ECONOMIC & ENERGY INDICATORS

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Foreign
Assessment
Center
Economic & Energy
Indicators
ER EEI81-012
18 June 1981
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Economic & Energy
Indicators
The EEI provides up-to-date information on changes in economic and energy
activities of major countries. To the extent possible, the EEI is updated from
press ticker and Embassy reporting.
Sources for the EEI are revised every few months. The most recent date of pub-
lication for the source notes is 11 December 1980. Comments and queries re-
garding the EEI are welcome.
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Economic & Energy
Indicators
Economic Industrial Production
Gross National Product
Consumer Prices
Money Supply
Unemployment Rate
Foreign Trade
Current Account Balance
Export Prices in US $
Import Prices in US $
Exchange Rate Trends
Money Market Rates
Agricultural Prices
Industrial Materials Prices
Energy World Crude Oil Production, Excluding Natural Gas Liquids 8
Big Seven: Inland Oil Consumption 9
Big Seven: Crude Oil Imports 9
OPEC: Crude Oil Official Sales Price 10
OPEC: Average Crude Oil Official Sales Price (Chart) 11
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Percent Change From Previous Period
(Seasonally Adjusted at an Annual Rate)
IV I II III IV I Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
United States 5.8 4.4 -3.6 -0.3 -0.1 -19.1 -6.7 21.2 7.4 22.5 13.6 5.7 -1.6 5.7 4.8
Japan 6.2 8.3 7.1 11.0 17.5 0.7 -8.9 6.5 8.7 -16.3 31.0 6.9 22.8 -19.9 6.8
West Germany 1.7 4.9 0.2 2.4 4.9 -9.2 -6.0 -3.7 9.0 -10.6 -20.3 25.4 73.0 -35.4
France 1.9 4.5 -0.9 -8.4 2.0 -8.6 2.0 -10.6 -17.3 -37.3 74.8 -52.8 -17.7 33.8
United Kingdom 0.8 0.4 -9.0 3.7 -14.7 -12.3 -13.9 -16.5 -8.0 -11.3 -19.5 -7.9 10.1 -12.8
Italy 1.9 6.7 5.5 38.2 17.9 -10.2 -27.0 22.7 2.8 59.0 -52.4 -11.7 139.8 -11.0 -5.7
Canada 4.1 4.7 -1.6 -2.1 -2.6 -9.5 -1.0 9.5 2.7 4.6 1.8 -6.9 11.3 17.3
Percent Change From Previous Period
(Constant Market Prices; Seasonally Adjusted at an Annual Rate)
III IV I II III IV I
United States 4.8 3.2 -0.2 4.1 0.6 3.1 -9.9 2.4 3.8 8.4
Japan 5.1 5.5 4.3 4.5 4.6 5.6 1.5 5.2 1.9
West Germany 3.6 4.5 1.8 2.9 3.1 8.7 -8.0 0 -2.1
France 3.7 3.5 1.5 7.9 1.8 1.7 -2.3 0.9 -1.1
United Kingdom 3.5 1.1 -1.4 -13.1 8.1 2.3 -11.6 -3.0 1.4
Italy 2.7 4.9 4.0 4.9 16.8 8.8 -3.5 -10.5 8.4
Canada 3.4 2.7 0.1 4.5 1.8 -2.4 -4.3 1.8 8.2
