SELECTED DATA ON WORLD ECONOMIC TRENDS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85T00875R001900030085-2
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 18, 2005
• Sequence Number: 85
• Publication Date: September 17, 1974
• Content Type: MF

STAT
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505
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3.7 September 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. Geza Feketekuty
Office of the Special Repre-
sentative for Trade Negotiations
Old Executive Office Building
SUBJECT elected Data on World
Econo:tc Trends
In response to our recent telephone conversation,
we are forwarding the attached data for the use of Mrs.
Marina Whitman, former member of the Council of Economic
Advisers. If we can be of any further assistance please
advise.
HURD
ONLY
;TAT
Attachment:
As stated
Distribution: (S-6474)
Orig & 1 - Addressee
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WORLD GNP
(Percent of Total)
1960
1965
1973
UNITED STATES
33.3
31.8
28.2
EUROPEAN COMMRdUNITY
17.9
19.7
23.5
JAPAN
2.8
4.1
8.8
OTHER DEVELOPED
10.3
7.5
5.6
LESS.DEVELOPED
9.5
12.0
10.0
/USSR
15.4
15.3
1511
CO:MMUNIST\PRC
4.5
3.7
3.5
OTHER
- 6.3
5.9
5.0
TOTAL
100.0
100.0
100.0
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WORLD TRADE
(Percent of Total)
Imports (c.i.f.)
1960 1965 1972 1973
12.1 11.7 13.7 12.6
33.2 34.9 35.9 37.2
JAPAN 3.3 4.1 5.4 6.6
OTHER DEVELOPED 17.5 18.8 17.8 13.8
LESS DEVELOPED 21.8 18.9 16.6 19.4
UNITED STATES
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
TOTAL 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
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USSR 4.1 4.1 3.7 3.6
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(Percent of Total)
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Exports
(f.o.b.)
1960
1965
1972
UNITED STATES
15.9
14.6
12.0
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
32.6
34.3
37.1.
JAPAN
3.2
4.5
6.9
OTHER DEVELOPED
15.0
15.4
16.1
LESS DEVELOPED
20.8
18.9
17.2
USSR
4.3
4.4
3.7
COMMUNIST -PRC
1.5
1.1
0.7
1973
12.5
37.4
6.5
13.7
19.7
3.7
0.9
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Hourly Wage Rates
in Selected Industrial Countries 1/
(US Dollars)
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
2/
United States
4.20
4.48
4.83
5.18
5.60
Japan
1.06
1.26
1.70
2.30
2.83
France
1.69
1.90
2.38
3.13
3.09
Canada
3.47
3.92
4.33
4.69
5.02
West Germany
2.34
2.78
3.30
4.45
4.83
Italy
1.76.
2.09
2.51
3.08
3.33
United Kingdom
1.47
1.72
2.00
2.16
2.31
1/ Manufacturing wage rates including fringe benefits paid to
workers. Hourly wages calculated on basis of average
exchange rates for each period.
2/ Estimated on basis of increase in manufacturing wages
through June 1974.
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1960
1965
1973
.VALUE
% OF TOTAL
VALUE
% OF TOT
AL
VALUE
? OF TOTAL
VALUE
UNITED STATES
19.4
32.1
15.5
22.0
14.4
7.9
14.9
EUROPEAN C0: LNUNITY
20.3
33.6
27..
38.6
68.6
37.5
66.3
JAPAN
1.9
3.1
2.2
3.1
12.2
6.7
13.4
CANADA
2.0
3.3
3.0
4.2
5.8
3.3-
6.1
SWITZERLAND
2.3
3.8
3.2
4.5
-8.1
4.4
8.4
OTHER DEVELOPED
4.8
7.9
5.3
7.6
15.8
8.7
14.2
LESS DEVELOPED
9.7
16.1
14.1
20.0
57.5
31.5
74.3
TOTAL
60.4
100.0
70.6
100.0
182.4
100.0
197.6
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INTERNATIONAL RESERVES
(Billion US Dollars)
JUNE 1974
$ OF TOTAL
7.5
33.5
6.8
. 3.2
4.3
7.2
37.5
100.0
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WORLD PRODUCTION OF SELECTED COMMODITIES
(Thousand Metric Tons)
LNITED STATES JAPAN
QUFti
iT
T OF .
6m
QUTNTITn
I OF TOTAL
iaz
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'6
COUNTRIES
x
7 TOTAL
QUANTI. %
r TOTAL
O:F.ER .
QUANTITY OF TO:AL
1965
1970
119,200
26.2
41
200
1
119;300
20
1
,
9.0
113
800
973
136,800
.
19
7
93,300
11
15.7
,
137,60:
24.9
23
2
132,400
29.0
49,700
10
9
.
9,300
17.1
150
100
.
2
175,000
.29.5
68,100
.
11
-5
456,300
100.0
i
(:
,
1.6
205,800
29.6
83,800
.
12
0
593,300
100.0
r
rarf)
.
695,500
100.0
1965
2,498
37
8
1970
3
6
.
294
4
4
1973
,
07
35.3
732
.
755
11
4
4,110
32.9
1
1
7.2
953.
.
3
9
1,514
22.9
1,550
23
5
C3?PEZ
( B
,
03
8.8
10496
-
12.0
2,143
2,360
21.0
18.9
2,775
3,418
.
27.2
27
4
6,611
10,210
100.0
100.0
rined)
.
12,487
100.0
1965
1,957
31
7
1970
2
.
366
5
9
2973
,035
2,066
26.9
24.6
705
,
9,3
927
998
-15.0
13
2
1,096
17.8
1;830
29
6
AL70
951
11.3
966
.
11
5
1,397
18.5
2.429
.
32
1
6,176
100.0
::332LES
.
1,749
20.9
2,655
.
31
7
7,564
100.0
.
8,387
100
0
1965
9,306
48
7
.
1970
6,547
.
29
2
696
3.6
6
960
3
1973
9,658
.
32.6
3,179
4
471
14.2
,
9,477
6.5 .
42
3
412
2.2
1,716
9
0
,
15.1
10,584
.
35
7
711
3.2
2,496
.
11
1
19,090
100.0
I
Guzuity in thousand units
.
1,400
4.7
3,549
.
11.9
22,410
29,662
100.0
100.0
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