Country Subject Descriptor Units Scale Country/Series-specific Notes

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China Gross domestic product, constant prices National currency Billions
Definition: Gross domestic product at constant market prices. Production-based m
easure Source: CEIC Latest actual data: 2008 Base Year: 1990 Use of chain weight
ed prices indices: No Primary domestic currency: Chinese yuan Data last updated
: 03/2010 10,397.217 11,390.566 12,385.541 13,629.087
14,979.426 2008
China Gross domestic product, constant prices Percent change See note
s for: Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency). 13.016
9.554 8.735 10.040 9.908 2008
China Gross domestic product, current prices National currency Billions
Definition: Gross domestic product at market prices. Production-based measure So
urce: CEIC Latest actual data: 2008 Primary domestic currency: Chinese yuan Dat
a last updated: 03/2010 25,730.560 31,404.500 33,535.300 37,349.4
44 42,087.472 2008
China Gross domestic product, current prices U.S. dollars Billions
See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency).
3,382.436 4,519.944 4,908.982 5,364.869 5,987.550
2008
China Gross domestic product, deflator Index See notes for:
Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency) Gross domestic produ
ct, current prices (National currency). 247.475 275.706 270.762 274.042 280.969
2008
China Gross domestic product per capita, constant prices National currenc
y Units See notes for: Gross domestic product, constant prices (Nationa
l currency) Population (Persons). 7,868.989 8,577.104 9,279.36
6 10,160.241 11,111.338 2008
China Gross domestic product per capita, current prices National currenc
y Units See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National
currency) Population (Persons). 19,473.817 23,647.611 25,124.9
68 27,843.345 31,219.364 2008
China Gross domestic product per capita, current prices U.S. dollars
Units See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currenc
y) Population (Persons). 2,559.950 3,403.521 3,677.857
3,999.414 4,441.405 2008
China Output gap in percent of potential GDP Percent of potential GDP
China Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) valuation
of country GDP Current international dollar Billions See notes for:
Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency). 7,119.704
7,966.538 8,765.240 9,711.717 10,828.773 2008
China Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) per capita
GDP Current international dollar Units See notes for: Gross domestic p
roduct, current prices (National currency) Population (Persons). 5,388.44
9 5,998.809 6,567.002 7,239.912 8,032.495 2008
China Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) share of w
orld total Percent See notes for: Gross domestic product, current
prices (National currency). 10.767 11.406 12.524 13.250 13.957 2008
China Implied PPP conversion rate National currency per current internatio
nal dollar See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (
National currency). 3.614 3.942 3.826 3.846 3.887 2008
China Investment Percent of GDP
China Gross national savings Percent of GDP
China Inflation, average consumer prices Index, 2000=100 Definiti
on: Consumer price index annual average Source: CEIC Latest actual data: 2008 Pr
imary domestic currency: Chinese yuan Data last updated: 03/2010 113.714
120.423 119.598 123.331 126.255 2008
China Inflation, average consumer prices Percent change See note
s for: Inflation, average consumer prices (Index, 2000=100). 4.767 5.900
-0.685 3.122 2.371 2008
China Inflation, end of period consumer prices Index, 2000=100
Definition: Consumer price index, end of period Source: CEIC Frequency of source
data: Monthly Latest actual data: 2008 Primary domestic currency: Chinese yuan
Data last updated: 03/2010 116.116 119.019 119.852 123.593 126.523 2008
China Inflation, end of period consumer prices Percent change
See notes for: Inflation, end of period consumer prices (Index, 2000=100).
6.633 2.500 0.700 3.122 2.371 2008
China Six-month London interbank offered rate (LIBOR) Percent
China Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force
China Employment Persons Millions
China Population Persons Millions Definition: Population Source: C
EIC Latest actual data: 2008 Primary domestic currency: Chinese yuan Data last
updated: 03/2010 1,321.290 1,328.020 1,334.740 1,341.41
4 1,348.121 2008
China General government net lending/borrowing National currency
Billions
China General government net lending/borrowing Percent of GDP
China General government structural balance National currency Billions
China General government structural balance Percent of potential GDP
China General government net debt National currency Billions
China General government net debt Percent of GDP
China General government gross debt National currency Billions
China General government gross debt Percent of GDP
China Gross domestic product corresponding to fiscal year, current prices
National currency Billions
China Current account balance U.S. dollars Billions Definition: Bala
nce on goods and services, income and current transfers Source: CEIC Latest actu
al data: 2008 Primary domestic currency: Chinese yuan Data last updated: 03/201
0 371.833 426.107 283.756 334.704 390.977 2008
China Current account balance Percent of GDP See notes for: Gross do
mestic product, current prices (National currency) Current account balance (U.S.