Percent Change From Previous Period
(Seasonally Adjusted at an Annual Rate)
IV I II III IV I Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
United States 7.6 11.3 13.5 13.9 16.1 13.7 8.1 12.6 10.6 13.6 12.9 9.7 10.0 6.9 6.0
Japan 3.8 3.6 8.0 7.3 10.5 8.8 7.1 4.7 6.3 17.4 -3.3 14.1 1.8 2.8 -1.2
West Germany 2.7 4.1 5.5 5.2 5.0 6.6 4.8 5.0 6.1 7.3 7.3 4.1 7.2 6.1 7.1
France 9.2 10.7 13.5 12.7 16.7 12.4 12.6 12.7 13.0 12.8 14.0 13.0 12.9 11.7 15.0
United Kingdom 8.2 13.4 18.0 14.8 20.0 20.6 10.2 10.9 9.8 13.6 8.4 4.3 13.7 18.2 22.6
Italy 12.4 15.7 21.2 23.4 25.3 16.0 21.4 21.6 19.6 27.1 21.6 16.7 18.7 19.4 15.9
Canada 8.9 9.1 10.2 10.4 9.4 10.6 11.6 12.9 13.9 14.1 11.7 16.9 12.2 12.7 11.5
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Percent Change From Previous Period
(Based on Amounts in National Currency Units; Seasonally Adjusted at an Annual Rate)
IV I II III IV I Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
United States a 8.2 7.8 6.4 5.0 6.5 -2.8 14.7 11.3 6.7 -9.4 14.6 .9.0 11.8 20.4
Japan 10.7 10.0 0.8 -2.9 7.3 -1.8 -7.8 -4.0 3.3 -9.5 4.7 14.2 5.6
West Germany 13.3 7.6 2.4 4.0 -1.7 2.1 4.6 13.7 -3.7 -9.3 4.5 -9.7 -30.8 4.1
France 11.8 12.3 8.5 8.5 8.9 9.0 5.9 11.3 -3.8 23.2 17.5
United Kingdom 20.1 12.3 4.5 9.5 -5.4 2.3 11.8 8.8 7.0 33.5 -6.7 18.2 -4.7 75.6
Italy 22.4 23.6 26.2 5.5 14.6 10.6
Canada 10.1 7.2 6.4 -0.8 8.9 -1.8 13.6 18.1 -1.3 -10.4 -14.3 5.0 20.1 24.3 -12.1
Unemployment Rate
Percent-
(Seasonally adjusted)
IV
I
II
III
IV
I
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
United States 6.0
5.8
7.1
5.9
6.2
7.3
7.5
7.5
7.3
7.4
7.4
7.3
7.3
7.3
7.6
Japan 2.2
2.1
2.0
2.1
1.9
2.0
2.1
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.1
2.2
2.2
2.3
West Germany 3.8
3.3
3.4
3.1
3.1
3.2
3.5
3.8
4.1
3.9
3.9
4.0
4.3
France 5.3
6.2
6.6
6.2
6.4
6.7
6.7
6.8
7.3
6.9
7.1
7.3
7.3
7.6
United Kingdom 5.7
5.4
6.8
5.3
5.7
6.2
7.0
8.3
9.5
8.8
9.2
9.5
9.9
10.1
Italy b 7.3
7.7
7.6
7.5
7.8
7.5
7.5
7.5
7.7
Canada 8.4
7.5
7.5
7.3
7.5
7.7
7.5
7.4
7.3
7.4
7.3
7.2
7.4
7.0
7.1
a Unemployment rates for France are estimated. For comparison
with the US rate, the rates for France and the United Kingdom
should be increased by 5 percent and 15 percent respectively. Italian
rates should be decreased by 50 percent; the rates for Japan,
Canada, and West Germany are comparable to US rates.
bQuarterly data.
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Billion US $, f.o.b.
