Sunday, March 6, 2022

Increase in Feb 2022 of Nonfarm Payroll Jobs by 678 Thousand and Private Payroll Jobs by 654 Thousand in the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021), Twenty-Three Million Unemployed or Underemployed in the Lost Economic Cycle of the Global Recession with Economic Growth Underperforming Below Trend Worldwide, Accelerating Inflation Eroding Real Wages, Decrease of Inflation Adjusted 12-Month Weekly Earnings by 1.4 Percent in Jan 2022, Job Creation, Real Disposable Income or Personal Income After Tax and Inflation Decreasing 0.5 Percent in Jan 2022 and Decreasing 9.9 Percent in 12 Months, Prices of Personal Consumption Expenditures Increasing 6.1 Percent in 12 Months Ending in Jan 2022, Cyclically Stagnating Real Disposable Income and Consumption Expenditures, Financial Repression, Crude Oil Price Increasing 26.3 Percent in Week of Mar 4, 2022, Stagflation Risks, Worldwide Fiscal, Monetary and External Imbalances, World Cyclical Slow Growth, and Government Intervention in Globalization: Part V

 

Increase in Feb 2022 of Nonfarm Payroll Jobs by 678 Thousand and Private Payroll Jobs by 654 Thousand in the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021), Twenty-Three Million Unemployed or Underemployed in the Lost Economic Cycle of the Global Recession with Economic Growth Underperforming Below Trend Worldwide, Accelerating Inflation Eroding Real Wages, Decrease of Inflation Adjusted 12-Month Weekly Earnings by 1.4 Percent in Jan 2022, Job Creation, Real Disposable Income or Personal Income After Tax and Inflation Decreasing 0.5 Percent in Jan 2022 and Decreasing 9.9 Percent in 12 Months, Prices of Personal Consumption Expenditures Increasing 6.1 Percent in 12 Months Ending in Jan 2022, Cyclically Stagnating Real Disposable Income and Consumption Expenditures, Financial Repression, Crude Oil Price Increasing 26.3 Percent in Week of Mar 4, 2022, Stagflation Risks, Worldwide Fiscal, Monetary and External Imbalances, World Cyclical Slow Growth, and Government Intervention in Globalization

Carlos M. Pelaez

© Carlos M. Pelaez, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022.

I Twenty-Three Million Unemployed or Underemployed in the Lost Economic Cycle of the Global Recession with Economic Growth Underperforming Below Trend Worldwide

IA2 Number of People in Job Stress

IA3 Long-term and Cyclical Comparison of Employment

IA4 Job Creation

IB Stagnating Real Wages

I Stagnating Real Disposable Income and Consumption Expenditures

IIB1 Stagnating Real Disposable Income and Consumption Expenditures

III World Financial Turbulence

IV Global Inflation

V World Economic Slowdown

VA United States

VB Japan

VC China

VD Euro Area

VE Germany

VF France

VG Italy

VH United Kingdom

VI Valuation of Risk Financial Assets

VII Economic Indicators

VIII Interest Rates

IX Conclusion

References

Appendixes

Appendix I The Great Inflation

IIIB Appendix on Safe Haven Currencies

IIIC Appendix on Fiscal Compact

IIID Appendix on European Central Bank Large Scale Lender of Last Resort

IIIG Appendix on Deficit Financing of Growth and the Debt Crisis

Preamble. United States total public debt outstanding is $30.2 trillion and debt held by the public $23.8 trillion (https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/datasets/debt-to-the-penny/debt-to-the-penny). The Net International Investment Position of the United States, or foreign debt, is $16.1 trillion (https://www.bea.gov/sites/default/files/2021-12/intinv321.pdf https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/increase-in-dec-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html). The United States current account deficit is 3.7 percent of GDP in IIIQ2021 (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/increase-in-dec-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html). The Treasury deficit of the United States reached $2.8 trillion in fiscal year 2021 (https://fiscal.treasury.gov/reports-statements/mts/). Total assets of Federal Reserve Banks reached $8.9 trillion on Mar 2, 2022 and securities held outright reached $8.4 trillion (https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h41/current/h41.htm#h41tab1). US GDP nominal NSA reached $24.0 trillion in IVQ2021 (https://apps.bea.gov/iTable/index_nipa.cfm). Total Treasury interest-bearing, marketable debt held by private investors increased from $3635 billion in 2007 to $16,439 billion in Sep 2021 (Fiscal Year 2021) or increase by 352.2 percent (https://fiscal.treasury.gov/reports-statements/treasury-bulletin/).

Chart VII-4 of the Energy Information Administration provides the price of the Natural Gas Futures Contract increasing from $2.581 on Jan 4, 2021 to $4.573 per million Btu on Mar 1, 2022 or 77.2 percent.

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Chart VII-4, US, Natural Gas Futures Contract 1

Source: US Energy Information Administration

https://www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/hist/rngc1d.htm

Chart VII-5 of the US Energy Administration provides US field production of oil decreasing from a peak of 12,966 thousand barrels per day in Nov 2019 to the final point of 11.567 thousand barrels per day in Dec 2021.

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Chart VII-5, US, US, Field Production of Crude Oil, Thousand Barrels Per Day

Source: US Energy Information Administration

https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=MCRFPUS2&f=M

Chart VI-6 of the US Energy Information Administration provides imports of crude oil. Imports increased from 245,369 thousand barrels per day in Jan 2021 to 265,228 thousand in Dec 2021.

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Chart VII-6, US, US, Imports of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products, Thousand Barrels

Source: US Energy Information Administration

https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=MTTIMUS1&f=M

Chart VI-7 of the EIA provides US Petroleum Consumption, Production, Imports, Exports and Net Imports 1950-2020. There was sharp increase in production in the final segment that reached consumption in 2020.

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Chart VI-7, US Petroleum Consumption, Production, Imports, Exports and Net Imports 1950-2020, Million Barrels Per Day

https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/oil-and-petroleum-products/imports-and-exports.php

Chart CPI-H provides 12 months percentage changes of the US Consumer Price Index from 1981 to 2022. The increase of 7.5 percent of the US CPI in the 12 months ending in Jan 2022 is the highest since 7.6 percent in Feb 1982 in the beginning adjustment from the Great Inflation.

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Chart CPI-H, US, Consumer Price Index, 12-Month Percentage Change, NSA, 1981-2022

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics https://www.bls.gov/cpi/data.htm

V World Economic Slowdown. Table V-1 is constructed with the database of the IMF (https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2020/01/weodata/index.aspx) to show GDP in dollars in 2018 and the growth rate of real GDP of the world and selected regional countries from 2018 to 2021. The data illustrate the concept often repeated of “two-speed recovery” of the world economy from the recession of 2007 to 2009. There is a major change in the sharp contraction of world real GDP of 3.1 percent in 2020 in the probable global recession originating in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event. The IMF has changed its measurement of growth of the world economy to 3.6 percent in 2018 and reducing the forecast rate of growth to 2.9 percent in 2019, minus 3.1 percent in 2020 and 5.8 percent in 2021. Slow-speed recovery occurs in the “major advanced economies” of the G7 that are projected to grow at much lower rates than world output, 0.4 percent on average from 2018 to 2021, in contrast with 2.2 percent for the world as a whole. While the world would grow 9.3 percent in the four years from 2018 to 2021, the G7 as a whole would grow 1.6 percent. The “two speed” concept is in reference to the growth of the 150 countries labeled as emerging and developing economies (EMDE). The EMDEs would grow cumulatively 14.2 percent or at the average yearly rate of 3.4 percent.

Table V-1, IMF World Economic Outlook Database Projections of Real GDP Growth

 

GDP USD Billions 2018

Real GDP ∆%
2018

Real GDP ∆%
2019

Real GDP ∆%
2020

Real GDP ∆%
2021

World

135,762

3.6

2.9

-3.1

5.8

G7

40,783

2.0

1.6

-6.2

4.5

Canada

1,842

2.0

1.6

-6.2

4.3

France

2,970

1.7

1.3

-7.2

4.5

DE

4,343

1.5

0.6

-7.0

5.2

Italy

2,406

0.8

0.3

-9.1

4.8

Japan

5,578

0.3

0.7

-5.2

3.0

UK

3,065

1.3

1.4

-6.5

4.0

US

20,580

2.9

2.3

-5.9

4.7

Euro Area

NA

1.9

1.2

-7.5

4.7

DE

4,343

1.5

0.6

-7.0

5.2

France

2,970

1.7

1.3

7.2

4.5

Italy

2,406

0.8

0.3

-9.1

4.8

POT

334

2.6

2.2

-8.0

5.0

Ireland

389

8.3

5.5

-6.8

6.3

Greece

312

1.9

1.9

-10.0

5.1

Spain

1,854

2.4

2.0

-8.0

4.3

EMDE

80,401

4.5

3.7

-1.1

6.6

Brazil

3,383

1.3

1.1

-5.3

2.9

Russia

4,258

2.5

1.3

-5.5

3.5

India

10,413

6.1

4.2

1.9

7.4

China

25,294

6.8

6.1

1.2

9.2

Notes; DE: Germany; EMDE: Emerging and Developing Economies (150 countries); POT: Portugal

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook databank

https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2020/01/weodata/index.aspx

Continuing high rates of unemployment in advanced economies constitute another characteristic of the database of the WEO (Continuing high rates of unemployment in advanced economies constitute another characteristic of the database of the WEO (https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2019/02/weodata/index.aspx). Table V-2 is constructed with the WEO database to provide rates of unemployment from 2017 to 2021 for major countries and regions. In fact, unemployment rates for 2017 in Table V-2 are high for all countries: unusually high for countries with high rates most of the time and unusually high for countries with low rates most of the time. The rates of unemployment are particularly high in 2017 for the countries with sovereign debt difficulties in Europe: 8.9 percent for Portugal (POT), 6.7 percent for Ireland, 21.5 percent for Greece, 17.2 percent for Spain and 11.3 percent for Italy, which is lower but still high. The G7 rate of unemployment is 5.0 percent. Unemployment rates are not likely to decrease substantially if relative slow cyclical growth persists in advanced economies. There are sharp increases in the rates of unemployment in 2020 in the probable global recession originating in the lockdown of economy activity in the COVID-19 event. The rate of unemployment increases to 7.8 percent for the G7 countries and 10.4 percent for the euro area.

Table V-2, IMF World Economic Outlook Database Projections of Unemployment Rate as Percent of Labor Force

 

% Labor Force 2017

% Labor Force 2018

% Labor Force 2019

% Labor Force 2020

% Labor Force 2021

World

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

G7

5.0

4.5

4.3

7.8

6.9

Canada

6.3

5.8

5.7

7.5

7.2

France

9.4

9.0

8.5

10.4

10.4

DE

3.8

3.4

3.2

3.9

3.5

Italy

11.3

10.6

10.0

12.7

10.5

Japan

2.8

2.4

2.4

3.0

2.3

UK

4.4

4.1

3.8

4.8

4.4

US

4.3

3.9

3.7

10.4

9.1

Euro Area

9.1

8.2

7.6

10.4

8.9

DE

3.8

3.4

3.2

3.9

3.5

France

9.4

9.0

8.5

10.4

10.4

Italy

11.3

10.6

10.0

12.7

10.5

POT

8.9

7.0

6.5

13.9

8.7

Ireland

6.7

5.8

5.0

12.1

7.9

Greece

21.5

19.3

17.3

22.3

19.0

Spain

17.2

15.3

14.1

20.8

17.5

EMDE

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Brazil

12.8

12.3

11.9

14.7

13.5

Russia

5.2

4.8

4.6

4.9

4.8

India

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

China

3.9

3.8

3.6

4.3

3.8

Notes; DE: Germany; EMDE: Emerging and Developing Economies (150 countries)

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook

https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2020/01/weodata/index.aspx

There are references to adverse periods as “lost decades.” There is a more prolonged and adverse period in Table V-3A: the lost economic cycle of the Global Recession with economic growth underperforming below trend worldwide. Economic contractions were relatively high but not comparable to the decline of GDP during the Great Depression. In fact, during the Great Depression in the four years of 1930 to 1933, US GDP in constant dollars fell 26.3 percent cumulatively and fell 45.3 percent in current dollars (Pelaez and Pelaez, Financial Regulation after the Global Recession (2009a), 150-2, Pelaez and Pelaez, Globalization and the State, Vol. II (2009b), 205-7 and revisions in http://bea.gov/iTable/index_nipa.cfm). Data are available for the 1930s only on a yearly basis. The contraction of GDP in the current cycle of the Global Recession was much lower, 3.8 percent (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/02/us-gdp-growing-at-saar-of-70-percent-in.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/fomc-states-with-inflation-well-above-2.html). US economic growth has been at only 2.2 percent on average in the cyclical expansion in the 50 quarters from IIIQ2009 to IVQ2021 and in the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021). Boskin (2010Sep) measures that the US economy grew at 6.2 percent in the first four quarters and 4.5 percent in the first 12 quarters after the trough in the second quarter of 1975; and at 7.7 percent in the first four quarters and 5.8 percent in the first 12 quarters after the trough in the first quarter of 1983 (Professor Michael J. Boskin, Summer of Discontent, Wall Street Journal, Sep 2, 201 http://professional.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703882304575465462926649950.html). There are new calculations using the revision of US GDP and personal income data since 1929 by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) (https://apps.bea.gov/iTable/index_nipa.cfm) and the second estimate of GDP for IVQ2021 (https://www.bea.gov/sites/default/files/2022-02/gdp4q21_2nd.pdf). The average of 7.7 percent in the first four quarters of major cyclical expansions is in contrast with the rate of growth in the first four quarters of the expansion from IIIQ2009 to IIQ2010 of only 2.9 percent obtained by dividing GDP of $15,605.6 billion in IIQ2010 by GDP of $15,161.8 billion in IIQ2009 {[($15,605.6/$15,161.8) -1]100 = 2.9%], or accumulating the quarter on quarter growth rates (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/02/us-gdp-growing-at-saar-of-70-percent-in.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/fomc-states-with-inflation-well-above-2.html). The expansion from IQ1983 to IQ1986 was at the average annual growth rate of 5.7 percent, 5.3 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1986, 5.1 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1986, 5.0 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1987, 5.0 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1987, 4.9 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1987, 5.0 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1987, 4.9 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1988, 4.9 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1988, 4.8 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1988, 4.8 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1988, 4.8 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1989, 4.7 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1989, 4.6 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1989, 4.5 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1989, 4.5 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1990, 4.4 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1990, 4.3 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1990, 4.0 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1990, 3.8 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1991, 3.8 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1991, 3.8 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1991, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1991, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1992, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1992, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1992, 3.8 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1992, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1993, 3.6 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1993, 3.6 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1993, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1993, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1994, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1994, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1994, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1994, 3.6 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1995, 3.6 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1995 and at 7.9 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1983 (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/02/us-gdp-growing-at-saar-of-70-percent-in.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/fomc-states-with-inflation-well-above-2.html). The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) dates a contraction of the US from IQ1990 (Jul) to IQ1991 (Mar) (https://www.nber.org/cycles.html). The expansion lasted until another contraction beginning in IQ2001 (Mar). US GDP contracted 1.4 percent from the pre-recession peak of $9404.5 billion of chained 2012 dollars in IIIQ1990 to the trough of $9275.3 billion in IQ1991 (https://apps.bea.gov/iTable/index_nipa.cfm). The US maintained growth at 3.0 percent on average over entire cycles with expansions at higher rates compensating for contractions. Growth at trend in the entire cycle from IVQ2007 to IVQ2021 and in the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021) would have accumulated to 51.3 percent. GDP in IVQ2021 would be $23,849.2 billion (in constant dollars of 2012) if the US had grown at trend, which is higher by $4038.6 billion than actual $19,810.6 billion. There are more than four trillion dollars of GDP less than at trend, explaining the 23.2 million unemployed or underemployed equivalent to actual unemployment/underemployment of 13.3 percent of the effective labor force with the largest part originating in the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event (Section I and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/02/increase-in-jan-2022-of-nonfarm-payroll.html). Unemployment is decreasing while employment is increasing in initial adjustment of the lockdown of economic activity in the global recession resulting from the COVID-19 event (https://www.bls.gov/covid19/effects-of-covid-19-pandemic-and-response-on-the-employment-situation-news-release.htm). US GDP in IVQ2021 is 16.9 percent lower than at trend. US GDP grew from $15,767.1 billion in IVQ2007 in constant dollars to $19,810.6 billion in IVQ2021 or 25.6 percent at the average annual equivalent rate of 1.6 percent. Professor John H. Cochrane (2014Jul2) estimates US GDP at more than 10 percent below trend. Cochrane (2016May02) measures GDP growth in the US at average 3.5 percent per year from 1950 to 2000 and only at 1.76 percent per year from 2000 to 2015 with only at 2.0 percent annual equivalent in the current expansion. Cochrane (2016May02) proposes drastic changes in regulation and legal obstacles to private economic activity. The US missed the opportunity to grow at higher rates during the expansion and it is difficult to catch up because growth rates in the final periods of expansions tend to decline. The US missed the opportunity for recovery of output and employment always afforded in the first four quarters of expansion from recessions. Zero interest rates and quantitative easing were not required or present in successful cyclical expansions and in secular economic growth at 3.0 percent per year and 2.0 percent per capita as measured by Lucas (2011May). There is cyclical uncommonly slow growth in the US instead of allegations of secular stagnation. There is similar behavior in manufacturing. There is classic research on analyzing deviations of output from trend (see for example Schumpeter 1939, Hicks 1950, Lucas 1975, Sargent and Sims 1977). The long-term trend is growth of manufacturing at average 3.0 percent per year from Jan 1919 to Jan 2022. Growth at 3.0 percent per year would raise the NSA index of manufacturing output (SIC, Standard Industrial Classification) from 106.8161 in Dec 2007 to 161.9673 in Jan 2022. The actual index NSA in Jan 2022 is 99.1061 which is 38.8 percent below trend. The underperformance of manufacturing in Mar-Nov 2020 originates partly in the earlier global recession augmented by the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021). Manufacturing grew at the average annual rate of 3.3 percent between Dec 1986 and Dec 2006. Growth at 3.3 percent per year would raise the NSA index of manufacturing output (SIC, Standard Industrial Classification) from 106.8161 in Dec 2007 to 168.7391 in Jan 2022. The actual index NSA in Jan 2022 is 99.1061, which is 41.3 percent below trend. Manufacturing output grew at average 1.7 percent between Dec 1986 and Jan 2022. Using trend growth of 1.7 percent per year, the index would increase to 135.4378 in Jan 2022. The output of manufacturing at 99.1061 in Jan 2022 is 26.8 percent below trend under this alternative calculation. Using the NAICS (North American Industry Classification System), manufacturing output fell from the high of 108.5167 in Jul 2007 to the low of 84.7321 in May 2009 or 21.9 percent. The NAICS manufacturing index increased from 84.7321 in Apr 2009 to 100.0330 in Jan 2022 or 18.1 percent. The NAICS manufacturing index increased at the annual equivalent rate of 3.5 percent from Dec 1986 to Dec 2006. Growth at 3.5 percent would increase the NAICS manufacturing output index from 104.6868 in Dec 2007 to 169.9423 in Jan 2022. The NAICS index at 100.0330 in Jan 2021 is 41.1 below trend. The NAICS manufacturing output index grew at 1.7 percent annual equivalent from Dec 1999 to Dec 2006. Growth at 1.7 percent would raise the NAICS manufacturing output index from 104.6868 in Dec 2007 to 132.7380 in Jan 2022. The NAICS index at 100.0330 in Jan 2022 is 24.6 percent below trend under this alternative calculation.

