[Economic Indicators May, 1999]
[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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1989....................................................      99.1     106.8     99.9    100.9     95.0     103.0     103.4       124.0      129.3    108.1    128.7    109.2    150.4     135.3
1990....................................................      98.9     103.2    104.2    102.4    100.0     102.2     103.1       130.7      135.5    111.4    133.0    112.2    159.6     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    116.2    169.8     156.9
1992....................................................     100.0     100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0     100.0     100.0       140.3      145.3    116.9    140.5    122.1    178.8     162.7
1993....................................................     103.5     104.5     95.8     96.2     92.4    r 97.6     102.2       144.5      147.9    118.4    143.5    127.6    186.4     165.3
1994....................................................     109.1     111.3     97.0    100.0     95.7   r 102.7     107.7       148.2      148.2    119.3    145.8    131.1    193.7     169.4
1995....................................................     114.4     116.5    100.2    102.0     96.8   r 108.2     109.5       152.4      151.4    119.1    148.4    133.3    204.1     175.1
1996....................................................     119.5     118.0    102.5    102.3     97.2   r 107.3     110.7       156.9      153.8    119.3    151.4    135.2    212.0     179.4
1997....................................................     126.8     124.2    106.1    106.1    100.5   r 110.8     111.6       160.5      156.3    121.3    153.2    137.8    215.9     185.0
1998 p..................................................     131.4     127.1     99.3    111.1    105.2   r 112.9     112.3       163.0      157.8    122.1    154.3    139.1    219.8     191.4
 
1998:Mar................................................     130.7     128.4    100.3    111.2  r 106.0   r 113.0     111.9       162.2      157.5    122.0    154.1    138.7    219.2     188.9
      Apr...............................................     131.3   r 127.4     98.9  r 110.8  r 105.2   r 113.6     113.3       162.5      157.3    122.2    154.5    138.8    219.4     191.0
      May...............................................     131.9   r 127.1     97.2  r 111.3    105.6   r 112.8     112.0       162.8      157.9    122.6    154.7    139.2    219.8     192.1
      June..............................................     130.6     126.8     98.8  r 111.9  r 104.8   r 113.3     113.5       163.0      158.1    122.1    154.8    139.3    220.0     192.0
      July..............................................     130.5   r 124.7     97.8    111.5  r 108.0   r 113.7     113.4       163.2      158.1    121.4    154.1    139.7    220.0     191.5
      Aug...............................................     132.4   r 127.7     96.7    111.5  r 106.9   r 110.9     113.1       163.4      158.1    121.3    154.4    139.5    220.2     192.3
      Sept..............................................     131.9   r 127.5     99.8  r 111.2  r 104.3   r 113.5     112.3       163.6      157.8    122.2    154.4    139.2    220.4     193.2
      Oct...............................................     132.4     127.2     98.6  r 111.4  r 105.2   r 112.3     112.3       164.0      158.4    123.1    154.3    138.9    220.8     193.3
      Nov...............................................     132.2     128.1     96.6  r 111.4  r 103.3   r 112.9     112.3       164.0      158.4    123.0    154.3    138.9    221.0     193.2
      Dec...............................................     132.3   r 129.2     97.6  r 110.7  r 104.3   r 109.4     111.4       163.9      157.9    122.5    154.4    139.1    221.0     193.2
 
1999:Jan................................................     132.3   r 129.7     98.2  r 110.6  r 105.8     111.8   r 110.8       164.3      158.2    121.9    154.0    138.8    221.2     192.0
      Feb...............................................   r 132.5   r 129.3   r 97.4  r 110.1  r 103.5     110.8     111.0       164.5      158.5    121.4    154.4    139.1    221.6     192.3
      Mar...............................................   r 133.2     129.6     99.5    111.0    102.3     112.3     111.2       165.0      159.1    121.5    155.1    139.2    222.0     192.8
      Apr p.............................................     134.0  ........  .......  .......  .......  ........  .........      166.2      160.0    122.1    155.3    139.7    222.7     194.1
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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).