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National
Foreign
Assessment
Center
Economic & Energy
Indicators
ER EE! 81-018
11 September 1981
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Economic & Energy
Indicators
Economic Industrial Production
Gross National Product
Consumer Prices
Money Supply
Unemployment Rate
Foreign Trade
Current Account Balance
Export Prices in US $
Import Prices in US $
Exchange Rate Trends
Money Market Rates
Agricultural Prices
Industrial Materials Prices
Energy World Crude Oil Production, Excluding Natural Gas Liquids
Big Seven: Inland Oil Consumption
Big Seven: Crude Oil Imports
OPEC: Average Crude Oil Official Sales Price (Chart)
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The EEI provides up-to-date information on changes in economic and energy
activities of major countries. To the extent possible, the EEI is updated from
press ticker and Embassy reporting.
Sources for the EEI are revised every few months. The most recent date of pub-
lication for the source notes is 11 December 1980. Comments and queries re-
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Percent Change From Previous Period
(Seasonally Adjusted at an Annual Rate)
I II III IV I II Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
United States 5.8 4.4 -3.6 -0.1 -19.1 -6.7 21.2 7.4 2.4 -1.6 5.7 Negl 6.5 -0.8 4.0
Japan 6.2 8.3 7.1 17.5 0.7 -8.9 6.5 8.7 22.8 -19.9 6.8 -6.4
West Germany 1.7 4.9 0.2 4.9 -9.2 -6.0 -3.7 10.4 -4.8 73.0 -27.8 Negl Negl -28.5
France 1.9 4.5 -1.0 2.0 -8.6 Negl -7.8 -18.1 -17.9 78.7 -22.7 -10.1
United Kingdom 0.8 0.4 -8.7 -13.7 -12.3 -14.0 -16.4 -2.8 -1.5 12.9 -7.8 -1.3 -13.9 27.7
Italy 1.9 6.7 5.5 17.9 -10.2 -27.0 22.7 2.7 -9.8 137.8 -10.2 -4.1 -52.0 1.8
Canada 4.1 4.7 -1.6 -2.6 -9.5 -1.0 9.5 3.3 14.4 20.3 11.0 -1.7
Percent Change From Previous Period
(Constant Market Prices; Seasonally Adjusted at an Annual Rate)
IV I II III IV I II
United States 4.8 3.2 -0.2 0.6 3.1 -9.9 2.4 3.8 8.6 -1.9
Japan 5.1 5.5 4.3 4.6 5.6 1.5 5.2 1.9 4.1
West Germany 3.6 4.5 1.8 3.1 8.7 -8.0 Negl -2.1 2.7
France 3.7 3.5 1.6 1.7 1.6 -1.4 1.4 -0.9 -3.2
United Kingdom 3.7 1.1 -1.4 7.4 1.6 -13.0 -0.1 0.7 1.7
Italy 2.7 4.9 4.0 16.8 8.8 -3.5 -10.5 8.4 1.3
Canada 3.7 3.0 NegI 2.4 -3.5 -4.1 0.6 9.4 4.1
Percent Change From Previous Period
(Seasonally Adjusted at an Annual Rate)