Table V-3A, Cycle 2007-2021, Percentage Contraction, Average Growth Rate in Expansion, Average Growth Rate in Whole Cycle and GDP Percent Below Trend

 

Contraction

∆%

Expansion

Average ∆%

Whole Cycle

Average ∆%

Below Trend

Percent

USA

3.8

2.2

1.6

16.9

Japan

8.8

0.8

0.1

NA

Euro Area 19

5.7

1.2

0.6

18.0

France

3.8

1.2

0.8

12.9

Germany

7.0

1.5

0.9

NA

UK

5.9

1.6

1.0

17.5

Note: AV: Average. Expansion and Whole Cycle AV ∆% calculated with quarterly growth, seasonally adjusted and quarterly adjusted when applicable, rates and converted into annual equivalent except for average quarterly rate for the UK. Combines the Global Recession after 2007 and the COVID-19 Global Recession after IQ2020.

Data reported periodically in this blog.

Source: Country Statistical Agencies https://www.bls.gov/bls/other.htm https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/international-programs/about/related-sites.html

Manufacturing is underperforming in the lost cycle of the global recession. Manufacturing (NAICS) in Jan 2022 is lower by 7.8 percent relative to the peak in Jun 2007, as shown in Chart V-3A. Manufacturing (SIC) in Jan 2022 at 99.1061 is lower by 10.6 percent relative to the peak at 110.8954 in Jun 2007. There is classic research on analyzing deviations of output from trend (see for example Schumpeter 1939, Hicks 1950, Lucas 1975, Sargent and Sims 1977). The long-term trend is growth of manufacturing at average 3.0 percent per year from Jan 1919 to Jan 2022. Growth at 3.0 percent per year would raise the NSA index of manufacturing output (SIC, Standard Industrial Classification) from 106.8161 in Dec 2007 to 161.9673 in Jan 2022. The actual index NSA in Jan 2022 is 99.1061 which is 38.8 percent below trend. The underperformance of manufacturing in Mar-Nov 2020 originates partly in the earlier global recession augmented by the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021). Manufacturing grew at the average annual rate of 3.3 percent between Dec 1986 and Dec 2006. Growth at 3.3 percent per year would raise the NSA index of manufacturing output (SIC, Standard Industrial Classification) from 106.8161 in Dec 2007 to 168.7391 in Jan 2022. The actual index NSA in Jan 2022 is 99.1061, which is 41.3 percent below trend. Manufacturing output grew at average 1.7 percent between Dec 1986 and Jan 2022. Using trend growth of 1.7 percent per year, the index would increase to 135.4378 in Jan 2022. The output of manufacturing at 99.1061 in Jan 2022 is 26.8 percent below trend under this alternative calculation. Using the NAICS (North American Industry Classification System), manufacturing output fell from the high of 108.5167 in Jul 2007 to the low of 84.7321 in May 2009 or 21.9 percent. The NAICS manufacturing index increased from 84.7321 in Apr 2009 to 100.0330 in Jan 2022 or 18.1 percent. The NAICS manufacturing index increased at the annual equivalent rate of 3.5 percent from Dec 1986 to Dec 2006. Growth at 3.5 percent would increase the NAICS manufacturing output index from 104.6868 in Dec 2007 to 169.9423 in Jan 2022. The NAICS index at 100.0330 in Jan 2021 is 41.1 below trend. The NAICS manufacturing output index grew at 1.7 percent annual equivalent from Dec 1999 to Dec 2006. Growth at 1.7 percent would raise the NAICS manufacturing output index from 104.6868 in Dec 2007 to 132.7380 in Jan 2022. The NAICS index at 100.0330 in Jan 2022 is 24.6 percent below trend under this alternative calculation.

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Chart V-3A, United States Manufacturing (NAICS) NSA, Dec 2007 to Jan 2022

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/Current/default.htm

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Chart V-3A, United States Manufacturing (NAICS) NSA, Jun 2007 to Jan 2022

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/Current/default.htm

Chart V-3B provides the civilian noninstitutional population of the United States, or those available for work. The civilian noninstitutional population increased from 231.713 million in Jun 2007 to 263.202 million in Jan 2022 (“data affected by changes in population controls”) or 31.489 million.

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Chart V-3B, United States, Civilian Noninstitutional Population, Million, NSA, Jan 2007 to Jan 2022

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics

https://www.bls.gov/

Chart V-3C provides nonfarm payroll manufacturing jobs in the United States from Jan 2007 to Jan 2022. Nonfarm payroll manufacturing jobs fell from 13.987 million in Jun 2007 to 12.489 million in Jan 2022, or 1.498 million.

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Chart V-3C, United States, Payroll Manufacturing Jobs, NSA, Jan 2007 to Jan 2022, Thousands

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics

https://www.bls.gov/

Chart V-3D provides the index of US manufacturing (NAICS) from Jan 1972 to Jan 2022. The index continued increasing during the decline of manufacturing jobs after the early 1980s. There are likely effects of changes in the composition of manufacturing with also changes in productivity and trade. There is sharp decline in the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021).

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Chart V-3D, United States Manufacturing (NAICS) NSA, Jan 1972 to Jan 2022

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/Current/default.htm

Chart V-3E provides the US noninstitutional civilian population, or those in condition of working, from Jan 1948, when first available, to Jan 2022. The noninstitutional civilian population increased from 170.042 million in Jun 1981 to 263.202 (“data affected by changes in population controls”) million in Jan 2022 or 93.160 million.

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Chart V-3E, United States, Civilian Noninstitutional Population, Million, NSA, Jan 1948 to Jan 2022

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics

https://www.bls.gov/

Chart V-3F provides manufacturing jobs in the United States from Jan 1939 to Jan 2022. Nonfarm payroll manufacturing jobs decreased from a peak of 18.890 million in Jun 1981 to 12.489 million in Jan 2022.

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Chart V-3F, United States, Payroll Manufacturing Jobs, NSA, Jan 1939 to Jan 2022, Thousands

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics

https://www.bls.gov/

There is global stress in manufacturing. Table V-3B provides month and 12-month percentage changes of new orders in manufacturing and output of manufacturing in Germany.

Table V-3B, Germany, Manufacturing Orders and Manufacturing Output, ∆% Month and 12 Months

 

MFG New Orders

Month ∆%

MFG New Orders

12 Months ∆%

MFG Output

Month ∆%

MFG Output

12 Month ∆%

Dec 2021

2.8

7.7

1.1

0.0

Nov

3.6

3.1

0.5

-1.3

Oct

-5.8

-2.8

3.2

-5.1

Sep

2.4

10.3

-1.0

-1.2

Aug

-9.1

13.4

-4.1

6.4

Jul

5.0

22.6

1.2

2.7

Jun

4.3

30.2

-0.3

11.1

May

-2.7

55.1

-0.8

20.4

Apr

1.1

80.2

-0.3

35.3

Mar

2.9

33.0

0.8

9.7

Feb

1.7

7.2

-2.2

-5.1

Jan

0.4

-4.3

0.0

-9.6

Dec 2020

-0.7

10.7

1.0

3.1

Nov

1.7

9.5

1.0

-1.1

Oct

3.6

3.9

3.7

-3.6

Sep

2.2

2.4

2.6

-5.3

Aug

4.4

-3.8

-0.4

-14.0

Jul

4.8

-6.4

2.2

-11.2

Jun

28.2

-6.3

11.6

-6.9

May

13.1

-33.5

11.6

-28.3

Apr

-27.7

-38.4

-22.2

-30.4

Mar

-15.4

-12.1

-10.8

-8.5

Feb

-2.8

0.3

1.4

-3.2

Jan

5.9

-1.0

2.7

-4.1

Dec 2019

-0.4

-7.1

-2.0

-4.5

Nov

-2.0

-8.5

0.5

-6.9

Oct

-0.5

-5.4

-1.1

-5.6

Sep

1.3

-1.8

-1.0

-1.1

Aug

-0.5

-9.0

0.3

-7.4

Jul

-0.4

-1.8

-0.5

-0.6

Jun

1.2

-11.0

-0.8

-14.4

May

-1.1

-3.6

0.9

1.3

Apr

-0.8

-5.2

-2.7

-3.9

Mar

1.6

-6.2

0.7

-3.4

Feb

-4.0

-7.2

0.2

0.1

Jan

-3.3

-3.6

-0.8

-3.1

Dec 2018

2.5

-8.2

0.8

-6.7

Dec 2017

3.4

3.9

-0.6

3.7

Dec 2016

4.8

11.2

-1.8

2.0

Dec 2015

-1.4

-0.5

0.8

1.1

Source: Federal Statistical Agency of Germany, https://www.destatis.de/EN/Home/_node.html

Table V-3 provides the latest available estimates of GDP for the regions and countries followed in this blog from IQ2012 to IIIQ2021 available now for all countries. Growth is weak throughout most of the world.

