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Quarterly Report
December 28, 2005
Here is our quarterly snapshot of the economy.
If you have any questions, or would like to us to publish world statistical
data on a particular topic, please email the editor at: editor@galtglobalreview.com.
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Australia
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Canada
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United Kingdom
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United States
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| Population |
20, 446, 500
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32, 270,507
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60, 501, 512
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297, 700, 000
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| Labour Force |
10,510,000
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17,403,000
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29,6000,000
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141,340,000
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| Employed |
94.9%
|
93.2%
|
94.9%
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95.3%
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| Average earnings/week |
$834.80
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$738.73
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$935.42
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$550.20
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| GDP |
$611.7 billion
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$1.318 trillion
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$1.825 trillion
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$12.589 trillion
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| GDP Per Capita |
$42,639
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$34,444
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$30,500
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$42,367
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| GDP Growth Rate |
2.3%
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2.8%
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3.2%
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3.1%
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| Revenues |
$222.7 billion
|
$151 billion
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$834.9 billion
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$1.862 trillion
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| Expenditures |
$221.7 billion
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$144 billion
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$896.7 billion
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$2.338 trillion
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| Surplus (Deficit) |
$1 billion
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$7 billion
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$61.8 billion
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$1.5 trillion
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| As a % of GDP |
0.16%
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0.53%
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3.38%
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11.92%
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Gain (Loss) per
capita
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$48.90
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$216.92
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$1032.84
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$1607.10
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| Exports |
$127.3 billion
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$315.6 billion
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$362.5 billion
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$798.3 billion
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| Top 3 export trading partners |
Japan, South Korea, China
|
US, Japan, UK
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US, Germany, France
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Canada, Mexico, Japan
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| Imports |
$149.5 billion
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$256.1 billion
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$433.2 billion
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$1.491 trillion
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| Top 3 Import Trading Partners |
US, Japan, China
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US, China, Mexico
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US, Germany, France
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Canada, Mexico, China
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| Purchasing Manager's Index(50+ is expansion) |
53.0%
|
58.8%
|
51.4%
|
53.3%
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| Producer Price Inflation |
N/A
|
2.1%
|
2.8%
|
4.9%
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| Consumer Price Inflation |
2.6%
|
2.5%
|
2.7%
|
3.1%
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| Manufacturing Inventory/Shipments Ratio |
N/A
|
|
N/A
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| Manufacturing Index |
0.2%
|
N/A
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0.2%
|
N/A
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| Industrial Production Index |
N/A
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3.6%
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-0.1%
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4.0%
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Sources: Australia Bureau of Statistics;
Statistics Canada; National Statistics (UK); U.S Department of Commerce;
The CIA Factbook;State Street Global Advisors; KBC; ISM
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