80 / 84
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
May 23rd
year ago
United States
+2.9
Q1
+2.3 +2.8
+3.5
Apr
+2.5
Apr
+2.4
3.9
Apr
-466.2
Q4
-2.8
-4.6
3.08
-
-
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
3.26
§§
6.39
6.89
Japan
+0.9
Q1
-0.6 +1.4
+2.4
Mar
+0.6
Apr
+1.0
2.5
Mar
+197.0
Mar
+4.0
-4.9
0.04
110
111
Britain
+1.2
Q1
+0.4 +1.4
+2.9
Mar
+2.4
Apr
+2.5
4.2
Feb
††
-106.7
Q4
-3.7
-1.8
1.57
0.75
0.77
Canada
+2.9
Q4
+1.7 +2.3
+4.5
Feb
+2.2
Apr
+2.2
5.8
Apr
-49.4
Q4
-2.7
-2.0
2.44
1.29
1.35
Euro area
+2.5
Q1
+1.6 +2.3
+3.0
Mar
+1.2
Apr
+1.5
8.5
Mar
+473.7
Mar
+3.3
-0.9
0.51
0.85
0.89
Austria
+2.9
Q4
+1.6 +2.8
+5.1
Feb
+1.8
Apr
+2.1
5.0
Mar
+7.7
Q4
+2.4
-0.6
0.59
0.85
0.89
Belgium
+1.6
Q1
+1.6 +1.9
+0.1
Feb
+1.5
Apr
+1.7
6.4
Mar
-0.8
Dec
nil
-0.9
0.85
0.85
0.89
France
+2.1
Q1
+1.0 +2.0
+1.8
Mar
+1.6
Apr
+1.7
8.8
Mar
-12.6
Mar
-0.8
-2.4
0.83
0.85
0.89
Germany
+2.3
Q1
+1.2 +2.3
+3.2
Mar
+1.6
Apr
+1.6
3.4
Mar
‡
+312.3
Mar
+7.7
+1.0
0.51
0.85
0.89
Greece
+1.8
Q4
+0.4 +1.6
+1.1
Mar
nil
Apr
+0.7
20.8
Feb
-1.8
Mar
-1.2
+0.2
4.36
0.85
0.89
Italy
+1.4
Q1
+1.2 +1.4
+3.6
Mar
+0.5
Apr
+1.1
11.0
Mar
+53.0
Mar
+2.7
-2.0
2.41
0.85
0.89
Netherlands
+2.8
Q1
+2.1 +2.8
+3.5
Mar
+0.9
Apr
+1.4
4.9
Apr
+84.9
Q4
+9.8
+0.8
0.71
0.85
0.89
Spain
+2.9
Q1
+2.8 +2.8
-3.6
Mar
+1.1
Apr
+1.4
16.1
Mar
+25.9
Feb
+1.7
-2.6
1.43
0.85
0.89
Czech Republic
+5.5
Q4
+2.0 +3.6
-1.0
Mar
+1.9
Apr
+1.8
2.2
Mar
‡
+1.9
Q4
+0.7
+0.9
1.99
22.1
23.6
Denmark
+1.3
Q4
+1.2 +1.9
-9.8
Mar
+0.8
Apr
+1.2
4.1
Mar
+23.0
Mar
+7.8
-0.7
0.54
6.37
6.63
Norway
+0.3
Q1
+2.5 +1.9
-6.7
Mar
+2.4
Apr
+2.2
3.9
Feb
‡‡
+20.2
Q4
+6.1
+4.9
1.95
8.11
8.35
Poland
+4.4
Q4
+6.6 +4.2
+9.2
Apr
+1.6
Apr
+1.9
6.6
Mar
§
-0.5
Mar
-0.7
-2.2
3.23
3.69
3.74
Russia
+1.3
Q1
na +1.7
+1.0
Apr
+2.4
Apr
+3.1
4.9
Apr
§
+41.7
Q1
+3.4
-0.9
8.13
61.6
56.3
Sweden
+3.3
Q4
+3.5 +2.5
+6.8
Mar
+1.7
Apr
+1.7
6.8
Apr
§
+17.1
Q4
+4.0
+0.8
0.70
8.78
8.69
Switzerland
+1.9
Q4
+2.4 +2.2
+8.7
Q4
+0.8
Apr
+0.7
2.7
Apr
+66.6
Q4
+9.7
+0.8
0.09
0.99
0.97
Turkey
+7.3
Q4
na +4.3
+6.8
Mar
+10.8
Apr