  • Japan. The GDP of Japan increased 1.4 percent in IQ2012, 5.6 percent at SAAR (seasonally adjusted annual rate) and increased 3.0 percent relative to a year earlier but part of the jump could be the low level a year earlier because of the Tōhoku or Great East Earthquake and Tsunami of Mar 11, 2011. Japan is experiencing difficulties with the overvalued yen because of worldwide capital flight originating in zero interest rates with risk aversion in an environment of softer growth of world trade. Japan’s GDP fell 0.9 percent in IIQ2012 at the seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of minus 3.5 percent, which is much lower than 5.6 percent in IQ2012. Growth of 2.8 percent in IIQ2012 in Japan relative to IIQ2011 has effects of the low level of output because of Tōhoku or Great East Earthquake and Tsunami of Mar 11, 2011. Japan’s GDP contracted 0.4 percent in IIIQ2012 at the SAAR of minus 1.5 percent and decreased 0.1 percent relative to a year earlier. Japan’s GDP decreased 0.1 percent in IVQ2012 at the SAAR of minus 0.3 percent and decreased 0.1 percent relative to a year earlier. Japan’s grew 1.4 percent in IQ2013 at the SAAR of 5.6 percent and changed 0.0 percent relative to a year earlier. Japan’s GDP increased 0.9 percent in IIQ2013 at the SAAR of 3.7 percent and increased 1.8 percent relative to a year earlier. Japan’s GDP grew 1.0 percent in IIIQ2013 at the SAAR of 3.9 percent and increased 3.0 percent relative to a year earlier. In IVQ2013, Japan’s GDP decreased 0.1 percent at the SAAR of minus 0.5 percent, increasing 3.1 percent relative to a year earlier. Japan’s GDP increased 0.8 percent in IQ2014 at the SAAR of 3.3 percent and increased 2.9 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIQ2014, Japan’s GDP fell 1.8 percent at the SAAR of minus 7.1 percent and fell 0.1 percent relative to a year earlier. Japan’s GDP increased 0.1 percent in IIIQ2014 at the SAAR of 0.4 percent and fell 1.1 percent relative to a year earlier. In IVQ2014, Japan’s GDP grew 0.5 percent, at the SAAR of 1.9 percent, decreasing 0.5 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of Japan increased 1.5 percent in IQ2015 at the SAAR of 6.3 percent and increased 0.3 percent relative to a year earlier. Japan’s GDP increased 0.1 percent in IIQ2015 at the SAAR of 0.6 percent and increased 2.4 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of Japan increased 0.1 percent in IIIQ2015 at the SAAR of 0.3 percent and increased 2.2 percent relative to a year earlier. Japan’s GDP contracted 0.1 percent in IVQ2015 at the SAAR of minus 0.5 percent and grew 1.5 percent relative to a year earlier. In IQ2016, the GDP of Japan increased 0.7 percent at the SAAR of 3.0 percent and increased 1.0 percent relative to a year earlier. Japan’s GDP decreased 0.1 percent in IIQ2016 at the SAAR of minus 0.6 percent and increased 0.5 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIIQ2016, the GDP of Japan increased 0.2 percent at the SAAR of 0.6 percent and increased 0.5 percent relative to a year earlier. Japan’s GDP increased 0.2 percent in IVQ2016 at the SAAR of 0.8 percent and increased 1.0 percent relative to a year earlier. In IQ2017, the GDP of Japan increased 0.8 percent at the SAAR of 3.3 percent and increased 1.0 percent relative to a year earlier. Japan’s GDP increased 0.4 percent in IIQ2017 at the SAAR of 1.6 percent and increased 1.4 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIIQ2017, the GDP of Japan increased 0.7 percent at the SAAR of 3.0 percent and increased 2.1 percent relative to a year earlier. Japan’s GDP increased 0.2 percent in IVQ2017, at the SAAR of 0.7 percent, and increased 2.2 percent relative to a year earlier. In IQ2018, the GDP of Japan increased 0.1 percent, at the SAAR of 0.5 percent and increased 1.4 percent relative to a year earlier. Japan’s GDP increased 0.3 percent in IIQ2018, at the SAAR of 1.3 percent and increased 1.3 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIIQ2018, the GDP of Japan contracted 0.8 percent at the SAAR of minus 3.1 percent and decreased 0.1 percent relative to a year earlier. Japan’s GDP changed 0.0 percent in IVQ2018, at the SAAR of 0.1 percent and decreased 0.2 percent relative to a year earlier. In IQ2019, the GDP of Japan increased 0.4 percent at the SAAR of 1.6 percent and decreased 0.1 percent relative to a year earlier. Japan’s GDP increased 0.4 percent in IIQ2019, at the SAAR of 1.7 percent and increased 0.1 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIIQ2019, the GDP of Japan decreased 0.1 percent at the SAAR of minus 0.5 percent and increased 0.8 percent relative to a year earlier. Japan’s GDP decreased 2.4 percent in IVQ2019, at the SAAR of minus 9.2 percent and decreased 1.7 percent relative to a year earlier. In IQ2020, the GDP of Japan grew 0.3 percent at the SAAR of 1.2 percent and decreased 1.8 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of Japan contracted 8.0 percent in IIQ2020 at the SAAR of minus 28.5 percent and decreased 10.1 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIIQ2020, the GDP of Japan increased 5.1 percent at the SAAR of 22.1 percent and decreased 5.4 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of Japan increased 2.3 percent in IVQ2020 at the SAAR of 9.6 percent and decreased 0.9 percent relative to a year earlier. In IQ2021, the GDP of Japan contracted 0.7 percent at the SAAR of minus 2.9 percent and decreased 1.8 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of Japan increased 0.5 percent in IIQ2021 at the SAAR of 2.0 percent and increased 7.3 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIIQ2021, the GDP of Japan decreased 0.9 percent at the SAAR of minus 3.6 percent and increased 1.2 percent relative to a year earlier.
  • China. China’s GDP grew 1.9 percent in IQ2012, annualizing to 7.8 percent, and 8.1 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of China grew at 2.1 percent in IIQ2012, which annualizes to 8.7 percent, and 7.6 percent relative to a year earlier. China grew at 1.8 percent in IIIQ2012, which annualizes at 7.4 percent, and 7.5 percent relative to a year earlier. In IVQ2012, China grew at 2.0 percent, which annualizes at 8.2 percent, and 8.1 percent in IVQ2012 relative to IVQ2011. In IQ2013, China grew at 1.9 percent, which annualizes at 7.8 percent, and 7.9 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIQ2013, China grew at 1.8 percent, which annualizes at 7.4 percent, and 7.6 percent relative to a year earlier. China grew at 2.1 percent in IIIQ2013, which annualizes at 8.7 percent, and increased 7.9 percent relative to a year earlier. China grew at 1.6 percent in IVQ2013, which annualized to 6.6 percent, and 7.7 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP grew 7.5 percent in IQ2014 relative to a year earlier and 1.8 percent in IQ2014 that is equivalent to 7.4 percent per year. GDP grew 7.6 percent in IIQ2014 relative to a year earlier and 1.8 percent relative to the prior quarter, which is annual equivalent 7.4 percent. In IIIQ2014, GDP grew 7.2 percent relative to a year earlier and 1.8 percent relative to the prior quarter, which is 7.4 percent in annual equivalent. GDP grew 1.7 percent in IVQ2014, which is 7.0 percent in annual equivalent and 7.3 percent relative to a year earlier. In IQ2015, GDP grew 1.9 percent, which is equivalent to 7.8 in a year and 7.1 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP grew 1.8 percent in IIQ2015, which is equivalent to 7.4 percent in a year, and grew 7.1 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP grew at 1.7 percent in IIIQ2015, which is equivalent to 7.0 percent in a year, and grew 7.0 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP grew at 1.6 percent in IVQ2015, which is equivalent to 6.6 percent in a year and increased 6.9 percent relative to a year earlier. In IQ2016, GDP grew at 1.4 percent, which is equivalent to 5.7 percent in a year, and increased 6.9 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP grew at 1.9 percent in IIQ2016, which is annual equivalent to 7.8 percent, and increased 6.8 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIIQ2016, GDP grew at 1.7 percent, which is equivalent to 7.0 percent in a year and increased 6.8 percent relative to a year earlier. In IVQ2016, GDP grew at 1.6 percent, equivalent to 6.6 percent in a year, and increased 6.9 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP grew 7.0 percent in IQ2017 relative to a year earlier and increased at 1.7 percent, which is 7.0 percent in annual equivalent. In IIQ2017, GDP grew at 1.7 percent, which is annual equivalent at 7.0 percent, and increased 7.0 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP grew at 1.6 percent in IIIQ2017, which is annual equivalent at 6.6 percent, and increased at 6.9 percent relative to a year earlier. In IVQ2017, GDP grew 1.6 percent, which is annual equivalent to 6.6 percent, and increased 6.8 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP grew at 1.8 percent in IQ2018, which is annual equivalent at 7.4 percent, and increased 6.9 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIQ2018, GDP grew at 1.6 percent, which is annual equivalent to 6.6 percent, and increased 6.9 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP grew at 1.4 percent in IIIQ2018, which is annual equivalent at 5.7 percent, and increased 6.7 percent relative to a year earlier. In IVQ2018, GDP grew at 1.5 percent, which is annual equivalent to 6.1 percent, and increased 6.5 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP grew at 1.6 percent in IQ2019, which is annual equivalent to 6.6 percent, and increased 6.3 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIQ2019, GDP grew at 1.2 percent, which is annual equivalent to 4.9 percent and increased 6.0 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP grew at 1.4 percent in IIIQ2019, which is annual equivalent to 5.7 percent, and increased 5.9 percent relative to a year earlier. In IVQ2019, GDP grew at 1.3 percent, which is annual equivalent to 5.3 percent, and increased 5.8 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP contracted minus 10.5 percent in IQ2020, which is annual equivalent to minus 35.8 percent, and contracted minus 6.9 percent in IQ2020 relative to a year earlier, in the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021). GDP grew at 11.6 percent in IIQ2020, which is equivalent to 55.1 percent in a year and grew 3.1 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIIQ2020, GDP grew 3.4 percent, which is annual equivalent at 14.3 percent, and grew 4.8 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP grew at 2.6 percent in IVQ2020, which is equivalent to 10.8 percent in a year, and grew 6.4 percent relative to a year earlier. In IQ2021, GDP grew 0.3 percent, which is annual equivalent at 1.2 percent, and grew 18.3 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP grew 1.3 percent in IIQ2021, which is annual equivalent at 5.3 percent, and increased 7.9 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIIQ2021, GDP grew 0.7 percent, which is annual equivalent at 2.8 percent and increased 4.9 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP grew 1.6 percent in IVQ2021, which is annual equivalent at 6.6 percent, and increased 4.0 percent relative to a year earlier. Growth rates of GDP of China in a quarter relative to the same quarter a year earlier have been declining from 2011 to 2021.
  • Euro Area. GDP fell 0.2 percent in the euro area in IQ2012 and decreased 0.5 in IQ2012 relative to a year earlier. Euro area GDP contracted 0.3 percent IIQ2012 and fell 0.8 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIIQ2012, euro area GDP fell 0.1 percent and declined 1.0 percent relative to a year earlier. In IVQ2012, euro area GDP fell 0.4 percent relative to the prior quarter and fell 1.0 percent relative to a year earlier. In IQ2013, the GDP of the euro area fell 0.4 percent and decreased 1.2 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of the euro area increased 0.5 percent in IIQ2013 and fell 0.4 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIIQ2013, euro area GDP increased 0.3 percent and increased 0.1 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of the euro area increased 0.3 percent in IVQ2013 and increased 0.7 percent relative to a year earlier. In IQ2014, the GDP of the euro area increased 0.4 percent and increased 1.5 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of the euro area increased 0.2 percent in IIQ2014 and increased 1.2 percent relative to a year earlier. The euro area’s GDP increased 0.4 percent in IIIQ2014 and increased 1.4 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of the euro area increased 0.4 percent in IVQ2014 and increased 1.5 percent relative to a year earlier. Euro area GDP increased 0.7 percent in IQ2015 and increased 1.8 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of the euro area increased 0.4 percent in IIQ2015 and increased 2.0 percent relative to a year earlier. The euro area’s GDP increased 0.4 percent in IIIQ2015 and increased 2.0 percent relative to a year earlier. Euro area GDP increased 0.5 percent in IVQ2015 and increased 2.0 percent relative to a year earlier. Euro area’s GDP increased 0.6 percent in IQ2016 and increased 1.9 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of the euro area increased 0.3 percent in IIQ2016 and increased 1.7 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIIQ2016, the GDP of the euro area increased 0.5 percent and increased 1.7 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of the euro area increased 0.7 percent in IVQ2016 and increased 2.0 percent relative to a year earlier. In IQ2017, euro area GDP increased 0.7 percent and increased 2.2 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of the euro area increased 0.8 percent in IIQ2017 and increased 2.7 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIIQ2017, the GDP of the euro area increased 0.7 percent and grew 3.0 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of the euro area grew 0.9 percent in IVQ2017 and increased 3.1 percent relative to a year earlier. In IQ2018, the GDP of the euro area increased 0.1 percent and grew 2.5 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of the euro area grew 0.5 percent in IIQ2018 and increased 2.1 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIIQ2018, the GDP of the euro area increased 0.1 percent and increased 1.5 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of the euro area increased 0.6 percent in IVQ2018 and increased 1.2 percent relative to a year earlier. In IQ2019, the GDP of the euro area increased 0.7 percent and increased 1.9 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of the euro area increased 0.2 percent in IIQ2019 and increased 1.6 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIIQ2019, the GDP of the euro area increased 0.2 percent and increased 1.7 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of the euro area changed 0.0 percent in IVQ2019 and increased 1.2 percent relative to a year earlier. In IQ2020, the GDP of the euro area decreased 3.5 percent and decreased 3.1 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of the euro area contracted 11.7 percent in IIQ2020 and contracted 14.5 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIIQ2020, the GDP of the euro area increased 12.6 percent and contracted 4.1 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of the euro area contracted 0.4 percent in IVQ2020 and contracted 4.4 percent relative to a year earlier. In IQ2021, the GDP of the euro area contracted 0.2 percent and contracted 1.1 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of the euro area increased 2.2 percent in IIQ2021 and grew 14.4 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIIQ2021, the GDP of the euro area increased 2.2 percent and grew 3.9 percent relative to a year earlier.
  • Germany. The GDP of Germany increased 0.2 percent in IQ2012 and increased 1.5 percent relative to a year earlier but 1.0 percent when adjusted for calendar effects (CA). In IIQ2012, Germany’s GDP increased 0.2 percent and increased 0.4 percent relative to a year earlier but 0.9 percent relative to a year earlier when adjusted for calendar effects (CA). In IIIQ2012, Germany’s GDP increased 0.3 percent and decreased 0.1 percent relative to a year earlier. Germany’s GDP contracted 0.4 percent in IVQ2012 and decreased 0.1 percent relative to a year earlier. In IQ2013, Germany’s GDP decreased 0.5 percent and fell 1.5 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIQ2013, Germany’s GDP increased 1.1 percent and grew 0.8 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of Germany increased 0.6 percent in IIIQ2013 and grew 1.2 percent relative to a year earlier. In IVQ2013, Germany’s GDP increased 0.3 percent and increased 1.2 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of Germany increased 0.9 percent in IQ2014 and grew 3.2 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIQ2014, Germany’s GDP changed 0.0 percent and increased 1.4 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of Germany increased 0.5 percent in IIIQ2014 and increased 1.8 percent relative to a year earlier. Germany’s GDP increased 0.8 percent in IVQ2014 and increased 2.4 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of Germany decreased 0.5 percent in IQ2015 and increased 1.0 percent relative to a year earlier. Germany’s GDP increased 0.7 percent in IIQ2015 and grew 1.5 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of Germany increased 0.5 percent in IIIQ2015 and grew 1.5 percent relative to a year earlier. Germany’s GDP increased 0.4 percent in IVQ2015 and grew 1.9 percent relative to a year earlier. In IQ2016, the GDP of Germany increased 0.8 percent and grew 2.2 percent relative to a year earlier. Germany’s GDP increased 0.4 percent in IIQ2016 and increased 3.6 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIIQ2016, the GDP of Germany increased 0.3 percent and grew 1.9 percent relative to a year earlier. Germany’s GDP increased 0.3 percent in IVQ2016 and grew 1.4 percent relative to a year earlier. In IQ2017, the GDP of Germany increased 1.2 percent and grew 3.6 percent relative to a year earlier. Germany’s GDP increased 0.8 percent in IIQ2017 and grew 1.3 percent relative to a year earlier and 2.7 percent relative to a year earlier adjusting for calendar effects (CA). In IIIQ2017, the GDP of Germany increased 0.9 percent and increased 2.7 percent relative to a year earlier and 3.2 percent relative to a year earlier (CA). Germany’s GDP increased 0.8 percent in IVQ2017, 3.1 percent relative to a year earlier and 3.7 percent relative to a year earlier (CA). The GDP of Germany decreased 0.4 percent in IQ2018 and grew 1.4 percent relative to a year earlier and 2.1 percent relative to a year earlier (CA). Germany’s GDP increased 0.6 percent in IIQ2018, 2.2 percent relative to a year earlier and 1.8 relative to a year earlier (CA). The GDP of Germany decreased 0.4 percent in IIIQ2018, increasing 0.4 percent relative to a year earlier and 0.5 percent relative to a year earlier (CA). Germany’s GDP increased 0.4 percent in IVQ2018, increasing 0.3 percent relative to a year earlier and 0.1 relative to a year earlier (CA). The GDP of Germany increased 1.1 percent in IQ2019, increasing 1.5 percent relative to a year earlier and increasing 1.6 percent relative to a year earlier (CA). Germany’s GDP contracted 0.5 percent in IIQ2019, increased 0.1 percent relative to a year earlier and increased 0.5 relative to a year earlier (CA). The GDP of Germany increased 0.4 percent in IIIQ2019, increasing 1.8 percent relative to a year earlier and increasing 1.3 percent relative to a year earlier (CA). Germany’s GDP decreased 0.1 percent in IVQ2019, increased 0.7 percent relative to a year earlier and increased 0.9 percent relative to a year earlier (CA). Germany’s GDP decreased 1.8 percent in IQ2020, decreased 1.5 percent relative to a year earlier and decreased 1.9 percent relative to a year earlier (CA). The GDP of Germany decreased 10.0 percent in IIQ2020, decreased 11.3 percent relative to a year earlier and decreased 11.3 percent relative to a year earlier (CA). Germany’s GDP increased 9.0 percent in IIIQ2020, decreased 3.6 percent relative to a year earlier and decreased 3.7 percent relative to a year earlier (CA). Germany’s GDP increased 0.7 percent in IVQ2020, decreased 1.9 percent relative to a year earlier and decreased 2.9 percent relative to a year earlier (CA). Germany’s GDP decreased 1.9 percent in IQ2021, decreased 3.2 percent relative to a year earlier and decreased 2.9 percent relative to a year earlier (CA). The GDP of Germany increased 2.0 percent in IIQ2021, increased 10.4 percent relative to a year earlier and increased 10.0 percent relative to a year earlier (CA). The GDP of Germany increased 1.7 percent in IIIQ2021, increased 2.5 percent relative to a year earlier and increased 2.5 percent relative to a year earlier (CA).
  • United States. Growth of US GDP in IQ2012 was 0.8 percent, at SAAR of 3.3 percent and higher by 2.6 percent relative to IQ2011. US GDP increased 0.5 percent in IIQ2012, 1.8 percent at SAAR and 2.4 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIIQ2012, US GDP grew 0.2 percent, 0.7 percent at SAAR and 2.6 percent relative to IIIQ2011. In IVQ2012, US GDP grew 0.1 percent, 0.4 percent at SAAR and 1.6 percent relative to IVQ2011. In IQ2013, US GDP grew at 3.5 percent SAAR, 0.9 percent relative to the prior quarter and 1.6 percent relative to the same quarter in 2012. In IIQ2013, US GDP grew at 0.6 percent in SAAR, 0.1 percent relative to the prior quarter and 1.3 percent relative to IIQ2012. US GDP grew at 3.2 percent in SAAR in IIIQ2013, 0.8 percent relative to the prior quarter and 1.9 percent relative to the same quarter a year earlier (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/02/us-gdp-growing-at-saar-of-70-percent-in.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/fomc-states-with-inflation-well-above-2.html). In IVQ2013, US GDP grew 0.7 percent at 2.9 percent SAAR and 2.5 percent relative to a year earlier. In IQ2014, US GDP decreased 0.4 percent, increased 1.3 percent relative to a year earlier and fell 1.4 percent at SAAR. In IIQ2014, US GDP increased 1.3 percent at 5.2 percent SAAR and increased 2.5 percent relative to a year earlier. US GDP increased 1.2 percent in IIIQ2014 at 4.7 percent SAAR and increased 2.8 percent relative to a year earlier. In IVQ2014, US GDP increased 0.4 percent at SAAR of 1.8 percent and increased 2.6 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP increased 0.8 percent in IQ2015 at SAAR of 3.3 percent and grew 3.8 percent relative to a year earlier. US GDP grew at SAAR of 2.3 percent in IIQ2015, increasing 0.6 percent in the quarter and 3.0 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP increased 0.3 percent in IIIQ2015 at SAAR of 1.3 percent and grew 2.2 percent in IIIQ2015 relative to a year earlier. US GDP grew at SAAR of 0.6 percent in IVQ2015, increasing 0.1 percent in the quarter and 1.9 percent relative to a year earlier. In IQ2016, US GDP grew 0.6 percent at SAAR of 2.4 percent and increased 1.6 percent relative to a year earlier. US GDP grew at SAAR of 1.2 percent in IIQ2016, increasing 0.3 percent in the quarter and 1.4 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIIQ2016, US GDP grew 0.6 percent at SAAR of 2.4 percent and increased 1.6 percent relative to a year earlier. US GDP grew at SAAR of 2.0 percent in IVQ2016, increasing 0.5 percent in the quarter, and increasing 2.0 percent relative to a year earlier. In IQ2017, US GDP grew 0.5 percent at SAAR of 1.9 percent and increased 1.9 percent relative to a year earlier. US GDP grew at SAAR of 2.3 percent in IIQ2017, increasing 0.6 percent in the quarter, and increasing 2.1 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIIQ2017, US GDP grew 0.7 percent at SAAR of 2.9 percent and increased 2.3 percent relative to a year earlier. US GDP grew at SAAR of 3.8 percent in IVQ2017, increasing 0.9 percent in the quarter, and increasing 2.7 percent relative to a year earlier. In IQ2018, US GDP grew at SAAR of 3.1 percent, increasing 0.8 percent in the quarter, and increasing 3.0 percent relative to a year earlier. US GDP grew at SAAR of 3.4 percent in IIQ2018, increasing 0.8 percent in the quarter, and increasing 3.3 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIIQ2018, US GDP grew at SAAR of 1.9 percent, increasing 0.5 percent in the quarter, and increasing 3.1 percent relative to a year earlier. US GDP grew at SAAR of 0.9 percent in IVQ2018, increasing 0.2 percent in the quarter, and increasing 2.3 percent relative to a year earlier. In IQ2019, US GDP grew at SAAR of 2.4 percent, increasing 0.6 percent in the quarter and increasing 2.2 percent relative to a year earlier. US GDP grew at SAAR of 3.2 percent in IIQ2019, increasing 0.8 percent in the quarter, and increasing 2.1 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIIQ2019, US GDP grew at SAAR of 2.8 percent, increasing 0.7 percent in the quarter, and increasing 2.3 percent relative to a year earlier. US GDP grew at SAAR of 1.9 percent in IVQ2019, increasing 0.5 percent in the quarter, and increasing 2.6 percent relative to a year earlier. In IQ2020, US GDP contracted at SAAR of minus 5.1 percent, decreasing 1.3 percent in the quarter, and increasing 0.6 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIQ2020, US GDP contracted at SAAR of minus 31.2 percent, decreasing 8.9 percent in the quarter and decreasing 9.1 percent relative to a year earlier. US GDP grew at SAAR of 33.8 percent in IIIQ2020, increasing 7.5 percent in the quarter, and decreasing 2.9 percent relative to a year earlier. In IVQ2020, US GDP grew at SAAR of 4.5 percent, increasing 1.1 percent in the quarter and decreasing 2.3 percent relative to a year earlier. US GDP grew at SAAR of 6.3 percent in IQ2021, increasing 1.5 percent in the quarter and increasing 0.5 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIQ2021, US GDP grew at SAAR of 6.7 percent, increasing 1.6 percent in the quarter and increasing 12.2 percent relative to a year earlier. US GDP increased at SAAR of 2.3 percent in IIIQ2021, increasing 0.5 percent in the quarter and increasing 4.9 percent relative to a year earlier. In IVQ2021, US GDP grew at SAAR of 7.0 percent, increasing 1.7 percent in the quarter and increasing 5.6 percent relative to a year earlier.
  • United Kingdom. In IQ2012, UK GDP increased 0.7 percent and increased 1.2 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIQ2012, GDP fell 0.1 percent relative to IQ2012 and increased 1.1 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIIQ2012, GDP increased 1.2 percent and increased 2.0 percent relative to the same quarter a year earlier. In IVQ2012, GDP fell 0.2 percent and increased 1.6 percent relative to a year earlier. Fiscal consolidation in an environment of weakening economic growth is much more challenging. GDP increased 1.4 percent in IQ2013 relative to a year earlier and 0.5 percent in IQ2013 relative to IVQ2012. In IIQ2013, GDP increased 0.7 percent and 2.1 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP increased 0.8 percent in IIIQ2013 and 1.6 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP increased 0.5 percent in IVQ2013 and 2.4 percent relative to a year earlier. In IQ2014, GDP increased 0.9 percent and 2.9 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP increased 0.8 percent in IIQ2014 and 3.1 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP increased 0.7 percent in IIIQ2014 and 3.0 percent relative to a year earlier. In IVQ2014, GDP increased 0.6 percent and 3.0 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP increased 0.6 percent in IQ2015 and increased 2.7 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP increased 0.7 percent in IIQ2015 and increased 2.6 percent relative to a year earlier. UK GDP increased 0.5 percent in IIIQ2015 and increased 2.5 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP increased 0.7 percent in IVQ2015 and increased 2.6 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP increased 0.4 percent in IQ2016 and increased 2.4 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP increased 0.6 percent in IIQ2016 and grew 2.3 percent relative to a year earlier. UK GDP increased 0.4 percent in IIIQ2016 and increased 2.2 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP increased 0.7 percent in IVQ2016 and increased 2.2 percent relative to a year earlier. UK GDP increased 0.6 percent in IQ2017 and increased 2.4 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP increased 0.3 percent in IIQ2017 and increased 2.2 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIIQ2017, GDP increased 0.4 percent and increased 2.1 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP increased 0.4 percent in IVQ2017 and increased 1.8 percent relative to a year earlier. In IQ2018, GDP increased 0.2 percent and increased 1.4 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP increased 0.5 percent in IIQ2018 and increased 1.6 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIIQ2018, GDP increased 0.6 percent and increased 1.8 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP increased 0.3 percent in IVQ2018 and increased 1.8 percent relative to a year earlier. In IQ2019, GDP increased 0.6 percent and increased 2.2 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP increased 0.1 percent in IIQ2019 and increased 1.8 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIIQ2019, GDP increased 0.5 percent and increased 1.6 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP changed 0.0 percent in IVQ2019 and increased 1.2 percent relative to a year earlier. In IQ2020, GDP decreased 2.6 percent and decreased 2.1 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP decreased 19.4 percent in IIQ2020 and decreased 21.2 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIIQ2020, GDP increased 17.6 percent and decreased 7.8 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP increased 1.5 percent in IVQ2020 and decreased 6.4 percent relative to a year earlier. In IQ2021, GDP contracted 1.3 percent and contracted 5.1 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP increased 5.4 percent in IIQ2021 and increased 24.2 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIIQ2021, GDP increased 1.1 percent and increased 6.8 percent relative to a year earlier.
  • Italy. The GDP of Italy grew 2.6 percent in IIIQ2021 and grew 3.9 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of Italy grew 2.7 percent in IIQ2021 and grew 17.1 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP grew 0.3 percent in IQ2021 and contracted 0.6 percent relative to a year earlier. Italy’s GDP contracted 1.6 percent in IVQ2020 and contracted 6.6 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP grew 15.6 percent in IIIQ2020 and contracted 5.4 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of Italy contracted 12.9 percent in IIQ2020 and contracted 18.1 percent relative to a year earlier in the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021). Italy’s GDP contracted 5.7 percent in IQ2020 and decreased 5.9 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of Italy decreased 0.4 percent in IVQ2019 and decreased 0.1 percent relative to a year earlier. Italy’s GDP increased 0.1 percent in IIIQ2019 and increased 0.6 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIQ2019, Italy’s GDP increased 0.2 percent and increased 0.6 percent relative to a year earlier. Italy’s GDP changed 0.0 percent in IQ2019 and increased 0.5 percent relative to a year earlier. In IVQ2018, the GDP of Italy increased 0.3 percent and increased 0.4 percent relative to a year earlier. Italy’s GDP changed 0.1 percent in IIIQ2018 and increased 0.6 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIQ2018, the GDP of Italy changed 0.0 percent and increased 0.9 percent relative to a year earlier. Italy’s GDP changed 0.0 percent in IQ2018 and increased 1.3 percent relative to a year earlier. In IVQ2017, the GDP of Italy increased 0.5 percent and increased 1.9 percent relative to a year earlier. Italy’s GDP increased 0.4 percent in IIIQ2017 and increased 1.6 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIQ2017, the GDP of Italy increased 0.4 percent and increased 1.8 percent relative to a year earlier. Italy’s GDP increased 0.5 percent in IQ2017 and increased 1.6 percent relative to a year earlier. In IVQ2016, the GDP of Italy increased 0.3 percent and increased 1.3 percent relative to a year earlier. Italy’s GDP increased 0.6 percent in IIIQ2016 and increased 1.6 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIQ2016, GDP increased 0.2 percent and increased 1.3 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP increased 0.3 percent in IQ2016 and increased 1.4 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP increased 0.5 percent in IVQ2015 and increased 1.4 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIIQ2015, GDP increased 0.2 percent and increased 0.6 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP increased 0.4 percent in IIQ2015 and 0.5 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP increased 0.3 percent in IQ2015 and increased 0.1 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP decreased 0.3 percent in IVQ2014 and changed 0.0 percent relative to a year earlier. GDP increased 0.1 percent in IIIQ2014 and changed 0.0 percent relative to a year earlier. Italy’s GDP changed 0.0 percent in IIQ2014 and increased 0.1 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of Italy increased 0.2 percent in IQ2014 and increased 0.2 percent relative to a year earlier. Italy’s GDP decreased 0.2 percent in IVQ2013 and fell 0.9 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of Italy increased 0.2 percent in IIIQ2013 and fell 1.4 percent relative to a year earlier. Italy’s GDP changed 0.0 percent in IIQ2013 and fell 2.2 percent relative to a year earlier. Italy’s GDP fell 0.9 percent in IQ2013 and declined 2.9 percent relative to IQ2013. GDP had been growing during six consecutive quarters but at very low rates from IQ2010 to IIQ2011. Italy’s GDP fell in seven consecutive quarters from IIIQ2011 to IQ2013 at increasingly higher rates of contraction from 0.5 percent in IIIQ2011 to 0.9 percent in IVQ2011, 1.1 percent in IQ2012, 0.7 percent in IIQ2012 and 0.5 percent in IIIQ2012. The pace of decline accelerated to minus 0.8 percent in IVQ2012 and minus 0.9 percent in IQ2013. GDP contracted cumulatively 5.3 percent in seven consecutive quarterly contractions from IIIQ2011 to IQ2013 at the annual equivalent rate of minus 3.1 percent. The year-on-year rate has fallen from 2.1 percent in IVQ2010 to minus 3.1 percent in IVQ2012, minus 2.9 percent in IQ2013, minus 2.2 percent in IIQ2013 and minus 1.4 percent in IIIQ2013. GDP fell 0.9 percent in IVQ2013 relative to a year earlier. GDP increased 0.2 percent in IQ2014 relative to a year earlier and increased 0.1 percent in IIQ2014 relative to a year earlier. GDP changed 0.0 percent in IIIQ2014 relative to a year earlier and changed 0.0 percent in IVQ2014 relative to a year earlier. GDP increased 0.1 percent in IQ2015 relative to a year earlier and increased 0.5 percent in IIQ2015 relative to a year earlier. GDP increased 0.6 percent in IIIQ2015 relative to a year earlier and increased 1.4 percent in IVQ2015 relative to a year earlier. GDP increased 1.4 percent in IQ2016 relative to a year earlier and increased 1.3 percent in IIQ2016 relative to a year earlier. GDP increased 1.6 percent in IIIQ2016 relative to a year earlier and increased 1.3 percent in IVQ2016 relative to a year earlier. GDP increased 1.6 percent in IQ2017 relative to a year earlier and increased 1.8 percent in IIQ2017 relative to a year earlier. GDP increased 1.6 percent in IIIQ2017 relative to a year earlier and increased 1.9 percent in IVQ2017 relative to a year earlier. GDP increased 1.3 percent in IQ2018 relative to a year earlier and increased 0.9 percent in IIQ2018 relative to a year earlier. GDP increased 0.6 percent in IIIQ2018 relative to a year earlier and increased 0.4 percent in IVQ2018 relative to a year earlier. GDP increased 0.5 percent in IQ2019 relative to a year earlier and increased 0.6 percent in IIQ2019 relative to a year earlier. GDP increased 0.6 percent in IIIIQ2019 relative to a year earlier and decreased 0.1 percent in IVQ2019 relative to a year earlier. GDP contracted 5.9 percent in IQ2020 relative to a year earlier and contracted 18.1 percent in IIQ2020 relative to a year earlier in the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021). GDP contracted 5.4 percent in IIIQ2020 relative to a year earlier and contracted 6.6 percent in IVQ2020 relative to a year earlier. GDP contracted 0.6 percent in IQ2021 relative to a year earlier. GDP grew 17.1 percent in IIQ2021 relative to a year earlier. In IIIQ2021, GDP grew 3.9 percent relative to a year earlier. Istat updated the national accounts of Italy, using 2015 base, with the release of Mar 3, 2021 (https://www.istat.it/it/archivio/254320). Using seasonally and calendar adjusted chained volumes in the dataset of EUROSTAT (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/), the GDP of Italy (using the base of 2015) in IIIQ2021 of €425,375.0 million (https://www.istat.it/it/archivio/254320) is lower by 6.1 percent relative to €453,226.4 million in IQ2008 (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/). Using seasonally and calendar adjusted chained volumes in the dataset of EUROSTAT (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/), the GDP of Italy increased from €391,789.2 million in IQ1998 to €453,226.4 million in IQ2008 at the annual equivalent rate of 1.5 percent. The fiscal adjustment of Italy is significantly more difficult with the economy not growing especially on the prospects of increasing government revenue. The strategy is for reforms to improve productivity, facilitating future fiscal consolidation.
  • France. France’s GDP increased 0.1 percent in IQ2012 and increased 0.7 percent relative to a year earlier. France’s GDP decreased 0.2 percent in IIQ2012 and increased 0.5 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIIQ2012, France’s GDP increased 0.2 percent and increased 0.3 percent relative to a year earlier. France’s GDP decreased 0.1 percent in IVQ2012 and increased 0.1 percent relative to a year earlier. In IQ2013, France’s GDP changed 0.0 percent and changed 0.0 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of France increased 0.7 percent in IIQ2013 and increased 0.8 percent relative to a year earlier. France’s GDP changed 0.0 percent in IIIQ2013 and increased 0.6 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of France increased 0.5 percent in IVQ2013 and increased 1.1 percent relative to a year earlier. In IQ2014, France’s GDP increased 0.1 percent and increased 1.2 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIQ2014, France’s GDP increased 0.1 percent and increased 0.7 percent relative to a year earlier. France’s GDP increased 0.5 percent in IIIQ2014 and increased 1.2 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of France increased 0.1 percent in IVQ2014 and increased 0.8 percent relative to a year earlier. France’s GDP increased 0.5 percent in IQ2015 and increased 1.2 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIQ2015, France’s GDP changed 0.0 percent and increased 1.1 percent relative to a year earlier. France’s GDP increased 0.3 percent in IIIQ2015 and increased 0.9 percent relative to a year earlier. In IVQ2015, the GDP of France increased 0.2 percent and increased 1.0 percent relative to a year earlier. France’s GDP increased 0.6 percent in IQ2016 and increased 1.1 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of France decreased 0.2 percent in IIQ2016 and increased 1.0 percent relative to a year earlier. France’s GDP increased 0.2 percent in IIIQ2016 and increased 0.8 percent relative to a year earlier. In IVQ2016, the GDP of France increased 0.5 percent and increased 1.2 percent relative to a year earlier. France’s GDP increased 0.8 percent in IQ2017 and increased 1.4 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIQ2017, the GDP of France increased 0.8 percent and increased 2.4 percent relative to a year earlier. France’s GDP increased 0.6 percent in IIIQ2017 and increased 2.8 percent relative to a year earlier. In IVQ2017, the GDP of France increased 0.9 percent and increased 3.2 percent relative to a year earlier. France’s GDP changed 0.0 percent in IQ2018 and increased 2.3 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIQ2018, the GDP of France increased 0.4 percent and increased 1.9 percent relative to a year earlier. France’s GDP increased 0.4 percent in IIIQ2018 and increased 1.6 percent relative to a year earlier. In IVQ2018, the GDP of France increased 0.7 percent and increased 1.5 percent relative to a year earlier. France’s GDP increased 0.6 percent in IQ2019 and increased 2.1 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIQ2019, the GDP of France increased 0.6 percent and increased 2.3 percent relative to a year earlier. France’s GDP increased 0.1 percent in IIIQ2019 and increased 2.0 percent relative to a year earlier. In IVQ2019, the GDP of France decreased 0.3 percent and increased 0.9 percent relative to a year earlier. France’s GDP decreased 5.7 percent in IQ2020 and decreased 5.4 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIQ2020, the GDP of France decreased 13.5 percent and decreased 18.6 percent relative to a year earlier. France’s GDP increased 18.5 percent in IIIQ2020 and decreased 3.6 percent relative to a year earlier. In IVQ2020, the GDP of France contracted 1.1 percent and decreased 4.3 percent relative to a year earlier. France’s GDP increased 0.1 percent in IQ2021 and increased 1.5 percent relative to a year earlier. In IIQ2021, the GDP of France increased 1.3 percent and increased 18.8 percent relative to a year earlier. France’s GDP increased 3.0 percent in IIIQ2021 and increased 3.3 percent relative to

