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National
Foreign
Assessment
Center
Economic & Energy
Indicators
GI EE181-023
20 November 1981
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Economic & Energy
Indicators
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
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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Percent Change From Previous Period
(Seasonally Adjusted at an Annual Rate)
II III IV I II III Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
United States 5.8 4.4 -3.6 -19.7 -6.0 19.3 8.4 1.9 1.5 -1.6 6.5 1.6 7.3 -3.8 -9.0
Japan 6.2 8.3 7.0 0.9 -7.5 6.1 6.7 -1.3 4.7 3.4 -19.5 36.0 13.0 -27.5 33.5
West Germany 1.7 4.9 0.2 -9.2 -6.0 -3.7 5.1 Negl -1.2 11.7 NegI -28.5 25.1 11.7 -28.5
France 1.9 4.5 -1.0 -8.6 Negl -7.8 -15.4 -2.9 -29.7 -20.1 33.8 21.0 NegI
United Kingdom 0.8 0.4 -8.7 -12.3 -14.0 -16.0 -4.1 -1.2 -5.3 -9.1 33.0 1.3 5.5
Italy 1.9 6.7 5.5 -10.2 -27.0 22.7 4.1 -10.9 -16.2 -9.5 -52.0 2.7 43.2 -87.1 647.0
Canada 4.1 4.7 -1.6 -9.5 -1.0 9.5 3.5 9.4 4.5 7.2 Negl -23.1
Percent Change From Previous Period
(Constant Market Prices; Seasonally Adjusted at an Annual Rate)
I II III IV I II III
United States 4.8 3.2 -0.2 3.1 -9.9 2.4 3.8 8.6 -1.6 -0.6
Japan 5.1 5.5 4.3 5.6 1.5 5.2 1.9 4.5 5.1
West Germany 3.6 4.4 1.8 7.5 -7.8 0.2 -1.6 1.4 -2.7
France 3.7 3.5 1.6 1.3 -2.1 0.9 -0.3 -3.7 4.5
United Kingdom 3.3 1.4 -1.4 -0.1 -11.6 2.2 0.7 -2.3
Italy 2.7 4.9 4.0 8.8 -3.5 -10.5 8.4 2.3 -3.0
Canada 3.7 3.0 NegI -3.5 -4.1 0.6 9.4 3.9 5.2
Percent Change From Previous Period
(Seasonally Adjusted at an Annual Rate)
II III IV I II III May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
United States 7.7 11.3 13.5 13.5 8.0 13.0 10.4 8.0 12.3 8.8 11.0 14.0 12.4 13.5
Japan 3.9 3.6 8.1 8.8 7.0 5.7 5.2 2.1 5.0 5.6 1.4 3.1
West Germany 2.7 4.1 5.5 6.1 5.0 5.3 6.1 6.0 7.1 5.0 5.0 7.0 9.1 10.0
France 9.3 10.6 13.5 12.3 12.4 13.1 12.8 13.2 15.7 10.9 14.8 17.7 15.8 16.5
United Kingdom 8.3 13.4 18.0 20.1 9.7 11.8 9.6 15.9 7.9 10.2 6.5 5.5 9.7 11.9
Italy 12.4 15.7 21.2 16.1 21.5 21.2 19.7 18.9 16.7 20.9 17.7 16.8 16.1 11.8 16.6
Canada 8.9 9.1 10.2 10.4 11.6 13.2 13.7 11.9 12.3 7.5 19.5 10.3 11.5 11.2
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Money Supply, M-1
Percent Change From Previous Period
(Based on Amounts in National Currency Units; Seasonally Adjusted at an Annual Rate)
United States a
8.2
7.8
6.3
Japan
10.7
10.0
0.8
West Germany
13.3
7.6
2.4
France
11.8
12.3
8.4
United Kingdom