I II III IV I II Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
United States 7.6 11.3 13.5 16.2 13.2 8.6 12.4 10.7 7.7 10.2 7.1 6.1 7.7 11.6
Japan 3.8 3.6 8.0 10.5 8.7 7.2 4.7 6.4 2.0 3.0 -1.1 6.4
West Germany 2.7 4.1 5.5 4.9 6.1 5.0 5.3 6.1 6.0 6.1 7.2 6.1 5.0 5.0 7.0
France 9.3 10.6 13.5 16.7 12.0 13.0 12.6 13.0 12.8 12.9 12.0 14.6 11.1 12.7
United Kingdom 8.2 13.4 18.0 19.9 20.3 10.5 10.9 9.7 16.1 13.5 19.2 22.2 10.1 7.5
Italy 12.4 15.7 21.2 25.5 15.8 21.8 21.4 19.8 18.5 19.5 19.5 16.6 20.6 16.6
Canada 8.9 9.1 10.2 9.5 10.3 11.8 13.0 13.8 11.9 12.3 12.7 11.8 7.1 19.9 9.2
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Money Supply, M-1
Percent Change From Previous Period
(Based on Amounts in National Currency Units; Seasonally Adjusted at an Annual Rate)
United States
8.2
7.8
6.3
Japan
10.7
10.0
0.8
West Germany
13.3
7.6
2.4
France
11.8
12.3
8.4
United Kingdom
20.1
12.3
4.5
Italy
22.4
23.5
15.8
Canada
10.1
7.2
6.4
Percent a
(Seasonally adjusted)
United States
6.0
5.8
7.1
Japan
2.2
2.1
2.0
West Germany
3.8
3.3
3.4
France
5.3
6.2
6.6
United Kingdom
5.7
5.4
6.8
Italyb
7.3
7.7
7.6
Canada
8.4
7.5
7.5
I
II
III
IV
I
II
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
7.0
-3.0
14.6
11.3
4.9
9.1
5.9
13.9
24.7
-5.9
-7.3
4.3
7.3
-1.8
-7.8
-4.0
3.3
23.6
14.2
5.7
10.8
147.2
-37.4
-1.7
2.1
4.6
13.7
-3.7
-6.5
-9.7
-30.8
4.1
-1.5
16.2
7.8
9.6
6.5
11.1
12.0
17.5
-6.4
31.2
33.6
-5.4
2.1
12.3
8.8
11.4
17.8
17.2
41.5
19.2
8.4
-5.6
46.3
6.3
14.3
10.9
15.6
17.4
11.8
7.7
8.9
-1.8
13.6
18.1
-1.3
6.7
5.0
20.1
23.9
-7.6
-27.4
57.2
I
II
III
IV
I
II
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
6.2
7.3
7.5
7.5
7.3
7.4
7.3
7.3
7.3
7.6
7.3
7.0
1.9
2.0
2.0
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.3
2.4
3.1
3:2
3.5
3.8
4.1
4.6
4.1
4.3
4.4
4.6
4.8
4.9
6.4
6.7
6.7
6.8
7.3
7.3
7.3
7.6
7.9
5.7
6.2
7.0
8.3
9.5
9.5
9.8
10.1
10.4
7.8
7.5
7.5
7.5
7.7
8.7
7.5
7.7
7.5
7.4
7.3
7.1
7.2
7.4
7.0
7.1
7.3
7.2
a Unemployment rates for France are estimated. For comparison
with the US rate, the rates for France and the United Kingdom
should be increased by 5 percent and 15 percent respectively. Italian
rates should be decreased by 50 percent; the rates for Japan,
Canada, and West Germany are comparable to US rates.
bQuarterly data.
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Billion US $, f.o.b.