Table V-3, Percentage Changes of GDP Quarter on Prior Quarter and on Same Quarter Year Earlier, ∆%

 

IQ2012/IVQ2011

IQ2012/IQ2011

USA

QOQ: 0.8       

SAAR: 3.3

2.6

Japan

QOQ: 1.4

SAAR: 5.6

3.0

China

1.9 AE 7.8

8.1

Euro Area

-0.2

-0.5

Germany

0.2

1.5 CA 1.0

France

0.1

0.7

Italy

-1.2

-2.4

United Kingdom

0.7

1.2

 

IIQ2012/IQ2012

IIQ2012/IIQ2011

USA

QOQ: 0.5        

SAAR: 1.8

2.4

Japan

QOQ: -0.9
SAAR: -3.5

2.8

China

2.1 AE 8.7

7.6

Euro Area

-0.3

-0.8

Germany

0.2

0.4 CA 0.9

France

-0.2

0.5

Italy

-0.7

-3.2

United Kingdom

-0.1

1.1

 

IIIQ2012/ IIQ2012

IIIQ2012/ IIIQ2011

USA

QOQ: 0.2 
SAAR: 0.7

2.6

Japan

QOQ: –0.4
SAAR: –1.5

-0.1

China

1.8 AE 7.4

7.5

Euro Area

-0.1

-1.0

Germany

0.3

-0.1 (CA) 0.4

France

0.2

0.3

Italy

-0.5

-3.3

United Kingdom

1.2

2.0

 

IVQ2012/IIIQ2012

IVQ2012/IVQ2011

United States

QOQ: 0.1
SAAR: 0.4

1.6

Japan

QOQ: -0.1

SAAR: -0.3

-0.1

China

2.0 AE 8.2

8.1

Euro Area

-0.4

-1.0

Germany

-0.4

-0.1 (CA) 0.2

France

-0.1

0.1

Italy

-0.8

-3.2

United Kingdom

-0.2

1.6

 

IQ2013/IVQ2012

IQ2013/IQ2012

United States

QOQ: 0.9
SAAR: 3.5

1.6

Japan

QOQ: 1.4

SAAR: 5.6

0.0

China

1.9 AE 7.8

7.9

Euro Area

-0.4

-1.2

Germany

-0.5

-1.5 (CA) -0.3

France

0.0

0.0

Italy

-0.9

-2.9

UK

0.5

1.4

 

IIQ2013/IQ2013

IIQ2013/IIQ2012

USA

QOQ: 0.1

SAAR: 0.6

1.3

Japan

QOQ: 0.9

SAAR: 3.7

1.8

China

1.8 AE 7.4

7.6

Euro Area

0.5

-0.4

Germany

1.1

0.8 (CA) 0.4

France

0.7

0.8

Italy

0.0

-2.2

UK

0.7

2.1

 

IIIQ2013/IIQ2013

III/Q2013/IIIQ2012

USA

QOQ: 0.8
SAAR: 3.2

1.9

Japan

QOQ: 1.0

SAAR: 3.9

3.0

China

2.1 AE 8.7

7.9

Euro Area

0.3

0.1

Germany

0.6

1.2 (CA) 0.7

France

0.0

0.6

Italy

0.2

-1.5

UK

0.8

1.6

 

IVQ2013/IIIQ2013

IVQ2013/IVQ2012

USA

QOQ: 0.7

SAAR: 2.9

2.5

Japan

QOQ: -0.1

SAAR: -0.5

3.1

China

1.6 AE 6.6

7.7

Euro Area

0.3

0.7

Germany

0.3

1.2 (CA) 1.4

France

0.5

1.1

Italy

-0.2

-0.9

UK

0.5

2.4

 

IQ2014/IVQ2013

IQ2014/IQ2013

USA

QOQ -0.4

SAAR -1.4

1.3

Japan

QOQ: 0.8

SAAR: 3.3

2.9

China

1.8 AE 7.4

7.5

Euro Area

0.4

1.5

Germany

0.9

3.2 (CA) 3.0

France

0.1

1.2

Italy

0.1

0.1

UK

0.9

2.9

 

IIQ2014/IQ2014

IIQ2014/IIQ2013

USA

QOQ 1.3

SAAR 5.2

2.5

Japan

QOQ: -1.8

SAAR: -7.1

-0.1

China

1.8 AE 7.4

7.6

Euro Area

0.2

1.2

Germany

0.0

1.4 (CA) 1.8

France

0.1

0.7

Italy

0.0

0.1

UK

0.8

3.1

 

IIIQ2014/IIQ2014

IIIQ2014/IIIQ2013

USA

QOQ: 1.2

SAAR: 4.7

2.8

Japan

QOQ: 0.1

SAAR: 0.4

-1.1

China

1.8 AE 7.4

7.2

Euro Area

0.4

1.4

Germany

0.5

1.8 (CA) 1.8

France

0.5

1.2

Italy

0.1

0.0

UK

0.7

3.0

 

IVQ2014/IIIQ2014

IVQ2014/IVQ2013

USA

QOQ: 0.4

SAAR: 1.8

2.6

Japan

QOQ: 0.5

SAAR: 1.9

-0.5

China

1.7 AE 7.0

7.3

Euro Area

0.4

1.5

Germany

0.8

2.4 (CA) 2.3

France

0.1

0.8

Italy

-0.2

0.0

UK

0.6

3.0

 

IQ2015/IVQ2014

IQ2015/IQ2014

USA

QOQ: 0.8

SAAR: 3.3

3.8

Japan

QOQ: 1.5

SAAR: 6.3

0.3

China

1.9 AE 7.8

7.1

Euro Area

0.7

1.8

Germany

-0.5

1.0 (CA) 0.9

France

0.5

1.2

Italy

0.2

0.1

UK

0.6

2.7

 

IIQ2015/IQ2015

IIQ2015/IIQ2014

USA

QOQ: 0.6

SAAR: 2.3

3.0

Japan

QOQ: 0.1

SAAR: 0.6

2.4

China

1.8 AE 7.4

7.1

Euro Area

0.4

2.0

Germany

0.7

1.5 (CA) 1.5

France

0.0

1.1

Italy

0.4

0.5

UK

0.7

2.6

 

IIIQ2015/IIQ2015

IIIQ2015/IIIQ2014

USA

QOQ: 0.3

SAAR: 1.3

2.2

Japan

QOQ: 0.1

SAAR: 0.3

2.2

China

1.7 AE 7.0

7.0

Euro Area

0.4

2.0

Germany

0.5

1.5 (CA) 1.4

France

0.3

0.9

Italy

0.2

0.6

UK

0.5

2.5

 

IVQ2015/IIIQ2015

IVQ2015/IVQ2014

USA

QOQ: 0.1

SAAR: 0.6

1.9

Japan

QOQ: -0.1

SAAR: -0.5

1.5

China

1.6 AE 6.6

6.9

Euro Area

0.5

2.0

Germany

0.4

1.9 (CA) 1.1

France

0.2

1.0

Italy

0.5

1.4

UK

0.7

2.6

 

IQ2016/IVQ2015

IQ2016/IQ2015

USA

QOQ: 0.6

SAAR: 2.4

1.6

Japan

QOQ: 0.7

SAAR: 3.0

1.0

China

1.4 AE 5.7

6.9

Euro Area

0.6

1.9

Germany

0.8

2.2 (CA) 2.5

France

0.6

1.1

Italy

0.3

1.4

UK

0.4

2.4

 

IIQ2016/IQ2016

IIQ2016/IIQ2015

USA

QOQ: 0.3

SAAR: 1.2

1.4

Japan

QOQ: -0.1

SAAR: -0.6

0.5

China

1.9 AE 7.8

6.8

Euro Area

0.3

1.7

Germany

0.4

3.6 (CA) 2.2

France

-0.2

1.0

Italy

0.2

1.3

UK

0.6

2.3

 

IIIQ2016/IIQ2016

IIIQ2016/IIIQ2015

USA

QOQ: 0.6

SAAR: 2.4

1.6

Japan

QOQ: 0.2

SAAR: 0.6

0.5

China

1.7 AE 7.0

6.8

Euro Area

0.5

1.7

Germany

0.3

1.9 (CA) 2.0

France

0.2

0.8

Italy

0.5

1.6

UK

0.4

2.2

 

IVQ2016/IIIQ2016

IVQ2016/IVQ2015

USA

QOQ: 0.5

SAAR: 2.0

2.0

Japan

QOQ: 0.2

SAAR: 0.8

1.0

China

1.6 AE 6.6

6.9

Euro Area

0.7

2.0

Germany

0.3

1.4 (CA) 1.9

France

0.5

1.2

Italy

0.3

1.3

UK

0.7

2.2

 

IQ2017/IVQ2016

IQ2017/IQ2016

USA

QOQ: 0.5

SAAR: 1.9

1.9

Japan

QOQ: 0.8

SAAR: 3.3

1.0

China

1.7 AE 7.0

7.0

Euro Area

0.7

2.2

Germany

1.2

3.6 (CA) 2.4

France

0.8

1.4

Italy

0.6

1.6

UK

0.6

2.4

 

IIQ2017/IQ2017

IIQ2017/IIQ2016

USA

QOQ: 0.6

SAAR: 2.3

2.1

Japan

QOQ: 0.4

SAAR: 1.6

1.4

China

1.7 AE 7.0

7.0

Euro Area

0.8

2.7

Germany

0.8

1.3 CA 2.7

France

0.8

2.4

Italy

0.4

1.8

UK

0.3

2.2

 

IIIQ2017/IIQ2017

IIIQ2017/IIIQ2016

USA

QOQ: 0.7

SAAR: 2.9

2.3

Japan

QOQ: 0.7

SAAR: 3.0

2.1

China

1.6 AE 6.6

6.9

Euro Area

0.7

3.0

Germany

0.9

2.7 CA 3.2

France

0.6

2.8

Italy

0.4

1.7

UK

0.4

2.1

 

IVQ2017/IIIQ2017

IVQ2017/IVQ2016

USA

QOQ: 0.9

SAAR: 3.8

2.7

Japan

QOQ: 0.2

SAAR: 0.7

2.2

China

1.6 AE 6.6

6.8

Euro Area

0.9

3.1

Germany

0.8

3.1 CA 3.7

France

0.9

3.2

Italy

0.6

1.9

UK

0.4

1.8

 

IQ2018/IVQ2017

IQ2018/IQ2017

USA

QOQ: 0.8

SAAR: 3.1

3.0

Japan

QOQ: 0.1

SAAR: 0.5

1.4

China

1.8 AE 7.4

6.9

Euro Area

0.1

2.5

Germany

-0.4

1.4 CA 2.1

France

0.0

2.3

Italy

0.0

1.4

UK

0.2

1.4

 

IIQ2018/IQ2018

IIQ2018/IIQ2017

USA

QOQ: 0.8

SAAR: 3.4

3.3

Japan

QOQ: 0.3

SAAR: 1.3

1.3

China

1.6 AE 6.6

6.9

Euro Area

0.5

2.1

Germany

0.6

2.2 CA 1.8

France

0.4

1.9

Italy

0.0

1.0

UK

0.5

1.6

 

IIIQ2018/IIQ2018

IIIQ2018/IIIQ2017

USA

QOQ: 0.5

SAAR: 1.9

3.1

Japan

QOQ -0.8

SAAR: -3.1

-0.1

China

1.4 AE 5.7

6.7

Euro Area

0.1

1.5

Germany

-0.4

0.4 CA 0.5

France

0.4

1.6

Italy

0.1

0.6

UK

0.6

1.8

 

IVQ2018/IIIQ2018

IVQ2018/IVQ2017

USA

QOQ: 0.2

SAAR: 0.9

2.3

Japan

QOQ: 0.0

SAAR: 0.1

-0.2

China

1.5 AE 6.1

6.5

Euro Area

0.6

1.2

Germany

0.4

0.3 CA 0.1

France

0.7

1.5

Italy

0.2

0.3

UK

0.3

1.8

 

IQ2019/IV2018

IQ2019/IQ2018

USA

QOQ: 0.6

SAAR: 2.4

2.2

Japan

QOQ: 0.4

SAAR: 1.6

-0.1

China

1.6 AE 6.6

6.3

Euro Area

0.7

1.9

Germany

1.1

1.5 CA 1.6

France

0.6

2.1

Italy

0.0

0.3

UK

0.6

2.2

 

IIQ2019/IQ2019

IIQ2019/IIQ2018

USA

QOQ: 0.8

SAAR: 3.2

2.1

Japan

QOQ: 0.4

SAAR: 1.7

0.1

China

1.2 AE 4.9

6.0

Euro Area

0.2

1.6

Germany

-0.5

0.1 CA 0.5

France

0.6

2.3

Italy

0.1

0.4

UK

0.1

1.8

 