(Seasonally Adjusted)
United States
Exports
Imports
Balance
143.5
172.0
-28.5
181.6
206.3
-24.6
220.7
245.0
-24.3
50.4
57.2
-6.8
52.7
63.9
-11.2
54.7
60.7
-6.1
56.2
58.8
-2.6
57.2
61.6
-4.5
60.0
66.1
-6.0
18.7
19.9
-1.1
19.3
21.4
-2.2
18.8
23.2
-4.4
19.8
21.9
-2.2
21.4
20.9
0.5
19.8
22.3
-2.5
Japan
Exports
Imports
Balance
95.7
71.0
24.7
101.2
99.4
1.8
126.0
124.1
1.8
26.5
28.1
-1.6
28.0
29.9
-1.9
31.2
32.0
-0.8
32.1
30.6
1.6
34.6
31.7
2.9
37.2
33.8
3.3
11.3
10.3
1.0
11.9
10.7
1.2
12.2
10.9
1.3
12.5
11.5
1.0
12.4
11.4
1.0
12.8
11.0
1.9
West Germany
Exports
Imports
Balance
142.3
115.6
26.7
171.7
151.6
20.1
193.1
178.7
14.3
46.1
42.4
3.7
50.7
46.4
4.4
48.4
44.8
3.6
48.3
44.9
3.3
45.7
42.6
3.0
44.1
41.7
2.5
14.8
13.9
1.0
14.8
13.9
0.9
14.6
13.7
0.9
14.6
13.6
1.0
14.9
14.3
0.6
15.2
13.3
1.8
France
Exports
Imports
Balance
79.6
79.2
0.4
100.6
103.3
-2.7
116.0
130.2
-14.2
27.5
28.8
-1.3
28.6
32.0
-3.4
28.8
32.4
-3.5
29.7
33.8
-4.0
28.8
32.1
-3.2
27.2
29.9
-2.7
9.5
10.7
-1.2
9.5
10.4
-0.9
8.8
10.1
-1.3
9.3
10.0
-0.7
9.1
9.8
-0.7
9.5
9.9
-0.4
United Kingdom
Exports
Imports
Balance
67.3
70.3
-3.0
86.6
93.9
-7.3
110.2
107.3
2.9
24.0
25.7
-1.7
26.7
27.6
-0.9
27.2
27.9
-0.7
27.9
26.4
1.5
28.4
25.3
3.0
9.5
8.5
1.0
9.4
8.6
0.8
9.6
7.8
1.8
8.8
8.1
0.7
Italy
Exports
Imports
Balance
55.4
51.8
3.5
72.0
71.8
0.2
77.9
93.3
-15.3
19.5
21.6
-2.1
20.2
22.8
-2.5
19.3
21.8
-2.5
20.0
26.3
-6.3
18.4
22.4
-4.0
17.6
20.7
-3.1
6.5
7.5
-1.0
6.2
6.9
-0.6
6.3
7.4
-1.1
6.2
7.3
-1.0
5.1
6.1
-1.0
Canada
Exports
Imports
Balance
46.6
43.9
2.7
56.0
53.7
2.4
65.0
59.1
5.9
15.1
14.1
1.0
16.0
14.6
1.4
15.6
14.6
1.1
16.5
14.7
1.8
16.9
15.2
1.6
16.9
15.8
1.1
5.7
5.0
0.7
5.5
5.0
0.4
5.9
5.3
0.7
5.6
5.3
0.3
5.4
5.3
0.1
5.8
5.7
0
IV
I
II
III
IV
I
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
United States b
-14.3
-0.7
0.1
-1.7
-2.6
-2.4
4.5
0.7
Japan
16.5
-8.8
-10.7
-3.7
-5.8
-4.5
-1.0
0.6
-2.3
-0.5
1.1
-2.9
-0.2
0.8
0.5
West Germany
9.0
-6.2
-16.2
-1.3
-2.9
-3.8
-7.1
-2.3
-4.5
-0.9
-0.5
-2.5
-0.6
-1.4
-0.2
France
3.8
1.1
-7.4
-0.2
-3.3
-0.2
-2.6
-1.4
United Kingdom
1.4
-3.3
6.6
-0.9
-0.8
-0.5
2.7
5.2
Italy
6.2
5.1
-9.9
-1.5
-2.5
-1.9
-3.2
-2.3
Canada b
-4.4
-4.3
-1.3
-1.1
-1.2
-1.1
1.0
0.1
a Converted to US dollars at current market rates of exchange.
b Seasonally adjusted.
All data is quarterly except for Japan and West Germany.