20.1
12.3
4.5
Italy
22.4
23.5
15.8
Canada
10.1
7.2
6.4
Percent a
(Seasonally adjusted)
II
III
IV
I
II
III
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
-3.0
14.6
11.3
4.9
9.1
0.2
-5.9
-7.3
3.7
7.8
-3.0
-1.8
-7.8
-4.0
3.3
23.6
0.9
147.2
-37.4
-1.3
6.1
4.8
2.1
4.6
13.7
-3.7
-6.5
0.1
-1.5
16.2
-7.2
2.0
-9.1
9.6
6.4
11.1
11.9
16.5
33.6
-4.8
5.8
34.9
2.1
12.3
8.8
6.8
23.1
8.1
8.0
-5.6
46.3
-25.9
21.9
14.3
10.9
15.6
17.4
-1.8
13.6
18.1
-1.3
6.6
-7.6
-7.6
-27.8
51.8
-33.5
-35.0
-14.4
II
III
IV
I
II
III
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
United States
6.0
5.8
7.1
7.3
7.5
7.5
7.3
7.4
7.2
7.6
7.3
7.0
7.2
7.5
8.0
Japan
2.2
2.1
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.2
2.2
2.3
2.2
2.4
2.3
2.2
2.0
2.2
West Germany
3.8
3.3
3.4
3.2
3.4
3.8
4.1
4.6
5.1
4.7
4.8
5.0
5.1
5.3
France
5.3
6.2
6.6
6.7
6.7
6.8
7.3
7.8
8.1
7.9
8.0
8.1
8.1
8.0
United Kingdom
5.7
5.4
6.8
6.2
7.0
8.3
9.5
10.4
10.9
10.4
10.6
10.7
10.9
11.1
Italy b
7.3
7.7
7.6
7.5
7.5
7.5
7.7
8.7
8.8
Canada
8.4
7.5
7.5
7.7
7.5 -
7.4
7.3
7.1
7.5
7.1
7.3
7.2
7.0
8.2
8.3
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
54.7
60.7
-6.1
56.2
58.8
-2.6
57.2
61.6
-4.5
60.0
66.1
-6.0
58.6
65.6
-7.0
58.0
64.6
-6.6
19.8
22.3
-2.5
18.9
21.3
-2.4
19.9
22.0
-2.1
19.3
19.8
-0.5
19.1
23.5
-4.5
19.7
21.2
-1.6
Japan
Exports
Imports
Balance
95.7
71.0
24.7
101.2
99.3
1.8
125.9
124.2
1.7
31.1
32.0
-0.9
32.1
30.6
1.4
34.6
31.7
2.9
37.3
33.9
3.4
37.7
32.2
5.5
37.3
31.0
6.3
12.9
11.0
1.9
12.5
11.0
1.4
12.4
10.2
2.2
12.8
11.2
1.6
12.2
9.8
2.4
12.3
10.0
2.3
West Germany
Exports
Imports
Balance
142.4
115.7
26.7
171.8
151.6
20.2
193.1
178.7
14.4
48.3
44.8
3.4
48.3
44.9
3.4
45.8
42.7
3.1
44.1
41.6
2.5
42.6
37.7
4.9
42.1
37.0
5.1
15.1
13.2
1.9
13.7
12.3
1.5
13.8
12.3
1.6
14.9
12.3
2.5
12.9
11.9
1.0
14.4
12.8
1.6
France
Exports
Imports
Balance
79.6
79.2
0.4
100.6
103.3
-2.7
116.0
130.2
-14.2
28.8
32.4
-3.5
29.7
33.8
-4.0
28.8
32.1
-3.2
27.2
29.9
-2.7
26.5
28.6
-2.1
26.1
28.5
-2.4
9.5
9.9
-0.4
8.6
9.2
-0.6
8.5
9.5
-1.0
8.3
9.4
-1.1
8.9
8.9
0
8.9
10.2
-1.3
United Kingdom
Exports
Imports
Balance
67.3
70.3
-3.0
86.6
93.9
-7.3
110.2
107.3
2.9
27.2
27.9
-0.7
27.9
26.4
1.5
28.4
25.3
3.0
23.2
Italy
Exports
Imports
Balance
55.4
51.8
3.5
72.0
71.8
0.2
77.9
93.3
-15.4
19.2
21.9
-2.7
20.0
26.3
-6.4
18.5
22.4
-3.9
17.7
20.6
-3.0
18.7
22.0
-3.3
20.0
22.5
-2.5
7.0
8.0
-1.1
5.2
6.8
-1.6
6.4
7.1
-0.7
6.5
7.1
-0.6
6.0
7.0
-1.0
7.5
8.3
-0.9
Canada
Exports
Imports
Balance
46.6
43.9
2.7
56.0
53.7
2.4
65.0
59.1
5.9
15.6
14.6
1.1
