US

Japan

Germany

France

Italy

UK

Canada

EU

Average 1970-79

3.5

4.6

2.9

3.5

3.6

2.4

4.9

3.2

1980

0.3

2.8

1.0

1.6

3.5

(2.2)

1.5

1.4

1981

2.5

3.2

0.1

1.2

0.5

(1.3)

3.7

0.1

1982

2.1

3.1

(0.9)

2.5

0.5

1.7

(3.2)

0.9

1983

4.0

2.3

1.8

0.7

1.2

3.7

3.2

1.7

1984

6.8

3.9

2.8

1.3

2.6

2.3

6.3

2.3

1985

3.7

4.4

2.0

1.9

2.8

3.8

4.8

2.6

1986

3.0

2.9

2.3

2.5

2.8

4.3

3.3

2.8

1987

2.9

4.2

1.5

2.3

3.1

4.8

4.2

2.9

1988

3.8

6.2

3.7

4.5

3.9

5.0

5.0

4.2

1989

3.4

4.8

3.6

4.3

2.9

2.2

2.4

3.5

1990

1.3

5.1

5.7

2.5

2.2

0.4

(0.2)

3.0

1991

1.0

4.0

5.0

0.8

1.1

(2.0)

(1.8)

1.5

1992

2.7

1.1

2.2

1.2

0.6

(0.5)

0.8

0.9

1993

2.3

0.1

(1.1)

(1.3)

(1.2)

2.1

2.2

(0.5)

1994

3.5

0.5

2.9

2.8

2.1

3.8

4.1

2.9

1995

2.0

0.9

1.9

2.2

3.0

2.4

2.3

2.5

1996*

2.4

3.6

1.1

1.3

0.8

2.4

1.5

1.6

1997*

2.2

1.6

2.2

2.5

1.2

3.3

3.3

2.4

1998*

2.0

3.7

2.6

2.6

2.1

3.0

3.3

2.7