The EconomistApril 2nd 2022
Economic & financial indicators
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Economic data
Gross domestic product Consumer prices Unemployment Current-account Budget Interest rates Currency units
% change on year ago % change on year ago rate balance balance 10-yr gov't bonds change on per $ % change
latest quarter* 2022† latest 2022† % % of GDP, 2022† % of GDP, 2022† latest,% year ago, bp Mar 30th on year ago
United States 5.5 Q4 6.9 3.0 7.9 Feb 6.6 3.8 Feb -3.4 -7.5 2.4 62.0 -
China 4.0 Q4 6.6 5.2 0.9 Feb 2.4 5.5 Feb‡§ 1.8 -5.0 2.6 §§ -48.0 6.35 3.5
Japan 0.4 Q4 4.6 2.9 0.9 Feb 1.2 2.7 Feb 2.4 -5.3 nil -8.0 122 -9.6
Britain 6.5 Q4 3.9 4.1 6.2 Feb 5.4 3.9 Dec†† -3.3 -5.4 1.7 84.0 0.76 -4.0
Canada 3.3 Q4 6.7 3.8 5.7 Feb 4.5 5.5 Feb 0.3 -4.8 2.4 91.0 1.25 0.8
Euro area 4.6 Q4 1.0 3.5 5.9 Feb 4.3 6.8 Jan 2.7 -4.3 0.7 95.0 0.90 -5.6
Austria 5.5 Q4 -2.0 3.2 5.9 Feb 4.0 4.9 Jan 1.0 -3.8 1.0 109 0.90 -5.6
Belgium 5.6 Q4 2.1 3.9 8.3 Mar 4.6 5.6 Jan 1.3 -4.7 1.1 112 0.90 -5.6
France 5.4 Q4 2.9 3.4 3.6 Feb 3.7 7.0 Jan -1.3 -5.8 1.0 110 0.90 -5.6
Germany 1.8 Q4 -1.4 2.5 7.3 Mar 5.3 3.1 Jan 5.5 -2.4 0.7 95.0 0.90 -5.6
Greece 7.4 Q4 1.7 3.7 7.2 Feb 4.7 13.3 Jan -4.6 -4.7 2.8 188 0.90 -
Italy 6.2 Q4 2.3 3.4 5.7 Feb 4.2 8.8 Jan 2.5 -5.7 2.1 145 0.90 -
Netherlands 6.5 Q4 4.1 3.1 6.2 Feb 6.4 3.4 Feb 5.9 -4.9 -0.2 36.0 0.90 -
Spain 5.5 Q4 9.2 5.4 9.8 Mar 4.5 12.7 Jan 1.4 -5.7 1.5 121 0.90 -
Czech Republic 3.7 Q4 3.8 2.7 11.1 Feb 9.3 2.3 Jan‡ -2.8 -4.6 3.8 184 21.9
Denmark 4.3 Q4 4.5 2.7 4.8 Feb 2.0 2.7 Jan 8.6 nil 0.9 89.0 6.66 -
Norway 5.4 Q4 0.3 3.3 3.7 Feb 3.6 3.2 Jan‡‡ 9.2 2.6 1.4 76.0 8.57 -0.2
Poland 7.6 Q4 7.0 4.2 8.5 Feb 7.9 5.5 Feb§ -1.0 -4.0 5.2 361 4.16 -4.6
Russia 4.3 Q3 na -10.1 9.2 Feb 15.0 4.1 Feb§ 8.5 -6.7 11.8 449 84.5 -10.0
Sweden 5.2 Q4 4.6 3.3 4.3 Feb 3.0 7.9 Feb§ 4.3 0.1 1.3 90.0 9.25 -5.4
Switzerland 3.7 Q4 1.1 3.0 2.2 Feb 1.1 2.2 Feb 5.1 0.5 0.7 99.0 0.92 2
Turkey 9.1 Q4 6.2 3.3 54.4 Feb 43.7 12.1 Jan§ -2.6 -3.9 24.2 588 14.7 2
Australia 4.2 Q4 14.4 3.3 3.5 Q4 3.8 4.0 Feb 1.3 -3.2 2.8 106 1.33 8
Hong Kong 4.8 Q4 0.8 0.8 1.7 Feb 4.5 4.5 Feb‡‡ -1.6 -6.9 2.2 71.0 7.83 8
India 5.4 Q4 26.6 7.2 6.1 Feb 4.9 8.1 Feb -1.1 -6.4 6.8 64.0 76.0 4
Indonesia 5.0 Q4 na 5.1 2.1 Feb 3.6 6.5 Q3§ 0.2 -4.9 6.7 -3.0 14,342 0
Malaysia 3.6 Q4 na 4.0 2.2 Feb 2.9 4.2 Jan§ 2.9 -6.1 3.9 63.0 4.20 -1.2
Pakistan 6.0 2021** na 3.0 12.2 Feb 8.0 6.9 2019 -5.1 -6.3 11.9 ††† 160 183 -16.2
Philippines 7.7 Q4 13.0 6.0 3.0 Feb 4.1 6.4 Q1§ -1.7 -7.4 6.0 151 52.0 -6.7
Singapore 6.1 Q4 9.5 3.8 4.3 Feb 2.9 2.4 Q4 17.5 -0.9 2.4 61.0 1.35 nil
South Korea 4.1 Q4 5.0 2.9 3.7 Feb 3.2 3.4 Feb§ 3.5 -2.9 2.9 83.0 1,210 -6.3
Taiwan 4.9 Q4 7.6 4.5 2.4 Feb 2.4 3.7 Feb 14.7 -1.2 1.0 55.0 28.6 -0.2
Thailand 1.9 Q4 7.5 3.2 5.3 Feb 2.8 1.5 Dec§ 0.5 -4.6 2.3 50.0 33.3 -6.1
Argentina 8.6 Q4 6.3 3.2 52.3 Feb 53.8 7.0 Q4§ 1.5 -4.3 na na 111 -17.1
Brazil 1.6 Q4 2.2 0.3 10.5 Feb 9.5 11.2 Jan§‡‡ -0.9 -7.7 11.3 247 4.76 21.0
