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Economic data
% change on year ago
Budget
Interest
Industrial
Current-account balance
balance
rates, %
Gross domestic product
production
Consumer prices Unemployment
latest 12
% of GDP
% of GDP 10-year gov't
Currency units, per $
latest
qtr* 2018
†
latest
latest
2018
†
rate, %
months, $bn
2018
†
2018
†
bonds, latest
Jun 6th
year ago
United States
+2.8
Q1
+2.2 +2.8
+3.5
Apr
+2.5
Apr
+2.5
3.8
May
-466.2
Q4
-2.6
-4.6
2.95
-
-
China
+6.8
Q1
+5.7 +6.6
+7.0
Apr
+1.8
Apr
+2.3
3.9
Q1
§
+121.0
Q1
+1.1
-3.5
3.50
§§
6.40
6.80
Japan
+0.9
Q1
-0.6 +1.3
+2.5
Apr
+0.6
Apr
+1.1
2.5
Apr
+197.0
Mar
+3.9
-4.7
0.03
110
109
Britain
+1.2
Q1
+0.4 +1.4
+2.9
Mar
+2.4
Apr
+2.5
4.2
Feb
††
-106.7
Q4
-3.8
-1.8
1.40
0.74
0.78
Canada
+2.3
Q1
+1.3 +2.3
+4.9
Mar
+2.2
Apr
+2.1
5.8
Apr
-53.8
Q1
-2.6
-1.9
2.31
1.29
1.35
Euro area
+2.5
Q1
+1.6 +2.3
+3.0
Mar
+1.9
May
+1.6
8.5
Apr
+473.7
Mar
+3.2
-0.8
0.47
0.85
0.89
Austria
+3.4
Q1
+9.7 +2.9
+3.9
Mar
+1.8
Apr
+2.2
4.9
Apr
+7.7
Q4
+2.3
-0.6
0.52
0.85
0.89
Belgium
+1.5
Q1
+1.3 +1.7
+3.5
Mar
+1.8
May
+1.8
6.3
Apr
-0.8
Dec
-0.3
-0.9
0.84
0.85
0.89
France
+2.2
Q1
+0.7 +2.0
+1.8
Mar
+2.0
May
+1.8
9.2
Apr
-12.6
Mar
-1.0
-2.4
0.73
0.85
0.89
Germany
+2.3
Q1
+1.2 +2.2
+3.2
Mar
+2.2
May
+1.7
3.4
Apr
‡
+312.3
Mar
+7.9
+1.0
0.47
0.85
0.89
Greece
+2.3
Q1
+3.1 +1.6
+1.1
Mar
nil
Apr
+0.7
20.8
Feb
-1.8
Mar
-1.2
+0.2
4.60
0.85
0.89
Italy
+1.4
Q1
+1.1 +1.4
+3.6
Mar
+1.1
May
+1.2
11.2
Apr
+53.0
Mar
+2.7
-2.0
2.94
0.85
0.89
Netherlands
+2.8
Q1
+2.1 +2.8
+3.5
Mar
+0.9
Apr
+1.5
4.9
Apr
+84.9
Q4
+9.7
+0.8
0.57
0.85
0.89
Spain
+2.9
Q1
+2.8 +2.7
+11.0
Apr
+2.1
May
+1.5
15.9
Apr
+26.2
Mar
+1.8
-2.6
1.28
0.85
0.89
Czech Republic
+3.7
Q1
+1.6 +3.6
+5.5
Apr
+1.9
Apr
+1.8
2.3
Apr
‡
+1.9
Q4
+0.7
+0.9
2.03
21.8
23.4
Denmark
-1.3
Q1
+1.7 +1.8
-9.8
Mar
+0.8
Apr
+1.1
4.0
Apr
+23.0
Mar
+7.7
-0.7
0.47
6.32
6.60
Norway
+0.3
Q1
+2.5 +1.9
-6.7
Mar
+2.4
Apr
+2.2
3.9
Mar
‡‡
+22.8
Q1
+6.5
+4.9
1.76
8.08
8.48
Poland
+5.2
Q1
+6.6 +4.2
+9.2
Apr
+1.7
May
+1.9
6.3
Apr
§
-0.5
Mar
-0.7
-2.2
3.24
3.62
3.72
Russia
+1.3
Q1
na +1.8
+1.0
Apr
+2.4
May
+3.0
4.9
Apr
§
+41.7
Q1
+3.3
+0.3
8.13
62.0
56.7
Sweden
+3.3
Q1
+2.9 +2.7
+3.2
Apr
+1.7
Apr
+1.7
6.8
Apr
§
+16.8
Q1
+3.4
+0.8
0.55
8.73
8.68
Switzerland
+2.2
Q1
+2.3 +2.2
+8.7
Q4
+1.0
May
+0.8
2.7
Apr
+66.6
Q4
+9.2
+0.8
0.02
0.99
0.96
Turkey
+7.3
Q4
na +4.3
+6.8
Mar
+12.1
May
+10.9
10.6