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Export Prices in US $
United States
7.0
16.0
10.6
Japan
23.0
4.6
7.8
West Germany
15.7
12.8
7.9
France
14.5
16.1
11.7
United Kingdom
19.6
22.6
Italy
11.3
20.2
17.5
Canada
1.4
17.6
17.0
Import Prices in US $
IV I II III IV I Oct Nov Dec
9.8 10.4 2.6 15.9 19.6 23.9 40.4 7.2
-15.9 12.6 26.1 8.6 14.4 8.0 -30.6 72.9
20.5 8.0 -3.1 14.1 -18.8 -26.0 -24.0 -30.4 -10.9
17.5 12.4 3.6 19.5 -16.0 -22.9 -21.4 -37.5 1.2
-0.7 41.8 16.4 28.3 17.0 -19.9
17.6 26.1 10.8 12.6 -13.7 -32.8 -19.0 10.1
11.8 43.0 -5.0 14.1 -5.9 0.5 -4.8 20.7
United States
8.7
17.3
27.4
Japan
5.3
23.6
37.0
West Germany
11.5
20.3
15.3
France
10.0
16.8
19.4
United Kingdom
13.9
22.6
Jan
Feb
Mar
91.8
-47.1
-26.7
-51.3
28.5
-27.2
-34.0
-10.8
-12.2
121.8
1.8
IV I II III IV I Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
34.5 45.4 17.0 9.4 8.1 9.8 5.8 19.7
32.9 69.1 29.0 -1.1 6.1 -10.0 -6.9 52.8 6.3 4.0
19.2 31.6 -5.2 9.3 -14.5 -9.7 -32.2 -12.5 11.0 -9.7 -29.5 1.3
23.4 38.6 -1.1 18.2 -15.0 -8.1 9.3 -25.3 -5.0 17.8 -38.0 9.9
11.8 59.1 7.0 18.0 17.5 -23.9
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United States
-6.2
Japan
24.0
West Germany
5.2
France
-2.0
United Kingdom
1.2
Italy
-6.8
Canada
-8.7
Dollar Cost of
Foreign Currency
Japan
28.3
West Germany
15.7
France
9.0
United Kingdom
10.0
Italy
4.1
Canada
-6.8
United States 8.25
90-day certificates of
deposit, secondary market
Japan 4.76
loans and discounts
(2 months)
West Germany 3.67
interbank loans
(3 months)
France 8.12
interbank money market
(3 months)
United Kingdom 9.16
sterling interbank loans
(3 months)
Italy 11.47
Milan interbank loans
(3 months)
Canada 8.54
finance paper (3 months)
Eurodollars 8.73
3-month deposits
-1.0
-0.2
7.3
-0.1
-1.6
-9.6
8.3
12.3
13.0
-6.4
42.9
2.3
23.3
42.2
-6.8
-4.0
-29.4
-8.7
24.2
17.4
28.0
23.0
38.3
56.7
6.5
-16.2
-20.7
-7.0
3.9
0.4
9.3
-0.7
-4.5
-0.8
-8.5
-5.0
-3.3
-8.9
-10.4
24.0
-1.1
-10.4
-0.6
0.3
5.8
0.6
-1.4
1.4
-6.0
-7.1
-2.6
-5.6
-14.4
-0.8
-4.6
-23.0
5.8
9.4
-14.5
20.8
8.5
9.6
19.7
12.2
-1.4
49.8
-1.3
-29.2
-4.9
0.3
-4.3
-4.3
-7.1
-5.9
-3.3
-5.4
-6.3
-10.2
-5.4
-12.3
-12.0
-15.1
-21.1
-7.8
-3.4
-0.1
-1.5
3.6
-2.7
1.9
-6.9
-0.7
-10.2
4.6
1.2
9.6
5.6
-2.0
-4.5
-3.2
-29.1
-8.0
22.5
23.1
18.5
10.1
23.1
51.1
-17.8
-16.4
-29.9
-26.3
9.5
0.9
11.9
-1.6
-8.0
8.1
-25.2
-29.5
-26.9
-21.2
-52.8
20.8
-27.9
-50.3
5.9
0.8
9.4
-0.6
-6.1
9.3
-24.3
-31.4
-27.3
-19.2
-55.3
0.2
-30.4
-56.9
10.5
9.6
-12.5
18.7
5.4
18.5
0.7
-12.1
-21.7
33.3
-42.6
-28.1
-26.5
-38.7
2.1
-2.8
-1.6
-1.6