dollars). 10.993 9.427 5.780 6.239 6.530 2008
Japan Gross domestic product, constant prices National currency Billions
Definition: Gross domestic product at constant market prices Source: Global Insi
ght and Nomura database. Latest actual data: 2009 Base Year: 2000 Use of chain w
eighted prices indices: Yes. From 1980 Primary domestic currency: Japanese yen
Data last updated: 03/2010 560,650.800 553,960.700 525,170.700
535,130.088 545,646.789 2009
Japan Gross domestic product, constant prices Percent change See note
s for: Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency). 2.363
-1.193 -5.197 1.896 1.965 2009
Japan Gross domestic product, current prices National currency Billions
Definition: Gross domestic product at market prices Source: Cabinet Office of Ja
pan. Latest actual data: 2009 Primary domestic currency: Japanese yen Data last
updated: 03/2010 515,520.400 505,114.000 474,218.700 475,172.
380 478,498.992 2009
Japan Gross domestic product, current prices U.S. dollars Billions
See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency).
4,377.961 4,886.963 5,068.059 5,272.943 5,377.426
2009
Japan Gross domestic product, deflator Index See notes for:
Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency) Gross domestic produ
ct, current prices (National currency). 91.950 91.182 90.298 88.796 87.694
2009
Japan Gross domestic product per capita, constant prices National currenc
y Units See notes for: Gross domestic product, constant prices (Nationa
l currency) Population (Persons). 4,388,401.195 4,338,245.575 4,117,07
5.344 4,198,046.850 4,286,031.722 2005
Japan Gross domestic product per capita, current prices National currenc
y Units See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National
 currency) Population (Persons). 4,035,150.471 3,955,711.254 3,717,63
7.175 3,727,684.087 3,758,588.708 2005
Japan Gross domestic product per capita, current prices U.S. dollars
Units See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currenc
y) Population (Persons). 34,267.767 38,271.388 39,731.042
41,365.760 42,239.448 2005
Japan Output gap in percent of potential GDP Percent of potential GDP
See notes for: Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency).
0.355 -1.645 -7.098 -5.671 -4.201 2009
Japan Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) valuation
of country GDP Current international dollar Billions See notes for:
Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency). 4,296.572
4,335.988 4,159.432 4,267.498 4,414.489 2009
Japan Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) per capita
GDP Current international dollar Units See notes for: Gross domestic p
roduct, current prices (National currency) Population (Persons). 33,630.7
04 33,956.524 32,607.868 33,478.137 34,675.619 2005
Japan Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) share of w
orld total Percent See notes for: Gross domestic product, current
prices (National currency). 6.496 6.269 6.003 5.923 5.821 2008
Japan Implied PPP conversion rate National currency per current internatio
nal dollar See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (
National currency). 119.984 116.493 114.010 111.347 108.393 2009
Japan Investment Percent of GDP Definition: Gross capital format
ion at market prices Source: Nomura via Global Insight. Latest actual data: 2009
Primary domestic currency: Japanese yen Data last updated: 03/2010 23.694
23.609 20.334 19.850 20.606 2009
Japan Gross national savings Percent of GDP Definition: Gross nation
al saving Source: IMF Staff Latest actual data: 2008 Primary domestic currency:
Japanese yen Data last updated: 03/2010 28.443 26.762 23.048 22.664
23.024 2008
Japan Inflation, average consumer prices Index, 2000=100 Definiti
on: Consumer price index annual average Source: Global Insight and Nomura databa
se. Latest actual data: 2009 Notes: The base year changed to 2005 on August 29,
2006. Primary domestic currency: Japanese yen Data last updated: 03/2010
98.141 99.511 98.141 96.760 96.301 2009
Japan Inflation, average consumer prices Percent change See note
s for: Inflation, average consumer prices (Index, 2000=100). 0.000 1.396
-1.377 -1.407 -0.474 2009
Japan Inflation, end of period consumer prices Index, 2000=100
Definition: Consumer price index, end of period Source: Nomura via Global Insigh
t. Frequency of source data: Monthly Latest actual data: 2009 Notes: The base ye
ar changed to 2005 on August 29, 2006. Primary domestic currency: Japanese yen
Data last updated: 03/2010 98.922 99.314 97.647 96.548 96.403 2009
Japan Inflation, end of period consumer prices Percent change
See notes for: Inflation, end of period consumer prices (Index, 2000=100).