Feb
§
-55.4
Mar
-5.5
-2.8
15.24
4.56
3.52
Australia
+3.1
Q1
+4.2 +2.8
+4.3
Q1
+1.9
Q1
+2.2
5.6
Apr
-36.8
Q1
-2.5
-1.2
2.73
1.30
1.33
Hong Kong
+4.7
Q1
+9.2 +2.9
+0.7
Q4
+1.9
Apr
+2.5
2.8
Apr
‡‡
+14.7
Q4
+4.0
+0.8
2.30
7.85
7.79
India
+7.7
Q1
+10.1
+7.3
+4.4
Mar
+4.6
Apr
+4.7
5.3
May
-39.1
Q4
-2.2
-3.5
7.92
67.0
64.4
Indonesia
+5.1
Q1
na +5.3
+1.1
Mar
+3.2
May
+3.6
5.1
Q1
§
-20.9
Q1
-2.2
-2.5
7.12
13,853
13,291
Malaysia
+5.4
Q1
na +5.5
+3.1
Mar
+1.4
Apr
+2.5
3.3
Mar
§
+12.2
Q1
+3.2
-2.8
4.20
3.97
4.27
Pakistan
+5.4
2018**
na +5.4
+2.2
Mar
+4.2
May
+5.0
5.9
2015
-16.7
Q1
-5.8
-5.4
8.50
†††
116
105
Philippines
+6.8
Q1
+6.1 +6.4
+31.0
Apr
+4.6
May
+5.1
5.5
Q2
§
-2.5
Dec
-1.2
-1.8
6.06
52.4
49.5
Singapore
+4.4
Q1
+1.7 +3.2
+9.1
Apr
+0.1
Apr
+0.9
2.0
Q1
+61.7
Q1
+20.6
-0.7
2.58
1.33
1.38
South Korea
+2.8
Q1
+4.1 +2.9
+0.9
Apr
+1.5
May
+1.8
4.1
Apr
§
+69.2
Apr
+4.8
+0.7
2.72
1,071
1,118
Taiwan
+3.0
Q1
+0.8 +2.7
+3.1
Mar
+1.6
May
+1.3
3.7
Apr
+84.8
Q1
+13.9
-0.9
0.99
29.7
30.1
Thailand
+4.8
Q1
+8.1
+4.1
+4.0
Apr
+1.5
May
+1.4
1.1
Apr
§
+50.2
Q1
+9.8
-2.9
2.52
31.9
34.0
Argentina
+3.9
Q4
+3.9 +2.2
+3.2
Apr
+25.6
Apr
+25.1
7.2
Q4
§
-30.8
Q4
-4.6
-5.1
7.70
24.9
16.0
Brazil
+1.2
Q1
+1.8 +2.2
+8.9
Apr
+2.8
Apr
+3.4
12.9
Apr
§
-8.9
Apr
-1.1
-7.1
9.26
3.82
3.28
Chile
+4.2
Q1
+4.9 +3.7
+7.6
Apr
+1.9
Apr
+2.4
6.7
Apr
§‡‡
-3.1
Q1
-1.1
-2.0
4.57
629
668
Colombia
+2.8
Q1
+2.8 +2.5
-1.4
Mar
+3.2
May
+3.3
9.5
Apr
§
-9.8
Q1
-2.9
-2.0
6.53
2,831
2,893
Mexico
+1.3
Q1
+4.6
+2.1
-3.7
Mar
+4.6
Apr
+4.4
3.4
Apr
-15.9
Q1
-1.7
-2.3
7.83
20.3
18.3
Peru
+3.2
Q1
+5.6 +3.7
+2.4
Mar
+0.9
May
+1.7
7.0
Mar
§
-2.9
Q1
-1.6
-3.5
na
3.26
3.27
Egypt
+5.3
Q4
na +5.4
+6.2
Mar
+13.1
Apr
+16.9
10.6
Q1
§
-9.3
Q4
-2.6
-9.3
na
17.9
18.1
Israel
+3.9
Q1
+4.2 +3.8
+4.2
Mar
+0.4
Apr
+1.5
3.9
Apr
+10.5
Q4
+2.6
-2.4
1.86
3.57
3.54
Saudi Arabia
-0.9
2017
na +1.0
na
+2.6
Apr
+4.4
6.0
Q4
+15.2
Q4
+7.0
-4.4
na
3.75
3.75
South Africa
+0.8
Q1
-2.2 +1.9
+2.3
Mar
+4.5
Apr
+4.8
26.7
Q1
§
-8.6
Q4
-2.7
-3.5
8.67
12.7
12.8
Source: Haver Analytics. *% change on previous quarter, annual rate.
†
The Economist
poll or Economist Intelligence Unit estimate/forecast.
§
Not seasonally adjusted.
‡
New series. **Year ending June.
††
Latest 3
months.
‡‡
3-month moving average.
§§
5-year yield.
†††
Dollar-denominated bonds.
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June 9th 2018
Economic and financial indicators