IIIQ2019/IIQ2019

IIIQ2019/IIIQ2018

USA

QOQ: 0.7

SAAR 2.8

2.3

Japan

QOQ: -0.1

SAAR: -0.5

0.8

China

1.4 AE 5.7

5.9

Euro Area

0.2

1.7

Germany

0.4

1.8 CA 1.3

France

0.1

2.0

Italy

0.2

0.5

UK

0.5

1.6

 

IVQ2019/IIIQ2019

IVQ2019/IVQ2018

USA

QOQ: 0.5

SAAR: 1.9

2.6

Japan

QOQ: -2.4

SAAR: -9.2

-1.7

China

1.3 AE 5.3

5.8

Euro Area

0.0

1.2

Germany

-0.1

0.7 CA 0.9

France

-0.3

0.9

Italy

-0.4

-0.1

UK

0.0

1.2

 

IQ2020/IVQ2019

IQ2020/IQ2019

USA

QOQ: -1.3

SAAR: -5.1

0.6

Japan

QOQ: 0.3

SAAR: 1.2

-1.8

China

-10.5 (-35.8)

-6.9

Euro Area

-3.5

-3.1

Germany

-1.8

-1.5 CA -1.9

France

-5.7

-5.4

Italy

-5.6

-5.8

UK

-2.6

-2.1

 

IIQ2020/IQ2020

IIQ2020/IIQ2019

USA

QOQ: -8.9

SAAR: -31.2

-9.1

Japan

QOQ: -8.0

SAAR: -28.5

-10.1

China

11.6 (55.1)

3.1

Euro Area

-11.7

-14.5

Germany

-10.0

-11.3 CA -11.3

France

-13.5

-18.6

Italy

-13.1

-18.2

UK

-19.4

-21.2

IIIQ2020/IIQ2020

IIIQ2020/IIIQ2019

USA

QOQ: 7.5

SAAR: 33.8

-2.9

Japan

QOQ: 5.1

SAAR: 22.1

-5.4

China

3.4 (14.3)

4.8

Euro Area

12.6

-4.1

Germany

9.0

-3.6 CA -3.7

France

18.5

-3.6

Italy

16.0

-5.2

UK

17.6

-7.8

 

IVQ2020/IIIQ2020

IVQ2020/IVQ2019

USA

QOQ: 1.1

SAAR: 4.5

-2.3

Japan

QOQ: 2.3

SAAR: 9.6

-0.9

China

2.6 (10.8)

6.4

Euro Area

-0.4

-4.4

Germany

0.7

-1.9 CA -2.9

France

-1.1

-4.3

Italy

-1.8

-6.5

UK

1.5

-6.4

 

IQ2021/IVQ2020

IQ2021/IQ2020

USA

QOQ: 1.5

SAAR: 6.3

0.5

Japan

QOQ: -0.7

SAAR: -2.9

-1.8

China

0.3 (1.2)

18.3

Euro Area

-0.2

-1.1

Germany

-1.9

-3.2 CA -2.9

France

0.1

1.5

Italy

0.2

-0.7

UK

-1.3

-5.1

 

IIQ2021/IQ2021

IIQ2021/IIQ2020

USA

QOQ:1.6

SAAR: 6.7

12.2

Japan

QOQ: 0.5

SAAR: 2.0

7.3

China

1.3 AE 5.3

7.9

Euro Area

2.2

14.4

Germany

2.0

10.4 CA 10.0

France

1.3

18.8

Italy

2.7

17.3

UK

5.4

24.2

 

IIIQ2021/IIQ2021

IIIQ2021/IIIQ2020

USA

QOQ: 0.6

SAAR: 2.3

4.9

Japan

QOQ -0.9

SAAR: -3.6

1.2

China

0.7 AE 2.8

4.9

Euro Area

2.2

3.9

Germany

1.7

2.5 CA 2.5

France

3.0

3.3

Italy

2.6

3.9

UK

1.1

6.8

 

IVQ2021/IIIQ2021

IVQ2021/IVQ2020

USA

QOQ: 1.7

SAAR: 7.0

5.6

China

1.6 (6.6)

4.0

QOQ: quarter relative to prior quarter; SAAR: seasonally adjusted annual rate

AE: annual equivalent

Source: Country Statistical Agencies http://www.bls.gov/bls/other.htm https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/international-programs/about/related-sites.html

Japan’s GDP increased 1.3 percent in IVQ2021 at SAAR of 5.4 percent and increased 0.7 percent relative to a year earlier. The National Bureau of Statistics of China released a preliminary estimate of growth of GDP of 4.0 percent in IVQ2021 relative to IVQ2020 and 8.1 percent in cumulative IQ2021 to IVQ2021 relative to a year earlier, as shown in Table V-3C. GDP grew 1.6 percent in IVQ2021 at the annual equivalent rate of 6.6 percent. The GDP of the euro area increased 0.3 percent in IVQ2021 and grew 4.6 percent relative to a year earlier. Germany’s GDP contracted 0.7 percent in IVQ2021 and increased 1.4 percent relative to a year earlier. The GDP of France increased 0.7 percent in IVQ2021 and grew 5.4 percent relative to a year earlier. Italy’s GDP increased 0.6 percent in IVQ2021 and increased 6.4 percent relative to a year earlier. UK’s GDP increased 1.0 percent in IVQ2021 and grew 6.5 percent relative to a year earlier.

Table V-3C, Flash Estimates of Percentage Changes of GDP Quarter on Prior Quarter and on Same Quarter Year Earlier, ∆%

 

IVQ2021/IIIQ2021

IVQ2021/IVQ2020

Japan

1.3

SAAR: 5.4

0.7

China

1.6 (AE 6.6)

4.0

Euro Area

0.3

4.6

Germany

-0.7

1.4

France

0.7

5.4

Italy

0.6

6.4

UK

1.0

6.5

QOQ: Quarter relative to prior quarter; SAAR: seasonally adjusted annual rate; AE: Annual Equivalent

Source: Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat Country Statistical Agencies http://www.bls.gov/bls/other.htm https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/international-programs/about/related-sites.html https://www.ibge.gov.br/estatisticas/economicas/contas-nacionais/9300-contas-nacionais-trimestrais.html?=&t=resultados

Table V-4 provides two types of data: growth of exports and imports in the latest available months and in the past 12 months; and contributions of net trade (exports less imports) to growth of real GDP.

  • Germany. Germany’s exports increased 0.9 percent in the month of Dec 2021 and increased 14.0 percent in the 12 months ending in Dec 2021. Germany’s imports increased 4.7 percent in the month of Dec 2021 and increased 17.1 percent in the 12 months ending in Dec 2021. Net trade contributed 0.8 percentage points to growth of GDP in IQ2012, contributed 0.3 percentage points in IIQ2012, contributed 0.4 percentage points in IIIQ2012, deducted 0.5 percentage points in IVQ2012, deducted 0.3 percentage points in IQ2013 and deducted 0.3 percentage points in IIQ2013. Net traded deducted 0.0 percentage points from Germany’s GDP growth in IIIQ2013 and added 0.9 percentage points to GDP growth in IVQ2013. Net trade deducted 0.1 percentage points from GDP growth in IQ2014. Net trade deducted 0.3 percentage points from GDP growth in IIQ2014 and added 0.7 percentage points in IIIQ2014. Net trade added 0.1 percentage points to GDP growth in IVQ2014 and deducted 0.4 percentage points in IQ2015. Net trade added 0.6 percentage points to GDP growth in IIQ2015 and deducted 0.4 percentage points in IIIQ2015. Net trade deducted 0.6 percentage points in IVQ2015 and deducted 0.9 percentage points in IQ2016. Net trade contributed 0.0 percentage points to GDP growth in IIQ2016. Net trade deducted 0.6 percentage points from GDP growth in IIIQ2016. Net trade deducted 0.9 percentage points in IVQ2016. Net trade added 1.1 percentage points to GDP growth in IQ2017. Net trade deducted 1.0 percentage points from GDP growth in IIQ2017. Net trade added 0.2 percentage points to GDP growth in IIIQ2017. Net trade added 0.6 percentage points to GDP growth in IVQ2017. Net trade contributed 0.2 percentage points to GDP growth in IQ2018 and contributed 0.6 percentage points to GDP growth in IIQ2018. Net trade deducted 1.3 percentage points from GDP growth in IIIQ2018. Net trade deducted 1.4 percentage points from GDP growth in IVQ2018. Net trade deducted 1.1 percentage points from GDP growth in IQ2019. Net trade deducted 1.6 percentage points from GDP growth in IIQ2019. Net traded added 0.3 percentage points to GDP growth in IIIQ2019. Net trade deducted 0.3 percentage points from GDP growth in IVQ2019. Net trade deducted 1.2 percentage points in IQ2020 and deducted 3.3 percentage points in IIQ2020. Net trade deducted 0.1 percentage points in IIIQ2020. Net trade contributed 1.2 percentage points in IVQ2020. Net trade contributed 0.9 percentage points in IQ2021. Net trade contributed 3.3 percentage points in IIQ2021. Net trade deducted 0.9 percentage points in IIIQ2021.
  • United Kingdom. Net trade contributed 0.7 percentage points in IIQ2013. In IIIQ2013, net trade deducted 1.7 percentage points from UK growth. Net trade contributed 0.1 percentage points to UK value added in IVQ2013. Net trade contributed 0.8 percentage points to UK value added in IQ2014 and 0.3 percentage points in IIQ2014. Net trade deducted 0.7 percentage points from GDP growth in IIIQ2014 and added 0.0 percentage points in IVQ2014. Net traded deducted 0.4 percentage points from growth in IQ2015. Net trade added 1.1 percentage points to GDP growth in IIQ2015 and deducted 0.4 percentage points in IIIQ2015. Net trade deducted 0.2 percentage points from GDP growth in IVQ2015. Net trade deducted 0.1-percentage points from GDP growth in IQ2016. Net trade added 0.1 percentage points to GDP growth in IIQ2016. Net trade deducted 1.8 percentage points from GDP growth in IIIQ2016. Net trade added 1.7 percentage points to GDP growth in IVQ2016. Net trade added 0.33 percentage points to GDP growth in IQ2017 and contributed 0.01 percentage points in IIQ2017. Net trade contributed 0.11 percentage points to GDP growth in IIIQ2017. Net trade deducted 0.28 percentage points from GDP growth in IVQ2017. Net trade added 0.42 percentage points to GDP growth in IQ2018. Net trade deducted 0.48 percentage points from GDP growth in IIQ2018. Net trade contributed 0.45 percentage points to GDP growth in IIIQ2018. Net trade deducted 1.29 percentage points from GDP growth in IVQ2018. Net trade deducted 2.85 percentage points from GDP growth in IQ2019. Net trade contributed 2.86 percentage points to GDP growth in IIQ2019. Net trade contributed 1.37 percentage points to GDP growth in IIIQ2019. Net trade contributed 2.26 percentage points to GDP growth in IVQ2019. Net trade deducted 2.61 percentage points from GDP growth in IQ2020. Net trade contributed 3.22 percentage points to GDP growth in IIQ2020. Net trade deducted 4.04 percentage points from GDP in IIIQ2020. Net trade deducted 2.03 percentage points from GDP growth in IVQ2020. Net trade contributed 1.19 percentage points to GDP growth in IQ2021. Net trade contributed 0.43 percentage points to GDP growth in IIQ2021. Net trade deducted 1.24 percentage points in IIIQ2021.
  • France. France’s exports decreased 0.4 percent in Dec 2021 while imports increased 2.5 percent. France’s exports increased 14.1 percent in the 12 months ending in Dec 2021 and imports increased 29.5 percent relative to a year earlier. Net trade deduced 0.1 percentage points from GDP growth in IQ2012. Net trade added 0.1 percentage points in IIQ2012. Net traded contributed 0.0 percentage points to France’s GDP in IIIQ2012 and 0.0 percentage points in IVQ2012. Net trade contributed 0.0 percentage points to France’s GDP growth in IQ2013 and added 0.1 percentage points in IIQ2013, deducting 0.4 percentage points in IIIQ2013. Net trade contributed 0.0 percentage points to France’s GDP in IVQ2013 and deducted 0.1 percentage points in IQ2014. Net trade deducted 0.3 percentage points from France’s GDP growth in IIQ2014 and deducted 0.2 percentage points in IIIQ2014. Net trade added 0.1 percentage points to France’s GDP growth in IVQ2014 and deducted 0.2 percentage points in IQ2015. Net trade added 0.4 percentage points to GDP growth in IIQ2015 and deducted 0.5 percentage points in IIIQ2015. Net trade deducted 0.6 percentage points from GDP growth in IVQ2015 and contributed 0.0 percentage points to GDP growth in IQ2016. Net trade added 0.5 percentage points to GDP in IIQ2016. Net trade deducted 0.4 percentage points from GDP in IIIQ2016 and contributed 0.0 percentage points in IVQ2016. Net trade deducted 0.7 percentage points from GDP in IQ2017 and added 1.0 percentage points in IIQ2017. Net trade deducted 0.2 percentage points from GDP growth in IIIQ2017. Net trade added 0.3 percentage points to GDP growth in IVQ2017. Net trade contributed 0.0 percentage points to GDP growth in IQ2018. Net trade deducted 0.1 percentage points from GDP growth in IIQ2018. Net trade added 0.4 percentage points to GDP growth in IIIQ2018. Net trade added 0.1 percentage points to GDP in IVQ2018. Net trade deducted 0.2 percentage points from GDP in IQ2019. Net trade deducted 0.2 percentage points from GDP growth in IIQ219. Net trade deducted 0.2 percentage points from GDP growth in IIIQ2019. Net trade deducted 0.1 percentage points from GDP growth in IVQ2019. Net trade deducted 0.1 percentage points in IQ2020. Net trade deducted 1.8 percentage points in IIQ2020. Net trade contributed 0.6 percentage points to GDP growth in IIIQ2020. Net trade contributed 0.8 percentage points in IVQ2020. Net trade deducted 0.4 percentage points in IQ2021. Net trade deducted 0.2 percentage points in IIQ2021. Net trade added 0.7 percentage points in IIIQ2021.
  • United States. US exports increased 1.5 percent in Dec 2021 and goods exports increased 23.1 percent in Jan-Dec 2021 relative to a year earlier. Imports increased 1.6 percent in Dec 2021 and goods imports increased 21.3 percent in Jan-Dec 2021 relative to a year earlier. Net traded added 0.37 percentage points to GDP in IQ2012. Net trade added 0.31 percentage points to GDP growth in IIQ2012 and deducted 0.02 percentage points in IIIQ2012, adding 0.68 percentage points in IVQ2012. Net trade added 0.30 percentage points to US GDP growth in IQ2013 and deducted 0.49 percentage points in IIQ2013. Net traded subtracted 0.01 percentage points from US GDP growth in IIIQ2013. Net trade added 1.04 percentage points to US GDP growth in IVQ2013. Net trade deducted 1.36 percentage points from US GDP growth in IQ2014 and deducted 0.29 percentage points in IIQ2014. Net trade added 0.12 percentage points to GDP growth in IIIQ2014. Net trade deducted 1.24 percentage points from GDP growth in IVQ2014 and deducted 1.34 percentage points from GDP growth in IQ2015. Net trade deducted 0.32 percentage points from GDP growth in IIQ2015. Net trade deducted 0.95 percentage points from GDP growth in IIIQ2015. Net trade deducted 0.20 percentage points from GDP growth in IVQ2015. Net trade deducted 0.06 percentage points from GDP growth in IQ2016. Net trade added 0.30 percentage points to GDP growth in IIQ2016. Net trade added 0.33 percentage points to GDP growth in IIIQ2016. Net trade deducted 1.19 percentage points from GDP growth in IVQ2016.  Net trade added 0.31 percentage points to GDP growth in IQ2017.  Net trade deducted 0.42 percentage points from GDP growth in IIQ2017. Net trade added 0.36 percentage points to GDP growth in IIIQ2017. Net trade deducted 0.37 percentage points from GDP growth in IVQ2017. Net trade subtracted 0.16 percentage points to GDP growth in IQ2018. Net trade added 0.40 percentage points to GDP growth in IIQ2018. Net trade deducted 1.66 percentage points from GDP growth in IIIQ2018, deducting 0.51 percentage points in IVQ2018. Net trade added 0.39 percentage points in IQ2019, deducting 0.50 percentage points in IIQ2019. Net trade added 0.07 percentage points in IIIQ2019. Net trade added 1.43 percentage points in IVQ2019, deducting 0.05 percentage points in IQ2020. Net trade added 1.53 percentage points in IIQ2020, deducting 3.25 percentage points in IIIQ2020. Net trade deducted 1.65 percentage points in IVQ2020. Net trade deducted 1.56 percentage points in IQ2021. Net trade deducted 0.18 percentage points in IIQ2021. Net trade deducted 1.16 percentage points from GDP in IIIQ2021. Net trade deducted 0.07 percentage points to GDP in IVQ2021.