(Seasonally Adjusted)
United States
Exports
Imports
Balance
143.5
172.0
-28.5
181.6
206.3
-24.6
220.7
245.0
-24.3
52.7
63.9
-11.2
54.7
60.7
-6.1
56.2
58.8
-2.6
57.2
61.6
-4.5
60.0
66.1
-6.0
58.6
65.6
-7.0
18.8
23.2
-4.4
19.8
21.9
-2.2
21.4
20.9
0.5
19.8
22.3
-2.5
18.9
21.3
-2.4
19.9
22.0
-2.1
Japan
Exports
Imports
Balance
95.7
71.0
24.7
101.3
99.4
1.9
125.9
124.2
1.7
28.1
29.9
-1.8
31.1
32.0
-0.9
32.1
30.6
1.4
34.6
31.7
2.9
37.3
33.9
3.4
37.7
32.2
5.5
12.4
11.0
1.4
12.5
11.5
1.0
12.4
11.4
1.0
12.9
11.0
1.9
12.5
11.0
1.4
12.4
10.2
2.2
West Germany
Exports
Imports
Balance
142.3
115.6
26.7
171.7
151.6
20.1
193.1
178.7
14.4
50.7
46.3
4.4
48.4
44.8
3.6
48.2
44.9
3.3
45.8
42.7
3.1
44.1
41.6
2.5
42.8
37.7
5.1
14.6
13.7
0.9
14.6
13.6
1.1
14.9
14.4
0.5
15.1
13.2
1.9
13.8
12.3
1.5
13.9
12.2
1.7
France
Exports
Imports
Balance
79.6
74.8
4.8
100.6
103.3
-2.7
116.0
130.2
-14.2
28.6
32.0
-3.4
28.8
32.4
-3.5
29.7
33.8
-4.0
28.8
32.1
-3.2
27.2
29.9
-2.7
26.5
28.6
-2.1
8.8
10.1
-1.3
9.3
10.0
-0.7
9.1
9.8
-0.7
9.5
9.9
-0.4
8.6
9.2
-0.6
8.5
9.5
-1.0
United Kingdom
Exports
Imports
Balance
67.3
70.3
-3.0
86.6
93.9
-7.3
110.2
107.3
2.9
26.7
27.6
-0.9
27.2
27.9
-0.7
27.9
26.4
1.5
28.4
25.3
3.0
9.6
7.8
1.8
8.8
8.1
0.7
Italy
Exports
Imports
Balance
55.4
51.8
3.6
72.0
71.8
0.2
77.9
93.2
-15.3
20.3
22.7
-2.5
19.2
21.9
-2.7
20.0
26.2
-6.2
18.5
22.4
-3.9
17.6
20.7
-3.1
18.6
21.7
-3.1
6.3
7.5
-1.0
6.3
7.2
-0.9
5.1
6.0
-0.9
6.9
7.7
-0.8
5.2
6.9
-1.6
6.5
7.2
-0.7
Canada
Exports
Imports
Balance
46.6
43.9
2.7
56.0
53.7
2.4
65.0
59.1
5.9
16.0
14.6
1.4
15.6
14.6
1.1
16.5
14.7
1.8
16.9
15.2
1.6
17.0
15.9
1.1
17.6
17.1
0.5
5.9
5.3
0.7
5.6
5.3
0.3
5.5
5.3
0.2
5.8
5.8
0
5.7
5.5
0.2
6.2
5.8
0.3
I
II
III
IV
I
II
United States b
-14.1
1.4
3.7
-2.1
-0.5
5.0
1.4
3.1
Japan
16.5
-8.8
-10.7
-5.8
-4.5
-1.0
0.6
-2.1
1.5
-2.7
-0.1
0.8
0.5
-0.3
1.3
West Germany
9.0
-6.2
-16.6
-2.9
-4.0
-7.1
-2.5
-4.4
-2.2
-2.5
-0.6
-1.3
Negl
-0.7
-1.6
France
3.8
1.1
-7.9
-3.3
-0.2
-2.6
-1.8
-2.7
United Kingdom
1.4
-3.3
6.6
-0.8
-0.5
2.7
5.2
Italy
6.2
5.5
-9.8
-4.4
-1.5
-1.0
-2.9
Canada b
-4.3
-4.2
-1.6
-1.3
-1.1
0.8
Negl
-1.4
a Converted to US dollars at current market rates of exchange.
b Seasonally adjusted.
All data is quarterly except for Japan and West Germany.