-12.2
3.8
-24.6
-32.9
-28.2
-22.1
-54.7
-12.7
-39.7
-50.5
-2.7
0.2
-2.8
3.7
-2.1
4.1
-8.3
-3.2
-9.9
6.1
-7.3
7.3
0.4
-9.6
IV
I
II
III
IV
I
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
11.22
13.04
13.66
15.09
11.47
9.95
15.66
15.92
18.65
17.19
16.14
14.43
15.08
18.27
6.10
11.44
7.85
9.97
13.55
12.13
10.11
8.42
9.60
9.00
8.38
7.87
6.83
7.22
6.65
9.45
9.32
9.08
10.10
9.14
9.49
11.20
10.11
9.41
10.74
13.44
13.12
13.15
9.46
12.17
12.47
12.96
12.61
11.63
11.49
11.94
11.52
11.38
11.87
12.56
13.00
15.75
13.61
16.58
15.65
17.69
17.12
16.05
15.46
13.30
14.64
14.20
13.12
12.58
12.26
12.34
12.04
17.48
13.95
17.67
17.12
17.43
17.71
17.69
17.47
17.34
17.50
18.22
19.92
19.92
11.92
13.12
13.85
14.20
13.76
10.70
13.83
17.04
16.83
16.98
17.28
16.85
17:35
18.96
11.97
14.04
14.70
16.12
12.80
10.74
16.49
16.87
19.47
18.07
17.18
15.36
15.95
19.06
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Australia
(Boneless beef,
f.o. b., New York)
United States
(Wholesale steer beef,
midwest markets)
Cocoa
(C per pound)
Coffee
(S per pound)
Corn
(Chicago No. 2 yellow,
S per bushel)
68.4
97.1
131.1
129.9
113.0
130.8
129.6
118.9
129.3
129.8
133.3
125.7
121.6
121.7
113.4
115.2
112.9
50.9
80.7
101.1
102.9
101.8
109.8
102.6
96.8
108.0
105.8
101.4
100.7
100.1
95.9
94.1
99.7
103.1
172.0
152.5
144.3
139.2
116.7
103.1
95.3
91.1
103.6
100.9
93.7
91.2
92.1
88.8
92.5
91.6
82.3
2.35
1.63
1.72
1.72
1.85
1.40
1.21
1.26?
1.26
1.26
1.16
1.21
1.28
1.25
1.26
1.28
1.26
2.24
2.33
2.66
2.60
2.67
3.29
3.47
3.50
3.44
3.43
3.43
3.54
3.56
3.49
3.46
3.53
3.47
Cotton 0.6140 0.5936 0.6328 0.7927 0.7688 0.8535 0.8725 0.8427 0.8800 0.8646 0.8742 0.8788 0.8587 0.8461 0.8244 0.8244 0.7958
(Memphis middling
I 1/I6 inch, $ per pound)
Palm Oil 0.2429 0.2874 0.3110 0.3221 0.2853 0.2649 0.2613 0.2750 0.2550 0.2443 0.2706 0.2689 0.2747 0.2832 0.2673 0.2673 0.2752
(S per pound)
Rice 333 399 381 481 514 456 529
(New Orleans rice,
US $ per metric ton,
US No. 2, milled f.o.b.)
Soybeans 7.01 6.51 7.07 6.22 5.94 7.48 8.14
(Chicago No. I yellow,
$ per bushel)
Soybean Oil 0.2364 0.2588 0.2768 0.2301 0.2086 0.2602 0.2511
(S per pound)
Sugar 7.96 7.79 9.57 19.87 27.54 30.86 36.25
(World raw London,
bulk 0 per pound)
Wheat 2.54 3.16 3.97 4.24 4.05 4.32 4.71
(Kansas City No. 2 hard
winter, S per bushel)
Foodlndexa 153 159 188 216 227 239 248
(1975-100)
a The food index is compiled by The Economist for 16 food
commodities which enter international trade. Commodities are
weighted by 3-year moving averages of imports into industrialized
countries.
