DATABANK
% change from: previous period
previous year
level: current period
same period last year
Netherlands
Gross domestic product Industrial production Consumer price index
Q2-2012 Q2-2012 Q3-2012
0.2 0.3 0.5
-0.5 1.3 2.5
Current balance Unemployment rate Interest rate
Q2-2012 Q3-2012 Q3-2012
15.7 5.3 0.4
19.7 4.4 1.6
New Zealand
Gross domestic product Industrial production Consumer price index
Q2-2012 Q2-2012 Q3-2012
0.3 -0.1 0.3
1.9 1.7 0.8
Current balance Unemployment rate Interest rate
Q2-2012 Q3-2012 Q3-2012
-2.3 7.3 2.7
-1.5 6.6 2.8
Norway
Gross domestic product Industrial production Consumer price index
Q2-2012 Q2-2012 Q3-2012
1.2 3.2 -0.7
4.8 9.3 0.4
Current balance Unemployment rate Interest rate
Q2-2012 Q2-2012 Q3-2012
15.9 3.0 2.1
18.6 3.3 3.0
Poland
Gross domestic product Industrial production Consumer price index
Q2-2012 Q3-2012 Q3-2012
0.4 -0.1 -0.5
2.5 1.5 3.7
Current balance Unemployment rate Interest rate
Q2-2012 Q3-2012 Q3-2012
-3.2 10.1 5.0
-6.3 9.7 4.7
Portugal
Gross domestic product Industrial production Consumer price index
Q2-2012 Q3-2012 Q3-2012
-1.2 2.3 -0.2
-3.3 -3.8 2.9
Current balance Unemployment rate Interest rate
Q2-2012 Q3-2012 Q3-2012
-0.7 15.7 0.4
-5.4 12.8 1.6
Slovak Republic
Gross domestic product Industrial production Consumer price index
Q2-2012 Q2-2012 Q3-2012
0.7 5.7 0.3
3.0 12.0 3.6
Current balance Unemployment rate Interest rate
Q2-2012 Q3-2012 Q3-2012
0.6 14.0 0.4
-0.6 13.5 1.6
Slovenia
Gross domestic product Industrial production Consumer price index
Q2-2012 Q2-2012 Q3-2012
-1.0 1.0 -0.4
-2.2 0.7 2.9
Current balance Unemployment rate Interest rate
Q2-2012 Q3-2012 Q3-2012
1.8 8.4 0.4
1.7 8.1 1.6
Spain
Gross domestic product Industrial production Consumer price index
Q3-2012 Q2-2012 Q3-2012
-0.3 -1.5 0.3
-1.6 -6.6 2.8
Current balance Unemployment rate Interest rate
Q2-2012 Q3-2012 Q3-2012
-6.0 25.5 0.4
-12.1 22.0 1.6
Sweden
Gross domestic product Industrial production Consumer price index
Q2-2012 Q2-2012 Q3-2012
0.7 1.6 -0.4
1.3 0.1 0.6
Current balance Unemployment rate Interest rate
Q2-2012 Q3-2012 Q3-2012
7.7 7.7 1.1
8.4 7.3 1.7
Switzerland
Gross domestic product Industrial production Consumer price index
Q2-2012 Q4-2011 Q3-2012
-0.1 1.0 -0.6
0.6 -1.4 -0.5
Current balance Unemployment rate Interest rate
Q2-2012 Q2-2012 Q3-2012
20.7 3.7 0.1
16.7 3.6 0.1
Turkey
Gross domestic product Industrial production Consumer price index
Q2-2012 Q2-2012 Q3-2012
1.8 -2.5 -0.2
3.2 3.4 9.0
Current balance Unemployment rate Interest rate
Q2-2012 Q2-2012
-12.1 7.9 ..
-20.8 9.1 ..
United Kingdom
Gross domestic product Industrial production Consumer price index
Q3-2012 Q3-2012 Q3-2012
1.0 0.9 0.3
-0.1 -1.4 2.4
Current balance Unemployment rate Interest rate
Q2-2012 Q2-2012 Q3-2012
-32.8 7.9 0.7
-4.9 7.9 0.9
United States
Gross domestic product Industrial production Consumer price index
Q3-2012 Q3-2012 Q3-2012
0.5 -0.1 0.2
2.3 3.2 1.7
Current balance Unemployment rate Interest rate
Q2-2012 Q3-2012 Q3-2012
-117.4 8.1 0.3
-119.1 9.1 0.3
Euro area
Gross domestic product Industrial production Consumer price index
Q2-2012 Q2-2012 Q3-2012
-0.2 -0.4 ..
-0.4 -2.2 2.5
Current balance Unemployment rate Interest rate
Q2-2012 Q3-2012 Q3-2012
36.5 11.5 0.4
-8.7 10.2 1.6
2 Brazil
Gross domestic product Industrial production Consumer price index
Q2-2012 Q3-2012 Q3-2012
0.4 0.8 1.1
0.5 -2.4 5.2
Current balance Unemployment rate Interest rate
Q2-2012
-14.4 .. ..
-12.4 .. ..
2 China
Gross domestic product Industrial production Consumer price index
Q3-2012
.. .. 0.1
.. .. 1.9
Unemployment rate Interest rate
Q3-2011 Q3-2012
53.4 .. 3.7
101.7 .. 5.6
2 India
Gross domestic product Industrial production Consumer price index
Q2-2012 Q2-2012 Q3-2012
0.8 -1.4 3.6
4.2 -0.2 9.8
Current balance Unemployment rate Interest rate
Q2-2011
-14.2 .. ..
-12.5 .. ..
2 Indonesia
Gross domestic product Industrial production Consumer price index
Q3-2012 Q3-2012
1.4 .. 1.8
6.2 .. 4.5
Current balance Unemployment rate Interest rate
Q4-2011 Q3-2012
-2.3 .. 5.7
0.8 .. 6.9
1 Russian Federation
Gross domestic product Industrial production Consumer price index
Q2-2012 Q3-2012 Q3-2012
0.1 0.6 2.3
4.1 2.7 6.0
Current balance Unemployment rate Interest rate
Q2-2012
22.7
23.4
Q2-2012
7.3
4.7
2 South Africa
Gross domestic product Industrial production Consumer price index
Q2-2012 Q3-2012
0.8 .. 0.9
2.7 .. 5.2
Current balance Unemployment rate Interest rate
Q3-2012
.. .. 5.1
.. .. 5.5
Non-members
Current balance
Gross Domestic Product: Volume series; seasonally adjusted. Leading Indicators: A composite indicator based on other indicators of economic activity, which signals cyclical movements in industrial production from six to nine months in advance. Consumer Price Index: Measures changes in average retail prices of a fixed basket of goods and services. Current Balance: Billion US$; seasonally adjusted. Unemployment Rate: % of civilian labour force, standardised unemployment rate; national definitions for Iceland, Mexico and Turkey; seasonally adjusted apart from Turkey. Interest Rate: Three months.
..=not available 1 Accession candidate to OECD 2 Enhanced engagement programme Source: Main Economic Indicators, November 2012
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