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* 2018â latest latest 2018â rate % months $bn 2018 â 2018 â bonds latest Aug 1st year ago
United States +2.8 Q2 +4.1 +2.8 +3.8 Jun +2.9 Jun +2.5 4.0 Jun -465.5 Q1 -2.7 -4.6 2.97 - -
China +6.7 Q2 +7.4 +6.6 +6.0 Jun +1.9 Jun +2.2 3.8 Q2§ +115.1 Q1 +0.7 -3.5 3.20§§ 6.80 6.72
Japan +1.1 Q1 -0.6 +1.1 -1.2 Jun +0.7 Jun +1.0 2.4 Jun +199.5 May +3.8 -3.8 0.06 112 110
Britain +1.2 Q1 +0.9 +1.3 +0.8 May +2.4 Jun +2.4 4.2 Aprâ â -106.3 Q1 -3.6 -1.8 1.45 0.76 0.76
Canada +2.3 Q1 +1.3 +2.3 +3.8 May +2.5 Jun +2.2 6.0 Jun -53.8 Q1 -2.7 -2.3 2.37 1.30 1.25
Euro area +2.1 Q2 +1.4 +2.2 +2.4 May +2.1 Jul +1.6 8.3 Jun +474.0 May +3.3 -0.7 0.48 0.86 0.85
Austria +3.4 Q1 +9.7 +2.9 +6.2 May +2.0 Jun +2.1 4.7 Jun +9.5 Q1 +2.3 -0.6 0.48 0.86 0.85
Belgium +1.3 Q2 +1.2 +1.7 +2.9 May +2.2 Jul +1.9 6.0 Jun +0.2 Mar -0.4 -1.1 0.79 0.86 0.85
France +1.7 Q2 +0.6 +1.9 -0.9 May +2.3 Jul +1.9 9.2 Jun -9.9 May -0.8 -2.4 0.75 0.86 0.85
Germany +2.3 Q1 +1.2 +2.1 +3.1 May +2.0 Jul +1.8 3.4 Junâ¡ +317.4 May +7.7 +1.1 0.48 0.86 0.85
Greece +2.3 Q1 +3.1 +1.8 +0.9 May +1.0 Jun +0.7 20.2 Apr -2.0 May -1.2 -0.3 3.97 0.86 0.85
Italy +1.1 Q2 +0.7 +1.3 +2.1 May +1.5 Jul +1.2 10.9 Jun +56.1 May +2.5 -2.0 2.81 0.86 0.85
Netherlands +2.8 Q1 +2.3 +2.6 +3.2 May +1.7 Jun +1.5 4.8 Jun +91.3 Q1 +9.6 +0.8 0.53 0.86 0.85
Spain +2.7 Q2 +2.3 +2.7 +1.6 May +2.3 Jul +1.7 15.2 Jun +20.7 May +1.5 -2.7 1.24 0.86 0.85
Czech Republic +3.4 Q1 +2.2 +3.5 +1.4 May +2.6 Jun +1.9 2.4 Junâ¡ +0.9 Q1 +0.5 +0.9 2.22 21.9 22.1
Denmark -1.4 Q1 +1.8 +1.8 -1.7 May +1.1 Jun +1.1 3.9 Jun +20.2 May +6.3 -0.7 0.44 6.38 6.30
Norway +0.3 Q1 +2.5 +1.9 -5.7 May +2.6 Jun +2.3 3.8 Mayâ¡â¡ +22.8 Q1 +7.4 +5.4 1.88 8.17 7.90
Poland +5.2 Q1 +6.6 +4.4 +6.8 Jun +2.0 Jul +1.7 5.9 Jun§ -1.0 May -0.6 -2.2 3.16 3.65 3.60
Russia +1.3 Q1 na +1.7 +2.1 Jun +2.3 Jun +2.9 4.7 Jun§ +64.6 Q2 +3.5 +0.3 8.13 62.9 60.0
Sweden +3.3 Q2 +4.2 +2.7 +3.7 May +2.1 Jun +1.8 7.2 Jun§ +16.8 Q1 +3.3 +1.1 0.60 8.81 8.11
Switzerland +2.2 Q1 +2.3 +2.2 +9.0 Q1 +1.1 Jun +0.8 2.6 Jun +72.9 Q1 +8.7 +0.8 0.04 0.99 0.97
Turkey +7.4 Q1 na +4.2 +7.0 May +15.4 Jun +12.1 9.6 Apr§ -57.6 May -5.9 -2.8 18.55 4.92 3.52
Australia +3.1 Q1 +4.2 +2.9 +4.3 Q1 +2.1 Q2 +2.2 5.4 Jun -36.8 Q1 -2.6 -1.0 2.65 1.35 1.25