600
452
463
540
584
595
595
606
606 NA
7.38
7.87
8.05
8.65
7.71
7.52
7.31
7.31
7.72 7.53
0.2265
0.2611
0.2496
0.2669
0.2367
0.2296
0.2197
0.2304
0.2340 0.2156
24.70
34.70
40.43
39.46
28.87
27.98
24.17
21.95
17.34 14.98
4.45
4.45
4.71
4.89
4.53
4.59
4.45
4.32
4.47 4.36
227
245
257
252
235
236
225
219
215 209
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1978
1979
1980
1981 1980
1981
I II
III
IV
I Sep Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
Aluminum
(major US producer,
0 per pound)
51.3
53.9
60.1
67.9
71.5
71.3
71.5
76.0
70.9
75.6
76.0
76.0
76.0
76.0
76.0
76.0
77.0
Chrome Ore
(South Africa chemical
grade, $ per metric ton)
55.8
56.2
56.0
56.0
56.0
55.0
53.0
53.0
53.0
53.0
53.0
53.0
53.0
53.0
53.0
53.0
53.0
Coppers
(wire bar, 0 per pound)
59.3
61.9
89.8
116.9
92.6
95.4
89.8
82.9
93.6
92.7
91.4
85.2
84.9
81.7
82.2
82.7
78.9
Gold
S per troy ounce
147.7
193.2
306.8
629.8
543.4
648.4
626.9
517.9
673.7
662.1
623.7
595.0
557.4
499.8
496.6
496.6
479.3
Lead a
? per pound
27.9
29.9
54.3
51.8
37.5
38.5
36.7
32.0
40.0
39.5
36.9
33.6
32.0
31.2
33.0
34.3
31.5
Manganese Ore
66.1
68.4
67.2
69.0
81.5
81.8
81.8
81.8
81.8
81.8
81.8
81.8
81.8
81.8
81.8
81.8
81.8
(48% Mn S per long ton)
Nickel
2.3
2.0
2.7
3.4
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
(composite US producer,
S per pound)
Platinum
(major producer,
S per troy ounce)
167.4
237.9
351.5
420.0
420.0
442.9
475.0
475.0
475.0
475.0
475.0
475.0
475.0
475.0
475.0
475.0
475.0
Synthetic b
36.5
37.8
41.1
39.2
38.2
42.4
42.6
45.2
44.5
42.7
41.2
43.8
46.6
44.7
44.3
47.6
NA
Natural c
41.6
50.2
64.6
77.7
69.3
70.8
77.4
68.0
75.6
80.2
79.7
72.2
70.4
68.2
65.5
60.5
59.1
Silver
(S per troy ounce)
4.64
5.42
11.05
32.68
14.39
17.40
18.40
13.33
19.83
20.30
18.60
16.30
14.72
12.93
12.35
11.52
10.83
Steel Scrap d
(S per long ton)
64.2
78.9
99.4
102.4
79.1
84.5
98.8
101.2
94.4
96.1
98.5
101.8
98.2
99.5
105.9 102.6 NA
Tina
89.2
581.1
698.8
777.7
778.7
777.6
711.2
628.5
786.1
757.8
708.8
667.1
650.0
618.1
617.4 605.9 573.2
(0 per pound)
Tungsten Ore 21,58018,172 17,504 17,998 17,954 18,873 18,050 18,905 19,215 18,70117,718 17,73018,49119,065 19,16018,42418,127
(contained metal,
S per metric ton)
US Steel 384.9 401.7 447.7 474.2 487.0 487.4 496.2
(composite
S per long ton)
Zinc a 26.7 26.9 33.4 36.0 31.3 34.4 36.1
(` per pound)
Lumberlndexe 154 180 188 174 155 168 171
(1975-100)
Industrial 123 131 171 197 174 183 182
Materials Index f
(1975-100)
524.6
489.4
493.2
496.2
499.2
518.2
526.0
529.6 532.6 NA
34.1
36.0
36.5
36.3
35.4
35.2
33.1
34.1 37.3 38.5
168
162
163
175
175
172
166
165 170 NA
174
186
184
184
177
179
172
171 170 167
a Approximates world market price frequently used by major world
producers and traders, although only small quantities of these metals
are actually traded on the LME.
b S-type styrene, US export price.
c Quoted on New York market.
d Average of No. 1 heavy melting steel scrap and No. 2 bundles
delivered to consumers at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Chicago.