0.699 0.396 -1.678 -1.126 -0.150 2009
Japan Six-month London interbank offered rate (LIBOR) Percent
0.861 1.002 0.670 0.638 0.700 2009
Japan Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force Definiti
on: Unemployment rate, national definition Source: Global Insight and Nomura dat
abase. Latest actual data: 2009 Primary domestic currency: Japanese yen Data la
st updated: 03/2010 3.849 3.990 5.076 5.078 4.924 2009
Japan Employment Persons Millions Definition: Employment, national
definition Source: Nomura via Global Insight. Latest actual data: 2009 Primary
domestic currency: Japanese yen Data last updated: 03/2010 64.123 63.852
62.819 62.417 62.345 2009
Japan Population Persons Millions Definition: Population Source: G
lobal Insight and Nomura database. Latest actual data: 2005. Actual surveys are
taken every 5 years with the latest one being in 2005. The authorities project p
opulation on a monthly basis, which was last done August 2009. Primary domestic
currency: Japanese yen Data last updated: 03/2010 127.757 127.692 127.559
127.471 127.308 2005
Japan General government net lending/borrowing National currency
Billions Source: Cabinet Office of Japan Latest actual data: 2008 Fiscal
period reported: April/March GFS Manual Used: 2001 Basis of Recording: Noncash (
accrual) Includes: Central Government, Local Government, Social Security Funds
-12,315.800 -20,851.100 -48,838.852 -46,534.353 -43,585.304
2008
Japan General government net lending/borrowing Percent of GDP
See notes for: General government net lending/borrowing (National currency).
-2.390 -4.215 -10.292 -9.802 -9.088 2008
Japan General government structural balance National currency Billions
Source: Cabinet Office of Japan Latest actual data: 2008 Fiscal period reported:
April/March GFS Manual Used: 2001 Basis of Recording: Noncash (accrual) Include
s: Central Government, Local Government, Social Security Funds -12,933.324
-18,196.124 -37,768.210 -37,718.656 -36,946.955 2008
Japan General government structural balance Percent of potential GDP
See notes for: General government structural balance (National currency).
-2.518 -3.543 -7.399 -7.488 -7.397 2008
Japan General government net debt National currency Billions
Valuation of debt: Nominal value Source: Cabinet Office of Japan Latest actual d
ata: 2008 Fiscal period reported: April/March GFS Manual Used: 2001 Basis of Rec
ording: Noncash (accrual) Includes: Central Government, Local Government, Social
Security Funds 420,092.100 479,349.300 529,691.537 577,874.
264 622,607.655 2008
Japan General government net debt Percent of GDP See notes for:
General government net debt (National currency). 81.506 96.905 111.624
121.725 129.818 2008
Japan General government gross debt National currency Billions
Valuation of debt: Nominal value Source: Cabinet Office of Japan Latest actual d
ata: 2008 Fiscal period reported: April/March GFS Manual Used: 2001 Basis of Rec
ording: Noncash (accrual) Includes: Central Government, Local Government, Social
Security Funds 967,393.300 983,563.500 1,032,388.526 1,078,96
5.414 1,122,513.905 2008
Japan General government gross debt Percent of GDP See notes for:
General government gross debt (National currency). 187.693 198.836 217.559
227.277 234.052 2008
Japan Gross domestic product corresponding to fiscal year, current prices
National currency Billions 515,411.775 494,660.975
474,533.040 474,736.139 479,600.731 2008
Japan Current account balance U.S. dollars Billions Definition: Bala
nce on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Global Insig
ht and Nomura database. Latest actual data: 2009 Primary domestic currency: Jap
anese yen Data last updated: 03/2010 210.967 157.079 141.656 149.731 131.054
2009
Japan Current account balance Percent of GDP See notes for: Gross do
mestic product, current prices (National currency) Current account balance (U.S.
dollars). 4.819 3.214 2.795 2.840 2.437 2009
United States Gross domestic product, constant prices National currency
Billions Definition: Real Gross Domestic Product determined by chained Fi
sher quantity growth rates. Source: Haver analytics Latest actual data: 2009 Bas
e Year: 2005 Use of chain weighted prices indices: Yes. From 1980. Primary domes
tic currency: U.S. dollars Data last updated: 04/2010 13,254.050 13,312.1
75 12,987.350 13,390.074 13,731.560 2009
United States Gross domestic product, constant prices Percent change
See notes for: Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency).
