TABLE 2.2.1
Growth of real GDP in the ECE market economies, 1995-1998
(Percentage change over previous year)
1995 |
1996 |
1997 a |
1998 b |
|
| Western Europe | 2.7 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
| European Union | 2.5 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
| 4 major countries | 2.3 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
| France | 2.1 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
| Germany | 1.8 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
| Italy | 2.9 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
| United Kingdom | 2.7 |
2.3 |
3.5 |
2.0 |
| 17 smaller countries | 3.3 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
3.2 |
| Austria | 2.1 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
| Belgium | 2.1 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
| Cyprus | 5.5 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
4.0 |
| Denmark | 2.6 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
2.7 |
| Finland | 5.1 |
3.6 |
5.9 |
3.5 |
| Greece | 1.8 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
3.0 |
| Iceland | 1.2 |
5.2 |
4.9 |
3.9 |
| Ireland | 10.4 |
7.7 |
8.5 |
6.5 |
| Israel | 6.4 |
4.5 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
| Luxembourg | 3.7 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
| Malta | 7.3 |
4.2 |
2.8 |
.. |
| Netherlands | 2.3 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
| Norway | 4.1 |
5.3 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
| Portugal | 1.9 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
| Spain | 2.7 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
| Sweden | 3.9 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
| Switzerland | 0.8 |
-0.2 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
| Turkey | 7.2 |
7.0 |
6.3 |
4.0 |
| North America | 2.0 |
2.6 |
3.8 |
2.6 |
| Canada | 2.2 |
1.2 |
3.8 |
3.2 |
| United States | 2.0 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
2.5 |
| Total above | 2.3 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
2.6 |
| Memorandum item: | ||||
| Japan | 1.5 |
3.9 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
| Total above, including Japan | 2.2 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
2.2 |
Source:
National statistics and national economic reports; OECD Economic Outlook (Paris), December 1997.