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United States
7.0
16.0
10.6
Japan
23.0
4.6
7.8
West Germany
15.7
12.8
7.9
France
14.5
16.1
11.7
United Kingdom
19.6
22.6
Italy
11.3
20.2
17.5
Canada
1.4
17.8
17.5
Import Prices in US $
United States
8.7
17.3
27.4
Japan
5.3
23.6
37.0
West Germany
11.5
20.3
15.3
France
10.0
16.8
19.4
United Kingdom
13.9
22.6
Italy
8.7
21.1
26.2
Canada
5.7
11.3
16.8
I
II
III
IV
I
II
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
10.6
, 2.6
15.7
19.7
9.2
15.6
-3.9
-4.7
17.4
12.6
26.1
8.6
14.4
16.8
-15.1
91.8
-47.1
-1.9
-20.6
4.4
-16.4
8.0
-3.1
14.1
-18.8
-26.0
-25.2
-26.7
-51.3
28.5
-20.9
-45.6
-39.0
12.4
3.6
19.5
-16.0
-22.9
-27.2
-34.0
-10.8
-9.7
-57.8
41.8
16.4
28.3
26.1
10.8
12.6
-13.7
-13.0
-12.2
-31.4
-9.4
-10.2
44.1
-4.6
14.0
-4.4
24.1
102.1
6.8
-49.3
-1.5
-10.6
I
II
III
IV
I
II
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
45.4
16.9
9.3
8.1
17.0
26.9
8.6
13.1
-1.4
69.1
29.0
-1.1
6.1
14.8
-5.5
6.3
4.0
23.1
-25.9
8.6
-20.4
31.6
-5.2
9.3
-14.5
-9.7
-26.6
-9.7
-29.5
1.3
-24.0
-50.8
-21.4
38.6
-1.1
18.2
-15.0
-8.1
17.8
-38.0
9.9
-14.4
-48.5
59.1
7.0
18.0
36.5
25.2
8.1
-4.4
9.1
-12.7
46.4
2.0
-25.8
31.1
3.2
18.7
-2.4
13.7
45.0
-27.2
1.6
18.2
21.6
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United States
-6.2
-1.0
-0.2
Japan
24.0
-6.8
-4.0
West Germany
5.2
3.9
0.4
France
-2.0
-0.6
0.3
United Kingdom
1.2
5.8
9.4
Italy
-6.8
-4.3
-4.3
Canada
-8.7
-3.4
-0.1
Dollar Cost of
Foreign Currency
Japan
28.3
-4.5
-3.2
West Germany
15.7
9.5
0.9
France
9.0
5.9
0.8
United Kingdom
10.0
10.5
9.6
Italy
4.1
2.1
-2.8
Canada
-6.8
-2.7
0.2
United States
90-day certificates of
deposit, secondary market
8.25
11.22
13.04
Japan
loans and discounts
(2 months)
4.76
6.10
11.44
West Germany
interbank loans
(3 months)
3.67
6.65
9.45
France
interbank money market
(3 months)
8.12
9.46
12.17
United Kingdom
sterling interbank loans
(3 months)
9.16
13.61
16.58
Italy
Milan interbank loans
(3 months)
11.47
12.04
17.48
Canada
finance paper (3 months)
8.54
11.92
13.12
Eurodollars
8.73
11.97
14.04
3-month deposits
I
II
III
IV
I
II
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
-0.1
-1.6
-9.6
8.3
12.3
24.5
42.9
2.3
23.3
42.2
26.5
30.1
-8.7
24.2
17.4
28.0
23.0
-12.1
6.5
-16.2
-20.7
-7.0
-2.6
-25.3
-0.7
-4.5
-0.8
-8.5
-5.0
Negl
-10.4
24.0
-1.1
-10.4
-6.3
-1.4
0.6
-1.4
1.4
-6.0
-7.1
-8.5
-14.4
-0.8
-4.6
-23.0
4.1
1.9
20.8
8.5
9.6
19.7
12.2
-12.7
-1.3
-29.2
-4.9
0.3
-31.1
-5.9
-3.3
-5.4
-6.3
-10.2
-14.6
-12.0
-15.1
-21.1
-7.8
-8.8
Negl
3.6
-2.7
1.9
-6.9
-0.7
4.0
1.2
9.6
5.6
-2.0
3.5
0.1
-8.0
22.5
23.1
18.5
10.1
-23.6
-17.8
-16.4
-29.9
-26.3
-17.3
-34.9
-1.6
-8.0
8.1
-25.2
-29.5
-29.7
-52.8
20.8
-27.9
-50.3
-35.2
-26.7
-0.6
-6.1
9.3
-24.3.
