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To: mishedlo who wrote (6871)	2/3/2004 6:47:59 PM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Respond to of 110194

1 Overview of major economic areas ecb.int 1.1 Structural indicators 2002 Unit Euro EU United Japan area States Population, GDP and labour Total population 1) millions 307.8 382.2 287.5 127.32) Labour force participation rate 3) % 68.0 68.0 76.82) 72.72) Age dependency ratio 4) % 49.2 49.7 50.0 48.7 GDP (PPP) EUR billions 7,070.8 8,920.4 9,422.3 3,067.1 GDP per capita (PPP) EUR thousands 23.0 23.3 32.8 23.32) Labour productivity (PPP) 5) (euro area = 100) 100.0 99.0 117.7 86.7 Labour income share 6) % 69.0 69.6 71.92) - Value added by economic activity7) Agriculture, fishing, forestry % of total 2.3 2.0 1.3 1.32) Industry (incl. construction) % of total 27.3 27.0 21.6 29.42) Services (incl. non-market services) % of total 70.4 71.0 77.1 69.32) Saving and investment Gross saving % of GDP 21.2 20.0 15.1 26.02) Gross fixed capital formation % of GDP 20.2 19.4 18.6 25.62) Households Gross disposable income (HHGDI) per capita (PPP) EUR thousands 15.4 - 24.4 15.12) Gross saving % of HHGDI 14.9 - 13.9 13.52) Financial assets held 8) % of HHGDI 272.4 - 388.0 437.92) Gross debt outstanding 8),9) % of HHGDI 76.7 - 108.4 107.02) Non-financial corporations 10) Gross saving % of GDP 8.9 - 9.4 14.22) Financial assets held 8) % of GDP 126.0 - 112.7 134.2 Gross debt outstanding 8),11) % of GDP 74.4 - 68.0 120.8 Government Expenditure 12) % of GDP 48.7 47.9 32.4 38.72) Surplus (+) or deficit (-) 13) % of GDP -2.3 -1.9 -3.4 -6.12) Gross debt outstanding 8),14) % of GDP 69.0 63.2 45.8 134.62) External 15) Exports of goods and services % of GDP 19.7 14.1 9.3 11.6 Imports of goods and services % of GDP 17.7 13.4 13.3 10.3 Current account balance % of GDP 0.9 0.5 -4.6 2.8 Net b.o.p. direct and portfolio investment % of GDP 0.9 1.4 3.2 -3.2 Net i.i.p. 8),16) % of GDP -4.1 -5.2 -24.9 36.6 Monetary and financial indicators Credit (market exchange rates) 8),17) EUR billions 9,779.1 - 9,072.3 5,863.3 Total amount outstanding of debt securities (market exchange rates) 8) EUR billions 8,166.9 10,738.6 18,222.2 6,456.8 Stock market capitalisation (market exchange rates) 8),18) EUR billions 3,142.7 5,088.6 10,039.2 2,048.8 Sources: for the euro area and EU: ECB, Eurostat, national data and ECB calculations; for the United States and Japan: national sources.