16.5
14.7
1.8
16.9
15.2
1.6
17.0
15.9
1.1
17.6
17.1
0.5
17.1
16.9
0.2
5.8
5.8
0
5.7
5.5
0.2
6.2
5.8
0.3
5.8
5.7
0.1
5.6
5.4
0.2
5.7
5.9
-0.2
II
III
IV
I
II
III
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
United States b
-14.1
1.4
3.7
-0.5
5.0
1.4
3.3
1.1
Japan
16.5
-8.8
-10.7
-4.5
-1.0
0.6
-2.1
1.5
3.4
0.5
-0.3
1.3
0.9
0.4
2.1
West Germany
9.0
-6.2
-16.6
-4.0
-7.1
-2.5
-4.4
-2.3
-5.0
Negl
-0.7
-1.6
-1.5
-2.6
-1.0
France
3.8
1.1
-7.9
-0.2
-2.6
-1.8
-3.0
0.3
United Kingdom
1.8
-1.7
7.7
-0.4
2.9
5.7
Italy
6.2
5.5
-9.8
-1.5
-1.0
-2.9
-5.8
-2.3
Canada
-4.3
-4.2
-1.6
-1.1
0.8
Negl
-1.7
-2.1
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
23.1
Italy
11.3
20.2
17.5
Canada
1.4
17.8
17.5
Import Prices in US $
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
25.9
Italy
8.7
21.1
26.2
Canada
5.7
11.3
16.8
I
II
III
IV
I
II
Mar
Apr
May . Jun
Jul
Aug
10.6
2.6
15.7
19.7
9.2
3.9
-4.7
17.4
5.7
-10.6
22.0
-9.1
12.6
26.1
8.6
14.4
16.8
-15.1
-1.9
-20.6
4.4
-16.4
-33.0
19.9
8.0
-3.1
14.1
-18.8
-26.0
-25.2
28.5
-20.9
-45.6
-39.0
-13.8
-11.6
12.4
3.6
19.5
-16.0
-22.5
-25.2
-6.1
-4.5
-57.5
-21.8
6.2
-24.5
41.8
16.4
28.3
3.2
26.1
10.8
12.6
-13.7
-13.0
-18.7
-9.4
-10.2
-50.1
51.6
44.1
-4.6
14.0
-4.4
26.1
-15.8
-47.0
-0.4
-12.4
-5.3
13.5
11.9
I
II
III
IV
I
II
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
45.4
16.9
9.3
8.1
17.0
-2.0
13.1
-1.4
-20.9
-0.7
-15.5
-14.5
69.1
29.0
-1.1
6.1
14.8
-5.5
23.1
-25.9
8.6
-20.4
-25.2
20.8
31.6
-5.2
9.3
-14.5
-9.7
-26.6
1.3
-24.0
-50.8
-21.4
-7.6
41.3
38.6
-1.1
18.2
-15.0
-8.1
-23.0
9.9
-14.4
-48.5
-24.7
26.5
14.5
59.1
7.0
18.0
2.6
36.5
25.2
8.1
-4.4
9.1
-13.2
2.0
-25.8
-39.6
23.3
-27.9
31.1
3.2
18.7
-2.4
17.2
6.5
4.7
20.0
29.7
-24.5
10.2
66.3
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United States
-6.2
-1.0
-0.2
-1.6
-9.6
8.3
12.3
24.5
20.2
42.2
26.5
30.1
20.3
-27.4
-6.3
Japan
24.0
-6.8
-4.0
24.2
17.4
28.0
23.0
-12.1
-9.1
-7.0
-2.6
-25.3
7.3
-0.2
-17.6
West Germany
5.2
3.9
0.4
-4.5
-0.8
-8.5
-5.0
Negl
-1.1
-10.4
-6.3
-1.4
-2.1
25.5
37.7
France
-2.0
-0.6
0.3
-1.4
1.4
-6.0
-7.1
-8.5
-1.8
-23.0
4.1
1.9
-10.5
20.4
-24.5
United Kingdom
1.2
5.8
9.4
8.5
9.6
19.7
12.2
-12.7
-24.9
0.3
-31.1
-31.0
-11.1
-38.6
-0.5
Italy
-6.8
-4.3
-4.3
-3.3
-5.4
-6.3
-10.2
-14.6
-3.1
-7.8
-8.8
NegI
-0.7
-0.3
-28.5
Canada
-8.7
-3.4
-0.1
-2.7
1.9
-6.9
-0.7
4.0
0.6
-2.0
3.5
0.1
-7.9
18.3
-3.9
Dollar Cost of
Foreign Currency
Japan
28.3
-4.5
-3.2
22.5
23.1
18.5
10.1
-23.6
-18.8
-26.3
-17.3
-34.9
-4.6
21.4
-10.0
West Germany
15.7
9.5
0.9
-8.0
8.1