-31.4
-35.3
-55.3
0.2
-30.4
-56.9
-30.6
-25.4
18.7
5.4
18.5
0.7
-12.1
-34.3
-42.6
-28.1
-26.5
-38.7
-49.2
-46.4
-1.6
-12.2
3.8
-24.6
-32.9
-39.2
-54.7
-12.7
-39.7
-50.5
-36.9
-26.1
3.7
-2.1
4.1
-8.3
-3.2
-1.7
-7.3
7.3
0.4
-9.6
-3.0
-6.3
I
II
III
IV
I
II
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
15.09
11.47
9.95
15.66
15.92
16.76
16.14
14.43
15.08
18.27
16.95
17.76
9.97
13.55
12.13
10.11
8.42
7.15
8.38
7.87
6.83
7.22
7.41
7.16
9.08
10.10
9.14
9.49
11.20
13.11
10.74
13.44
13.12
13.15
13.05
12.92
12.96
12.61
11.63
11.49
11.94
15.86
11.87
12.56
13.00
15.75
18.84
17.34
17.69
17.12
16.05
15.46
13.30
12.40
13.12
12.58
12.26
12.34
12.61
13.63
17.67
17.12
17.43
17.71
17.69
20.11
17.50
18.22
19.92
19.92
20.49
20.78
14.20
13.76
10.70
13.83
17.04
18.53
17.28
16.85
17.35
18.96
19.28
19.63
16.12
12.80
10.74
16.49
16.87
17.62
17.18
15.36
15.95
19.06
17.86
18.50
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Australia
(Boneless beef,
f.o. b., New York)
68.4
97.1
131.1
125.8
United States
(Wholesale steer beef,
midwest markets)
50.9
80.7
101.1
104.3
Cocoa
(? per pound)
172.0
152.5
144.3
113.5
Coffee
($ per pound)
2.35
1.63
1.72
1.54
Corn
(Chicago No. 2 yellow,
S per bushel)
2.24
2.33
2.66
3.01
Cotton
(Memphis middling
1 1/ 16 inch, $ per pound)
0.6140
0.5936
0.6328
0.8219
Palm Oil
(S per pound)
0.2429
0.2874
0.3110
0.2834
Rice
(New Orleans rice,
US $ per metric ton,
US No. 2, milled f.o.b.)
333
399
381
496
Soybeans
(Chicago No. I yellow,
$ per bushel)
7.01
6.51
7.07
6.95
Soybean Oil
(S per pound)
0.2364
0.2588
0.2768
0.2375
Sugar
(World raw London,
bulk 0 per pound)
7.96
7.79
9.57
28.63
Wheat
(Kansas City No. 2 hard
winter, $ per bushel)
2.54
3.16
3.97
4.33
Food Index a
153
159
188
232
(1975=100)
I
II
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
118.9
112.8
121.6
121.7
113.4
115.2
112.9
110.4
109.5
NA
96.8
103.1
100.1
95.9
94.1
99.7
103.1
106.5
107.3
NA
91.1
81.2
92.1
88.8
92.5
91.6
82.3
69.6
88.0
96.5
1.26
1.22
1.28
1.25
1.26
1.28
1.26
1.13
1.19
1.25
3.50
3.46
3.56
3.49
3.46
3.53
3.47
3.37
3.28
3.06
0.8427
0.8039
0.8587
0.8461
0.8244
0.8244
0.7958
0.7915
0.7503
0.6676
0.2750
0.2789
0.2747
0.2832
0.2673
0.2673
0.2752
0.2943
0.2834
0.2497
600
613
595
595
606
606
617
617
NA
NA
7.38
7.45
7.52
7.31
7.31
7.72
7.53
7.09
7.26
6.81
0.2265
0.2210
0.2296
0.2197
0.2304
0.2340
0.2156
0.2134
0.2288
0.2076
24.70
16.28
27.98
24.17
21.95
17.34
14.98
16.53
16.31
14.95
4.45
4.38
4.59
4.45
4.32
4.47
4.36
4.30
4.25
.4.14
227
209
236
225
219
215
209
203
205
202
a The food index is compiled by The Economist for 16 food
commodities which enter international trade. Commodities are
weighted by 3-year moving averages of imports into industrialized
countries.
