SDDS Data Special Data Dissemination Standard. Somewhat current. Sources as shown.
WEO Data World Economic Outlook yearly economic data, real gdp, nominal gdp, unemployment, etc. Source: IMF.
Large Economies
| Argentina $329 bil | Russia 1,660
| | Australia 1,059 | Singapore 188
| | Brazil 1,636 | South Africa 277
| | Canada 1,500 | Sweden 479
| | China 4,520 | Turkey 730
| | Denmark 341 | United Kingdom 2,684
| | France 2,867 | United States 14,441
| | Germany 3,673 |
| | India 1,207 |
| | Italy 2,307 |
| | Japan 4,887 |
| | Korea 931 |
| | Mexico 1,090 |
| | Netherlands 877 |
| | Norway 451 | |
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All Countries with 2008 gdp bil usd
| Islamic Republ 12 | Belgium 506 | Cape Verde 2 | Djibouti | Georgia 13 | Indonesia 511 | Kyrgyz Republi 5 | Malta 8 | Niger 5 | Rwanda 5 | St. Kitts and | Tonga | Republic of Ye 27 | Middle East an 2,244
| | Albania 13 | Belize 1 | Central Africa 2 | Dominica | Germany 3,673 | Islamic Republ 333 | Lao People's D 5 | Mauritania 4 | Nigeria 207 | Samoa | St. Lucia | Trinidad and T 26 | Zambia 15 | Sub-Saharan Af 935
| | Algeria 170 | Benin 7 | Chad 8 | Dominican Repu 46 | Ghana 17 | Iraq 87 | Latvia 34 | Mauritius 9 | Norway 451 | São Tomé and P | St. Vincent an | Tunisia 41 | Zimbabwe 4 | Western Hemisp 4,280
| | Angola 85 | Bhutan 1 | Chile 171 | Ecuador 55 | Greece 352 | Ireland 268 | Lebanon 29 | Mexico 1,090 | Oman 60 | Saudi Arabia 476 | Sudan 58 | Turkey 730 | World 61,221 |
| | Antigua and Ba 1 | Bolivia 17 | China 4,520 | Egypt 162 | Grenada | Israel 202 | Lesotho 2 | Moldova 6 | Pakistan 165 | Senegal 13 | Suriname 3 | Turkmenistan | Advanced econo 42,271 |
| | Argentina 329 | Bosnia and Her 19 | Colombia 240 | El Salvador 22 | Guatemala 39 | Italy 2,307 | Liberia | Mongolia 5 | Panama 23 | Serbia 49 | Swaziland 3 | Uganda 14 | Euro area 13,635 |
| | Armenia 12 | Botswana 14 | Comoros | Equatorial Gui 18 | Guinea 5 | Jamaica 14 | Libya 90 | Montenegro 5 | Papua New Guin 8 | Seychelles | Sweden 479 | Ukraine 180 | Major advanced 32,360 |
| | Australia 1,059 | Brazil 1,636 | Democratic Rep 12 | Eritrea 1 | Guinea-Bissau | Japan 4,887 | Lithuania 47 | Morocco 89 | Paraguay 17 | Sierra Leone 2 | Switzerland 500 | United Arab Em 261 | Newly industri 1,737 |
| | Austria 415 | Brunei Darussa 14 | Republic of Co 12 | Estonia 24 | Guyana 2 | Jordan 21 | Luxembourg 58 | Mozambique 10 | Peru 127 | Singapore 188 | Syrian Arab Re 54 | United Kingdom 2,684 | Other advanced 5,134 |
| | Azerbaijan 46 | Bulgaria 50 | Costa Rica 30 | Ethiopia 27 | Haiti 7 | Kazakhstan 136 | Former Yugosla 10 | Myanmar 28 | Philippines 167 | Slovak Republi 95 | Taiwan Provinc 403 | United States 14,441 | European Union 18,388 |
| | The Bahamas 8 | Burkina Faso 8 | Côte d'Ivoire 24 | Fiji 4 | Honduras 14 | Kenya 30 | Madagascar 9 | Namibia 9 | Poland 528 | Slovenia 55 | Tajikistan 5 | Uruguay 31 | Emerging and d 18,950 |
| | Bahrain 21 | Burundi 1 | Croatia 69 | Finland 271 | Hong Kong SAR 215 | Kiribati | Malawi 4 | Nepal 13 | Portugal 245 | Solomon Island | Tanzania 21 | Uzbekistan 29 | Central and ea 1,938 |
| | Bangladesh 85 | Cambodia 11 | Cyprus 25 | France 2,867 | Hungary 155 | Korea 931 | Malaysia 222 | Netherlands 877 | Qatar 100 | South Africa 277 | Thailand 272 | Vanuatu | Commonwealth o 2,176 |
| | Barbados 4 | Cameroon 24 | Czech Republic 216 | Gabon 15 | Iceland 17 | Kosovo 6 | Maldives 1 | New Zealand 131 | Romania 204 | Spain 1,602 | Democratic Rep | Venezuela 319 | Developing Asi 7,379 |
| | Belarus 60 | Canada 1,500 | Denmark 341 | The Gambia | India 1,207 | Kuwait 158 | Mali 9 | Nicaragua 6 | Russia 1,660 | Sri Lanka 40 | Togo 3 | Vietnam 90 | ASEAN-5 1,263 | |
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IFS Data IMF International Financial Statistics Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly economic data, real gdp, nominal gdp, unemployment, etc. Not up-to-date. Source: IMF.