-25.2
-29.5
-29.7
-23.1
-50.3
-35.2
-26.7
-25.4
110.4
65.5
France
9.0
5.9
0.8
-6.1
9.3
-24.3
-31.4
-35.3
-24.2
-56.9
-30.6
-25.4
-31.4
107.5
-0.5
United Kingdom
10.0
10.5
9.6
5.4
18.5
0.7
-12.1
-34.3
-39.2
-38.7
-49.2
-46.4
-29.3
-3.7
18.7
Italy
4.1
2.1
-2.8
-12.2
3.8
-24.6
-32.9
-39.2
-24.5
-50.5
-36.9
-26.1
-24.4
74.0
-6.9
Canada
-6.8
-2.7
0.2
-2.1
4.1
-8.3
-3.2
-1.7
-4.2
-9.6
-3.0
-6.3
-11.5
24.5
-2.0
United States
90-day certificates of
deposit, secondary market
8.25
11.22
13.04
Japan
loans and discounts
(2 months)
4.76
6.10
11.44
West Germany
interbank loans
(3 months)
3.67
6.65
9.45
France
interbank money market
(3 months)
8.12
9.46
12.17
United Kingdom
sterling interbank loans
(3 months)
9.16
13.61
16.58
Italy
Milan interbank loans
(3 months)
11.47
12.04
17.48
Canada
finance paper (3 months)
8.54
11.92
13.12
Eurodollars
8.73
11.97
14.04
3-month deposits
II
III
IV
I
II
III
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
11.47
9.95
15.66
15.92
16.76
17.52
18.27
16.95
17.76
17.96
16.84
15.39
13.55
12.13
10.11
8.42
7.15
7.21
7.22
7.41
7.16
7.22
7.26
7.13
10.10
9.14
9.49
11.20
13.11
12.76
13.15
13.05
12.92
12.87
12.48
11.72
12.61
11.63
11.49
11.94
15.86
17.46
15.75
18.84
17.34
17.40
17.65,
16.47
17.12
16.05
15.46
13.30
12.40
14.08
12.34
12.61
13.63
14.02
14.60
16.27
17.12
17.43
17.71
17.69
20.11
20.93
19.92
20.49
20.78
20.94
21.07
21.00
13.76
10.70
13.83
17.04
18.53
20.63
18.96
19.28
19.63
21.84
20.42
18.84
12.80
10.74
16.49
16.87
17.62
18.36
19.06
17.86
18.50
18.79
17.80
16.36
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Australia 68.4 97.1 131.1 125.8 118.9 112.8 111.7 115.2 112.9 110.4 109.5 111.5 112.5 NA
(Boneless beef,
f.o. b., New York)
United States 50.9 80.7 101.1 104.3 96.8 103.1 104.9 99.7 103.1 106.5 107.3 104.0 103.5 NA
(Wholesale steer beef,
midwest markets)
Cocoa 172.0 152.5 144.3 113.5 91.1 81.2 114.8 91.6 82.3 69.6 88.0 96.5 160.0 NA
(? per pound)
Coffee 2.35 1.63 1.72 1.54 1.22 1.23 1.26 1.28 1.26 1.13 1.19 1.25 1.25 1.36
(S per pound)
Corn 2.24 2.33 2.66 3.01 3.50 3.46 3.02 3.53 3.47 3.37 3.28 3.06 2.71 2.60
(Chicago No. 2 yellow,
$ per bushel)
Cotton 0.6140 0.5936 0.6328 0.8219 0.8427 0.8039 0.6738 0.8244 0.7958 0.7915 0.7503 0.6676 0.6037 0.6061
(Memphis middling
I 1/ 16 inch, $ per pound)
Palm Oil 0.2429 0.2874 0.3110 0.2834 0.2750 0.2789 0.2599 0.2673 0.2752 0.2943 0.2834 0.2497 0.2467 NA
(S per pound)
Rice 333 399 381 496 600 613 NA 606 617 617 617 584 NA NA
(New Orleans rice,
US S per metric ton,
US No. 2, milled f.o.b.)
