[Economic Indicators March, 2002]
[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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1992...................................................     100.0     100.0    100.0    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0       140.3      145.3    117.0    140.4    122.2    179.5     162.7
1993...................................................     103.4     104.8     96.5     96.2      92.0      97.9     102.2       144.5      147.9    118.5    143.4    127.6    187.7     165.3
1994...................................................     109.1     111.4     97.8    100.4      94.9     103.9     107.7       148.2      148.2    119.3    145.8    131.1    195.3     169.3
1995...................................................     114.4     116.5    100.9    102.8      95.7     109.2     109.5       152.4      151.4    119.2    148.4    133.4    205.6     175.2
1996...................................................     119.6     117.9    103.3    103.7      96.4     107.1     111.0       156.9      153.8    119.3    151.4    135.2    213.8     179.4
1997...................................................     127.9     124.5    107.0    107.6      99.9     111.1     112.2       160.5      156.3    121.5    153.2    137.8    218.2     185.1
1998...................................................     134.5     128.8     99.9    113.2     104.1     112.3     113.3       163.0      157.8    122.2    154.2    139.1    222.5     191.4
1999...................................................     139.4     136.0    100.8    115.5     105.6     112.3     114.1       166.6      160.5    121.8    155.0    139.9    226.2     194.3
2000...................................................     145.7     143.5    106.5    119.5     112.2     117.7     116.1       172.2      164.9    121.0    157.6    142.6    231.9     200.1
2001 p.................................................     140.1     139.5     98.7    120.5     112.6     116.3     113.5       177.1      169.1    120.1    160.2    146.2    238.3     203.6
 
2001:Jan...............................................     143.9   r 141.8    104.6    121.0   r 115.9   r 118.5    r115.9       175.1      166.6    120.7    158.1    144.4    235.6     201.0
      Feb..............................................     143.5   r 141.4    105.3    120.9   r 116.1   r 118.3   r 115.4       175.8      167.4    120.4    158.5    145.4    236.5     202.1
      Mar..............................................     142.9   r 141.1    103.2    121.0   r 114.6     118.8    r115.4       176.2      167.9    120.1    159.1    145.5    236.7     202.3
      Apr..............................................     142.0   r 142.5    101.2    120.2    r113.2   r 116.2    r115.1       176.9      169.1    120.4    159.9    146.0    237.7     203.4
      May..............................................     141.6   r 141.6    100.2    120.7   r 113.2     116.8   r 113.9       177.7      170.6    120.5    161.0    146.7    238.3     204.7
      June.............................................     140.3   r 140.2     99.5    120.8   r 113.5     116.9     114.2       178.0      170.7    120.1    161.0    147.0    238.9     204.9
      July.............................................     140.4   r 139.5     97.2    121.6   r 112.0     116.0   r 113.3       177.5      170.1    119.8    160.7    147.0    239.1     203.6
      Aug..............................................     140.0     139.6     97.5    121.6     113.9     116.7     113.9       177.5      170.1    120.3    160.7    146.7    239.1     204.4
      Sept.............................................     138.5   r 136.1     94.2    120.9   r 112.4     115.6     112.5       178.3      170.6    120.0    161.0    146.7    239.1     205.1
      Oct..............................................     137.7   r 136.5     94.3    119.7   r 110.5     115.4     111.0       177.7      169.7    120.0    161.1    146.3    239.5     204.8
      Nov  ............................................   r 137.2   r 136.0     92.9    120.0   r 109.4   r 112.5   r 110.7       177.4      168.2    119.4    160.7    146.0    240.0     204.0
      Dec  ............................................   r 136.8   r 135.0     94.6  r 118.7   r 109.7     114.3   r 110.4       176.7      168.4    119.3    160.8    146.2    240.2     203.7
 
2002:Jan...............................................   r 137.1     136.9   r 93.1    119.4     110.8     114.5     109.9       177.1      168.8    119.0    161.6    147.5    241.4     203.6
      Feb p............................................     137.6  ........     94.0  .......  ........  ........  .........      177.8      169.8    118.4    161.8    147.9    242.4     204.2
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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).