+10.7
10.6
Feb
§
-55.4
Mar
-5.7
-2.8
15.01
4.87
3.56
Australia
+2.4
Q4
+1.5 +2.7
+1.6
Q4
+1.9
Q1
+2.1
5.6
Apr
-32.3
Q4
-2.2
-1.2
2.87
1.32
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
+7.2
Q4
+6.6
+7.2
+4.4
Mar
+4.6
Apr
+4.8
5.9
Apr
-39.1
Q4
-2.0
-3.5
7.85
68.4
64.8
Indonesia
+5.1
Q1
na +5.3
+1.1
Mar
+3.4
Apr
+3.5
5.0
Q1
§
-20.9
Q1
-2.1
-2.5
7.50
14,207
13,303
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
4.22
3.98
4.29
Pakistan
+5.4
2018**
na +5.4
+1.8
Mar
+3.7
Apr
+5.0
5.9
2015
-16.7
Q1
-5.8
-5.4
8.50
†††
116
105
Philippines
+6.8
Q1
+6.1 +6.4
+13.5
Mar
+4.5
Apr
+4.8
5.3
Q1
§
-2.5
Dec
-0.2
-1.9
6.30
52.5
49.8
Singapore
+4.4
Q1
+1.7 +3.2
+5.9
Mar
+0.1
Apr
+0.9
2.0
Q1
+61.7
Q1
+20.6
-0.7
2.63
1.35
1.39
South Korea
+2.9
Q1
+4.4 +2.9
-4.3
Mar
+1.6
Apr
+1.7
4.1
Apr
§
+71.1
Mar
+4.7
+0.7
2.76
1,081
1,124
Taiwan
+3.0
Q1
+1.3 +2.7
+8.5
Apr
+2.0
Apr
+1.3
3.7
Apr
+84.8
Q1
+13.9
-0.9
1.02
29.9
30.1
Thailand
+4.8
Q1
+8.1 +4.0
+2.6
Mar
+1.1
Apr
+1.3
1.2
Mar
§
+50.2
Q1
+10.2
-2.3
2.62
32.1
34.4
Argentina
+3.9
Q4
+3.9 +2.6
+3.2
Apr
+25.6
Apr
+22.5
7.2
Q4
§
-30.8
Q4
-5.3
-5.1
6.15
24.5
16.0
Brazil
+2.1
Q4
+0.2 +2.6
+1.3
Mar
+2.8
Apr
+3.4
13.1
Mar
§
-8.3
Mar
-1.2
-7.0
8.44
3.65
3.26
Chile
+4.2
Q1
+4.9 +3.2
+8.7
Mar
+1.9
Apr
+2.3
6.9
Mar
§‡‡
-3.1
Q1
-0.6
-2.1
4.58
626
671
Colombia
+2.8
Q1
+2.8 +2.5
-1.4
Mar
+3.1
Apr
+3.3
9.4
Mar
§
-10.4
Q4
-2.9
-2.0
6.64
2,864
2,900
Mexico
+1.3
Q1
+4.6
+2.1
-3.7
Mar
+4.6
Apr
+4.3
3.2
Mar
-18.8
Q4
-1.8
-2.3
7.73
19.8
18.6
Peru
+2.2
Q4
-1.3 +3.7
+2.4
Mar
+0.5
Apr
+1.8
7.0
Mar
§
-2.7
Q4
-1.7
-3.5
na
3.28
3.28
Egypt
nil
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 +3.6
+6.5
Feb
+0.4
Apr
+1.1
3.6
Mar
+10.5
Q4
+3.5
-2.5
1.93
3.57
3.59
Saudi Arabia
-0.7
2017
na +1.0
na
+2.8
Mar
+4.4
6.0
Q4
+15.2
Q4
+5.0
-6.1
na
3.75
3.75
South Africa
+1.5
Q4
+3.1 +1.9
+2.3
Mar
+4.5
Apr
+4.8
26.7
Q1
§
-8.6
Q4
-2.8
-3.5
8.52
12.6
13.1
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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May 26th 2018
Economic and financial indicators