4 |
Paraguay | -0.3 -0.4 -0.7 -0.8 -0.9 -0.9 | -0.7 |
Uruguay | 0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.4 -0.4 | -0.1 |
Caribbean | -15.0 -22.0 -36.2 -44.6 -51.0 -59.7 | -38.1 |
Algeria | 11.1 14.9 26.8 29.0 27.2 29.7 | 23.1 |
Gabon | 1.5 1.8 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.5 | 2.3 |
Ghana | -0.8 -0.8 -0.7 -0.7 -0.7 -0.7 | -0.8 |
Morocco | -4.4 -6.5 -8.7 -9.0 -9.2 -9.5 | -7.9 |
Ethiopia | -1.7 -1.3 -1.8 -1.8 -2.0 -2.2 | -1.8 |
Kenya | -1.3 -1.9 -2.4 -2.8 -2.8 -2.9 | -2.3 |
Sudan | -0.2 -0.3 1.5 4.1 5.0 6.1 | 2.7 |
Tunisia | -2.3 -2.4 -3.0 -3.2 -3.0 -2.6 | -2.8 |
Libya | 2.7 5.0 8.5 7.6 6.0 5.3 | 5.8 |
Nigeria | 4.5 9.0 12.6 17.9 18.1 20.4 | 13.8 |
Egypt | -3.1 -4.8 -4.7 -4.0 -5.5 -5.7 | -4.6 |
Other African Ctry | -0.6 -2.5 -5.7 -6.3 -6.4 -6.8 | -4.7 |
African Least Dev. | 0.3 2.5 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 | 6.1 |
Iran | -1.0 2.6 16.5 20.8 21.0 22.1 | 13.7 |
Iraq | -0.2 -1.8 11.5 10.3 12.2 14.5 | 7.7 |
Kuwait | 8.5 16.0 28.7 30.9 30.9 30.9 | 24.3 |
Saudi Arabia | 64.9 93.0 144.3 156.4 158.4 160.5 | 129.6 |
Other W Asia Oil Exp Ctry | 51.9 78.2 117.0 118.0 97.0 76.0 | 89.7 |
W. Asia Oil Imp. | -1.0 -0.6 -7.6 -8.2 -9.6 -10.0 | -6.1 |
Indonesia | 23.7 27.3 34.1 38.8 44.3 50.4 | 36.4 |
Taiwan | 32.9 23.1 7.3 -9.8 -12.1 -15.2 | 4.4 |
Hong-Kong | -4.7 -8.9 -9.0 -11.3 -16.9 -24.5 | -12.5 |
India | -24.8 -37.6 -54.2 -69.9 -85.2 -102.4 | -62.3 |
Korea | 17.6 32.1 32.3 30.6 28.3 25.3 | 27.7 |
Malaysia | 20.8 20.3 24.5 26.2 31.4 37.3 | 26.7 |
Pakistan | 0.1 -3.2 -5.7 -6.3 -5.8 -5.9 | -4.5 |
Philippines | -2.8 -3.9 -3.8 -4.2 -4.6 -5.1 | -4.0 |
Singapore | 15.0 13.4 11.8 12.3 12.8 13.2 | 13.1 |
Thailand | 9.4 10.5 11.3 12.7 14.4 16.3 | 12.4 |
Other S.E. Asia | 4.1 1.8 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.9 | 1.4 |
S.E. Asia Least Dev. | -5.2 -5.8 -6.9 -7.3 -7.7 -8.3 | -6.8 |
China | 22.2 23.4 75.0 35.4 -4.2 -47.1 | 17.5 |
Turkey | -22.1 -34.4 -42.8 -51.9 -54.0 -60.0 | -44.2 |
Cyprus & Malta | -1.0 -1.4 -1.8 -3.0 -3.1 -3.2 | -2.2 |
South Africa | 32.4 -47.2 -8.1 -8.1 -10.7 -14.7 | -9.4 |
Israel | 2.0 -1.5 -3.0 -5.6 -4.9 -5.7 | -3.1 |
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Export Deflators (national currency)
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| 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 | Mean |
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| *** Annual growth rates *** |
Industrialized Countries | |
Canada | -1.6 1.6 1.0 -0.1 0.0 1.2 | 0.3 |
France | 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 | 1.0 |