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Aluminum 51.3 53.9 60.1
(major US producer,
f per pound)
Chrome Ore 55.8 56.2 56.0
(South Africa chemical
grade, S per metric ton)
Copper a 59.3 61.9 89.8
(wire bar, 6 per pound)
Gold 147.7 193.2 306.8
$ per troy ounce
Lead a
0 per pound
Manganese Ore 66.1 68.4 67.2
(48% Mn S per long ton)
Nickel
(composite US producer,
$ per pound)
Platinum
(major producer,
$ per troy ounce)
Synthetic b
36.5
37.8
41.1
Natural c
41.6
50.2
64.6
Silver
($ per troy ounce)
4.64
5.42
11.05
Steel Scrap d
(S per long ton)
64.2
78.9
99,.4
Tina
(0 per pound)
89.2
581.1
698.8
Tungsten Ore
(contained metal,
$ per metric ton)
21,580
18,172
17,504
US Steel
(composite
$ per long ton)
Zinc a
(? per pound)
Lumber Index e
(1975= 100)
154
180
188
Industrial
123
131
171
Materials Index f
(1975=100)
71.6
76.0
77.0
76.0
76.0
76.0
76.0
77.0
78.0
78.0
78.0
55.0
53.0
53.0
53.0
53.0
53.0
53.0
53.0
53.0
53.0
53.0
98.68
82.9
79.6
84.9
81.7
82.2
82.7
78.9
77.3
76.3
81.0
612.1
517.9
480.0
557.4
499.8
496.6
496.6
479.3
464.1
410.5
410.2
78.5
81.8
81.8
81.8
81.8
81.8
81.8
81.8
81.8
81.8
82.2
40.6
45.2
48.5
46.6
44.7
44.3
47.6
47.2
50.8
NA
NA
73.8
68.0
59.3
70.4
68.2
65.5
60.5
59.1
58.4
55.7
53.8
20.7
13.33
10.83
14.72
12.93
12.35
11.52
10.83
10.15
8.58
8.90
91.2
101.2
95.70
98.2
99.5
105.9
102.6
95.4
89.2
90.2
NA
761.3
628.5
583.9
650.0
618.1
617.4
605.9
573.2
572.5
603.9
656.3
18,219
18,905
18,373
18,491
19,065
19,160
18,424
18,127
18,569
18,865
18,474
167
168
167
172
166
165
170
166
164
165
NA
184
174
168
179
172
171
170
167
167
165
NA
a Approximates world market price frequently used by major world e This index is compiled by using the average of 12 types of lumber whose
producers and traders, although only small quantities of these metals are prices are regarded as bellwethers of US lumber construction costs.
actually traded on the LME. I The industrial materials index is compiled by The Economist for 19 raw
b S-type styrene, US export price. materials which enter international trade. Commodities are weighted by 3-
c Quoted on New York market. year moving averages of imports into industrialized countries.
d Average of No. 1 heavy melting steel scrap and No. 2 bundles delivered to
consumers at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Chicago.
