[Economic Indicators December, 1998]
[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                                 Ger-               United     United                                  Ger-             United
                                                           States    Canada    Japan    France    many     Italy    Kingdom   States \1\   Canada    Japan    France    many    Italy    Kingdom
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1988....................................................      97.4     106.9     95.3     97.3     90.3      99.1     101.3       118.3      123.2    105.6    124.2    106.3    141.1     125.6
1989....................................................      99.1     106.8     99.9    100.9     94.6     103.0     103.4       124.0      129.3    108.1    128.6    109.2    150.4     135.4
1990....................................................      98.9     103.2    104.2    102.4     99.5     102.2     103.1       130.7      135.5    111.4    133.0    112.2    159.5     148.2
1991....................................................      97.0      98.9    106.1    101.2    102.4     101.3      99.7       136.2      143.1    115.0    137.2    116.3    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    122.1    178.8     162.7
1993....................................................     103.5     104.5     95.8     96.2     92.3      97.9     102.2       144.5      147.9    118.4    143.5    127.6    186.3     165.3
1994....................................................     109.1     111.3     97.0    100.0     95.7     104.0     107.7       148.2      148.2    119.3    145.9    131.1    193.6     169.3
1995....................................................     114.4     116.5    100.2    102.0     96.8     110.3     109.5       152.4      151.4    119.1    148.4    133.5    204.0     175.2
1996....................................................     119.5     118.0    102.6    102.3     97.1     107.2     110.7       156.9      153.7    119.3    151.5    135.5    212.0     179.4
1997 p..................................................     126.8     124.2    106.1    106.3    100.5     109.8     111.6       160.5      156.2    121.3    153.2    137.8    215.7     185.1
 
1997:Sept...............................................     128.5     125.4    107.6    107.6    100.3     110.1     111.3       161.2      156.5    122.5    153.6    138.3    216.1     187.2
      Oct...............................................     129.3     126.0    106.7    109.6    102.0     111.5     111.8       161.6      156.7    122.8    153.6    138.2    216.7     187.4
      Nov...............................................     129.9     125.8    102.1    107.8    102.0     111.9     111.2       161.5      156.5    122.0    153.9    138.2    217.3     187.5
      Dec...............................................     130.3     126.5    104.1    109.8    103.1     111.8     111.3       161.3      156.2    121.8    153.9    138.4    217.3     188.0
 
1998:Jan................................................     130.3     124.4    106.4    108.9    104.3     112.8     111.1       161.6      157.3    121.6    153.3    138.4    218.0     187.4
      Feb...............................................     130.2     126.7    102.6    109.7    104.2     111.7     111.0       161.9      157.5    121.5    153.9    138.8    218.6     188.3
      Mar...............................................     130.7     128.3    100.3    111.2    105.7     110.6     111.7       162.2      157.6    122.0    154.1    138.6    218.6     188.9
      Apr...............................................     131.3     127.0     98.9    110.6    104.6     110.4     112.9       162.5      157.5    122.2    154.5    138.9    219.0     191.0
      May...............................................     131.9     126.6     97.2    111.4    105.7     113.2   r 111.9       162.8      158.1    122.6    154.7    139.4    219.4     192.1
      June..............................................     130.6     126.4     98.8    111.7    104.5     110.7   r 113.3       163.0      158.2    122.1    154.8    139.5    219.6     192.0
      July..............................................     130.5     124.8   r 97.8    111.5    108.4     111.7   r 113.4       163.2      158.2    121.4    154.1    139.8    219.6     191.5
      Aug...............................................   r 132.4     127.4   r 96.7    111.5    107.6     109.9   r 112.9       163.4      158.2    121.3    154.4    139.7    219.8     192.3
      Sept .............................................   r 131.9     127.7   r 99.8    110.5    103.9     111.8   r 112.2       163.6      157.9    122.2    154.4    139.4    220.0     193.2
      Oct ..............................................   r 132.2  ........     98.5  .......  .......     113.0     112.2       164.0      158.5    123.1  r 154.3    139.1    220.4     193.3
      Nov p.............................................     131.8  ........  .......  .......  .......  ........  .........      164.0      158.5    123.0    154.3    139.1    220.6     193.2
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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).