Main economic indicators

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Main Economic Indicators

    

MAIN INDICATORS

2007

2008 

2009

2010 

2011

forecast

2012

forecast

2013

forecast

GDP (real growth rates, in %)

6.9

3.6

-8.0 

1.4

0.5

0.2

2.0

GDP in EUR million 

34,562

37,280 

35,311

35,416

35,924

36,356

37,590

GDP per capita (PPS)*

22,100

22,800

20,700

21,200

-

-

-

GDP per capita, in EUR

17,120

18,437

17,295

17,286

17,437

17,778 

18,349

Trade balance as % of GDP

-4.8

-6.9

-1.3

-0.8

-0.5

-0.5

0.9

Gross external debt in EUR million

34,783

39,234

40,294

40,699

42,498

-

-

Gross external debt, as % of GDP

100.6

105.2

114.1

114.9

-

-

-

Standardised rate of unemployment (ILO)

4.9

4.4

5.9

7.2

8.1

8.6

8.8

Gross wage per employee in industry (real growth rate)

3.2

2.0

1.0

3.2

0.9

0.6

1.1

Labour productivity (% of GDP per employee)

3.4

1.0

-6.3

4.0

2.2

1.6

2.7

Inflation, end of the year

5.6

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

Gross fixed captal frmation as a % of GDP

27.8

28.8

23.4

21.6

20.0

20.8

21.5

Average exchange rate USD/EUR

1.37

1.47

1.39

1.33

1.42

1.43

1.43

 * PPS - Purchasing Power Standard

Source: IMAD, 2012