Industrial production increased 1.4 percent in Jan 2022 and decreased 0.1 percent in Dec 2021 after increasing 0.9 percent in Nov 2021, with all data seasonally adjusted, as shown in Table I-1. Manufacturing decreased 22.4 percent from the peak in Jun 2007 to the trough in Apr 2009 and increased 13.5 percent from the trough in Apr 2009 to Dec 2019. Manufacturing increased 10.9 percent from the trough in Apr 2009 to Dec 2020. Manufacturing in Dec 2020 is lower by 13.9 percent relative to the peak in Jun 2007. Manufacturing increased 15.0 percent from the trough in Apr 2009 to Dec 2021. Manufacturing in Dec 2021 is 10.7 percent below the peak in Jun 2007. Manufacturing increased 15.1 percent from the trough in Apr 2009 to Jan 2022. Manufacturing in Jan 2022 is 10.6 percent below the peak in Apr 2009. US economic growth has been at only 2.2 percent on average in the cyclical expansion in the 50 quarters from IIIQ2009 to IVQ2021 and in the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021). Boskin (2010Sep) measures that the US economy grew at 6.2 percent in the first four quarters and 4.5 percent in the first 12 quarters after the trough in the second quarter of 1975; and at 7.7 percent in the first four quarters and 5.8 percent in the first 12 quarters after the trough in the first quarter of 1983 (Professor Michael J. Boskin, Summer of Discontent, Wall Street Journal, Sep 2, 201 http://professional.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703882304575465462926649950.html). There are new calculations using the revision of US GDP and personal income data since 1929 by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) (https://apps.bea.gov/iTable/index_nipa.cfm) and the second estimate of GDP for IVQ2021 (https://www.bea.gov/sites/default/files/2022-02/gdp4q21_2nd.pdf). The average of 7.7 percent in the first four quarters of major cyclical expansions is in contrast with the rate of growth in the first four quarters of the expansion from IIIQ2009 to IIQ2010 of only 2.9 percent obtained by dividing GDP of $15,605.6 billion in IIQ2010 by GDP of $15,161.8 billion in IIQ2009 {[($15,605.6/$15,161.8) -1]100 = 2.9%], or accumulating the quarter on quarter growth rates (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/02/us-gdp-growing-at-saar-of-70-percent-in.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/fomc-states-with-inflation-well-above-2.html). The expansion from IQ1983 to IQ1986 was at the average annual growth rate of 5.7 percent, 5.3 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1986, 5.1 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1986, 5.0 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1987, 5.0 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1987, 4.9 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1987, 5.0 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1987, 4.9 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1988, 4.9 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1988, 4.8 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1988, 4.8 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1988, 4.8 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1989, 4.7 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1989, 4.6 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1989, 4.5 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1989, 4.5 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1990, 4.4 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1990, 4.3 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1990, 4.0 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1990, 3.8 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1991, 3.8 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1991, 3.8 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1991, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1991, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1992, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1992, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1992, 3.8 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1992, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1993, 3.6 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1993, 3.6 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1993, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1993, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1994, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1994, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1994, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1994, 3.6 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1995, 3.6 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1995 and at 7.9 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1983 (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/02/us-gdp-growing-at-saar-of-70-percent-in.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/fomc-states-with-inflation-well-above-2.html). The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) dates a contraction of the US from IQ1990 (Jul) to IQ1991 (Mar) (https://www.nber.org/cycles.html). The expansion lasted until another contraction beginning in IQ2001 (Mar). US GDP contracted 1.4 percent from the pre-recession peak of $9404.5 billion of chained 2012 dollars in IIIQ1990 to the trough of $9275.3 billion in IQ1991 (https://apps.bea.gov/iTable/index_nipa.cfm). The US maintained growth at 3.0 percent on average over entire cycles with expansions at higher rates compensating for contractions. Growth at trend in the entire cycle from IVQ2007 to IVQ2021 and in the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021) would have accumulated to 51.3 percent. GDP in IVQ2021 would be $23,849.2 billion (in constant dollars of 2012) if the US had grown at trend, which is higher by $4038.6 billion than actual $19,810.6 billion. There are more than four trillion dollars of GDP less than at trend, explaining the 23.2 million unemployed or underemployed equivalent to actual unemployment/underemployment of 13.3 percent of the effective labor force with the largest part originating in the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event (Section I and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/02/increase-in-jan-2022-of-nonfarm-payroll.html). Unemployment is decreasing while employment is increasing in initial adjustment of the lockdown of economic activity in the global recession resulting from the COVID-19 event (https://www.bls.gov/covid19/effects-of-covid-19-pandemic-and-response-on-the-employment-situation-news-release.htm). US GDP in IVQ2021 is 16.9 percent lower than at trend. US GDP grew from $15,767.1 billion in IVQ2007 in constant dollars to $19,810.6 billion in IVQ2021 or 25.6 percent at the average annual equivalent rate of 1.6 percent. Professor John H. Cochrane (2014Jul2) estimates US GDP at more than 10 percent below trend. Cochrane (2016May02) measures GDP growth in the US at average 3.5 percent per year from 1950 to 2000 and only at 1.76 percent per year from 2000 to 2015 with only at 2.0 percent annual equivalent in the current expansion. Cochrane (2016May02) proposes drastic changes in regulation and legal obstacles to private economic activity. The US missed the opportunity to grow at higher rates during the expansion and it is difficult to catch up because growth rates in the final periods of expansions tend to decline. The US missed the opportunity for recovery of output and employment always afforded in the first four quarters of expansion from recessions. Zero interest rates and quantitative easing were not required or present in successful cyclical expansions and in secular economic growth at 3.0 percent per year and 2.0 percent per capita as measured by Lucas (2011May). There is cyclical uncommonly slow growth in the US instead of allegations of secular stagnation. There is similar behavior in manufacturing. There is classic research on analyzing deviations of output from trend (see for example Schumpeter 1939, Hicks 1950, Lucas 1975, Sargent and Sims 1977). The long-term trend is growth of manufacturing at average 3.0 percent per year from Jan 1919 to Jan 2022. Growth at 3.0 percent per year would raise the NSA index of manufacturing output (SIC, Standard Industrial Classification) from 106.8161 in Dec 2007 to 161.9673 in Jan 2022. The actual index NSA in Jan 2022 is 99.1061 which is 38.8 percent below trend. The underperformance of manufacturing in Mar-Nov 2020 originates partly in the earlier global recession augmented by the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021). Manufacturing grew at the average annual rate of 3.3 percent between Dec 1986 and Dec 2006. Growth at 3.3 percent per year would raise the NSA index of manufacturing output (SIC, Standard Industrial Classification) from 106.8161 in Dec 2007 to 168.7391 in Jan 2022. The actual index NSA in Jan 2022 is 99.1061, which is 41.3 percent below trend. Manufacturing output grew at average 1.7 percent between Dec 1986 and Jan 2022. Using trend growth of 1.7 percent per year, the index would increase to 135.4378 in Jan 2022. The output of manufacturing at 99.1061 in Jan 2022 is 26.8 percent below trend under this alternative calculation. Using the NAICS (North American Industry Classification System), manufacturing output fell from the high of 108.5167 in Jul 2007 to the low of 84.7321 in May 2009 or 21.9 percent. The NAICS manufacturing index increased from 84.7321 in Apr 2009 to 100.0330 in Jan 2022 or 18.1 percent. The NAICS manufacturing index increased at the annual equivalent rate of 3.5 percent from Dec 1986 to Dec 2006. Growth at 3.5 percent would increase the NAICS manufacturing output index from 104.6868 in Dec 2007 to 169.9423 in Jan 2022. The NAICS index at 100.0330 in Jan 2021 is 41.1 below trend. The NAICS manufacturing output index grew at 1.7 percent annual equivalent from Dec 1999 to Dec 2006. Growth at 1.7 percent would raise the NAICS manufacturing output index from 104.6868 in Dec 2007 to 132.7380 in Jan 2022. The NAICS index at 100.0330 in Jan 2022 is 24.6 percent below trend under this alternative calculation. Table I-13 provides national income by industry without capital consumption adjustment (WCCA). “Private industries” or economic activities have share of 87.8 percent in IIIQ2021. Most of US national income is in the form of services. In Jan 2022, there were 147.525 million nonfarm jobs NSA in the US, according to estimates of the establishment survey of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm Table B-1). Total private jobs of 126.583 million NSA in Feb 2022 accounted for 85.0 percent of total nonfarm jobs of 148.967 million, of which 12.568 million, or 9.9 percent of total private jobs and 8.4 percent of total nonfarm jobs, were in manufacturing. Private service-providing jobs were 106.131 million NSA in Feb 2022, or 71.2 percent of total nonfarm jobs and 83.8 percent of total private-sector jobs. Manufacturing has share of 9.7 percent in US national income in IIIQ2021 and durable goods 5.5 percent, as shown in Table I-13. Most income in the US originates in services. Subsidies and similar measures designed to increase manufacturing jobs will not increase economic growth and employment and may actually reduce growth by diverting resources away from currently employment-creating activities because of the drain of taxation.

Table V-4, Growth of Trade and Contributions of Net Trade to GDP Growth, ∆% and % Points

 

Exports
M ∆%

Exports 12 M ∆%

Imports
M ∆%

Imports 12 M ∆%

USA

1.5 Dec SA

23.1

Jan-Dec NSA

1.6 Dec SA

21.3

Jan-Dec NSA

Japan

 

Jan 2022

9.6

Dec 2021

17.5

Nov 2021

20.5

Oct 2021

9.4

Sep 2021

13.0

Aug 2021

26.2

Jul 2021

37.0

Jun 2021

48.6

May 2021

49.6

Apr 2021

38.0

Mar 2021

16.1

Feb 2021

-4.5

Jan 2021

6.4

Dec 2020

2.0

Nov 2020

-4.2

Oct 2020

-0.2

Sep 2020

-4.9

Aug 2020

-14.8

Jul 2020

-19.2

Jun 2020

-26.2

May 2020

-28.3

Apr 2020

-21.9

Mar 2020

-11.7

Feb 2020

-1.0

Jan 2020

-2.6

Dec 2019

-6.3

Nov 2019

-7.9

Oct 2019

-9.2

Sep 2019

-5.2

Aug 2019

-8.2

Jul 2019

-1.6

Jun 2019

-6.7

May 2019

-7.8

Apr 2019

-2.4

Mar 2019

-2.4

Feb 2019

-1.2

Jan 2019

-8.4

Dec 2018

-3.8

Nov 2018

0.1

Oct 2018

8.2

Sep 2018

-1.2

Aug 2018

6.6

Jul 2018

3.9

Jun 2018

6.7

May 2018

8.1

Apr 2018

7.8

Mar 2018

2.1

Feb 2018

1.8

Jan 2018

12.2

Dec 2017

9.3

Nov 2017

16.2

Oct 2017

14.0

Sep 2017

14.1

Aug 2017

18.1

Jul 2017

13.4

Jun 2017

9.7

May 2017

14.9

Apr 2017

7.5

Mar 2017

12.0

Feb 2017

11.3

Jan 2017

1.3

Dec 2016

5.4

Nov 2016 -0.4

Oct 2016

-10.3

Sep 2016

-6.9

Aug 2016

9.6

Jul 2016

-14.0

Jun 2016

-7.8

May 2016

-11.3

Apr 2016

-10.1

Mar 2016

-6.8

Feb 2016

-4.0

Jan 2016

-12.9

Dec 2015

-8.0

Nov 2015

-3.3

Oct 2015

-2.1

Sep 2015

0.6

Aug

3.1

Jul 2015

7.6

Jun 2015

9.5

May 2015

2.4

Apr

8.0

Mar

8.5

Feb

2.4

Jan

17.0

Dec

12.9

Nov

4.9

Oct

9.6

Sep

6.9

Aug

-1.3

Jul

3.9

Jun

-2.0

May 2014

-2.7

Apr 2014

5.1

Mar 2014

1.8

Feb 2014

9.5

Jan 2014

9.5

Dec 2013

15.3

Nov 2013

18.4

Oct 2013

18.6

Sep 2013

11.5

Aug 2013

14.7

Jul 2013

12.2

Jun 2013 7.4

May 2013

10.1

Apr 2013

3.8

Mar 2013

1.1

Feb 2013

-2.9

Jan 2013 6.4

Dec -5.8

Nov -4.1

Oct -6.5

Sep -10.3

Aug -5.8

Jul -8.1

 

Jan 2022

39.6

Dec 2021

41.1

Nov 2021

43.8

Oct 2021

26.7

Sep 2021

38.6

Aug 2021

44.7

Jul 2021

28.5

Jun 2021

32.7

May 2021

27.9

Apr 2021

12.8

Mar 2021

5.8

Feb 2021

11.8

Jan 2021

-9.5

Dec 2020

-11.6

Nov 2020

-11.1

Oct 2020

-13.3

Sep 2020

-17.2

Aug 2020

-20.8

Jul 2020

-22.3

Jun 2020

-14.4

May 2020

-26.2

Apr 2020

-7.2

Mar 2020

-5.0

Feb 2020

-14.0

Jan 2020

-3.6

Dec 2019

-4.9

Nov 2019

-15.7

Oct 2019

-14.8

Sep 2019

-1.5

Aug 2019

-12.0

Jul 2019

-1.2

Jun 2019

-5.2

May 2019

-1.5

Apr 2019

6.4

Mar 2019

1.1

Feb 2019

-6.7

Jan 2019

-0.6

Dec 2018

1.9

Nov 2018

12.5

Oct 2018

19.9

Sep 2018

7.0

Aug 2018

15.4

Jul 2018

14.6

Jun 2018

2.5

May 2018

14.0

Apr 2018

5.9

Mar 2018

-0.6

Feb 2018

16.6

Jan 2018

7.9

Dec 2017

14.9

Nov 2017

17.2

Oct 2017

18.9

Sep 2017

12.0

Aug 2017

15.2

Jul 2017

16.3

Jun 2017

15.5

May 2017

17.8

Apr 2017

15.1

Mar 2017

15.8

Feb 2017

1.2

Jan 2017

8.5

Dec 2016

-2.6

Nov 2016

-8.8

Oct 2016

-16.5

Sep 2016

-16.3

Aug 2016

-17.3

Jul 2016

-24.7

Jun 2016

-18.8

May 2016

-13.8

Apr 2016

-23.3

Mar 2016

-14.9

Feb 2016

-14.2

Jan 2016

-18.0

Dec 2015

-18.0

Nov 2015

-10.2

Oct 2015

-13.4

Sep 2015

-11.1

Aug

-3.1

Jul 2015

-3.2

Jun 2015

-2.9

May 2015

-8.7

Apr

-4.2

Mar

-14.5

Feb

-3.6

Jan

-9.0

Dec

1.9

Nov

-1.7

Oct

2.7

Sep

6.2

Aug

-1.5

Jul

2.3

Jun

8.4

May 2014

-3.6

Apr 2013

3.4

Mar 2014

18.1

Feb 2014

9.0

Jan 2014

25.0

Dec 2013 24.7

Nov 2013

21.1

Oct 2013

26.1

Sep 2013

16.5

Aug 2013

16.0

Jul 2013

19.6

Jun 2013

11.8

May 2013

10.0

Apr 2013

9.4

Mar 2013

5.5

Feb 2013

7.3

Jan 2013 7.3

Dec 1.9

Nov 0.8

Oct -1.6

Sep 4.1

Aug -5.4

Jul 2.1

China

Jan-Dec

3.6

Jan-Dec

0.5

Jan-Dec

9.9

Jan-Dec

2017 7.9

Jan-Dec 2016 -7.7

Jan-Dec

2015 -2.8

2021

Dec

20.9

Nov

22.0

Oct

27.1

Sep

28.1

Aug

25.6

Jul

19.3

Jun

33.2

May

27.9

Apr

32.3

Mar

30.6

Jan-Feb

60.6

2020

Dec

18.1

Nov

21.1

Oct

11.4

Sep

9.9

Aug

9.5

Jul

7.2

Jun

0.5

May

-3.3

Apr

8.2

Mar

-2.9

Jan-Feb

-17.2

2019

Dec

7.6

Nov

-1.1

Oct

-0.9

Sep

-3.2

Aug

-1.0

Jul

3.3

Jun

-1.3

May

1.1

Apr

-2.7

Mar

14.2

Feb

-20.7

Jan

9.3

2018

Dec

-4.4

Nov

5.4

Oct

15.6

Sep

14.5

Aug

9.8

Jul

12.2

Jun

11.3

May

12.6

Apr

12.9

Mar

-2.7

Feb

44.5

Jan

11.1

2017

Dec

10.9

Nov

12.3

Oct

6.9

Sep

8.1

Aug

5.5

Jul

7.2

Jun

11.3

May

8.7

Apr

8.0

Mar

16.4

Feb

-1.3

Jan

7.9

2016

Dec

3.1

Nov

0.1

Oct

-7.3

Sep

-10.0

Aug

-2.8

Jul

-4.4

Jun

-4.8

May

-4.1

Apr

-1.8

Mar

11.5

Feb

-25.4

Jan

-11.2

2015

-1.4 Dec

-6.8 Nov

-6.9 Oct

-3.7 Sep

-5.5 Aug

-8.3 Jul

2.8 Jun

-2.5 May

-6.4 Apr

-15.0 Mar

48.3 Feb

-3.3 Jan

2014

9.7 Dec

4.7 Nov

11.6 Oct

15.3 Sep

9.4 Aug

14.5 Jul

7.2 Jun

7.0 May

0.9 Apr

-6.6 Mar

-18.1 Feb

10.6 Jan

2013

4.3 Dec

12.7 Nov

5.6 Oct

-0.3 Sep

7.2 Aug

5.1 Jul

-3.1 Jun

1.0 May

14.7 Apr

10.0 Mar

21.8 Feb

25.0 Jan

Jan-Dec

-1.1

Jan-Dec

-2.8

Jan-Dec

15.8

Jan-Dec 2017 15.9

Jan-Dec 2016 -5.5

Jan-Dec 2015 -14.1

2021

Dec

19.5

Nov

31.7

Oct

20.6

Sep

17.6

Aug

33.1

Jul

28.1

Jun

36.7

May

51.1

Apr

43.1

Mar

38.1

Jan-Feb

22.2

2020

Dec

6.5

Nov

4.5

Oct

4.7

Sep

13.2

Aug

-2.1

Jul

1.4

Jun

2.7

May

-16.7

Apr

-10.2

Mar

-1.1

Jan-Feb

-4.0

2019

Dec

16.3

Nov

0.3

Oct

-6.4

Sep

-8.5

Aug

-5.6

Jul

-5.3

Jun

-7.3

May

-8.5

Apr

4.0

Mar

-7.6

Feb

-5.2

Jan

-1.5

2018

Dec

-7.6

Nov

3.0

Oct

21.4

Sep

14.3

Aug

20.0

Jul

27.3

Jun

14.1

May

26.0

Apr

21.5

Mar

14.4

Feb

6.3

Jan

36.9

2017

Dec

4.5

Nov

17.7

Oct

17.2

Sep

18.7

Aug

13.3

Jul

11.0

Jun

17.2

May

14.8

Apr

11.9

Mar

20.3

Feb

38.1

Jan

16.7

2016

Dec

-7.7

Nov

6.7

Oct

-1.4

Sep

-1.9

Aug

1.5

Jul

-12.5

Jun

-2.8

May

-0.4

Apr

-10.6

Mar

-7.6

Feb

-13.8

Jan

-18.8

2015

-7.6 Dec

-8.7 Nov

-18.8 Oct

-20.4 Sep

-13.8 Aug

-8.1 Jul

-6.1 Jun

-17.6 May

-12.7 Mar

-20.5 Feb

-19.9 Jan

2014

-2.4 Dec

-6.7 Nov

4.6 Oct

7.0 Sep

-2.4 Aug

-1.6 Jul

5.5 Jun

-1.6 May

-0.8 Apr

-11.3 Mar

10.1 Feb

10.0 Jan

2013

8.3 Dec

5.3 Nov

7.6 Oct

7.4 Sep

7.0 Aug

10.9 Jul

-0.7 Jun

-0.3 May

16.8 Apr

14.1 Mar

-15.2 Feb

28.8 Jan

Euro Area

14.1 12-M Dec 2021

36.7 Jan-Dec 2021

14.1 12-M Dec 2021

21.4 Jan-Dec 2021

Germany

0.9 Dec CSA

14.0 Dec

4.7 Dec CSA

17.1 Dec

France

Dec

-0.4

14.1

2.5

29.5

Italy Dec

-1.1

16.2

7.5

37.2

UK Dec

1.5

2.3

0.9

7.5

Net Trade % Points GDP Growth

Points

     

USA

IVQ2021

-0.07

IIIQ2021

-1.26

IIQ2021

-0.18

IQ2021

-1.56

IVQ2020

-1.65

IIIQ2020

-3.25

IIQ2020

1.53

IQ2020

-0.05

IVQ2019

1.43

IIIQ2019

0.07

IIQ2019

-0.50

IQ2019

0.39

IVQ 2018

-0.51

IIIQ2018

-1.66

IIQ2018

0.40

IQ2018

-0.16

IVQ2017

-0.37

IIIQ2017

0.36

IIQ2017

-0.42

IQ2017

0.31

IVQ2016

-1.19

IIIQ2016

0.33

IIQ2016

0.30

IQ2016

-0.06

IVQ2015

-0.20

IIIQ2015

-0.95

IIQ2015

-0.32

IQ2015

-1.34

IVQ2014

-1.24

IIIQ2014

0.12

IIQ2014

-0.29

IQ2014

-1.36

IVQ2013

1.04

IIIQ2013

-0.01

IIQ2013

-0.49

IQ2013

0.30

IVQ2012 +0.68

IIIQ2012

-0.02

IIQ2012 0.31

IQ2012 0.37

     

Japan

0.7

IQ2012

-1.9 IIQ2012

-1.9

IIIQ2012

-0.3

IVQ2012

1.4

IQ2013

-0.1

IIQ2013

-1.3

IIIQ2013

-2.1

IVQ2013

-1.0

IQ2014

4.2

IIQ2014

-0.3

IIIQ2014

1.8

IVQ2014

0.4

IQ2015

-0.7

IIQ2015

-0.5

IIIQ2015

-0.2

IVQ2015

1.4

IQ2016

0.4

IIQ2016

1.0

IIIQ2016

1.0

IVQ2016

0.7

IQ2017

-0.7

IIQ2017

1.8

IIIQ2017

-0.3

IVQ2017

0.4

IQ2018

0.3

IIQ2018

-1.0

IIIQ2018

-2.0

IVQ2018

1.2

IQ2019

-0.8

IIQ2019

-1.6

IIIQ2019

1.8

IVQ2019

-0.7

IQ2020

-10.1

IIQ2020

10.8

IIIQ2020

3.7

IVQQ2020

-0.5

IQ2021

-0.8

IIQ2021

0.1

IIIQ2021

     