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World Crude Oil Production
Excluding Natural Gas Liquids
World
59,656
60,109
62,599
59,445
Non-Communist
Countries
46,660
46,434
48,636
45,206
Developed countries
11,346
12,196
12,757
12,859
United States
8,245
8,707
8,533
8,595
Canada
1,320
1,313
1,496
1,424
United Kingdom
768
1,082
1,568
1,622
Norway
280
356
403
528
Other
733
738
757
690
Non-OPEC LDCs
4,089
4,431
4,951
5,457
Mexico
981
1,209
1,461
1,937
Egypt
415
485
525
595
Other
2,693
2,737
2,965
2,925
OPEC
31,225
29,807
30,928
26,890
Algeria
1,100
1,161
1,154
1,012
Ecuador
183
202
214
204
Gabon
222
209
203
175
Indonesia
1,686
1,635
1,591
1,577
Iran
5,663
5,242
3,168
1,662
Iraq
2,348
2,562
3,477
2,514
Kuwait b
1,784
1,894
2,213
1,387
Libya
2,063
1,983
2,092
1,787
Neutral Zone c
393
473
568
538
Nigeria
2,085
1,897
2,302
2,055
Qatar
445
487
508
472
Saudi Arabia b
9,017
8,066
9,251
9,631
UAE
1,998
1,830
1,831
1,709
Abu Dhabi
1,651
1,446
1,463
1,350
Dubai
319
362
354
349
Sharjah
28
22
14
10
Venezuela
2,238
2,166
2,356
2,167
Communist countries
12,996
13,675
13,963
14,239
USSR
10,650
11,140
11,400
11,700
China
1,874
2,082
2,122
2,114
Other
472
453
441
425
a Preliminary.
b Excluding Neutral Zone production, which is shown separately.
Production is shared equally between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
1st Qtr
Apr
May
June
58,183
57,457
56,647
43,949
43,236
42,412
12,967
12,780
12,802
8,566
8,597
8,564
8,634
1,319
1,190
1,195
1,825
1,748
1,768
531
512
557
726
733
718
5,918
6,242
6,229
2,239
2,540
2,547
2,300
620
600
570
3,059
3,102
3,112
25,064
24,214
23,381
22,946
950
900
900
800
220
215
215
220
168
175
160
150
1,629
1,630
1,600
1,600
1,631
1,600
1,500
1,600
769
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,369
800
850
900
1,616
1,600
1,400
1,200
525
386
279
359
1,909
1,623
1,293
1,351
499
513
436
342
9,948
10,000
10,000
10,000
1,612
1,572
1,548
1,434
1,245
1,200
1,200
1,057
359
364
339
368
8
8
9
9
2,219
2,200
2,200
1,990
14,234
14,221
14,235
11,800
11,800
11,800
11,800
2,026
2,011
2,025
408
410
410
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United States a
18,431
18,847
18,513
17,006
Japan
5,015
5,115
5,171
4,676
West Germany
2,478
2,596
2,664
2,356
France
1,973
2,077
2,107
1,965
United Kingdom
1,655
1,683
1,690
1,422
Italy b
1,476
1,551
1,620
1,602
Canada
1,661
1,701
1,765
1,730
a Including bunkers, refinery fuel, and losses.
b Principal products only.