2.141 0.439 -2.440 3.101 2.550 2009
United States Gross domestic product, current prices National currency
Billions Definition: Gross domestic product at market prices Source: Have
r analytics Latest actual data: 2009 Primary domestic currency: U.S. dollars Da
ta last updated: 04/2010 14,077.650 14,441.425 14,256.275
14,799.564 15,397.161 2009
United States Gross domestic product, current prices U.S. dollars Billions
See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency).
14,077.650 14,441.425 14,256.275 14,799.564 15,397.161
2009
United States Gross domestic product, deflator Index See note
s for: Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency) Gross domest
ic product, current prices (National currency). 106.214 108.483 109.770 110.526
112.130 2009
United States Gross domestic product per capita, constant prices National
currency Units See notes for: Gross domestic product, constant prices
(National currency) Population (Persons). 43,901.659 43,686.868
42,252.632 43,158.753 43,840.824 2009
United States Gross domestic product per capita, current prices National
currency Units See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (
National currency) Population (Persons). 46,629.686 47,392.753
46,380.912 47,701.806 49,158.596 2009
United States Gross domestic product per capita, current prices U.S. dol
lars Units See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National
currency) Population (Persons). 46,629.686 47,392.753 46,380.9
12 47,701.806 49,158.596 2009
United States Output gap in percent of potential GDP Percent of potential GDP
See notes for: Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency).
1.568 0.109 -3.764 -1.974 -0.987 2009
United States Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) va
luation of country GDP Current international dollar Billions See note
s for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency). 14,077.6
50 14,441.425 14,256.275 14,799.564 15,397.161 2009
United States Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) pe
r capita GDP Current international dollar Units See notes for: Gross do
mestic product, current prices (National currency) Population (Persons).
46,629.686 47,392.753 46,380.912 47,701.806 49,158.596
2009
United States Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) sh
are of world total Percent See notes for: Gross domestic product,
current prices (National currency). 21.289 20.781 20.455 20.150 19.879
2008
United States Implied PPP conversion rate National currency per current in
ternational dollar See notes for: Gross domestic product, current
prices (National currency). 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 2009
United States Investment Percent of GDP Definition: Gross capita
l formation at market prices Source: Haver analytics Latest actual data: 2009 Pr
imary domestic currency: U.S. dollars Data last updated: 04/2010 19.535
18.228 15.029 15.735 16.906 2009
United States Gross national savings Percent of GDP Definition: Gros
s national saving Source: Haver analytics Latest actual data: 2009 Primary domes
tic currency: U.S. dollars Data last updated: 04/2010 14.493 12.631 10.759
12.190 13.503 2009
United States Inflation, average consumer prices Index, 2000=100
Definition: Consumer price index annual average Source: Haver analytics Latest a
ctual data: 2009 Primary domestic currency: U.S. dollars Data last updated: 04/
2010 120.410 125.004 124.599 127.260 129.470 2009
United States Inflation, average consumer prices Percent change
See notes for: Inflation, average consumer prices (Index, 2000=100). 2.870
3.816 -0.324 2.135 1.737 2009
United States Inflation, end of period consumer prices Index, 2000=100
Definition: Consumer price index, end of period Source: Haver analytics Frequenc
y of source data: Monthly Latest actual data: 2009 Primary domestic currency: U
.S. dollars Data last updated: 04/2010 120.879 121.722 124.124 126.202 128.550
2009
United States Inflation, end of period consumer prices Percent change
See notes for: Inflation, end of period consumer prices (Index, 2000=100).
