ECONOMIC & ENERGY INDICATORS

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Directorate of
Intelligence
Economic & Energy
Indicators
DI EEI 86-022
24 October 1986
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Economic & Energy
Indicators
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
World Crude Oil Production, Excluding Natural Gas Liquids 8
Big Seven: Inland Oil Consumption 9
Big Seven: Crude Oil Imports 9
Crude Oil Prices 10
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Gross National Product a
Percent change from previous period
seasonally adjusted at an annual rate
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
Year
3d Qtr
4th Qtr
I st Qtr
-2.1
3.6
6.4
2.7
4
1
2
1
3
8
1
3.1
3.3
-
5.0
4.5
.
2
7
.
5
8
.
West Germany
-0.2
-1.0
1.8
3.0
2
5
.
6
9
.
-2
7
4
2
France
0.7
1.5
_
_-
1.4
.
3.6
.
2.3
-
.
0
United Kingdom
-1.4
1.9
3.4
2.8
3.6
-0
4
0
7
4
4
0.2
-0.5
-0.2
2.8
-------
2.3
.
1
0
.
2
3
.
0
-4.4
3.1
5.5
4.0
.
3.1
.
7.3
-
.4
2 1
1981
1982
1983
1984
United States
10.3
6.2
3.2
4.3
6.0
5.3
3.3
2.4
3
12.0
9.5
7.7
11.9
8.6
4.6
5.0
19.3
16.4
14.9
10.6
12.5
10.8
5.8
4.3
Percent change from previous period
seasonally adjusted at an annual rate
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1st Qtr 2d Qtr
J
l
2.6
-7.2
5.9
11.2
2.0
1.2 -2
1
u
7
0
Aug
- -
4.6
.
u-0 9
.
.
1
9
1.9
25
0
-2.3
-3.2
0.3
3.3
3.9
-0.1 11.3
.
-23
9
.
.
-3.9
2.1
3.9
1.3
4.8
2.7 1
3
28
9
-1.6
-3.1
-3.2
_
3.3
1.2
.
11.7 6
1
.
28
6
6.8
0.5
-10.0
5.3
8.8
4.3
.
-0.9
-
.
-16.8
2d Qtr
0
.
6
3.6
14.3
4
.
0
0.7
0.7
3
.
1
Percent change from previous period
seasonally adjusted at an annual rate
1985 1986
1st Qtr 2d Qtr 3d Qtr Sep
-- -- -- -- ----
3.5 1.4 -1.7
0.4 1.0 -1.9 7.4
---------------------------
2.2 -0.9 -1.1 -0.4 1.5
-
5.8
0.9 1.6 2.6 3.4
6.1 4.2 0.6 2.5 9.0
-------------- - __
8.6 6.2 5.0 5.3 .2
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4.0 4.7 3.0
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Money Supply, M-1 a
Percent change from previous period
seasonally adjusted at an annual rate
1981 1982 1983
1984
1985
1986
1st Qtr
2d Qtr
Jul
Aug
Sep
d States b
it
U
9.1
7.9
.16.8
18.1
22.9
10.0
e
n
J
5.0
7.7
9.4
6.7
21.2
apan
t Germany
W
4.4
9.8
11.3
-0.4
14.5
es
F
8.7
20.4
1.4
4.3
rance
dom NA NA 13.0
d Kin
it
U
14.7
16.7
9.2
33.1
13.9
27.3
22.8
g
n
e
11.2 11.6 15.1
l
I
12.3
13.7
8.3
2.4
y
ta
10.2
3.3
4.1
-1.6
-1.8
27.9
-7.7
37.3
Based on amounts in national currency units.
b Including Ml-A and MI-B.
Unemployment Rate a
1981 1982 1983
1984
1985
1986
1st Qtr
2d Qtr
3d Qtr
Aug
Sep
d States
it
U
7.1
7.0
7.1
6.8
6.7
6.9
e
n
2.2 2.4 2.7
2.7
2.6
2.6
2.8
Japan _
man
G
W
9.3
9.1
9.0
8.9
y
er
est
F
10.0
9.8
10.1
10.3
10.3
10.3
rance_
dom
d Kin
i
g
te
Un
8.4 9.1 9.9
10.4
10.7
11.5
11.3
n
., Prior to May 1986, unemployment rates for France were estimated.
