ECONOMIC INDICATORS

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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 9, 2002
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• Publication Date: July 28, 1977
• Content Type: REPORT

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ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Prepared by
The Office of Economic Research
ER EI 77-030
28 July 1977
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1. The Economic Indicators provide up-to-date information on changes in
the domestic and external economic activities of the major non-Communist
developed countries. To the extent possible, the Economic Indicators are updated
from press ticker and Embassy reporting, so that the results are made available
to the reader weeks-or sometimes months-before receipt of official statistical
publications. US data are provided by US government agencies.
2. Source notes for the Economic Indicators will be published quarterly. The
most recent data of publication is 20 April 1977. Comments and queries regarding the
Economic Indicators are welcomed.
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INDU;3TRIAL PRODUCTION INDEX: is7o=ioo, seasonally adjusted
United i3tates
Japan
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United Kingdom
Canada
lAN APR JUL OCT lAN APR JUL OCT JAN APR JUL OCT JAN APR JUL OCT JAN APR JUL OCT JAN APR JUL OCT
1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
Percent
AVERAGE ANNUAL
Percent
AVERAGE ANNUAL
Change
GROWTH RATE SINCE
Change
from
GROWTH RATE SINCE
LATEST
from
Previous
1 Year
3 Months
LATEST
Previous
1 Year
3 Months
MONTH
Month
1970
Earlier
Earlierl
MONTH
Month
1970
Earlier
Earlierl
~? United States
!UN 77
0.7
3.7
6.5
12.4
United Kingdom
APR 77
--O.B
0.7
1.5
2.1
- Japan
MAY 77
-2.0
3.9
4.3
ti.l
Italy
MAY 77
4.7
3.9
6.3
10.5
-. West Germany
b1AY 77
-1.7
1.9
2.7
-2.3
Canada
APR 77
0.3
3.9
1.9
3.6
France
MAY 77
-1.6
3.3
2.5
O
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lAverage for latest 3 months compared with average for previous 3 months.
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UNEMPLOY~1/1ENT PERCENT OF LABOR FORCE
Japan
West Caermany
JAN APR IUL OCT JAN APR JUL OCT JAN APR JUL OCT JAN APR JUL OCT JAN APR JUL OCT JAN APR JUL OCT
1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
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United Kingdom
2.5
Italy (quarterly)
3
Canada
3.8
roughly comparable to US rates. For 1975-77, the rates for France and the United Kingdom should be increased by 5 percent and
15 percent respectively,and those for West Germany decreased by 20 percent to be roughly comparable with US rates.
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DOI\il1ESTIC ~F!ICI.S1 INDEX: 197U=100
United States
Semilog+arithmic Scale
!~ 177
-' ..56'
1Wholesale price Indexes cover industrial ~~oods.
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United Kingdom
Canada
175
150
APR JUL OCT
1976
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Constant Market PricE s
Constant Prices
Average
Average
Annual Growth Rate
Since
Annua
l Growth hate Since
percent Charge
Percent Change
.
latest
from Previous 1 Yaar
Prwious
Latest
from Previous
1 Year
3 Months
quarter
qw eler 1970 Earlier
Quarter
Monih
Month
1970
Earlier
Earlier
Unit~ad States 77 I
1.3 2.9 4.1
g,2
United States
May 77
0.4
3.6
8.5
8.7
Japcin 77 I
2.5 5.5 4.9
10.2
Japan
Mar 77
-0.4
10.4
3.3
15.2
West Germany 76 IV
1.8 2.5 4.5
7,3
West Germany
Apr 77
-7.5
1.5
- 1.8
- 3.4
Frame 76 IV
11 3.9 4.9
0
France
Apr 77
- 7.1
- 1.2
- 2.1
- 20.7
Uniterd Kingdom 76 IV
;!.1 2.0 2.6
g,8
United Kingdom
May 77
1.0
0.8
-2.2
- 11.7
Italy 76 IV
?1.8 3.4 9.4
20.6
Italy
Mar 77
0.2
2.9
-0.3
16.3
Canclda 76 IV
-11.6 4.8 3.4
-2,5
Canada
Apr 77
0.4
4.4
1.1
-8.6
' Seasonally adjusted.
'Seasonally adjusted.
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'Average for latest 3 months compared with avera
ge for previous 3 mon
ths.
FIXE9D INVESTMENT'
WAGES IN MANUFACTURING'
Non-residential; constant
prlC 3$
Average
Annual
Growth Rare Since
Average
Percent Change
Annual Growth Rafe
Since
Latest
from Previous
1 Year
3 Months
Pertanf ~;hange
Period
Period
1970
Eorlier -
Earlier ~
Latest
from W evious 1 Yeor
Previous
quarter
qurnfer 1970 Earlier
quarter
United States
May 77
0.8
7.5
7.8
7.3
United States 77 I
3.4 1.6 8.3
14.3
Japan
Apr 77
- 0.2
17.3
9.4
12.6
Japan 77 I
0.2 0.9 3.9
0.8
West Germany
77 I
4.0
9.6
7.7
17.1
West Germany 76 BV 1
4
3.3 1.1 5.0
13.8
France
77 I
2.3
14.1
13.9
9.5
France 75 IV ~
i
8.8 4.2 2.9
40.1
United Kingdom
Apr 77
0.3
16.0
4.7
3.9
Unitel~ Kingdom 76 IV
-6.7 0.2 0.5
-24.3
Italy
Apr 77
0.3
20.5
34.9
38.2
Italy 76 IV
10.6 3.1 15.7
49.6
Canada
Apr 77
0.8
11.4
11.6
13.4
Canas~a 76 IV
8 $ b.8 5.1
38.7
'Hourly earnings (seasonally adjusted) for the United States, Japan, and Canada; h
ourly wage
rates for others. West German and french data refer
to }he beg
inning of I'he quarter.
' Seasorally adjusted.
'Average 4or latest 3
months compared with that for previous
3 months. -
MONEY MARKET RATES
Percent Rata of Interest
1 Year
3 Months
1 Month
Representative rases
Latest Date
Earlier
Earlier
Earlier
United States
Cl~mmer6cal paper
Jul 13 5.38
5.60
4.75
5.44
Japan
Ctill money
Jul 15 5.63
7.00
5.25
5.50
West Germany
Interbank loans (3 months)
Jul 13 4.30
4.28
4.55
4.20
France
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