Soybeans 7.01 6.51 7.07 6.95 7.38 7.45 6.81 7.72 7.53 7.09 7.26 6.81 6.37 6.30
(Chicago No. I yellow,
S per bushel)
Soybean OR 0.2364 0.2588 0.2768 0.2375 0.2265 0.2210 0.2098 0.2340 0.2156 0.2134 0.2288 0.2076 0.1931 0.1965
(S per pound)
Sugar 7.96 7.79 9.57 28.63 24.70 16.28 14.26 17.34 14.98 16.53 16.31 14.81 11.66 12.06
(World raw London,
bulk t per pound)
Wheat 2.54 3.16 3.97 4.33 4.45 4.38 4.18 4.47 4.36 4.30 4.25 4.14 4.16 4.30
(Kansas City No. 2 hard
winter, s per bushel)
FoodIndexa 153 159 188 232 227 209 196 215 209 .203 205 198 186 NA
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.
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Aluminum
(major US producer,
? per pound)
Chrome Ore 55.8 56.2 56.0 55.0 53.0 53.0 53.0 53.0 53.0 53.0 53.0 53.0 53.0 53.0
(South Africa chemical
grade, $ per metric ton)
Copper a 59.3 61.9 89.8 98.68 82.9 79.6 78.4 82.2 82.7 78.9 77.3 76.3 81.0 78.0
bar, t per pound)
Gold 147.7 193.2 306.8 612.1 517.9 480.0 422.1 496.6 496.6 479.3 464.1 410.5 410.2 445.6
S per troy ounce
Lead a 27.9 29.9 54.3 41.1 32.0 32.7 35.9 33.0 34.3 31.5 32.3 35.4 37.3 35.0
C per pound
Manganese Ore 66.1 68.4 67.2 78.5 81.8 81.8 82.4 81.8 81.8 81.8 81.8 81.8 82.2 83.3
(48% Mn $ per long ton)
Nickel
(composite US producer,
$ per pound)
Platinum
(major producer,
$ per troy ounce)
Synthetic b 36.5 37.8 41.1 40.6 45.2 48.5 NA 44.3 47.6 47.2 50.8 50.4 NA NA
Natural c 41.6 50.2 64.6 73.8 68.0 59.3 53.1 65.5 60.5 59.1 58.4 55.7 53.8 49.9
Silver 4.64 5.42 11.05 20.7 13.33 10.83 9.23 12.35 11.52 10.83 10.15 8.58 8.90 10.19
(S per troy ounce)
Steel Scrap d 64.2 78.9 99.4 91.2 101.2 95.7 92.3 105.9 102.6 95.4 89.2 90.2 95.3 91.3
(S per long ton)
Tina 589.2 581.1 698.8 761.3 628.5 583.9 646.1 617.4 605.9 573.2 572.5 603.9 656.3 678.0
(? per pound)
Tungsten Ore 21,580 18,172 17,504 18,219 18,905 18,373 18,526 19,160 18,424 18,127 18,569 18,865 18,474 18,238
(contained metal,
S per metric ton)
US Steel
(composite
S per long ton)
Zinc a
(Q per pound)
Lumber Index e 154 180 188 167 168 167 158 165 170 166 164 165 160 150
(1975= 100)
Industrial
Materials Index f
(1975=100)
a Approximates world market price frequently used by major world e This index is compiled by using the average of 12 types of lumber whose
producers and traders, although only small quantities of these metals are prices are regarded as bellwethers of US lumber construction costs.