4.089 0.697 1.973 1.675 1.861 2009
United States Six-month London interbank offered rate (LIBOR) Percent
5.252 3.046 1.121 0.503 1.703 2009
United States Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force
Definition: Unemployment rate, national definition Source: Haver analytics Lates
t actual data: 2009 Primary domestic currency: U.S. dollars Data last updated:
04/2010 4.608 5.817 9.275 9.412 8.290 2009
United States Employment Persons Millions Definition: Employment,
national definition Source: Haver analytics Latest actual data: 2009 Primary dom
estic currency: U.S. dollars Data last updated: 04/2010 146.042 145.363
139.881 140.537 144.933 2009
United States Population Persons Millions Definition: Population S
ource: Haver analytics Latest actual data: 2009 Primary domestic currency: U.S.
dollars Data last updated: 04/2010 301.903 304.718 307.374 310.252 313.214
2009
United States General government net lending/borrowing National currenc
y Billions "Source: BEA and IMF's Government Finance Statistics Yea
rbook (revenue, expenditure, and net lending); Flow of Funds (debt) Latest actua
l data: 2009 Fiscal period reported: January/December Notes: Revenue, expenditur
e, and net lending data are compiled according to the GFSM2001 methodology. Due
to data limitations, most series begin 2001. GFS Manual Used: 2001 Basis of Reco
rding: Noncash (accrual) Includes: Central Government, State Government, Local G
overnment " -375.300 -958.425 -1,781.626 -1,623.964
-1,266.223 2009
United States General government net lending/borrowing Percent of GDP
See notes for: General government net lending/borrowing (National currency).
-2.666 -6.637 -12.497 -10.973 -8.224 2009
United States General government structural balance National currency
Billions "Source: BEA and IMF's Government Finance Statistics Yearbook (r
evenue, expenditure, and net lending); Flow of Funds (debt) Latest actual data:
2009 Fiscal period reported: January/December Notes: Revenue, expenditure, and n
et lending data are compiled according to the GFSM2001 methodology. Due to data
limitations, most series begin 2001. GFS Manual Used: 2001 Basis of Recording: N
oncash (accrual) Includes: Central Government, State Government, Local Governmen
t " -400.320 -777.258 -1,167.948 -1,392.084 -1,137.9
76 2009
United States General government structural balance Percent of potential GDP
See notes for: General government structural balance (National currency).
-2.888 -5.388 -7.884 -9.221 -7.318 2009
United States General government net debt National currency Billions
"Valuation of debt: Nominal value Source: BEA and IMF's Government Finance Stati
stics Yearbook (revenue, expenditure, and net lending); Flow of Funds (debt) Lat
est actual data: 2009 Fiscal period reported: January/December Notes: Revenue, e
xpenditure, and net lending data are compiled according to the GFSM2001 methodol
ogy. Due to data limitations, most series begin 2001. GFS Manual Used: 2001 Basi
s of Recording: Noncash (accrual) Includes: Central Government, State Government
, Local Government " 5,961.153 6,814.043 8,315.502 9,791.76
7 11,079.561 2009
United States General government net debt Percent of GDP See note
s for: General government net debt (National currency). 42.345 47.184
58.329 66.163 71.958 2009
United States General government gross debt National currency Billions
"Valuation of debt: Nominal value Source: BEA and IMF's Government Finance Stati
stics Yearbook (revenue, expenditure, and net lending); Flow of Funds (debt) Lat
est actual data: 2009 Fiscal period reported: January/December Notes: Revenue, e
xpenditure, and net lending data are compiled according to the GFSM2001 methodol
ogy. Due to data limitations, most series begin 2001. GFS Manual Used: 2001 Basi
s of Recording: Noncash (accrual) Includes: Central Government, State Government
, Local Government " 8,739.187 10,189.100 11,863.188 13,698.6
72 14,989.741 2009
United States General government gross debt Percent of GDP See note
s for: General government gross debt (National currency). 62.078 70.555
83.214 92.561 97.354 2009
United States Gross domestic product corresponding to fiscal year, current pri
ces National currency Billions 14,077.650 14,441.4
25 14,256.275 14,799.564 15,397.161 2009
United States Current account balance U.S. dollars Billions Definiti
on: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Have
r analytics Latest actual data: 2009 Primary domestic currency: U.S. dollars Da
ta last updated: 04/2010 -726.572 -706.068 -417.999
-487.234 -523.864 2009
United States Current account balance Percent of GDP See notes for:
Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency) Current account balan
ce (U.S. dollars). -5.161 -4.889 -2.932 -3.292 -3.402 2009
International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database, April 2010