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Foreign Trade
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1st Qtr
2d Qtr
Jun
Jul
Au
United States b
Exports 233.5
Imports 261.0
Balance -27.5
212.3
244.0
-31.6
200.6
258.4
-57.8
218.0
326.2
-108.2
213.2
346.1
-132.9
53.0
91.8
-38.8
53.2
88.4
-35.2
18.4
30.1
-11.7
18.5
33.8
-15
3
g
18.7
30.6
-11
9
Japan
Exports 149.6
Imports 129.5
Balance 20.1
138.2
119.6
18.6
145.4
114.1
31.4
168.1
124.1
43.9
173.9
118.0
55.9
47.8
29.8
17.9
51.3
29.0
22.3
17.0
10.2
6.8
.
17.7
9.7
8.0
.
17.8
9.0
8
8
West Germany
Exports 175.4
Imports c 163.4
Balance 11.9
176.4
155.3
21.1
169.5
152.9
16.6
171.9
153.1
18.8
184.2
158.9
25.3
55.3
45.1
10.1
60.8
47.6
13.2
21.2
15.9
5.3
20.8
15.7
5
2
.
19.9
14.9
5
0
France
Exports 106.3
Imports 115.6
Balance -9.3
96.4
110.5
-14.0
95.1
101.0
-5.9
97.5
100.3
-2.8
101.9
104.5
-2.6
30.4
30.3
0.1
29.8
30.9
-1.1
10.1
10.3
-0.2
.
10.8
10.6
0
2
.
10.7
10.2
0
5
United Kingdom
Exports 102.5
Imports 94.6
Balance 7.9
97.1
93.1
4.0
92.0
93.3
-1.3
93.7
99.4
-5.7
100.9
103.5
-2.6
26.2
28.4
-2.1
26.8
29.2
-2.4
8.8
9.7
-0.9
.
9.0
9.9
-0
9
.
8.1
10.3
-2
2
Italy
Exports 75.4
Imports 91.2
Balance -15.9
73.9
86.7
-12.8
72.8
80.7
-7.9
73.5
84.4
-10.9
78.8
90.8
-11.9
23.3
26.1
-2.8
24.3
24.2
0.2
8.1
8.1
0.1
.
8.5
9.1
-0
6
.
8.0
6.3
1
7
Canada
Exports 70.5
Imports 64.4
Balance 6.1
68.5
54.1
14.4
73.7
59.3
14.4
86.5
70.6
15.9
88.0
75.7
12.3
21.9
20.3
1.6
21.3
19.2
2.1
6.7
6.4
0.3
.
7.0
7.2
-0.2
.
a Seasonally adjusted
.
b Imports are customs values.
Imports are c.i.f.
Current Account Balance a
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
Ist Qtr
2d Qtr
Jun
Jul
A
-106.5
-117.7
-34.0
-34.7
ug
Japan
4.8
6.9
20.8
35.0
49.2
12.7
23.1
7.7
8
0
7
1
West Germany
-6.8
3.3
4.3
6.7
13.8
6.9
8.3
1.9
.
2
7
.
4
2
F
rance
.
0
1
3
-
.
2.4
2.6
-0.4
-2.0
-1.3
Seasonally adjusted; converted to US dollars at current market
rates of exchange.
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Export Prices in US $
Percent change from previous period
at an annual rate
1.0
Japan
6-4
5
5
-2.4
0.2
-0.6
West Germany
--
---
-
-14.9 -2.8
-3.2
-7.1
0
France
-12.0 -5.5
-4.8
-2.9
2.5
United Kingdom
2.3
Italy
-7.8 -3.0
Canada
Import Prices in US $
Percent change from previous period
at an annual rate
United States
.Iapan
West Germany
France
United Kingdom
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
5.3
- 2.0
-3.7
3.6
-7.4
-5.0
-8.6
-4.7
-5.2
_4.8
-1.5
-7.8
2
-7
-7.0
NA
_
NA
-
-5.7
-4.5
0.5
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Exchange Rate Trends
Percent change from previous period
at an annual rate
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
United States
1st Qtr 2d Qtr
Jun
Jul
Aug Sep
10.5
10.6
S R
0 1
W
t G
6.2
6.8
26.8 42.4
18.4
113
6
es
ermany
-2.1
7.0
5.8
8.5 6.0
6.5
.
17.0
2.7
5.8 -10.4
7.4
22
Italy
-9
2
--- --
21.5
C
d
.
-5.1
-1.6
-3.1
-3.8
5.5
5.2
11
7
15
1
ana
a
Dollar Cost of Foreign Currency
0.3
02
2 3
2.3
3.6
13.1
1.7
.
- 7.6
.