Big Seven: Crude Oil Imports
III
IV
I
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
16,079
17,424
16,825
18,132
16,773
15,569
15,593
15,034
16,261
15,232
4,093
4,715
5,115
4,981
5,351
5,019
4,141
3,536
2,371
2,174
2,277
2,226
2,510
2,097
1,811
1,867
1,471
2,166
2,089
2,305
2,169
1,791
1,497
1,665
1,600
1,202
1,450
1,429
1,396
1,464
1,428
1,290
1,180
1,499
1,647
1,807
1,708
2,014
1,702
1,623
1,288
1,399
1,677
1,811
1,756
1,768
1,567
United States
6,615
6,356
6,519
5,220
Japan
4,791
4,662
4,846
4,373
West Germany
1,951
1,913
2,147
1,953
France
2,350
2,302
2,520
2,182
United Kingdom
1,405
1,318
1,157
893
Italy
2,122
2,212
2,292
1,859
Canada
675
621
616
557
III
IV
I
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
4,692
4,745
4,729
4,896
4,811
4,481
4,444
4,228
3,909
4,044
3,976
4,462
4,265
3,591
4,533
4,338
4,208
4,519
3,336
3,813
1,864
1,941
1,695
1,687
1,800
1,610
1,651
1,539
2,001
2,081
2,095
1,995
2,376
1,903
1,978
1,649
1,591
757
841
731
1,909
1,788
1,865
539
543
499
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OPEC: Crude Oil Official Sales Price a
OPEC average b.
12.88
12.93
18.67
30.87
34.80
34.85
34.87
34.74
34.61
34.56
34.14
34.00
Saudi Arabia
Light
34? API 1.70% sulfur
12.40
12.70
17.26
28.67
32.00
32.00
32.00
32.00
32.00
32.00
32.00
32.00
Berri
39? API 1.16% sulfur
12.85
13.22
19.33
30.19
33.52
33.52
33.52
33.52
33.52
33.52
33.52
33.52
Heavy
27? API 2.85% sulfur
11.70
12.02
16.41
27.67
31.00
31.00
31.00
31.00
31.00
31.00
31.00
31.00
Medium
31? API 2.40% sulfur
12.01
12.32
16.79
28.12
31.45
31.45
31.45
31.45
31.45
31.45
31.45
31.45
Light
34? API 1.35% sulfur
12.81
12.81
19.45
34.54
37.00
37.00
37.00
37.00
37.00
37.00
37.00
37.00
Heavy
31 ? API 1.60% sulfur
12.49
12.49
18.49
33.60
36.00
36.00
36.00
36.00
36.00
36.00
36.00
36.00
Iraq
35? API 1.95% sulfur
Nigeria
34? API 0.16% sulfur
14.45
14.07
20.86
35.50
39.92
39.92
39.92
39.92
39.92
39.92
39.92
39.15
UAE
39? API 0.75% sulfur
12.88
13.26
19.81
31.57
36.56
36.56
36.56
36.56
36.56
36.56
36.56
36.56
Kuwait
31 ? API 2.50% sulfur
12.37
12.26
18.48
29.84
35.50
35.50
35.50
35.50
35.50
35.50
35.50
35.50
Libya
40? API 0.22% sulfur
14.06
13.89
21.16
36.07
41.00
41.00
41.00
41.00
41.00
41.00
40.00
40.00
Venezuela
26? API 1.52% sulfur
12.75
12.75
17.22
28.44
32.88
32.88
32.88
32.88
32.88
32.88
32.88
32.88
Indonesia
35? API 0.09% sulfur
13.55
13.55
18.35
30.55
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
Algeria
42? API 0.10% sulfur
14.37
14.14
19.65
37.59
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
Qatar
40? API 1.17% sulfur
13.19
13.19
19.72
31.76
37.42
37.42
37.42
37.42
37.42
37.42
37.42
37.42
Gabon
29? API 1.26 % sulfur
12.80
12.80
18.20
31.09
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
Ecuador
12.90
12.33
22.41
34.42
40.06
39.29
38.00
36.33
34.50
32.50
32.50
32.50
28? API 0.93% sulfur
a F.o.b. prices set by the government for direct sales and, in most
cases, for the producing company buy-back oil.
b Weighted by the volume of production.
c Beginning in 1981 the price of Kirkuk (Mediterranean) is used in
calculating the OPEC average official sales price.
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I II II II ii iI i
Annual Average -
1973 74 75 76 77 78
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J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D
1979 1980 1981
aPre-1974 prices are derived from posted prices and are not official sales
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