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80 Economic & financial indicators The Economist April 25th 2020

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* 2020† latest 2020† % % of GDP, 2020† % of GDP, 2020† latest,% year ago, bp Apr 22nd on year ago
United States 2.3 Q4 2.1 -2.9 1.5 Mar 0.1 4.4 Mar -2.1 -12.3 0.6 -196 -
China -6.8 Q1 -33.8 1.0 4.3 Mar 5.2 3.6 Q4§ 1.8 -5.5 1.9 §§ -127 7.08 -5.2
Japan -0.7 Q4 -7.1 -1.6 0.5 Feb 0.6 2.4 Feb 3.2 -5.4 nil -8.0 108 3.8
Britain 1.1 Q4 0.1 -4.7 1.5 Mar 1.2 4.0 Jan†† -2.2 -14.8 0.4 -81.0 0.81 -4.9
Canada 1.5 Q4 0.3 -3.2 0.9 Mar 0.9 7.8 Mar -3.7 -4.2 0.6 -117 1.42 -5.6
Euro area 1.0 Q4 0.4 -5.9 0.7 Mar 0.3 7.3 Feb 1.6 -5.8 -0.4 -43.0 0.92 -3.3
Austria 1.0 Q4 1.1 -6.0 1.6 Mar 0.4 4.4 Feb 0.1 -5.5 0.1 -21.0 0.92 -3.3
Belgium 1.2 Q4 1.6 -6.3 0.6 Mar 0.9 5.2 Feb -1.7 -5.6 0.2 -24.0 0.92 -3.3
France 0.9 Q4 -0.2 -5.0 0.7 Mar 0.2 8.1 Feb -1.0 -5.6 0.1 -30.0 0.92 -3.3
Germany 0.5 Q4 0.1 -6.0 1.4 Mar 0.8 3.2 Feb 5.2 -5.2 -0.4 -43.0 0.92 -3.3
Greece 0.5 Q4 -2.7 -6.0 nil Mar -0.8 16.4 Jan -2.9 -5.2 2.5 -77.0 0.92 -3.3
Italy 0.1 Q4 -1.2 -7.0 0.1 Mar -0.2 9.7 Feb 1.3 -7.0 2.1 -52.0 0.92 -3.3
Netherlands 1.6 Q4 1.6 -7.0 1.4 Mar 0.5 3.8 Mar 4.5 -5.0 -0.3 -45.0 0.92 -3.3
Spain 1.8 Q4 1.7 -6.0 nil Mar -0.5 13.6 Feb 0.8 -7.3 0.9 -19.0 0.92 -3.3
Czech Republic 1.8 Q4 1.9 -5.9 3.4 Mar 1.5 2.0 Feb‡ -0.9 -4.2 1.3 -51.0 25.4 -10.2
Denmark 2.2 Q4 2.3 -4.4 0.4 Mar 0.4 3.7 Feb 5.4 -4.9 -0.1 -23.0 6.89 -3.8
Norway 1.8 Q4 6.5 -6.0 0.7 Mar 0.1 3.8 Jan‡‡ 6.7 -2.5 0.8 -101 10.8 -21.1
Poland 3.3 Q4 0.8 -2.9 4.6 Mar 3.0 5.5 Feb§ -0.8 -4.4 1.3 -157 4.19 -9.1
Russia 2.1 Q4 na -2.6 2.5 Mar 6.8 4.6 Feb§ 1.2 -2.7 6.3 -202 76.1 -16.0
Sweden 0.8 Q4 0.6 -2.3 0.6 Mar 0.8 7.1 Mar§ 2.9 -2.7 -0.1 -47.0 10.1 -7.7
Switzerland 1.5 Q4 1.3 -4.2 -0.5 Mar -0.4 2.8 Mar 6.5 -4.0 -0.4 -20.0 0.97 5.2
Turkey 6.0 Q4 na -3.5 11.9 Mar 11.0 13.8 Jan§ -2.9 -4.5 11.9 -609 7.00 -16.6
Australia 2.2 Q4 2.1 -0.5 1.8 Q4 1.7 5.2 Mar -1.1 -4.8 0.8 -111 1.58 -11.4
Hong Kong -2.9 Q4 -1.3 -2.3 2.2 Feb 1.2 4.2 Mar‡‡ 1.5 -3.6 0.6 -106 7.75 1.3
India 4.7 Q4 4.9 2.1 5.9 Mar 5.7 8.5 Mar -0.3 -5.1 6.2 -125 76.7 -9.1
Indonesia 5.0 Q4 na 1.0 3.0 Mar 0.7 5.3 Q3§ -1.6 -5.3 7.8 20.0 15,475 -9.0
Malaysia 3.6 Q4 na -1.0 -0.2 Mar 1.5 3.3 Feb§ 3.3 -6.2 3.0 -97.0 4.37 -5.5
Pakistan 3.3 2019** na -0.9 10.2 Mar 7.4 5.8 2018 -1.0 -10.2 7.9 ††† -528 160 -11.8
Philippines 6.7 Q4 9.1 -0.1 2.5 Mar 1.5 5.3 Q1§ -0.7 -7.5 3.9 -224 50.8 2.5
Singapore -2.2 Q1 -10.6 -3.2 0.3 Feb 1.3 2.3 Q4 19.1 -6.1 1.0 -114 1.43 -4.9
South Korea 1.3 Q1 -5.5 -1.8 1.0 Mar -0.2 4.2 Mar§ 6.2 -3.7 1.5 -40.0 1,232 -7.3
Taiwan 3.3 Q4 7.8 -1.9 nil Mar -0.4 3.8 Mar 9.6 -5.3 0.5 -27.0 30.1 2.6
Thailand 1.6 Q4 1.0 -5.9 -0.5 Mar 0.1 1.1 Feb§ 4.8 -6.5 1.0 -118 32.3 -1.4
Argentina -1.1 Q4 -3.9 -6.7 48.4 Mar‡ 43.7 8.9 Q4§ 0.4 -6.1 na -464 66.2 -35.6
Brazil 1.7 Q4 2.0 -5.5 3.3 Mar 3.7 11.6 Feb§‡‡ -2.3 -12.0 2.7 -427 5.39 -27.1
Chile -2.1 Q4 -15.5 -4.9 3.7 Mar 3.5 7.8 Feb§‡‡ -5.4 -7.1 3.0 -88.0 857 -22.4