2.9
Japan
2.7
-12.9
4.6
0
0
3
3
-
-
------ -
West Germany
24
6
-7
2
.
2.2
33.5
2.2
48.3
-- --
27.5
4.2
France
.
-28
7
.
20
-5.2
1 I.
5
3.3
31.3
17.1
-1.0
35.5
40.0 10.1
United Kingdom
.
-13
2
-
.8
1
-15.9
-14.7
-2.7
29.7
4.4
-2.8
-
27.7
28.1 9.1
Italy
.
-32.8
-
3.4
-18.8
-13.3
-12 3
-11.9
-15 6
-3.0
1.7
20.8
-
-7.7
-
-2.0
-1
.7
16.7 -2
8
6
30 1
14.5
-2.0
35.2
-
37.9 8
0
-2.5
-2.9
0.1
-5.1
-5.4
6.9
5.7
-13.1
6.8
.
-0.9 -3.9
Money Market Rates
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
Unit
d S
1st Qtr 2d Qtr
3d Qtr
A
e
tates
16.24
12.49
9
23
10
56
_
ug Sep
90-day certificates of
.
.
8.16
7.68 6.75
6.09
5
99 5
83
deposit, secondary market
.
.
Japan
7.79
7
23
N
------
loans and discounts
.
A
6.66
6.52
6.38 5.98
NA
NA-- -_, NA
(2 months)
West Germany
interbank loans
(3 months)
France
interbank money market
(3 months)
United Kingdom
sterling interbank loans
(3 months)
Italy
Milan interbank loans
(3 months)
Canada
finance paper (3 months)
12.19
15.47
13.85
20.13
18.46
8.82
14.68
12.24
20.15
14.48
5.78
12.51
10.12
18.16
9.53
5.96
11.74
9.91
15.91
11.3
5.40
9.97
12.21
14.95
99.71
4.51 4.52
8.96 7.37
12.26 10.12
16.00 12.74
11.08 9.03
1
4.49
7.13
990
1.49-
NA
4.53 4.37
7.14 7.06
9.87 9.95
11.34 11.18
8.57 vn
Eurodollars
16.87
13.25
9
69
10
86
- -
3-month deposits
.
.
8.41
7.91 6.99
6
.31 31
6.23 6.05
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Agricultural Prices
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
1st Qtr 2d Qtr 3d Qtr Aug Sep
214.0 217.0 232.0 243.0 110.3 109.8 108.5 NA 106.9 NA
Bananas
Fresh imported,
(Total world, $ per metric ton)
Beef (? per pound)
Australia 112.4 107.4 111.1 101.0 96.6 97.6
(Boneless beef,
481 514 S 14 484 453 352 294 299 29
362 339 310 249 236 224 235 242 232
f.o.b. US Ports)
United States 100.0 101.4 97.6 100.9 90.7 87.8 84.4 89.7 89.9 89?
(Wholesale steer beef,
mid-west markets) 89.1 101.3
Cocoa (0 per pound) 89.8 74.3 92 1 106 2 98.7 95 7 82.6 92.7
1.81
Corn 44 1.43 2.01 1.73 1' 87 82
l.54 Coffee ($ per pound) 1.28 1.40 -1.32---
150 123 148 150 125 116 116 89
(US #3 yellow,
c.i.f. Rotterdam, $ per metric ton) 40.53
Cotton 72.69 74.48 85.71 63.91 57.87 53.60 45.51 37.97 37.03
(World Cotton Prices, "A"
index, c.i.f. Osaka, US c/lb.)
289 241 205 197 1
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01
02 730 5
Palm Oil
571
(United Kingdom 5% bulk,
per metric ton)
Rice ($ per metric ton)
US (No. 2, milled,
632
4% c.i.f. Rotterdam)
Thai SWR
573
(100% grade B
c.i.f. Rotterdam)
Soybeans
(US #2 yellow,
c.i.f. Rotterdam, $ per metric ton)
Soybean Oil
507
(Dutch, f.o.b. ex-mill,
$ per metric ton)
Soybean Meal
252
(US, c.i.f. Rotterdam
$ per metric ton)
Sugar 16.93
(World raw cane, f.o.b.
____
Caribbean Ports, spot prices 0 per pound)
4 85
.
86
.
0
-
-----------
T91.0 89.9 105.2 156.6 90.
Tea
c.i.f. Rotterdam, S per metric ton)_
Food Index I (1980 =100) 88 78 86 92 81 95 94 82 81 82
The food index is compiled by The Economist for 14 food commodities which enter international trade. Commodities are weighted by 3-
year moving averages of imports into industrialized countries.
