APPENDIX 3-4 GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT AND ITS GROWTH RATE

Sources: International Monetary Fund International Financial StatisticsMay 1999,IMF Economy Outlook April 1999.

Country or

1997 GDP

GDP Growth Rate over the Preceding Year(%)

Territory

(national currency 100 million)

1995

1996

1997

1998

China (Yuan Renminbi)

74463

10.5

9.6

8.8

7.8

United States (US Dollar)

81109

2.0

2.4

3.9

3.9

Japan (Yen)

5072710

1.4

3.6

1.4

-2.8

Germany (Deutsche Mark)

36463

1.9

1.4

2.2

2.8

United Kingdom (Pound)

7866

2.7

2.3

3.5

2.1

France (Franc)

81273

2.1

1.5

2.3

3.1

Italy (Lire)

19507000

2.9

0.7

1.5

1.4

Canada (Dollar)

8663

2.3

1.2

3.8

3.0

Australia (Dollar)

5294

3.9

3.4

3.6

5.1

Russian Fed. (Rouple)

25630

-4.0

-3.3

0.8

-4.8

Czech Rep (Koruna)

16495

4.8

9.7

1.0

-2.2

Poland (Zloty)

4447

6.5

6.0

6.9

4.8

Hungary (Forint)

68454

1.5

0.8

4.6

5.0

Romania (Lei)

2497500

6.9

4.0

-6.6

-5.5

India (Rupee)

156355

7.3

6.4

5.5

5.6

Indonesia (Rupiah)

6255060

8.2

7.9

4.6

-13.7

Philippines (Peso)

24236

4.8

5.7

5.2

-0.5

Thailand (Baht)

48272

8.7

8.3

-0.4

-8.0

Malaysia (Ringgit)

2754

9.5

8.6

7.7

-6.8

Singapore (Dollar)

1430

8.8

7.0

8.0

1.5

Pakistan (Rupee)

24046

4.4

5.9

-0.4

5.4

Myanmar (Kyat)

10675

6.9

5.8

6.5

5.7

Bangladesh (Taka)

14031

4.4

5.4

5.7

4.2

Turkey (Lira)

287210000

6.7

7.4

7.6

2.8

Korea,Rep. (Won)

4209870

8.9

7.1

5.5

-5.5

Egypt (Pound)

2563

4.6

5.1

5.0

5.3

Nigeria (Naira)

9114

1.3

2.9

3.9

2.3

Mexico (New peso)

31874

-6.2

5.1

7.0

4.9

Brazil (Reai)

8668

4.1

3.0

3.6

0.3

Argentina (Peso)

3234

-4.6

4.3

8.6

4.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data refer to 1996. Data refer to 1994. Estimates.