Germany

IQ2012

0.8 IIQ2012 0.3 IIIQ2012 0.4 IVQ2012

-0.5

IQ2013

-0.3 IIQ2013

-0.3

IIIQ2013

0.0

IVQ2013

0.9

IQ2014

-0.1

IIQ2014

-0.3

IIIQ2014

0.7

IVQ2014

0.1

IQ2015

-0.4

IIQ2015

0.6

IIIQ2015

-0.4

IVQ2015

-0.6

IQ2016

-0.9

IIQ2016

0.0

IIIQ2016

-0.6

IVQ2016

-0.9

IQ2017

1.1

IIQ2017

-1.0

IIIQ2017

0.2

IVQ2017

0.6

IQ2018

0.2

IIQ2018

0.6

IIIQ2018

-1.3

IVQ2018

-1.4

IQ2019

-1.1

IIQ2019

-1.6

IIIQ2019

0.3

IVQ2019

-0.3

IQ2020

-1.2

IIQ2020

-3.3

IIIQ2020

-0.1

IVQ2020

1.2

IQ2021

0.9

IIQ2021

3.3

IIIQ2021

-0.9

     

France

-0.1

IQ2012

0.1

IIQ2012

0.0 IIIQ2012

0.0 IVQ2012

0.0 IQ2013

0.1

IIQ2013 -0.4

IIIQ2013

0.0

IVQ2013

-0.1

IQ2014

-0.3

IIQ2014

-0.2

IIIQ2014

0.1

IVQ2014

-0.2

IQ2015

0.4

IIQ2015

-0.5

IIIQ2015

-0.6

IVQ2015

0.0

IQ2016

0.5

IIQ2016

-0.4

IIIQ2016

0.0

IVQ2016

-0.7

IQ2017

1.0

IIQ2017

-0.2

IIIQ2017

0.3

IVQ2017

0.0

IQ2018

-0.1

IIQ2018

0.4

IIIQ2018

0.1

IVQ2018

-0.2

IQ2019

-0.2

IIQ2019

-0.2

IIIQ2019

-0.1

IVQ2019

-0.1

IQ2020

-1.8

IIQ2020

0.6

IIIQ2020

0.8

IVQ2020

-0.4

IQ2021

-0.2

IIQ2021

0.7

IIIQ2021

     

UK

0.7

IIQ2013

-1.7

IIIQ2013

0.1

IVQ2013

0.8

IQ2014

0.3

IIQ2014

-0.7

IIIQ2014

0.0

IVQ2014

-0.4

IQ2015

1.1

IIQ2015

-0.4

IIIQ2015

-0.2

IVQ2015

-0.1

IQ2016

0.1

IIQ2016

-1.8

IIIQ2016

1.7

IVQ2016

0.33

IQ2017

0.01

IIQ2017

     
 

0.11

     
 

IIIQ2017

-0.28

IVQ2017

0.42

IQ2018

-0.48

IIQ2018

0.45

IIIQ2018

-1.29

IVQ2018

-2.85

IQ2019

2.86

IIQ2019

1.37

IIIQ2019

2.26

IVQ2019

-2.61

IQ2020

3.22

IIQ2020

-4.04

IIIQ2020

-2.03

IVQ2020

1.19

IQ2021

0.43

IIQ2021

-1.24

IIIQ2021

     

Sources: Country Statistical Agencies

https://www.bls.gov/bls/other.htm https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/international-programs/about/related-sites.html

Motor vehicle sales and production in the US have been in long-term structural change. Table VA-1A provides the data on new motor vehicle sales and domestic car production in the US from 1990 to 2010. New motor vehicle sales grew from 14,137 thousand in 1990 to the peak of 17,806 thousand in 2000 or 29.5 percent. In that same period, domestic car production fell from 6,231 thousand in 1990 to 5,542 thousand in 2000 or -11.1 percent. New motor vehicle sales fell from 17,445 thousand in 2005 to 11,772 in 2010 or 32.5 percent while domestic car production fell from 4,321 thousand in 2005 to 2,840 thousand in 2010 or 34.3 percent. In IIQ2018, light vehicle sales accumulated to 4,500,220, which is higher by 1.8 percent relative to 4,419,349 a year earlier in IIQ2017 (http://www.motorintelligence.com/m_frameset.html). Total not seasonally adjusted light vehicle sales reached 1052.5 thousand in Feb 2022, decreasing 11.8 percent from 1193.8 thousand in Feb 2021 (https://www.bea.gov/data/gdp/gross-domestic-product#collapse86). The seasonally adjusted annual rate of light vehicle sales in the US reached 14.1 million in Feb 2022, lower than 15.0 million in Jan 2022 and lower than 15.9 million in Feb 2021 (https://www.bea.gov/data/gdp/gross-domestic-product#collapse86).

Table VA-1A, US, New Motor Vehicle Sales and Car Production, Thousand Units 7

 

New Motor Vehicle Sales

New Car Sales and Leases

New Truck Sales and Leases

Domestic Car Production

1990

14,137

9,300

4,837

6,231

1991

12,725

8,589

4,136

5,454

1992

13,093

8,215

4,878

5,979

1993

14,172

8,518

5,654

5,979

1994

15,397

8,990

6,407

6,614

1995

15,106

8,536

6,470

6,340

1996

15,449

8,527

6,922

6,081

1997

15,490

8,273

7,218

5,934

1998

15,958

8,142

7,816

5,554

1999

17,401

8,697

8,704

5,638

2000

17,806

8,852

8,954

5,542

2001

17,468

8,422

9,046

4,878

2002

17,144

8,109

9,036

5,019

2003

16,968

7,611

9,357

4,510

2004

17,298

7,545

9,753

4,230

2005

17,445

7,720

9,725

4,321

2006

17,049

7,821

9,228

4,367

2007

16,460

7,618

8,683

3,924

2008

13,494

6,814

6.680

3,777

2009

10,601

5,456

5,154

2,247

2010

11,772

5,729

6,044

2,840

Source: US Census Bureau

https://www.bea.gov/national/xls/gap_hist.xlsx

Table VA-1B provides the seasonally adjusted annual rate of total vehicle sales in the United States in millions. The rate decreased from 17.832 in Jun 2019 and 17.337 in Feb 2020 to 8.961 in Apr 2020 in the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021). The rate recovered to 12.438 in May 2020 and 13.447 in Jun 2020, 15.089 in Jul 2020, 15.677 in Aug 2020 and 16.703 in Sep 2020 in gradual return to economic activity. The rate for Nov 2020 decreased to 16.339 and increased to 16.761 in Dec 2020 and 17.287 in Jan 2021, decreasing to 16.392 in Feb 2021 and increasing to 18.155 in Mar 2021. The rate increased to 18.780 in Apr 2021, decreasing to 17.392 in May 2021, 15.948 in Jun 2021, 15.104 in Jul 2021, 13.503 in Aug 2021, 12.692 in Sep 2021, 13.486 in Oct 2021, 13.474 in Nov 2021 and 13.004 in Dec 2021. The rate increased to 15.475 in Jan 2022, decreasing to 15.542 in Feb 2022. (https://www.bea.gov/data/gdp/gross-domestic-product#collapse86).

Table VA-1B, United States, Annual Rate, Total Vehicle Sales, Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (Millions)

January

2019

     

17.265

February

2019

     

17.185

March

2019

     

17.656

April

2019

     

16.997

May

2019

     

17.840

June

2019

     

17.832

July

2019

     

17.597

August

2019

     

17.645

September

2019

     

17.714

October

2019

     

17.230

November

2019

     

17.557

December

2019

     

17.339

January

2020

     

17.306

February

2020

     

17.337

March

2020

     

11.635

April

2020

     

8.961

May

2020

     

12.438

June

2020

     

13.447

July

2020

     

15.089

August

2020

     

15.677

September

2020

     

16.703

October

2020

     

16.852

November

2020

     

16.339

December

2020

     

16.761

January

2021

     

17.287

February

2021

     

16.392

March

2021

     

18.155

April

2021

     

18.780

May

2021

     

17.392

June

2021

     

15.948

July

2021

     

15.104

August

2021

     

13.503

September

2021

     

12.692

October

2021

     

13.486

November

2021

     

13.474

December

2021

     

13.004

January

2022

     

15.475

February

2022

     

14.542

Economic Research Division, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/TOTALSA

Data for Feb 2022 and updates: https://www.bea.gov/data/gdp/gross-domestic-product#collapse86

Chart I-4 of the Economic Research Division, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, provides the complete data set of SAAR of total car sales in the US. The SAAR of 8.961 in Apr 2020 is lower than the lowest rate in the global recession at 9.223 in Feb 2009.

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Chart I-4, SA Annual Rate of Total Car Sales in the United States, Jan 1976 to Dec 2021

Source: Economic Research Division, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/TOTALSA

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Chart I-4, SA Annual Rate of Total Car Sales in the United States, Jan 1976 to Dec 2021

Source: Economic Research Division, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/TOTALSA

Chart I-5 of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve provides output of motor vehicles and parts in the United States from 1972 to 2022. Output virtually stagnated since the late 1990s with recent increase followed by the highest decrease in the data history in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and sharp recovery after easing of lockdown followed by current weakness.

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Chart 1-5, US, Motor Vehicles and Parts Output, 1972-2022

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/Current/default.htm

Table VB-1 provides the employment report of Japan in Jan 2022. The rate of unemployment not seasonally adjusted reached 2.7 percent, decreasing 0.2 percentage points from a year earlier. Population decreased 0.3 percent from a year earlier. The labor force decreased 0.7 percent from a year earlier and the labor participation rate stood at 61.7, decreasing 0.1 percentage points from year earlier. The employment rate moved to 60.1 percent, increasing 0.1 percentage points relative to a year earlier.

Table VB-1, Japan, Employment Report Dec 2021

Jan 2022 Unemployed

1.850 million

Change since last year

-14 thousand; ∆% -7.0

Unemployment rate

SA 2.8%, 0.1 from earlier month.

NSA 2.7%, -0.2 from earlier year

Population ≥ 15 years

110.65 million

Change since last year

∆% -0.3

Labor Force

68.30 million

Change since last year

∆% -0.7

Employed

66.46 million

Change since last year

∆% -0.5

Labor force participation rate

61.7

Change since last year

-0.1

Employment rate

60.1%

Change since last year

0.1

Source: Japan, Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/roudou/results/month/index.html

Table VB-2 provides the rate of unemployment of Japan seasonally adjusted that decreased to 3.4 percent in Dec 2014 from 4.4 percent in Jul 2012. The rate of unemployment SA decreased 0.2 percentage points from 3.0 percent in Jan 2021 to 2.8 percent in Jan 2022.

Table VB-2, Japan, Unemployment Rate, SA

 

Unemployment Rate SA

Jan 2022

2.8

Dec 2021

2.7

Nov

2.8

Oct

2.7

Sep

2.8

Aug

2.8

Jul

2.8

Jun

2.9

May

2.9

Apr

2.8

Mar

2.7

Feb

2.9

Jan

3.0

Dec 2020

3.0

Nov

2.9

Oct

3.1

Sep

3.0

Aug

3.0

Jul

2.9

Jun

2.8

May

2.8

Apr

2.6

Mar

2.5

Feb

2.4

Jan

2.4

Dec 2019

2.2

Nov

2.3

Oct

2.4

Sep

2.4

Aug

2.3

Jul

2.3

Jun

2.3

May

2.3

Apr

2.4

Mar

2.5

Feb

2.4

Jan

2.5

Dec 2018

2.4

Nov

2.5

Oct

2.4

Sep

2.3

Aug

2.5

Jul

2.5

Jun

2.5

May

2.3

Apr

2.5

Mar

2.5

Feb

2.5

Jan

2.4

Dec 2017

2.7

Nov

2.7

Oct

2.7

Sep

2.8

Aug

2.7

Jul

2.8

Jun

2.8

May

3.1

Apr

2.8

Mar

2.8

Feb

2.9

Jan

3.0

Dec 2016

3.1

Nov

3.1

Oct

3.0

Sep

3.0

Aug

3.1

Jul

3.0

Jun

3.1

May

3.1

Apr

3.2

Mar

3.2

Feb

3.3

Jan

3.2

Dec 2015

3.3

Nov

3.3

Oct

3.2

Sep

3.4

Aug

3.4

Jul

3.4

Jun

3.4

May

3.3

Apr

3.4

Mar

3.4

Feb

3.5

Jan

3.5

Dec 2014

3.4

Nov

3.5

Oct

3.6

Sep

3.5

Aug

3.5

Jul

3.7

Jun

3.7

May

3.6

Apr

3.6

Mar

3.6

Feb

3.6

Jan

3.7

Dec 2013

3.7

Nov

3.9

Oct

4.0

Sep

4.0

Aug

4.1

Jul

3.8

Jun

3.9

May

4.1

Apr

4.1

Mar

4.1

Feb

4.3

Jan

4.2

Dec 2012

4.3

Nov

4.1

Oct

4.1

Sep

4.3

Aug

4.2

Jul

4.4

Jun

4.3

May

4.4

Source: Source: Japan, Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/roudou/results/month/index.htm

Chart VB-1 of Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications provides the unemployment rate of Japan from 2014 to 2019. There is clear trend of decline with multiple oscillations and increase in Jun-Jul 2014. The rate increased in Sep 2014 and fell in Oct 2014, stabilizing in Nov 2014 and declining in Dec 2014. The rate decreased in Feb-Apr 2015, stabilizing in May 2015. The rate increased in Jun 2015 and fell in Jul 2015, increasing in Aug 2015 and stabilizing in Sep 2015. The rate fell in Oct 2015, increasing in Nov 2015, remaining unchanged in Dec 2015 and decreasing in Jan 2016. The rate increased in Feb 2016 and decreased in Mar 2016, stabilizing in Apr-May 2016. The rate decreased in Jun-Jul 2016, increasing in Aug 2016. The rate decreased in Sep 2016, stabilizing in Oct 2016. The rate increased in Nov 2016 and stabilized in Dec 2016, decreasing in Jan-Feb 2017. The rate stabilized in Apr 2017, increasing in May 2017 and decreasing in Jun 2017. The rate stabilized in Jul-Oct 2017, decreasing in Nov 2017. The rate increased in Dec 2017, decreasing in Jan 2018. The rate increased in Feb 2018 and stabilized in Mar-Apr 2018, decreasing in May 2018. The rate increased in Jun-Jul 2018, decreasing in Aug-Sep 2018. The rate increased in Oct-Nov 2018, decreasing in Dec 2018. The rate increased in Jan 2019, decreasing in Feb 2019. The rate increased in Mar 2019, decreasing in Apr 2019. The rate stabilized in May 2019, decreasing in Jun 2019. The rate decreased in Jul 2019, stabilizing in Aug 2019. The rate increased in Sep 2019, stabilizing in Oct 2019. The rate decreased in Nov 2019 and stabilized in Dec 2019. The rate increased in Jan 2020 and stabilized in Feb 2020. The rate increased in Mar-May 2020, decreasing in Jun 2020. The rate increased in Jul-Aug 2020, stabilizing in Sep 2020. The rate increased in Oct 2020, decreasing in Nov 2020. The chart has not been updated for months after Nov 2020.

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Chart VB-1, Japan, Unemployment Rate, Seasonally Adjusted

Source: Japan, Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/roudou/results/month/index.htm

During the “lost decade” of the 1990s from 1991 to 2002 (Pelaez and Pelaez, The Global Recession Risk (2007), 82-3), Japan’s GDP grew at the average yearly rate of 1.0 percent, the CPI at 0.1 percent and the implicit deflator at minus 0.8 percent. Japan’s growth rate from the mid-1970s to 1992 was 4 percent (Ito 2004). Table VB-3 provides Japan’s rates of unemployment, participation in labor force and employment for selected years from 1953 to 1985 and yearly from 1990 to 2016. The rate of unemployment jumped from 2.1 percent in 1991 to 5.4 percent in 2002, which was a year of global economic weakness. The participation rate dropped from 64.0 percent in 1992 to 61.2 percent in 2002 and the employment rate fell from 62.6 percent in 1992 to 57.9 percent in 2002. The rate of unemployment rose from 3.9 percent in 2007 to 5.1 percent in 2010, falling to 4.6 percent in 2011, 4.3 percent in 2012, 4.0 percent in 2013 and 3.6 percent in 2014. The rate of unemployment fell to 3.4 percent in 2015 and 3.1 percent in 2016. The unemployment rate fell to 2.8 percent in 2017, decreasing to 2.4 percent in 2018. The unemployment rate stabilized at 2.4 percent in 2019, increasing to 2.8 percent in 2020. The rate stabilized at 2.8 percent in 2021. The participation rate fell from 60.4 percent in 2007 to 59.6 percent in 2010, falling to 59.3 percent in 2011 and 59.1 in 2012 and increasing to 59.4 percent in 2014. The participation rate increased to 59.6 in 2015 and 60.0 in 2016, increasing to 60.5 in 2017. The participation rate increased to 61.5 in 2018. The participation rate increased to 62.1 in 2019, decreasing to 62.0 in 2020. The participation rate increased to 62.1 in 2021. The employment rate fell from 58.1 in percent in 2007 to 56.6 percent in 2010 and 56.5 percent in 2011 and 2012, increasing to 57.3 percent in 2014. The employment rate increased to 57.6 in 2015 and 58.1 in 2016. The employment rate increased to 58.8 in 2017. The global recession adversely affected labor markets in advanced economies. The employment rate increased to 60.0 in 2018, increasing to 60.6 in 2019. The employment rate decreased to 60.3 in 2020. The employment rate increased to 60.4 in 2021.

Table VB-3, Japan, Rates of Unemployment, Participation in Labor Force and Employment, %

 

Participation
Rate

Employment Rate

Unemployment Rate

1953

70.0

68.6

1.9

1960

69.2

68.0

1.7

1965

65.7

64.9

1.2

1970

65.4

64.6

1.1

1975

63.0

61.9

1.9

1980

63.3

62.0

2.0

1985

63.0

61.4

2.6

1990

63.3

61.9

2.1

1991

63.8

62.4

2.1

1992

64.0

62.6

2.2

1993

63.8

62.2

2.5

1994

63.6

61.8

2.9

1995

63.4

61.4

3.2

1996

63.5

61.4

3.4

1997

63.7

61.5

3.4

1998

63.3

60.7

4.1

1999

62.9

59.9

4.7

2000

62.4

59.5

4.7

2001

62.0

58.9

5.0

2002

61.2

57.9

5.4

2003

60.8

57.6

5.3

2004

60.4

57.6

4.7

2005

60.4

57.7

4.4

2006

60.4

57.9

4.1

2007

60.4

58.1

3.9

2008

60.2

57.8

4.0

2009

59.9

56.9

5.1

2010

59.6

56.6

5.1

2011

59.3

56.5

4.6

2012

59.1

56.5

4.3

2013

59.3

56.9

4.0

2014

59.4

57.3

3.6

2015

59.6

57.6

3.4

2016

60.0

58.1

3.1

2017

60.5

58.8

2.8

2018

61.5

60.0

2.4

2019

62.1

60.6

2.4

2020

62.0

60.3

2.8

2021

62.1

60.4

2.8

Source: Japan, Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/roudou/results/month/index.htm

EUROSTAT estimates the rate of unemployment in the euro area at 6.8 percent in Jan

2022, as shown in Table VD-1. The number of unemployed in Jan 2022 was 11.225 million, which was lower by 2.117 million than 13.342 million in Jan 2021. The rate of unemployment decreased from 8.3 percent in Jan 2021 to 6.8 percent in Jan 2022.