Germany | -0.8 0.8 1.4 0.7 0.0 -0.1 | 0.3 |
Italy | 0.7 3.8 4.2 1.8 1.8 2.2 | 2.4 |
Japan | -3.4 -1.5 -0.4 0.9 0.6 0.9 | -0.5 |
U.K. | 1.5 -0.8 3.2 2.2 -1.1 0.7 | 0.9 |
U.S. | 2.0 1.4 -0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 | 0.7 |
Austria | -0.2 1.0 1.2 0.9 -0.1 0.5 | 0.5 |
Belgium | -1.5 2.3 1.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 | 0.7 |
Denmark | -1.6 3.3 6.1 3.3 0.3 0.1 | 1.9 |
Finland | -3.0 1.0 -0.8 0.5 -0.6 0.5 | -0.4 |
Netherlands | -1.0 0.4 2.4 0.7 0.5 0.2 | 0.5 |
Norway | 0.9 17.6 22.9 3.7 0.0 0.7 | 7.3 |
Sweden | -3.2 -0.2 2.9 -0.1 -1.1 -0.1 | -0.3 |
Switzerland | -0.3 0.5 1.6 0.7 -0.2 0.2 | 0.4 |
Australia | 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 | 0.3 |
Greece | -0.2 2.9 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.7 | 3.4 |
Iceland | -7.9 7.7 -0.7 -0.7 -0.7 -0.7 | -0.6 |
Ireland | -5.1 -1.4 0.4 0.8 1.0 1.2 | -0.5 |
Nzealand | -16.3 -2.7 -1.0 0.7 0.7 0.7 | -3.2 |
Portugal | -4.5 3.3 5.8 1.5 -0.6 -0.7 | 0.8 |
Spain | -3.3 0.5 1.5 2.5 1.5 1.1 | 0.6 |
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Eastern Europe + former USSR | |
Hungary | 12.1 8.1 -1.0 0.4 0.4 0.9 | 3.4 |
Poland | 0.4 -6.2 -2.9 3.5 3.3 3.3 | 0.2 |
Romania | 30.8 -15.7 -1.3 13.3 4.6 9.2 | 5.9 |
Russia | 8.7 8.0 8.5 4.4 2.9 1.8 | 5.7 |
Bulgaria | -5.2 -2.3 7.7 3.6 6.6 5.8 | 2.6 |
| |
Developing countries | |
and regions | |
Argentina US$ | 5.7 7.7 4.2 1.4 -0.4 -0.4 | 3.0 |
Bolivia US$ | 10.9 15.3 13.4 5.3 5.0 4.9 | 9.0 |
Brazil | 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0 |
Chile | 7.0 7.1 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.7 | 6.9 |
Colombia | 15.4 0.8 -5.0 4.7 2.4 5.6 | 3.8 |
Ecuador US$ | 2.3 20.6 23.6 5.5 3.3 4.4 | 9.6 |
Mexico | 11.3 7.3 -4.4 5.5 7.2 5.3 | 5.3 |
Paraguay US$ | 13.1 12.1 -1.1 0.3 1.0 -0.8 | 3.9 |
Peru | 7.3 14.6 2.3 -1.2 -1.5 1.0 | 3.6 |
Uruguay US$ | 6.1 9.5 4.6 0.8 1.2 0.6 | 3.7 |
Venezuela | 70.4 43.1 50.4 7.2 5.2 8.7 | 28.5 |
Caribbean US$ | -4.2 25.8 13.1 2.6 4.0 2.8 | 6.9 |
Algeria | -68.1 17.3 40.0 6.5 -1.2 4.9 | -8.7 |
Egypt | 44.1 18.5 17.0 -0.6 3.1 2.7 | 13.2 |
Ethiopia | -7.5 -6.2 5.7 -3.0 -3.1 -3.2 | -3.0 |
Gabon | -9.3 8.0 29.7 6.7 -6.0 -6.6 | 2.9 |
Kenya | 0.1 22.7 10.3 6.5 5.2 11.5 | 9.2 |
Libya | 47.6 41.1 42.1 6.3 -5.2 -5.6 | 18.8 |
Morocco | 7.1 4.5 3.4 -1.7 2.5 2.5 | 3.0 |
Nigeria | 33.9 20.9 19.9 -8.9 7.0 2.4 | 11.7 |
Sudan | 15.6 -30.3 -6.6 -5.3 -4.5 -3.4 | -6.8 |
Tunisia | -8.3 -2.4 5.2 -1.6 -0.8 -1.2 | -1.6 |
Oth African Ctry. US$ | 2.6 8.2 9.8 3.5 1.3 0.9 | 4.4 |
Africa Least Dev. US$ | 9.9 21.1 28.8 5.1 2.6 2.5 | 11.2 |