e This index is compiled by using the average of 12 types of lumber
whose prices are regarded as bellwethers of US lumber construction
costs.
f The industrial materials index is compiled by The Economist for 19
raw materials which enter international trade. Commodities are
weighted by 3-year moving averages of imports into industrialized
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World Crude Oil Production
Excluding Natural Gas Liquids
World
59,706
60,182
62,671
59,465
56,673
58,003
57,952
58,058
Non-Communist
Countries
46,660
46,434
48,636
45,206
42,347
43,613
43,621
43,726
Developed countries
11,346
12,196
12,757
12,859
12,810
12,955
12,810
12,899
United States
8,245
8,707
8,533
8,595
8,500
8,551
8,508
8,572
8,619
Canada
1,320
1,313
1,496
1,424
1,467
1,300
1,260
1,300
United Kingdom
768
1,082
1,568
1,622
1,731
1,795
1,767
1,819
1,885
Norway
280
356
403
528
537
553
537
538
Other
733
738
757
690
575
756
738
670
Non-OPEC LDCs
4,089
4,431
4,951
5,457
5,471
5,606
5,784
5,752
Mexico
981
1,209
1,461
1,937
1,901
2,027
2,219
2,121
2,367
Egypt
415
485
525
595
625
635
620
620
Other
2,693
2,737
2,965
2,925
2,945
2,944
2,945
3,011
OPEC
31,225
29,807
30,928
26,890
24,066
25,052
25,027
25,075
25,191
Algeria
1,100
1,161
1,154
1,012
1,000
1,000
950
950
950
Ecuador
183
202
214
204
207
192
208
222
230
Gabon
222
209
203
175
175
162
165
165
175
Indonesia
1,686
1,635
1,591
1,577
1,630
1,617
1,631
1,621
1,633
Iran
5,663
5,242
3,168
1,662
800
1,360
1,600
1,700
1,700
Iraq
2,348
2,562
3,477
2,514
350
450
600
700
1,000
Kuwait b
1,784
1,894
2,213
1,387
1,242
1,519
1,500
1,300
1,300
Libya
2,063
1,983
2,092
1,787
1,680
1,680
1,600
1,650
1,600
Neutral Zone,
393
473
568
538
527
522
528
526
522
Nigeria
2,085
1,897
2,302
2,055
2,062
2,026
1,900
1,958
1,875
Qatar
445
487
508
472
475
483
507
482
507
Saudi Arabia b
9,017
8,066
9,251
9,631
10,005
10,005
10,000
10,000
9,850
UAE
1,998
1,830
1,831
1,709
1,695
1,706
1,619
1,606
1,609
Abu Dhabi
1,651
1,446
1,463
1,350
1,337
1,338
1,249
1,247
1,239
Dubai
319
362
354
349
349
359
362
351
362
Sharjah
28
22
14
10
9
9
8
8
8
Venezuela
2,238
2,166
2,356
2,167
2,230
2,330
2,219
2,195
2,240
Communist countries
13,046
13,748
14,035
14,259
14,326
14,390
14,331
14,332
14,335
USSR
10,700
11,213
11,472
11,720
11,824
11,893
11,900
11,900
11,900
China
1,874
2,082
2,122
2,114
2,088
2,083
2,024
2,025
2,025
Other
472
453
441
425
414
414
407
407
410
a Preliminary.
b Excluding Neutral Zone production, which is shown separately.
c Production is shared equally between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
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United States a
18,431
18,847
18,513
17,006
Japan
5,015
5,115
5,171
4,676
West Germany
2,478
2,596
2,664
2,356
France
1,973
2,077
2,107
1,965
United Kingdom
1,655
1,683
1,690
1,422
Italy b
1,476
1,551
1,620
1,602
Canada
1,661
1,701
1,765
1,730
II
III
IV
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
16,360
16,079
17,424
16,694
18,354
18,692
17,384
15,978
4,409
4,093
4,715
4,545
5,352
4,983
5,380
2,373
2,371
2,174
2,106
2,186
2,225
2,510
1,937
1,471
2,166
2,039
2,409
2,306
2,170
1,792
1,533
1,368
1,202
1,450
1,443
1,477
1,396
1,461
1,494
1,499
1,647
1,532
1,737
1,699
1,966
1,697
1,588
1,615
1,677
1,811
1,719
1,942
1,756
a Including bunkers, refinery fuel, and losses.
b Principal products only.
