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Date : Aug 29, 2005
I.50: Select Economic Indicators - World

APPENDIX I.50 : SELECT ECONOMIC INDICATORS - WORLD

     

Item

2006$

2005$

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

                         
     

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

                         

I.

 

World Output (Per cent Change)

4.4

4.3

5.1

4.0

3.0

2.5

4.6

3.7

2.8

   

i)

Advanced economies

3.0

2.6

3.4

2.0

1.6

1.2

3.8

3.5

2.6

   

ii)

Other emerging market and

                 
     

developing countries

6.0

6.3

7.2

6.4

4.7

4.2

5.8

4.0

3.0

     

a) Developing Asia

7.1

7.4

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.8

6.5

6.2

4.1

     

b) Africa

5.4

5.0

5.1

4.6

3.6

4.0

3.2

2.8

3.0

     

c) Middle East

4.9

5.0

5.5

5.8

4.1

3.3

5.4

2.1

4.0

     

d) Western Hemisphere

3.7

4.1

5.7

2.2

-0.1

0.5

3.9

0.4

2.3

II.

 

Inflation-CPI (Per cent Change)

                 
   

i)

Advanced economies

1.9

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.5

2.1

2.2

1.4

1.5

   

ii)

Other emerging market and

                 
     

developing countries

4.6

5.5

5.7

6.0

6.0

6.7

7.1

10.2

11.1

     

a) Developing Asia

3.4

3.9

4.2

2.6

2.1

2.7

1.9

2.6

7.9

III.

 

Fiscal Balance #

                 
   

i)

Advanced Economies

-2.8

-2.8

-2.9

-3.0

-2.4

-1.0

0.2

-1.1

-1.1

   

ii)

Other emerging market and

                 
     

developing countries (Weighted

                 
     

Average)

-1.5

-1.6

-1.9

-3.0

-3.6

-3.3

-2.9

-3.9

-3.8

IV.

 

Net Capital Flows* (US $ billion)

                 
   

Emerging market and developing

                 
   

countries**

                 
   

i)

Net private capital flows (a+b+c)

193.9

175.1

196.6

149.5

75.8

60.9

60.8

89.1

84.8

     

a) Net private direct investment

222.3

217.4

186.4

151.9

144.4

184.7

174.3

173.3

159.8

     

b) Net private portfolio investment

16.0

2.3

28.8

-9.9

-90.0

-86.9

20.5

69.1

42.5

     

c) Net other private capital flows

-44.4

-44.6

-18.6

7.5

21.4

-36.9

-134.0

-153.3

-117.6

   

ii)

Net official flows

-55.3

-65.0

-58.0

-58.1

8.5

1.8

-42.7

18.2

53.5

V.

 

World Trade @

                 
   

Imports

                 
   

i)

Advanced Economies

6.3

6.5

8.5

3.6

2.6

-0.8

11.7

8.1

5.9

   

ii)

Newly industrialised Asian economies

9.4

7.3

15.8

9.1

8.1

-6.4

17.4

8.2

-8.2

   

Exports

                 
   

i)

Advanced economies

6.8

5.9

8.1

2.8

2.2

-0.7

11.7

5.6

4.2

   

ii)

Newly industrialised Asian economies

8.0

7.2

17.1

12.9

9.4

-4.4

17.1

9.2

1.4

   

Terms of Trade

                 
   

i)

Advanced economies

-0.1

0.3

-0.4

0.8

1.0

0.2

-2.5

-0.3

1.3

   

ii)

Newly industrialised Asian economies

0.4

-0.6

-2.7

-1.7

0.2

-0.5

-3.3

-2.4

0.2

VI.

Current Account Balance (US $ billion)

                 
   

i)

Advanced economies

-394.1

-381.0

-327.8

-231.9

-218.1

-201.6

-250.9

-108.1

35.8

   

ii)

Other emerging market and developing

                 
     

countries

255.2

303.4

246.6

149.1

85.0

40.8

88.2

-17.4

-115.1

     

a) Developing Asia

96.9

97.1

103.3

85.8

72.2

40.8

46.3

48.7

49.3

                         

$:Projections
#:Central Government Balance as percentage of GDP
*:Net capital flows comprise net direct investment, net portfolio investment, and other
long-term and short term net investment flows, including official and private borrowings
**:Emerging Market and Developing Countries include countries in transition, Korea,
Singapore, Taiwan Province of China, Israel, Hong kong.
@:Annual percentage change in world trade volume of goods and services

Source : World Economic Outlook, IMF, April 2005


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