Iran US$ | 14.4 30.5 45.5 8.3 -0.1 0.0 | 15.3 |
Iraq US$ | 25.9 20.8 35.3 8.2 -1.2 -0.9 | 13.8 |
Kuwait US$ | 13.8 29.0 40.7 7.7 0.3 0.3 | 14.4 |
Saudi Arabia US$ | 14.6 30.1 41.6 8.1 0.3 0.4 | 14.9 |
Oth W.Asia Oil Exp. US$ | 13.2 55.7 16.2 8.5 0.2 0.2 | 14.3 |
West Asia Oil Imp. US$ | 3.3 4.6 6.9 3.0 3.1 2.9 | 4.0 |
Hong-Kong | 1.1 0.5 1.4 0.6 -0.2 -0.3 | 0.5 |
India | 6.6 7.1 5.4 3.1 3.3 3.0 | 4.7 |
Indonesia | -7.5 -0.2 -1.8 -1.8 -1.8 -1.8 | -2.5 |
Korea | -2.8 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 | -0.2 |
Malaysia | 2.1 5.3 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 | 2.6 |
Pakistan | -3.0 1.9 4.2 4.2 0.9 0.8 | 1.5 |
Philippines | 4.7 5.0 0.7 2.0 0.4 0.4 | 2.2 |
Singapore | 7.9 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 | 2.6 |
Taiwan | -1.4 1.2 -2.1 0.8 1.3 1.3 | 0.2 |
Thailand | 3.8 3.7 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 | 3.3 |
Other S.E. Asia | 3.3 14.2 11.9 1.8 -1.6 -1.5 | 4.5 |
S.E. Asia Least Dev. | 0.9 3.6 1.6 1.1 -0.1 -0.1 | 1.2 |
China | 0.3 2.2 -0.3 0.2 -0.4 -0.4 | 0.3 |
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Import Deflators (national currency)
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| 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 | Mean |
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| *** Annual growth rates *** |
Industrialized countries | |
Canada | -7.5 -2.4 0.0 1.2 1.0 1.8 | -1.0 |
France | 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 | 1.3 |
Germany | -3.9 1.3 6.1 2.7 -0.5 -0.6 | 0.8 |
Italy | -1.0 3.6 6.2 1.1 -0.7 -0.3 | 1.5 |
Japan | -0.8 2.1 5.5 3.3 1.6 1.4 | 2.2 |
U.K. | 0.4 -0.5 3.5 2.2 -0.4 0.2 | 0.9 |
U.S. | 2.9 1.6 0.2 0.9 0.9 0.9 | 1.2 |
Austria | -0.6 1.2 2.2 1.1 -0.2 0.4 | 0.7 |
Belgium | -2.4 3.9 4.8 2.3 0.5 0.4 | 1.6 |
Denmark | -3.2 2.6 5.2 3.8 1.0 0.7 | 1.7 |
Finland | -0.7 4.6 5.8 2.3 0.4 0.4 | 2.1 |
Netherlands | -1.9 1.1 3.4 1.4 1.0 0.8 | 1.0 |
Norway | 0.0 3.3 -1.3 -1.4 1.7 0.6 | 0.5 |
Sweden | -0.3 0.8 2.9 1.9 0.8 1.0 | 1.2 |
Switzerland | -1.3 2.6 7.4 2.9 0.3 0.3 | 2.0 |
Australia | -9.8 0.4 2.6 1.5 1.4 1.4 | -0.5 |
Greece | -2.1 1.2 3.6 4.9 4.0 3.6 | 2.5 |
Iceland | -6.6 1.7 -2.7 -2.7 -2.7 -2.7 | -2.6 |
Ireland | -4.5 -0.1 1.1 0.4 1.0 1.2 | -0.2 |
Nzealand | -12.9 3.7 13.2 0.8 0.1 0.1 | 0.5 |
Portugal | -5.7 6.5 17.1 6.0 -0.8 -1.1 | 3.4 |
Spain | -1.2 4.5 4.3 2.7 0.3 0.2 | 1.8 |
| |
Eastern Europe + former USSR | |
Hungary | 18.6 9.2 3.7 -28.3 0.6 0.9 | -0.4 |
Poland | 7.6 7.1 -10.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 | 0.9 |
Romania | 41.8 -13.0 -1.2 16.4 2.9 7.4 | 7.8 |