Average Auction (London)
(? per pound)
-
Wheat 210 187 183 182 169 172 158 12
(US #2. DNS --
282 283 225 218 213
447 527 727 571 407 348 291 271 265
219 238 197 157 188 184 187 185 194
8.42 8.49 5.18 4.04 5.83 7.45 5.25 5.50 4.67
_
6 83.8 86.5 85.2
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Industrial Materials Prices
Ist Qtr
2d
Qtr
3d Qtr
Au
S
--
-
-
g
ep
1.0
81.0
81.0
81.0 81
0
.
Chrome Ore
(South Africa chemical
grade, S per metric ton)
53.0
50.9
50.0
50.0
43.9
40.0
40.0 40.0
40.0
40.0
Copper a (bar, o per pound)
79.0
67.1
--
72.0
62.4
64.5
64.5
64.5 60
3
59
1
61
1
Gold $ per troy ounce)
( P Y )
4
--
.
-
.
,
60.0
375.5
424.4
360.0
317.2
342
6
341
6 376
2
365
4
L
d a
.
.
.
.
414.8
ea
(g per pound)
32.9
24.7
19.3
20.0
17.7
16.7
17.6 17
7
17
5
18
5
Manganese Ore
(48% Mn, $ per long ton)
82.1
79.9
73.3
69.8
68.4
67.2
.
64.8 65.1
.
65.6
.
64.8
Nickel ($ per pound)
Cathode major producer
3
5
3
2
- -- -
.
.
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2 3
2
3
2
3
2
LME Cash
2.7
2.2
2.1
2.2
2.2
1.8
.
1.8 1
8
.
1
8
.
1
7
Platinum ($ per troy ounce)
.
.
.
-Major producer
475.0
475.0
475.0
475.0
475.0
475.0
475.0 517
0
475
0
600
0
446.0
326.7
422.6
358.2
291.0
383.1
.
420.1 510.8
.
495.7
.
598.8
Rubber (0 per pound)
Synthetic b
47.5
45.7
44.0
44.4
44.1
42.8
38.7 NA
34
5
N
49.6
42.0
41.7
40.1 44
1
.
43
5
A
45
1
Silver ($ per troy ounce)
10.5
7.9
1 1.4
8.1
5.9
.
5.2 5
3
.
5
1
.
7
5
Steel Scrap d (S per long ton)
92.0
63.1
73.2
86.4
74.4
74.0
.
71.8 NA
.
75
1
.
Tin a(? per pound)
641.4
581.6
590.9
556.6
543.2
357.4
250.5 244
9
.
245
5
NA
245
1
Tungsten Ore
(contained metal,
$ per metric ton)
18,097
13,426
10,177
10,243
10,656
8,673
.
.
.
US Steel
(finished steel, composite,
$ per long ton)
Zinc a (0 per pound)
38.4
33.7
34.7
41.5
35.4
28.5
33.8 37
5
36
5
39
4
Lumber Index
(1980 =100)
95
84
114
105
103
100
.
121 113
.
113
.
114
Industrial Materials Index r
(1980=100)
a Approximates world market price frequently used by major world
producers and traders, although only small quantities of these
metals are actually traded on the LME. As of February 1986 tin
prices from the Penang market.
b S-type styrene, US export price.
Quoted on New York market.
d Average of No. I heavy melting steel scrap and No. 2 bundles
delivered to consumers at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Chicago.
e This index is compiled by using the average of 10 types of lumber
whose prices are regarded as bellwethers of US lumber construction
costs.
'The industrial materials index is compiled by The Economist for
18 raw materials which enter international trade. Commodities are
weighted by 3-year moving averages of imports into industrialized
countries.
