[Economic Indicators March, 1997]
[Page Number 35]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
                        INTERNATIONAL STATISTICS

            INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CONSUMER PRICES--MAJOR

                          INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES


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                                                             Industrial production (1992=100; seasonally adjusted)                           Consumer prices (1982-84=100; NSA)                 
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                      Period                         United                                                        United     United                                                     United 
                                                     States     Canada    Japan    France  Ger- many    Italy     Kingdom   States \1\   Canada    Japan    France  Ger- many   Italy    Kingdom
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1987..............................................      93.1      101.6     86.4     93.0      86.4        92.4      97.4       113.6      118.4    104.8    120.9      104.9    134.4     119.7
1988..............................................      97.3      106.9     94.5     97.3      89.8        97.9     102.1       118.3      123.2    105.6    124.2      106.3    141.1     125.6
1989..............................................      99.0      106.8     99.9    100.9      94.0       100.9     104.3       124.0      129.3    108.1    128.6      109.2    150.4     135.4
1990..............................................      98.9      103.2    104.2    102.4      98.9       101.1     104.0       130.7      135.5    111.4    133.0      112.2    159.5     148.2
1991..............................................      96.9       98.9    106.1    101.1     101.7       100.2     100.1       136.2      143.1    115.0    137.2      116.2    169.8     156.9
1992..............................................     100.0      100.0    100.0    100.0     100.0       100.0     100.0       140.3      145.2    116.9    140.6      120.9    178.8     162.7
1993..............................................     103.4      104.5     95.8     96.2      92.5        97.6     102.2       144.5      147.9    118.4    143.5      125.2    186.3     165.3
1994..............................................     108.6      111.8     97.0     99.8      95.3       102.6     107.3       148.2      148.2    119.3    145.9      128.6    193.6     169.3
1995..............................................     112.1      115.6    100.2    101.4      96.5       108.2     110.1       152.4      151.4    119.1    148.4      130.8    204.0     175.2
1996p ............................................     115.2    r 117.6    102.9    102.1      96.5       106.4   r 111.4       156.9      153.7    119.3    151.5      132.6    212.0     179.4
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1996:Jan..........................................     112.4      115.9    102.3    100.7      95.9     r 106.1     110.2       154.4      152.2    118.8    149.9      131.5    209.0     176.5
      Feb.........................................     113.8    r 116.1    104.4    100.9      94.3     r 105.9   r 110.7       154.9      152.4    118.5    150.4      132.2    209.6     177.3
      Mar.........................................     113.2      115.5     98.1    101.6      96.0     r 108.4   r 111.4       155.7      153.0    118.8    151.3      132.2    210.2     178.0
      Apr.........................................     114.3      116.1    101.2    101.1      95.5     r 104.8   r 110.6       156.3      153.4    119.5    151.6      132.3    211.4     179.3
      May.........................................     114.8      116.3    103.5    101.9      96.3     r 105.9   r 111.9       156.6      153.9    119.7    151.9      132.6    212.2     179.6
      June........................................     115.5    r 116.7     99.3  r 101.5      96.9     r 108.3   r 110.9       156.7      153.7    119.4    151.7      132.8    212.7     179.8
      July........................................     115.5      118.6    103.7  r 103.6      97.6     r 105.0   r 111.7       157.0      153.7    119.3    151.5      133.2    212.2     179.1
      Aug.........................................     115.8    r 118.7    101.5  r 103.6    r 97.4     r 106.9   r 111.3       157.3      153.9    119.1    151.1      133.1    212.4     179.9
      Sept........................................     116.0    r 118.9    102.8  r 102.1    r 96.7     r 106.0   r 111.7       157.8      154.1    119.6    151.6      133.0    213.1     180.7
      Oct.........................................     116.2    r 119.0    106.8  r 102.0    r 96.3     r 105.2   r 111.6       158.3      154.4    119.9    152.0      133.0    213.3     180.7
      Nov.........................................   r 117.2    r 120.3    104.9  r 102.0      97.5     r 105.7   r 112.3       158.6      155.1    119.5    151.9      132.9    213.9     180.8
      Dec.........................................     117.7    r 118.7    105.4    102.6    r 97.3     r 103.7   r 112.9       158.6      155.1    119.6    152.1      133.2    214.1     181.4
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1997:Jan r........................................   r 117.6      120.4  r 110.9  .......      98.5       104.1     112.9       159.1      155.4    119.5    152.5      133.9    214.5     181.4
      Feb p.......................................     118.1  .........    107.6  .......  .........  .........  .........      159.6      155.7    119.3    152.8      134.4    214.7     182.1
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    \1\ Data relate to all urban 
consumers.
    Source: National sources as 
reported by Department of Commerce 
(Bureau of Economic Analysis and 
International Trade Administration, 
Office of Trade and Economic 
Analysis).