Colombia 3.4 Q4 1.9 -2.7 3.8 Mar 1.9 12.2 Feb§ -5.2 -5.4 6.9 49.0 4,054 -22.2
Mexico -0.5 Q4 -0.5 -6.5 3.2 Mar 2.9 3.7 Feb -2.0 -4.2 6.9 -119 24.6 -23.3
Peru 1.8 Q4 0.6 -2.5 1.8 Mar 1.1 7.6 Mar§ -3.1 -11.5 4.1 -117 3.37 -2.1
Egypt 5.7 Q3 na 2.2 5.1 Mar 2.6 8.0 Q4§ -3.0 -10.8 na nil 15.8 9.0
Israel 3.8 Q4 4.6 -2.3 nil Mar -0.9 3.4 Feb 3.5 -11.0 0.8 -102 3.54 1.4
Saudi Arabia 0.3 2019 na -3.0 1.4 Mar 0.6 5.7 Q4 -6.3 -12.2 na nil 3.76 -0.3
South Africa -0.5 Q4 -1.4 -4.0 4.1 Mar 4.0 29.1 Q4§ -2.5 -10.3 10.8 236 18.9 -25.1
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 Commodities
% change on: % change on:
Index one Dec 31st index one Dec 31st The Economist commodity-price index % change on
In local currency Apr 22nd week 2019 Apr 22nd week 2019 2015=100 Apr 14th Apr 21st* month year
United States S&P 500 2,799.3 0.6 -13.4 Pakistan KSE 32,464.2 3.9 -20.3 Dollar Index
United States NAScomp 8,495.4 1.2 -5.3 Singapore STI 2,550.0 -2.1 -20.9 All Items 102.9 101.1 -2.7 -10.2
China Shanghai Comp 2,844.0 1.2 -6.8 South Korea KOSPI 1,896.2 2.1 -13.7 Food 92.2 90.9 -7.0 -1.3
China Shenzhen Comp 1,771.8 2.1 2.8 Taiwan TWI 10,307.7 -1.3 -14.1 Industrials
Japan Nikkei 225 19,138.0 -2.1 -19.1 Thailand SET 1,261.8 2.1 -20.1 All 112.9 110.6 0.9 -16.0
Japan Topix 1,406.9 -1.9 -18.3 Argentina MERV 30,554.9 -4.7 -26.7 Non-food agriculturals 86.5 84.7 -2.1 -23.4
Britain FTSE 100 5,770.6 3.1 -23.5 Brazil BVSP 80,687.1 2.4 -30.2 Metals 120.7 118.3 1.6 -14.2
Canada S&P TSX 14,288.2 2.4 -16.3 Mexico IPC 34,223.9 1.1 -21.4
Euro area EURO STOXX 50 2,834.9 1.0 -24.3 Egypt EGX 30 9,801.3 -5.2 -29.8 Sterling Index 124.7 125.7 -6.6 -5.3
All items
France CAC 40 4,411.8 1.3 -26.2 Israel TA-125 1,322.1 0.1 -18.2
Germany DAX* 10,415.0 1.3 -21.4 Saudi Arabia Tadawul 6,541.5 -4.0 -22.0 Euro Index
Italy FTSE/MIB 16,765.3 0.3 -28.7 South Africa JSE AS 48,108.5 -0.4 -15.7 All items 104.1 103.2 -3.3 -7.3
Netherlands AEX 509.6 3.8 -15.7 World, dev'd MSCI 1,968.3 0.4 -16.5 Gold
Spain IBEX 35 6,719.8 -1.8 -29.6 Emerging markets MSCI 888.6 0.1 -20.3 $ per oz 1,731.1 1,681.2 3.6 32.5
Poland WIG 44,777.6 0.2 -22.6
Russia RTS, $ terms 1,066.0 1.8 -31.2 Brent
Switzerland SMI 9,630.6 3.3 -9.3 US corporate bonds, spread over Treasuries $ per barrel 29.7 16.5 -39.2 -77.1
Turkey BIST 98,171.0 2.4 -14.2 Dec 31st Sources: Bloomberg; CME Group; Cotlook; Datastream from Refinitiv;
Australia All Ord. 5,276.1 -4.5 -22.4 Basis points latest 2019 Fastmarkets; FT; ICCO; ICO; ISO; Live Rice Index; LME; NZ Wool
Hong Kong Hang Seng 23,893.4 -1.0 -15.2 Investment grade 257 141 Services; Thompson Lloyd & Ewart; Urner Barry; WSJ. *Provisional.
India BSE 31,379.6 3.3 -23.9 High-yield 859 449
Indonesia IDX 4,567.6 -1.3 -27.5 Sources: Datastream from Refinitiv; Standard & Poor's Global Fixed For more countries and additional data, visit
Malaysia KLSE 1,381.9 -0.4 -13.0 Income Research. *Total return index. Economist.com/indicators