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.
Note: All aggregates exclude Israel.
a Preliminary estimates.
b Forecasts.