Hong Kong +4.7 Q1 +9.2 +3.4 +1.0 Q1 +2.4 Jun +2.1 2.8 Junâ¡â¡ +14.2 Q1 +3.9 +1.9 2.24 7.85 7.81
India +7.7 Q1 +10.1 +7.3 +3.2 May +5.0 Jun +4.7 5.6 Jul -48.7 Q1 -2.5 -3.6 7.70 68.5 64.1
Indonesia +5.1 Q1 na +5.3 +11.6 May +3.2 Jul +3.5 5.1 Q1§ -20.9 Q1 -2.3 -2.5 7.69 14440 13322
Malaysia +5.4 Q1 na +5.7 +3.0 May +0.8 Jun +0.8 3.3 May§ +12.2 Q1 +2.9 -3.3 4.06 4.07 4.29
Pakistan +5.4 2018* na +5.4 +2.7 May +5.8 Jul +5.2 5.9 2015 -18.0 Q2 -5.8 -5.4 10.00â â â 124 105
Philippines +6.8 Q1 +6.1 +6.6 +19.8 May +5.2 Jun +5.1 5.5 Q2§ -1.9 Mar -1.6 -2.7 6.53 53.1 50.4
Singapore +3.8 Q2 +1.0 +3.2 +7.4 Jun +0.6 Jun +0.8 2.1 Q2 +61.7 Q1 +18.6 -0.7 2.49 1.36 1.36
South Korea +2.9 Q2 +2.8 +2.9 -0.4 Jun +1.5 Jul +1.7 3.7 Jun§ +72.0 May +4.8 +0.9 2.59 1121 1121
Taiwan +3.3 Q2 +3.1 +2.6 +0.4 Jun +1.3 Jun +1.6 3.7 Jun +84.8 Q1 +13.4 -0.9 0.87 30.6 30.2
Thailand +4.8 Q1 +8.1 +4.1 +4.7 Jun +1.5 Jul +1.2 1.1 Jun§ +49.2 Q1 +9.7 -3.0 2.57 33.1 33.3
Argentina +3.6 Q1 +4.7 +1.7 -2.9 Jun +29.5 Jun +27.1 9.1 Q1§ -33.8 Q1 -4.7 -5.3 9.22 27.7 17.6
Brazil +1.2 Q1 +1.8 +1.7 -6.7 May +4.4 Jun +3.5 12.4 Jun§ -13.9 Jun -1.0 -7.1 8.84 3.74 3.11
Chile +4.2 Q1 +4.9 +3.7 +5.0 Jun +2.5 Jun +2.6 7.2Jun§â¡â¡ -3.1 Q1 -1.2 -2.0 4.54 641 652
Colombia +2.8 Q1 +2.8 +2.5 +2.9 May +3.2 Jun +3.3 9.1 Jun§ -9.8 Q1 -3.1 -2.0 6.94 2892 2969
Mexico +2.7 Q2 -0.4 +2.3 +0.3 May +4.6 Jun +4.4 3.4 Jun -15.9 Q1 -1.8 -2.3 7.77 18.6 17.8
Peru +3.2 Q1 +5.6 +3.7 +10.5 May +1.6 Jul +1.4 6.6 May§ -2.9 Q1 -1.6 -3.5 na 3.27 3.24
Egypt +5.3 Q4 na +5.4 +3.8 May +14.4 Jun +16.1 10.6 Q1§ -7.7 Q1 -2.4 -9.6 na 17.9 17.9
Israel +4.1 Q1 +4.7 +3.9 +4.2 May +1.3 Jun +1.3 3.9 Jun +9.7 Q1 +2.2 -2.4 2.03 3.67 3.56
Saudi Arabia -0.9 2017 na +1.0 na +2.1 Jun +4.4 6.1 Q1 +21.6 Q1 +7.5 -3.9 na 3.75 3.75
South Africa +0.8 Q1 -2.2 +1.6 +1.4 May +4.6 Jun +4.7 27.2 Q2§ -12.2 Q1 -2.9 -3.6 8.62 13.2 13.3
Source: Haver Analytics. % change on previous quarter annual rate. â The Economist poll or Economist Intelligence Unit estimate/forecast. §Not seasonally adjusted. â¡New series. **Year ending June. â â Latest 3
months. â¡â¡3-month moving average. §§5-year yield. â â â Dollar-denominated bonds.
72 The EconomistAugust 4th 2018
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