Russia | -1.0 -9.0 -4.5 4.4 1.4 3.6 | -1.0 |
Bulgaria | -4.7 3.6 12.1 -34.1 7.8 7.1 | -2.8 |
| |
Developing countries | |
and regions | |
Argentina US$ | 2.8 2.6 1.9 1.1 -0.4 -0.5 | 1.2 |
Bolivia US$ | -0.3 1.2 1.3 0.9 -0.4 -0.3 | 0.4 |
Brazil | 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 | 1.4 |
Chile | 4.1 -13.2 -4.1 -4.4 -3.6 1.7 | -3.4 |
Colombia | 12.7 -0.1 -2.0 10.0 4.0 4.5 | 4.7 |
Ecuador US$ | 1.3 4.6 2.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 | 1.5 |
Mexico | 12.3 8.9 -3.6 9.5 5.0 8.4 | 6.6 |
Paraguay US$ | 1.3 6.8 2.9 1.3 0.0 -0.9 | 1.9 |
Peru | 11.6 7.6 2.6 2.0 0.9 2.2 | 4.4 |
Uruguay US$ | 1.5 3.3 1.7 -0.3 -0.3 -0.4 | 0.9 |
Venezuela | 56.4 28.5 10.6 5.6 16.0 22.0 | 22.2 |
Caribbean US$ | 5.4 12.1 19.4 6.1 -1.2 -0.5 | 6.7 |
Algeria | -68.2 1.1 7.1 -5.3 -6.6 -3.5 | -18.4 |
Egypt | 30.5 17.1 -4.2 -0.6 2.6 2.3 | 7.3 |
Ethiopia | 4.5 6.9 9.1 6.0 5.6 5.3 | 6.2 |
Gabon | -14.5 -4.8 2.9 5.5 -0.4 -1.1 | -2.3 |
Kenya | -3.4 24.7 8.7 4.8 3.9 0.6 | 6.2 |
Libya | 24.2 21.5 19.0 7.8 4.4 2.8 | 12.9 |
Morocco | -5.3 -0.5 6.4 4.8 5.0 5.0 | 2.5 |
Nigeria | 22.8 10.3 9.7 3.4 4.1 3.7 | 8.8 |
Sudan | 1.8 31.2 3.7 4.2 4.2 4.7 | 7.9 |
Tunisia | 0.0 10.0 13.2 2.9 2.9 2.9 | 5.2 |
Oth African Ctry. US$ | 19.6 16.2 20.8 4.5 0.8 1.3 | 10.2 |
Africa Least Dev. US$ | 10.9 9.0 12.2 2.4 0.1 0.2 | 5.7 |
Iran US$ | -5.1 3.3 2.7 1.5 -0.2 -0.2 | 0.3 |
Iraq US$ | 3.8 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.3 | 2.1 |
Kuwait US$ | 0.7 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 | 0.6 |
Saudi Arabia US$ | 1.8 5.2 2.9 2.4 2.3 2.2 | 2.8 |
Oth W.Asia Oil Exp. US$ | 7.6 5.8 7.9 2.0 0.6 0.8 | 4.1 |
West Asia Oil Imp. US$ | 3.3 4.6 6.9 3.0 3.1 2.9 | 4.0 |
Hong-Kong | 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.3 | 0.2 |
India | 3.1 7.3 9.0 7.2 6.6 5.8 | 6.5 |
Indonesia | -5.6 2.5 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 | 0.9 |
Korea | 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 | 1.4 |
Malaysia | 0.4 2.6 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.0 | 1.8 |
Pakistan | 0.6 0.7 4.7 0.5 1.0 2.0 | 1.6 |
Philippines | 9.4 3.5 1.9 0.2 -1.2 -0.1 | 2.2 |
Singapore | 2.4 0.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 | 1.3 |
Taiwan | 3.1 7.1 1.9 1.2 1.5 1.5 | 2.7 |
Thailand | 3.9 3.5 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.2 | 3.3 |
Other S.E. Asia | 13.1 2.5 -20.5 -5.3 -6.1 -5.6 | -4.2 |
S.E. Asia Least Dev. | 13.7 7.3 -27.8 -8.5 -8.4 -7.6 | -6.2 |
China | 4.7 7.8 4.0 3.2 3.2 3.2 | 4.3 |
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