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GERMANY
Leather Summary
|
LEATHER
|
1996
US$ '000 |
1997
US$ '000 |
1998
US$ '000 |
| Exports Leather |
705,395
|
732,400
|
762,093
|
| Exports: Leather/Textile Machinery |
895,977
|
894,632
|
910,047
|
| Exports : Leather Manufacturers |
64,952
|
66,008
|
68,971
|
| Imports: Leather |
749,059
|
708,905
|
678,279
|
| Imports: Leather/Textile Machinery |
6,000,439
|
5,546,530
|
5,454,911
|
| Imports : Leather Manufacturers |
82,017
|
78,780
|
81,875
|
Macro-Economic Data
(Billions of U.S. Dollars unless otherwise indicated)
1996 |
1997 |
1998 * |
|
| Income, Production and Employment: | |||
| Nominal GDP ** |
2,349
|
2,095
|
2,109
|
| GDP Growth (per cent) *** |
1.3
|
2.2
|
2.7
|
| GDP by Sector (per cent): | |||
| Agriculture |
1.5
|
1.5
|
N/A
|
| Manufacturing |
33.7
|
33.8
|
N/A
|
| Services |
48.7
|
49.3
|
N/A
|
| Government |
13.4
|
13.0
|
N/A
|
| Per Capita GDP (US$) |
28,667
|
25,549
|
25,675
|
| Labor Force (000's) |
34,423
|
33,962
|
34,095
|
| Unemployment Rate (per cent) |
10.2
|
11.4
|
10.3
|
| Money and Prices (annual percentage growth): | |||
| Money Supply Growth (M2) |
4.6
|
1.1
|
N/A
|
| Consumer Price Inflation |
1.5
|
1.8
|
1.0
|
| Exchange Rate | |||
| Balance of Payments and Trade: | |||
| Total Exports FOB # |
526.0
|
513.7
|
544.7
|
| Exports to India # |
40.1
|
44.3
|
N/A
|
| Total Imports CIF # |
460.3
|
446.3
|
463.4
|
| Imports from India # |
33.0
|
33.8
|
N/A
|
| Trade Balance # |
65.7
|
67.4
|
81,3
|
| Current Account Balance/GDP (per cent) |
-0.6
|
-0.2
|
0.2
|
| External Public Debt |
411
|
408
|
N/A
|
| Fiscal Deficit/GDP (per cent) |
-3.5
|
-2.8
|
-2.3
|
| Debt Service Payments/GDP (per cent) |
3.7
|
3.7
|
3.7
|
| Gold and Foreign Exchange Reserves |
57.2
|
52.2
|
N/A
|
| Aid |
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
* 1998 Figures are
all estimates based on available monthly data in October and consensus
forecasts.
** GDP at factor cost.
*** Percentage changes calculated in national currency.
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