United States
6,615
6,356
6,519
5,220
Japan
4,791
4,662
4,846
4,373
West Germany
1,951
1,913
2,147
1,953
France
2,350
2,302
2,520
2,182
United Kingdom
1,405
1,318
1,157
893
Italy
2,122
2,212
2,292
Canada
675
621
616
II
III
IV
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
5,249
4,692
4,745
4,666
5,046
5,135
4,881
4,350
4,268
4,398
3,976
4,462
4,287
4,779
3,591
4,533
4,338
1,920
1,864
1,941
1,895
1,978
1,687
1,800
1,604
2,252
2,001
2,081
1,765
2,192
1,995
2,376
1,903
896
757
841
829
915
731
1,760
1,909
534
529
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12.88
12.93
18.67
30.87
Saudi Arabia
Light
34? "1 1.70% sulfur
12.40
12.70
17.26
28.67
Berri
39? API 1.16%sulfur
12.85
13.22
19.33
30.19
Heavy
27 * AN 2.85% sulfur
11.70
12.02
16.41
27.67
Medium
31 ? API 2.40% sulfur
12.01
12.32
16.79
28.12
Light
34? API 1.35% sulfur
12.81
12.81
19.45
34.54
Heavy
31 ? API 1.60% sulfur
12.49
12.49
18.49
33.60
Iraq
35? API 1.95% sulfur
Nigeria
34? API 0.16%sulfur
14.45
14.07
20.86
35.50
UAE
39? API 0.75% sulfur
12.88
13.26
19.81
31.57
Kuwait
31 ? "1 2.50% sulfur
12.37
12.26
18.48
29.84
Libya
40? API 0.22% sulfur
Venezuela
26? API 1.52% sulfur
12.75
12.75
17.22
28.44
Indonesia
35? API 0.09% sulfur
13.55
13.55
18.35
30.55
Algeria
42? API 0.10% sulfur
14.37
14.14
19.65
37.59
Qatar
40? "11.17% sulfur
13.19
13.19
19.72
31.76
Gabon
29? API 1.26%sulfur
12.80
12.80
18.20
31.09
Ecuador
12.90
12.33
22.41
34.42
28? "10.93% sulfur
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
31.96
32.93
32.95
34.80
34.85
34.87
34.74
34.61
34.56
30.00
32.00
32.00
32.00
32.00
32.00
32.00
32.00
32.00
31.52
33.52
33.52
33.52
33.52
33.52
33.52
33.52
33.52
29.00
31.00
31.00
31.00
31.00
31.00
31.00
31.00
31.00
29.45
31.45
31.45
31.45
31.45
31.45
31.45
31.45
31.45
35.37
35.37
35.37
37.00
37.00
37.00
37.00
37.00
37.00
34.37
34.37
34.37
36.00
36.00
36.00
36.00
36.00
36.00
36.95
36.95
36.95
39.92
39.92
39.92
39.92
39.92
39.92
33.56
33.56
33.56
36.56
36.56
36.56
36.56
36.56
36.56
31.50
31.50
31.50
35.50
35.50
35.50
35.50
35.50
35.50
29.88
29.88
29.88
32.88
32.88
32.88
32.88
32.88
32.88
31.50
31.50
31.50
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
37.00
37.00
37.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
33.42
33.42
33.42
37.42
37.42
37.42
37.42
37.42
37.42
32.00
32.00
32.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
33.43
36.73
38.80
40.06
39.29
38.00
36.33
34.50
33.00
a F.o.b. prices set by the government for direct sales and, in most
cases, for the producing company buy-back oil.
b Weighted by the volume of production.
c Beginning in 1981 the price of Kirkuk (Mediterranean) is used in
calculating the OPEC average official sales price.
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aPre-1974 prices are derived from posted prices and are not official sales
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