Chile 12.0 Q4 7.5 3.0 7.8 Feb 8.9 7.5 Feb§‡‡ -2.7 -4.1 6.5 299 788 -7.4
Colombia 10.7 Q4 18.2 4.2 8.0 Feb 7.9 14.6 Jan§ -4.0 -5.3 9.8 327 3,742 -0.1
Mexico 1.1 Q4 0.1 1.9 7.3 Feb 5.1 3.8 Feb -0.9 -3.3 8.4 186 19.8 3.8
Peru 3.2 Q4 -12.9 3.1 6.1 Feb 6.5 9.4 Feb§ -3.1 -2.6 6.8 207 3.73 0.8
Egypt 9.8 Q3 na 5.3 8.8 Feb 7.0 7.4 Q4§ -4.1 -6.9 na na 18.3 -14.0
Israel 11.0 Q4 17.6 4.1 3.5 Feb 3.8 3.9 Feb 3.4 -2.7 2.2 114 3.18 5.0
Saudi Arabia 3.2 2021 na 5.7 1.6 Feb 2.0 6.9 Q4 12.0 6.5 na na 3.75 nil
South Africa 1.7 Q4 4.7 2.1 5.7 Feb 4.8 35.3 Q4§ -0.9 -6.0 9.6 3.0 14.4 3.2
Source: Haver Analytics. *% change on previous quarter, annual rate. †The 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.
Markets
% change on: % change on:
Index one Dec 31st index one Dec 31st
In local currency Mar 30th week 2021 Mar 30th week 2021
United StatesS&P 500 4,602.5 3.3 -3.4
United StatesNAScomp 14,442.3 3.7 -7.7
ChinaShanghai Comp 3,266.6 -0.1 -10.3
ChinaShenzhen Comp 2,137.6 -1.2 -15.5
JapanNikkei 225 28,027.3 nil -2.7
JapanTopix 1,967.6 -0.6 -1.2
BritainFTSE 100 7,578.8 1.6 2.6
CanadaS&P TSX 22,076.0 0.7 4.0
Euro areaEURO STOXX 50 3,959.1 2.3 -7.9
FranceCAC 40 6,741.6 2.4 -5.8
GermanyDAX* 14,606.1 2.3 -8.1
ItalyFTSE/MIB 25,300.3 4.1 -7.5
NetherlandsAEX 733.9 1.7 -8.0
SpainIBEX 35 8,550.6 2.7 -1.9
PolandWIG 65,909.4 2.4 -4.9
RussiaRTS, $ terms 949.2 1.3 -40.5
SwitzerlandSMI 12,243.7 1.2 -4.9
Tu r ke yBIST 2,230.2 2.2 20.1
AustraliaAll Ord. 7,799.9 1.8 0.3
Hong KongHang Seng 22,232.0 0.4 -5.0
IndiaBSE 58,684.0 1.7 0.7
IndonesiaIDX 7,053.2 0.8 7.2
MalaysiaKLSE 1,583.2 -0.9 1.0
PakistanKSE 44,337.6 2.6 -0.6
SingaporeSTI 3,442.6 2.3 10.2
South KoreaKOSPI 2,746.7 0.4 -7.8
TaiwanTWI 17,740.6 0.1 -2.6
ThailandSET 1,698.4 1.2 2.5
ArgentinaMERV 90,867.6 0.8 8.8
BrazilBVSP 120,259.8 2.4 14.7
MexicoIPC 55,815.0 1.2 4.8
EgyptEGX 30 11,239.2 -4.3 -5.6
IsraelTA-125 2,116.3 0.6 2.1
Saudi ArabiaTadawul 13,038.2 0.7 15.1
South AfricaJSE AS 75,425.3 0.8 2.3
World, dev'dMSCI 3,096.7 2.8 -4.2
Emerging marketsMSCI 1,149.3 0.8 -6.7
US corporate bonds,spread over Treasuries
Dec 31st
Basis points latest 2021
Investment grade 142 120
High-yield 373 332
Sources: Refinitiv Datastream; Standard & Poor's Global Fixed Income
Research. *Total return index.
Commodities
The Economist commodity-price index % change on
2015=100 Mar 22nd Mar 29th* month year
Dollar Index
All Items 190.2 175.7 -7.5 8.5
Food 164.8 160.1 -2.9 30.0
Industrials
All 214.0 190.2 -10.8 -4.0
Non-food agriculturals 181.6 181.0 -5.2 21.9
Metals 223.6 192.9 -12.3 -9.3
Sterling Index
All items 219.0 204.1 -6.0 13.3
Euro Index
All items 191.4 175.5 -7.2 14.6
Gold
$ per oz 1,919.0 1,911.1 -0.8 13.4
Brent
$ per barrel 115.4 110.5 5.2 71.8
Sources: Bloomberg; CME Group; Cotlook; Refinitiv Datastream;
Fastmarkets; FT; ICCO; ICO; ISO; Live Rice Index; LME; NZ Wool
Services; Thompson Lloyd & Ewart; Urner Barry; WSJ. *Provisional.
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