WDI Data World Bank, World Development Indicators Yearly economic, agricultural, development and social data.
 China Economic Data
Bank of China (BOC) | statistics
National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) | monthly | quarterly | yearly
| China GDP | 2008 qi | 2008 qii | 2008 qiii | 2008 qiv | 2009 qi | 2009 qii | 2009 qiii | 2009 qiv | qi
| | china GDP real | pct chg yoy | 10.6 | 10.1 | 9.0 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 7.9 | | |
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Source: China's National Statistics Bureau (NSB)
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| | China Ind Prod | units | Feb | march | april | may | june | july | aug | sept | oct
| | Industrial Production (IP) | pct chg yoy | 11.0 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 8.9 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 12.3 | 13.9 | 16.1
| | Retail Sales | pct chg yoy | 11.6 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 14.9
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| | China PMI | units | Feb | march | april | may | june | july | aug | sept | oct
| | PMI overall purchasing managers index | index | | 52.4 | 53.5 | 53.1 | 53.2 | 53.3 | 54.0 | 54.3 | 55.2
| | PMI output index | index | | 56.9 | 57.4 | 56.9 | 57.1 | 57.1 | 57.9 | 58.0 |
| | PMI new orders | index | | 54.6 | 56.6 | 56.2 | 55.5 | 55.5 | 56.3 | 56.8 |
| | PMI prodn index | index | | | | | | | | | 59.3
| | PMI new export orders Index | index | | | | | | 52.1 | 52.1 | 53.3 | 54.5
| | PMI import Index | index | | | | | | 50.5 | 51.3 | | 52.8
| | PMI Purchasing Price Index | index | | 48.3 | 51.3 | 53.1 | 57.8 | 59.9 | 62.6 | 57.5 |
| | PMI employment index | index | | 48.6 | 50.3 | | | | | |
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Source: China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP)
Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI)of China's manufacturing sector.
A reading of above 50 suggests expansion.
Generally announced on first day following end of month.
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 Japan
Bank of Japan (BOJ)
sdds | tankan | MOF
M | Monthly Econ Rpt | Cabinet Office ( Japan GDP )
gdp | ind prod | interest rates
Bank of Japan Target Overnight Call Rate
| EconStats Forecasts made 20091025
| | Oct 30, 2009: | 0.10 |
| | Nov 20, 2009: | 0.10 |
| | Dec 18, 2009: | 0.10 |
| | Jan 26, : | 0.10 |
| | Feb 18, : | 0.10 |
| | Mar 17, : | 0.25 |
| | Apr 7, : | 0.25 |
| | Apr 27, : | 0.25 |
| | May 21, : | 0.25 |
| | Jun 15, : | 0.25 |
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Japan GDP - real seasonally adjusted
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| | | q/q | q/q annzd | yoy | mil 2005 yen
| | year | quarter | pct | pct | pct | sa
annualized
| | 2007 | 3 | -0.32 | -1.21 | 1.08 | 558875
| | 2007 | 4 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.42 | 563581
| | 2008 | 1 | 0.86 | 5.42 | 1.73 | 568445
| | 2008 | 2 | -0.72 | -3.73 | 0.32 | 564369
| | 2008 | 3 | -1.30 | 0.47 | 0.70 | 557046
| | 2008 | 4 | -3.37 | -2.90 | -0.29 | 538276
| | 2009 | 1 | -3.27 | -4.61 | -2.79 | 520680
| | 2009 | 2 | 0.56 | 3.03 | -1.07 | 523603
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Source: Japan Cabinet Office ( Japan GDP )
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Argus Index - Gulf of Mexico, adopted by OPEC as
standard pricing index, beginning January.
Iron Ore Prices : iron
Steel Prices - annual
| | scrap steel | rebar
| | | c&f usd/ton | c&f usd/ton
| | 1973 | | 74 | 242
| | 1974 | | 142 | 340
| | 1975 | | 108 | 210
| | 1976 | | 90 | 214
| | 1977 | | 74 | 190
| | 1978 | | 84 | 254
| | 1979 | | 134 | 338
| | 1980 | | 130 | 304
| | 1981 | | 108 | 250
| | 1982 | | 96 | 216
| | 1983 | | 86 | 200
| | 1984 | | 110 | 210
| | 1985 | | 108 | 206
| | 1986 | | 92 | 212
| | 1987 | | 98 | 206
| | 1988 | | 156 | 286
| | 1989 | | 158 | 312
| | 1990 | | 148 | 292
| | 1991 | | 136 | 276
| | 1992 | | 118 | 258
| | 1993 | | 136 | 284
| | 1994 | | 150 | 292
| | 1995 | | 168 | 298
| | 1996 | | 156 | 290
| | 1997 | | 144 | 298
| | 1998 | | 84 | 200
| | 1999 | | 82 | 222
| | 2000 | | 92 | 218
| | 2001 | | 84 | 210
| | 2002 | | 110 | 248
| | 2003 | | 156 | 316
| | 2004 | | 248 | 452
| | 2005 | | 206 | 410
| | 2006 | | 264 | 510
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| | 2007 Sept | | 336 | 622
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Sources: econstats and bls, print media
(nyt wash post wsj ft, etc), etc.
rebar=reinforcing steel bar of various gauges.
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