From: mte152s@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au
Newsgroups: soc.culture.china,soc.culture.taiwan,soc.culture.hongkong
Subject: DATA: Asian Economies Performance
Date: 15 Dec 92 12:11:39 +1100
Organization: Computer Centre, Monash University, Australia

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Economy of some asian countries
Source: Far Eastern Economic Review, November 26, 1992
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        Economic indicators, selected Asian countries

                        Australia       China           Hongkong        India
Economic Growth %(real)
1991                    2               4.5-7           3.9             3.5-4
1992                    0.8             9               5               4

International Reserves  (b stands for billion, 1,000,000,000)
Latest                  US$12.92b       US$46.12b       US$28.9b        US$6.34b
Year earlier            US$15.69b       US$36.14b       n.a.            US$1.19b

Trde balance(total merchandise)
latest 3 months         +US$0.85b       +US$2.98b       -US$0.27b       -US$1.48b
previous 3 months       +US$0.69b       +US$0.64b       -US$2.16b       -US$1.03b
Year earlier            +US$1.05b       +US$2.69b       -US$0.66b       -US$0.59b

Exports
Latest 3 months         US$10.37b       US$22.70b       US$31.98b       US$4.46b
%change prev. 3 months  +0.5            +19.6           +9.5           -1.8
%change year earlier    +3.8            +20.9           +20.0           +23.3

Imports
Latest 3 months         US$9.52b        US$19.71b       US$31.70        US$6.34b
%change prev. 3 months  -1.0            +7.5            +1.1            +6.4
%change year earlier    +6.3            +22.6           +21.9           +40.4

Consumer Prices Index (CPI)
Base                    7.89-6.90=100  7.91=100        10.89-9.90=100  1982=100
Last 3 months average   107.6           105.8           125.4           242.3
%change prev. 3 months  unchanged       n.a.            +1.7            +3.7
%change year earlier    +1.7            +5.8            +9.0            +11.5

Money supply    (t stands for trillion, 1,000,000,000,000)
latest                  A$206.15b       Rmb1,982.84b    HK$700.93b      Rs3.39t
%change previous month  -0.03           +6.6            +2.7            +0.0
%change year earlier    +3.5            +27.0           +18.6           +18.5

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        Economic indicators, selected Asian countries (cont.)
                        Indonesia       Japan           Malaysia        Philipin

Economic growth%
1991                    7               3.8             8.6             0
1992                    5.5             3.5             8.5             3-3.5

International reserve
latest                  US$11.03b       US$72.25b       US$13.03b       US$3.04b
Year earlier            US$8.54b        US$69.77b       n.a.            US$2.26b

Trade balance (total merchandise)
latest 3 months         +US$1.82b       +US$28.81b      +US$0.50b       -US$1.29
Previous 3 months       +US$1.31b       +US$24.00b      +US$0.08b       -US$1.17
year earlier            +US$1.09b       +US$22.20b      -US$0.74b       -US$0.69

Exports
latest 3 months         US$8.48b        US$87.60b       US$10.80b        US$2.60b
%change prev. 3 months  +12.8           +8.4            +10.1           +13.5
%change year earlier    +14.3           +10.9            +21.8           +13.5

Imports
latest 3 months         US$6.66b        US$58.79b       US$10.30b        US$3.89b
%change prev. 3 months  +7.2            +3.5            +4.2            +12.3
%change year earlier    +5.2            +3.5            +7.3            +30.5

Consumer Prices Index (CPI)
base                    4.88-3.89=100   1990=100        1990=100        1988=100
Lastest 3 months avrge. 133.4           105.1           110.1           168.6
%change prev. 3 months  +0.8            -0.1            +0.9            +2.0
%change year earlier    +5.6            +2.0            +5.2            +8.2

Money supply
latest                  Rps110.27t      yen503.73t      M$106.81b       P347.28b
%change previous month  +2.2            -0.2            +1.9            -1.6
%change year earlier    +21.0           +0.3            +19.7           +12.0


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        economic indicators, selected Asian countries (cont.)

                        Sinpapore       South Korea     Taiwan          Thailand
Economic growth %(real)
1991                    6.7             8.4             7               7.9
1992                    5               7-8             7               6.5-7.5

International reserve
latest                  US$37.79b       US$15.98b       US$86.63b       US$19.52
year earlier            US$28.99b       US$13.35b       US$72.16b       US$16.37

Trade balance (total merchandise)
latest 3 months         -US$1.67b       +US$0.59b       +US$2.95b       -US$2.61
previous 3 months       -US$2.31b       -US$1.80b       +US$1.69b       +US$0.57
year earlier            -US$1.60b       -US$1.98b       +US$3.83b       -US$0.29

Exports
latest 3 months         US$16.55b       US$19.96b       US$20.86b       US$7.95b
%change prev. 3 months  +10.0           -1.0            +0.7            +5.6
%change year earlier    +9.5            +10.4           +5.5            +10.7

Imports
latest 3 months         US$18.22b       US$19.37b       US$17.91b       US$10.60
%change prev. 3 months  +5.0            -10.2           -5.9            +10.3
%change year earlier    +9.0            -3.4            +12.4           +4.7

Consumer Prices Index (CPI)
base                    9.87-8.88=100   1990=100        1986=100        1986=100
latest 3 month average  112.8           117.4           121.2           131.2
%change prev. 3 months  +0.8            +0.7            +1.1            +2.0
%change year earlier    +2.4            +5.6            +4.6            +4.6

Money supply
latest                  S$73.99b        Won 90.17t      NT$8.42t   Baht1,959.8b
%change previous month  +1.2            +1.7            +0.8            +0.6
%change year earlier    +10.3           +17.1           +20.5           +18.1
========== economic indicators, selected Asian countries =======================
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