Table VD-1, Euro Area, Unemployment Rate and Number of Unemployed, % and Millions, SA

 

Unemployment Rate %

 

Number Unemployed Millions

2022M01

6.8

2022M01

11,225

2021M12

7.0

2021M12

11,439

2021M11

7.1

2021M11

11,656

2021M10

7.3

2021M10

11,914

2021M09

7.3

2021M09

12,064

2021M08

7.5

2021M08

12,374

2021M07

7.6

2021M07

12,538

2021M06

7.8

2021M06

12,860

2021M05

8.0

2021M05

13,151

2021M04

8.2

2021M04

13,321

2021M03

8.1

2021M03

13,135

2021M02

8.2

2021M02

13,257

2021M01

8.3

2021M01

13,342

2020M12

8.2

2020M12

13,308

2020M11

8.2

2020M11

13,302

2020M10

8.4

2020M10

13,688

2020M09

8.6

2020M09

14,050

2020M08

8.6

2020M08

14,054

2020M07

8.5

2020M07

13,704

2020M06

8.1

2020M06

12,921

2020M05

7.6

2020M05

12,131

2020M04

7.4

2020M04

11,814

2020M03

7.2

2020M03

11,728

2020M02

7.4

2020M02

12,154

2020M01

7.5

2020M01

12,415

2019M12

7.5

2019M12

12,337

2019M11

7.5

2019M11

12,296

2019M10

7.5

2019M10

12,228

2019M09

7.5

2019M09

12,229

2019M08

7.5

2019M08

12,194

2019M07

7.5

2019M07

12,328

2019M06

7.6

2019M06

12,420

2019M05

7.7

2019M05

12,642

2019M04

7.7

2019M04

12,722

2019M03

7.7

2019M03

12,715

2019M02

7.9

2019M02

12,900

2019M01

7.9

2019M01

12,919

2018M12

7.9

2018M12

12,900

2018M11

8.0

2018M11

13,054

2018M10

8.1

2018M10

13,197

2018M09

8.0

2018M09

13,083

2018M08

8.0

2018M08

13,113

2018M07

8.1

2018M07

13,229

2018M06

8.2

2018M06

13,482

2018M05

8.3

2018M05

13,590

2018M04

8.5

2018M04

13,815

2018M03

8.6

2018M03

13,973

2018M02

8.6

2018M02

14,057

2018M01

8.7

2018M01

14,228

2017M12

8.7

2017M12

14,262

2017M11

8.8

2017M11

14,329

2017M10

8.8

2017M10

14,405

2017M09

8.9

2017M09

14,562

2017M08

9.0

2017M08

14,662

2017M07

9.1

2017M07

14,772

2017M06

9.1

2017M06

14,842

2017M05

9.3

2017M05

15,083

2017M04

9.3

2017M04

15,086

2017M03

9.5

2017M03

15,430

2017M02

9.6

2017M02

15,528

2017M01

9.6

2017M01

15,633

2016M12

9.7

2016M12

15,795

2016M11

9.9

2016M11

16,033

2016M10

9.8

2016M10

15,936

2016M09

9.9

2016M09

16,106

2016M08

9.9

2016M08

16,112

2016M07

10.0

2016M07

16,225

2016M06

10.2

2016M06

16,525

2016M05

10.2

2016M05

16,617

2016M04

10.3

2016M04

16,689

2016M03

10.3

2016M03

16,731

2016M02

10.5

2016M02

16,902

2016M01

10.5

2016M01

16,895

2015M12

10.6

2015M12

17,012

2015M11

10.6

2015M11

17,055

2015M10

10.7

2015M10

17,220

2015M09

10.7

2015M09

17,204

2015M08

10.7

2015M08

17,257

2015M07

10.8

2015M07

17,404

2015M06

11.1

2015M06

17,802

2015M05

11.1

2015M05

17,895

2015M04

11.2

2015M04

17,948

2015M03

11.3

2015M03

18,158

2015M02

11.3

2015M02

18,189

2015M01

11.4

2015M01

18,263

2014M12

11.4

2014M12

18,396

2014M11

11.6

2014M11

18,700

2014M10

11.6

2014M10

18,646

2014M09

11.6

2014M09

18,603

2014M08

11.5

2014M08

18,493

2014M07

11.6

2014M07

18,695

2014M06

11.6

2014M06

18,604

2014M05

11.7

2014M05

18,846

2014M04

11.8

2014M04

18,876

2014M03

11.9

2014M03

19,062

2014M02

12.0

2014M02

19,207

2014M01

12.0

2014M01

19,273

2013M12

12.0

2013M12

19,173

2013M11

12.0

2013M11

19,293

2013M10

12.1

2013M10

19,312

2013M09

12.1

2013M09

19,442

2013M08

12.1

2013M08

19,362

2013M07

12.1

2013M07

19,436

2013M06

12.1

2013M06

19,479

2013M05

12.2

2013M05

19,538

2013M04

12.2

2013M04

19,554

2013M03

12.2

2013M03

19,520

2013M02

12.2

2013M02

19,540

2013M01

12.2

2013M01

19,530

2012M12

12.0

2012M12

19,215

2012M11

12.0

2012M11

19,182

2012M10

11.8

2012M10

19,004

2012M09

11.7

2012M09

18,759

2012M08

11.6

2012M08

18,554

2012M07

11.6

2012M07

18,510

2012M06

11.5

2012M06

18,408

2012M05

11.4

2012M05

18,214

2012M04

11.3

2012M04

18,087

2012M03

11.2

2012M03

17,903

2012M02

11.1

2012M02

17,640

2012M01

10.9

2012M01

17,380

2011M12

10.8

2011M12

17,300

2011M11

10.7

2011M11

17,125

2011M10

10.6

2011M10

16,866

2011M09

10.5

2011M09

16,685

2011M08

10.3

2011M08

16,430

2011M07

10.2

2011M07

16,283

2011M06

10.1

2011M06

16,099

2011M05

10.1

2011M05

16,083

2011M04

10.0

2011M04

15,923

2011M03

10.1

2011M03

16,093

2011M02

10.2

2011M02

16,126

2011M01

10.2

2011M01

16,161

2010M12

10.2

2010M12

16,225

2010M11

10.3

2010M11

16,242

2010M10

10.3

2010M10

16,350

2010M09

10.3

2010M09

16,260

2010M08

10.3

2010M08

16,222

2010M07

10.3

2010M07

16,306

2010M06

10.4

2010M06

16,418

2010M05

10.4

2010M05

16,501

2010M04

10.4

2010M04

16,560

2010M03

10.3

2010M03

16,404

2010M02

10.4

2010M02

16,444

2010M01

10.3

2010M01

16,362

Source: EUROSTAT

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat

Table VD-2 shows the disparity in rates of unemployment in the euro area with 6.8 percent for the region as a whole and 11.225 million unemployed but 3.1 percent for Germany and 1.361 million unemployed. At the other extreme is Spain with rate of unemployment of 12.7 percent and 2.952 million unemployed. The rate of unemployment of the European Union in Jan 2022 is 6.2 percent with 13.346 million unemployed.

Table VD-2, Unemployed and Unemployment Rate in Countries and Regions, Millions and %

Jan 2022

Unemployment Rate %

Unemployed Millions

Euro Zone

6.8

11.225

Germany

3.1

1.361

France

7.0

2.114

Netherlands

3.6

0.354

Finland

7.1

0.198

Portugal

6.0

0.309

Ireland

5.3

0.138

Italy

8.8

2.192

Greece

13.3

0.614

Spain

12.7

2.952

Belgium

5.6

0.290

European Union

6.2

13.346

Source: EUROSTAT

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat

Chart VD-1 of EUROSTAT illustrates the wide difference in rates of unemployment in countries and regions.

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Chart VD-1, Unemployment Rate in Various Countries and Regions

Source: EUROSTAT

http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat

Table VE-2A provides the unemployment rate in Germany, seasonally adjusted (SA) but not calendar adjusted (NCA), available in the data bank of EUROSTAT. There is significant decrease from 10.7 percent in Dec 2005 to 3.1 percent in Jan 2022.

Table VE-2A, Germany, Number Unemployed and Unemployment Rate in Percent of Labor Force, SA NCA, Eurostat Data Bank

 

Unemployment Rate %

 

Number Unemployed in Millions

2022M01

3.1

2022M01

1,361

2021M12

3.2

2021M12

1,369

2021M11

3.2

2021M11

1,379

2021M10

3.2

2021M10

1,394

2021M09

3.3

2021M09

1,415

2021M08

3.4

2021M08

1,445

2021M07

3.4

2021M07

1,480

2021M06

3.5

2021M06

1,518

2021M05

3.6

2021M05

1,555

2021M04

3.7

2021M04

1,591

2021M03

3.8

2021M03

1,627

2021M02

3.9

2021M02

1,664

2021M01

4.0

2021M01

1,699

2020M12

4.0

2020M12

1,732

2020M11

4.1

2020M11

1,760

2020M10

4.1

2020M10

1,779

2020M09

4.1

2020M09

1,782

2020M08

4.1

2020M08

1,769

2020M07

4.0

2020M07

1,743

2020M06

3.9

2020M06

1,707

2020M05

3.8

2020M05

1,665

2020M04

3.7

2020M04

1,619

2020M03

3.6

2020M03

1,572

2020M02

3.5

2020M02

1,525

2020M01

3.4

2020M01

1,480

2019M12

3.3

2019M12

1,438

2019M11

3.2

2019M11

1,400

2019M10

3.1

2019M10

1,367

2019M09

3.1

2019M09

1,344

2019M08

3.1

2019M08

1,333

2019M07

3.1

2019M07

1,332

2019M06

3.1

2019M06

1,340

2019M05

3.1

2019M05

1,355

2019M04

3.2

2019M04

1,373

2019M03

3.2

2019M03

1,390

2019M02

3.2

2019M02

1,403

2019M01

3.3

2019M01

1,412

2018M12

3.3

2018M12

1,422

2018M11

3.3

2018M11

1,431

2018M10

3.3

2018M10

1,441

2018M09

3.4

2018M09

1,452

2018M08

3.4

2018M08

1,461

2018M07

3.4

2018M07

1,469

2018M06

3.4

2018M06

1,474

2018M05

3.4

2018M05

1,478

2018M04

3.4

2018M04

1,484

2018M03

3.5

2018M03

1,495

2018M02

3.5

2018M02

1,509

2018M01

3.5

2018M01

1,526

2017M12

3.6

2017M12

1,545

2017M11

3.6

2017M11

1,565

2017M10

3.7

2017M10

1,582

2017M09

3.7

2017M09

1,596

2017M08

3.7

2017M08

1,607

2017M07

3.7

2017M07

1,618

2017M06

3.8

2017M06

1,630

2017M05

3.8

2017M05

1,642

2017M04

3.8

2017M04

1,651

2017M03

3.9

2017M03

1,659

2017M02

3.9

2017M02

1,665

2017M01

3.9

2017M01

1,672

2016M12

3.9

2016M12

1,679

2016M11

3.9

2016M11

1,692

2016M10

4.0

2016M10

1,714

2016M09

4.1

2016M09

1,739

2016M08

4.1

2016M08

1,766

2016M07

4.2

2016M07

1,790

2016M06

4.2

2016M06

1,808

2016M05

4.2

2016M05

1,820

2016M04

4.3

2016M04

1,830

2016M03

4.3

2016M03

1,842

2016M02

4.3

2016M02

1,857

2016M01

4.4

2016M01

1,875

2015M12

4.5

2015M12

1,889

2015M11

4.5

2015M11

1,898

2015M10

4.5

2015M10

1,903

2015M09

4.5

2015M09

1,908

2015M08

4.6

2015M08

1,918

2015M07

4.6

2015M07

1,932

2015M06

4.7

2015M06

1,950

2015M05

4.7

2015M05

1,967

2015M04

4.7

2015M04

1,979

2015M03

4.7

2015M03

1,989

2015M02

4.8

2015M02

1,999

2015M01

4.8

2015M01

2,017

2014M12

4.9

2014M12

2,042

2014M11

4.9

2014M11

2,070

2014M10

5.0

2014M10

2,090

2014M09

5.0

2014M09

2,099

2014M08

5.0

2014M08

2,096

2014M07

5.0

2014M07

2,089

2014M06

5.0

2014M06

2,086

2014M05

5.0

2014M05

2,091

2014M04

5.0

2014M04

2,103

2014M03

5.1

2014M03

2,116

2014M02

5.1

2014M02

2,130

2014M01

5.1

2014M01

2,139

2013M12

5.1

2013M12

2,140

2013M11

5.1

2013M11

2,139

2013M10

5.1

2013M10

2,140

2013M09

5.2

2013M09

2,146

2013M08

5.2

2013M08

2,156

2013M07

5.2

2013M07

2,166

2013M06

5.2

2013M06

2,179

2013M05

5.3

2013M05

2,194

2013M04

5.3

2013M04

2,209

2013M03

5.4

2013M03

2,221

2013M02

5.4

2013M02

2,225

2013M01

5.4

2013M01

2,217

2012M12

5.3

2012M12

2,207

2012M11

5.3

2012M11

2,196

2012M10

5.3

2012M10

2,190

2012M09

5.3

2012M09

2,193

2012M08

5.3

2012M08

2,207

2012M07

5.4

2012M07

2,223

2012M06

5.4

2012M06

2,234

2012M05

5.4

2012M05

2,237

2012M04

5.4

2012M04

2,235

2012M03

5.4

2012M03

2,234

2012M02

5.4

2012M02

2,237

2012M01

5.5

2012M01

2,249

2011M12

5.5

2011M12

2,267

2011M11

5.6

2011M11

2,289

2011M10

5.6

2011M10

2,315

2011M09

5.7

2011M09

2,339

2011M08

5.7

2011M08

2,359

2011M07

5.8

2011M07

2,377

2011M06

5.8

2011M06

2,396

2011M05

5.9

2011M05

2,420

2011M04

6.0

2011M04

2,452

2011M03

6.1

2011M03

2,493

2011M02

6.2

2011M02

2,544

2011M01

6.4

2011M01

2,599

2010M12

6.5

2010M12

2,650

2010M11

6.6

2010M11

2,687

2010M10

6.7

2010M10

2,712

2010M09

6.7

2010M09

2,729

2010M08

6.8

2010M08

2,746

2010M07

6.8

2010M07

2,769

2010M06

6.9

2010M06

2,807

2010M05

7.0

2010M05

2,856

2010M04

7.2

2010M04

2,909

2010M03

7.3

2010M03

2,957

2010M02

7.3

2010M02

2,991

2010M01

7.4

2010M01

3,016

2009M12

7.5

2009M12

3,042

2009M11

7.6

2009M11

3,074

2009M10

7.7

2009M10

3,112

2009M09

7.8

2009M09

3,149

2009M08

7.8

2009M08

3,176

2009M07

7.9

2009M07

3,186

2009M06

7.8

2009M06

3,174

2009M05

7.8

2009M05

3,147

2009M04

7.7

2009M04

3,112

2009M03

7.6

2009M03

3,074

2009M02

7.5

2009M02

3,031

2009M01

7.3

2009M01

2,982

2008M12

7.2

2008M12

2,929

2008M11

7.1

2008M11

2,887

2008M10

7.0

2008M10

2,866

2008M09

7.0

2008M09

2,871

2008M08

7.1

2008M08

2,904

2008M07

7.3

2008M07

2,956

2008M06

7.4

2008M06

3,013

2008M05

7.5

2008M05

3,061

2008M04

7.6

2008M04

3,099

2008M03

7.7

2008M03

3,136

2008M02

7.8

2008M02

3,178

2008M01

7.9

2008M01

3,228

2007M12

8.1

2007M12

3,284

2007M11

8.2

2007M11

3,338

2007M10

8.3

2007M10

3,382

2007M09

8.4

2007M09

3,414

2007M08

8.4

2007M08

3,437

2007M07

8.5

2007M07

3,457

2007M06

8.5

2007M06

3,481

2007M05

8.6

2007M05

3,511

2007M04

8.7

2007M04

3,548

2007M03

8.9

2007M03

3,595

2007M02

9.0

2007M02

3,659

2007M01

9.2

2007M01

3,737

2006M12

9.4

2006M12

3,815

2006M11

9.6

2006M11

3,884

2006M10

9.7

2006M10

3,940

2006M09

9.8

2006M09

3,979

2006M08

9.9

2006M08

4,008

2006M07

10.0

2006M07

4,035

2006M06

10.1

2006M06

4,072

2006M05

10.2

2006M05

4,123

2006M04

10.3

2006M04

4,173

2006M03

10.4

2006M03

4,214

2006M02

10.5

2006M02

4,243

2006M01

10.6

2006M01

4,270

2005M12

10.7

2005M12

4,306

2005M11

10.8

2005M11

4,354

2005M10

11.0

2005M10

4,407

2005M09

11.1

2005M09

4,455

2005M08

11.2

2005M08

4,490

2005M07

11.2

2005M07

4,505

2005M06

11.2

2005M06

4,505

2005M05

11.2

2005M05

4,497

2005M04

11.2

2005M04

4,480

2005M03

10.9

2005M03

4,379

2005M02

10.9

2005M02

4,340

2005M01

10.7

2005M01

4,285

Source: EUROSTAT

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat

Data on Italy’s labor market since 2004 are in Table VG-1A. The unemployment rate has risen from 6.2 percent in Dec 2006 to 8.8 percent in Jan 2022. The rate of youth unemployment for ages 15 to 24 years increased from 20.1 percent in Dec 2006 to 25.3 percent in Jan 2022. As in other advanced economies, unemployment has reached high levels.

Table VG-1, Italy, Labor Report

 

Participation Rate %

Employment Ratio %

Unemployment Rate %

Unemployment
Rate 15-24 Years %

Jan 2022

65.0

59.2

8.8

25.3

Dec 2021

65.2

59.2

9.0

26.6

Nov

65.2

59.2

9.1

27.5

Oct

65.0

58.9

9.3

27.8

Sep

64.8

58.8

9.1

28.9

Aug

64.5

58.5

9.1

27.2

Jul

64.7

58.7

9.1

27.7

Jun

64.7

58.5

9.4

29.3

May

64.5

58.0

9.8

29.9

Apr

64.3

57.6

10.2

32.3

Mar

63.8

57.3

10.0

32.2

Feb

63.5

57.0

10.1

32.2

Jan

63.4

56.8

10.2

33.2

Dec 2020

63.5

57.1

9.8

31.1

Nov

63.4

57.3

9.5

30.9

Oct

63.9

57.4

10.0

30.6

Sep

63.8

57.2

10.0

29.8

Aug

63.7

57.3

9.9

32.6

Jul

63.3

56.7

10.1

32.5

Jun

62.7

56.6

9.6

30.6

May

62.3

56.7

8.7

29.9

Apr

61.6

56.8

7.5

26.2

Mar

62.9

57.9

7.8

27.5

Feb

65.4

59.0

9.6

28.8

Jan

65.5

59.1

9.6

28.4

Dec 2019

65.5

59.0

9.7

28.3

Nov

65.7

59.1

9.8

28.2

Oct

65.3

58.9

9.5

27.8

Sep

65.5

59.0

9.8

28.7

Aug

65.4

59.1

9.4

26.7

Jul

65.6

59.2

9.7

28.6

Jun

65.7

59.3

9.6

27.6

May

65.8

59.1

10.0

29.7

Apr

65.9

59.0

10.3

30.6

Mar

65.8

59.0

10.1

29.4

Feb

65.7

58.7

10.5

31.3

Jan

65.6

58.7

10.4

31.8

Dec 2018

65.5

58.7

10.2

32.1

Dec 2017

65.3

58.0

10.9

32.2

Dec 2016

65.2

57.5

11.8

38.1

Dec 2015

64.0

56.4

11.7

38.1

Dec 2014

63.6

55.7

12.3

40.7

Dec 2013

63.0

55.0

12.6

42.3

Dec 2012

63.0

55.6

11.6

37.6

Dec 2011

62.4

56.2

9.7

31.4

Dec 2010

61.5

56.4

8.2

28.0

Dec 2009

61.6

56.3

8.5

26.6

Dec 2008

62.2

57.9

6.9

22.6

Dec 2007

62.8

58.6

6.6

21.4

Dec 2006

62.2

58.3

6.2

20.1

Dec 2005

62.4

57.6

7.6

23.6

Dec 2004

62.2

57.3

7.8

23.5

Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica

https://www.istat.it/it/archivio/266914

© Carlos M. Pelaez, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022.

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