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World Crude Oil Production
Excluding Natural Gas Liquids
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985 a
1986 a
World
55,837
53,092
52,625
53,674
52,931
54,039
Non-Communist countries
41,602
38,810
38,228
39,257
38,692
39,758
Developed countries
12,886
13,276
13,864
14,302
14,730
15,022
United States
8,572
8,658
8,680
8,735
8,933
8,898
8,848
8,808
8,800
Canada
1,285
1,270
1,356
1,411
1,457
1,480
United Kingdom
1,811
2,094
2,299
2,535
2,533
2,711
2,538
2,196
Norway
501
518
614
700
785
856
826
848
Other
717
736
915
921
1,022
1,077
927
915
Non-OPEC LDCs
6,036
6,633
6,823
7,515
7,845
7,556
7,998
7,964
Mexico
2,321
2,746
2,666
2,746
2,733
2,376
2,527
2,547
2,500
Egypt
598
665
689
827
874
758
845
753
Other
3,117
3,222
3,468
3,942
4,238
4,422
4,626
4,664
OPEC
22,680
18,901
17,541
17,440
16,117
17,180
18,000
19,300
20,320
Algeria
803
701
699
638
645
602
600
600
600
Ecuador
211
211
236
253
280
275
300
300
285
Gabon
151
154
157
152
153
160
160
170
170
Indonesia
1,604
1,324
1,385
1,466
1,235
1,223
1,305
1,235
1,250
Iran
1,381
2,282
2,492
2,187
2,258
1,890
2,100
2,200
2,300
Iraq
993
972
922
1,203
1,437
1,732
1,700
1,700
1,900
Kuwait b
947
663
881
912
862
1,169
1,400
1,500
1,600
Libya
1,137
1,183
1,076
1,073
1,069
1,000
1,100
1,200
1,150
Neutral Zone
370
317
390
410
355
276
220
300
340
Nigeria
1,445
1,298
1,241
1,393
1,464
1,417
1,550
1,490
1,600
Qatar
405
328
295
399
302
352
360
430
400
Saudi Arabia b
9,625
6,327
4,867
4,444
3,290
4,256
4,250
5,100
5,600
UAE
1,500
1,248
1,119
1,097
1,146
1,287
1,405
1,505
1,505
Venezuela
2,108
1,893
1,781
1,813
1,621
1,541
1,550
1,570
1,620
Communist countries
14,235
14,282
14,397
14,417
14,239
14,281
USSR
11,800
11,830
11,864
11,728
11,350
11,350
China
2,024
2,042
2,121
2,280
2,496
2,506
2,557
2,557
Other
411
410
412
409
393
425
Preliminary.
b Excluding Neutral Zone production, which is shown separately.
Production is shared equally between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
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even: Inland Oil Consumption
1981 1982 1983
1984
1985
1986
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,.,ay
Juiic
Jul
Au
United States 16,058 15,296 15,184
J
15,708
15,726
15,923
16,056
16,188
15,743
15,852
15,998
16
075
g
16
623
apan 4,444 4,204 4,193
4,349
4,123
4,661
5,002
4,547
3,890
3,564
3
564
,
3
563
,
3
768
West Germany 2,120 2,024 2,009
2,012
2,060
2,096
2,406
2,141
2,640
2,388
,
2
473
,
2
447
,
France 1,744 1,632 1,594
1,531
1,498
1,625
2,008
1,525
1,701
1,245
,
1
381
,
1
424
1
382
United Kingdom 1325 1,345 1,290
1,624
1,402
1,286
1,483
1,447
1,427
1,330
,
1
310
,
,
,
Canada 1,617 1,454 1,354
1,348
1,342
1,336
1,348
1,168
1,235
1,297
1
357
1
370
Including bunkers
refiner
fuel
d l
,
,
,
y
, an
osses.
Principal products only prior to 1981.
Big Seven: Crude Oil Imports
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
U
i
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
Jul
Au
n
ted States
J
4,406
3,488
3,329
3,426
3,201
3,329
2,993
3,000
3,701
3,872
4
675
4
648
g
4
868
apan
W
3,919
3,657
3,567
3,664
3,377
3,126
4,273
3,673
3,469
2,756
,
2
798
,
,
est Germany
1,591
1,451
1,307
1,335
1,284
1,321
1,258
1,429
1,285
1,340
,
1
265
France
1,804
1,596
1,429
1,395
1,476
1,430
1,420
1,380
1,608
1,235
,
1
454
1
268
United Kingdom
736
565
4S6
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,
,
Canada
521
334
247
244
283
353
424
260
185
276
425
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1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
1st Qtr 2d Qtr 3d Qtr Sep
30.87 34.50 33.63 29.31 28.70 28.14 26.17 22.59 22.33 14.90
OPEC Average
(Official Sales Price) ----
World Average Price NA NA NA NA NA 27.16 20.55 13.65 12.77 14.07
F.o.b. prices set by the government for direct sales and, in most cases, for the producing company buy-back oil. Weighted by the volume
of production.
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Average Crude Oil Sales Price"
US S per barrel
34.50 33.63
30.87 29.31
28.70 27.16
I II III IV I II III
1985 1986
The 1973 price is derived from posted prices, 1974-84 prices are derived
from OPEC official sales prices, and beginning in 1985, prices are a
measure of average world sales prices.
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