Overall industrial production is increasing. Employment is rising. Prices are generally stable. In Western Europe, the German economy is improving gradually, while the French economy is expanding, and the British economy is improving. Industrial production is moving sideways in Germany but rising in France and Britain.
Prices are stable.
Turning to East Asia, the pace of economic growth is slowing in China, and prices are declining. China's exports are increasing sharply. The South Korean economy is expanding, and its unemployment rate is falling. As for movements in the international commodity market in November, the CRB commodity futures index rose to the level slightly below 207 points in the middle of the month, but later moved in a narrow range at around 203 points.