actually traded on the LME. f The industrial materials index is compiled by The Economist for 19 raw
b S-type styrene, US export price. materials which enter international trade. Commodities are weighted by 3-
c Quoted on New York market. year moving averages of imports into industrialized countries.
d Average of No. 1 heavy melting steel scrap and No. 2 bundles delivered to
consumers at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Chicago.
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World Crude Oil Production
Excluding Natural Gas Liquids
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981 a
World
59,656
60,109
62,599
59,445
58,207
56,773
54,523
53,893
Non-Communist
Countries
46,660
46,434
48,636
45,206
43,973
42,538
40,288
39,658
Developed countries
11,346
12,196
12,757
12,859
13,013
12,890
12,904
12,672
United States
8,245
8,707
8,533
8,595
8,578
8,598
8,627
8,639
8,640
Canada
1,320
1,313
1,496
1,424
1,353
1,290
1,200
1,274
United Kingdom
768
1,082
1,568
1,622
1,825
1,760
1,750
1,759
1,828
Norway
280
356
403
528
531
554
551
339
470
Other
733
738
757
690
726
688
776
661
Non-OPEC LDCs
4,089
4,431
4,951
5,457
5,919
6,149
5,763
5,934
Mexico
981
1,209
1,461
1,937
2,239
2,463
2,098
2,262
2,478
Egypt
415
485
525
595
620
578
575
585
Other
2,693
2,737
2,965
2,925
3,060
3,108
3,090
3,087
OPEC
31,225
29,807
30,928
26,890
25,041
23,499
21,621
21,052
20,384
Algeria
1,100
1,161
1,154
1,012
950
867
725
600
550
Ecuador
183
202
214
204
220
217
200
200
200
Gabon
222
209
203
175
145
147
154
151
150
Indonesia
1,686
1,635
1,591
1,577
1,629
1,610
1,600
1,600
1,600
Iran
5,663
5,242
3,168
1,662
1,631
1,566
1,400
1,100
1,100
Iraq
2,348
2,562
3,477
2,514
769
1,000
1,100
1,100
1,100
Kuwait b
1,784
1,894
2,213
1,387
1,369
850
1,029
700
700
Libya
2,063
1,983
2,092
1,787
1,616
1,400
750
700
700
Neutral Zone
393
473
568
538
525
341
342
257
311
Nigeria
2,085
1,897
2,302
2,055
1,909
1,421
770
708
1,067
Qatar
445
487
508
472
499
430
378
295
363
Saudi Arabia b
9,017
8,066
9,251
9,631
9,948
10,000
10,000
10,200
9,000
UAE
1,998
1,830
1,831
1,709
1,612
1,519
1,413
1,481
1,463
Abu Dhabi
1,651
1,446
1,463-
1,350
1,245
1,153
1,042
1,104
1,093
Dubai
319
362
354
349
359
357
362
368
354
Sharjah
28
22
14
10
8
9
9
9
16
Venezuela
2,238
2,166
2,356
2,167
2,219
2,131
1,760
1,960
2,080
Communist countries
12,996
13,675
13,963
14,239
14,234
14,235
14,235
14,235
14,235
USSR
10,650
11,140
11,400
11,700
11,800
11,800
11,800
11,800
11,800
China
1,874
2,082
2,122
2,114
2,026
2,025
2,025
2,025
2,025
Other
472
453
441
425
408
410
410
410
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
III
IV
I
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
16,079
17,424
16,825
15,034
16,261
15,232
15,661
15,943
4,093
4,715
5,115
3,602
3,917
4,236
3,839
2,371
2,174
2,277
1,880
2,157
1,471
2,166
2,089
1,665
1,600
1,448
1,160
1,456
1,202
1,450
1,429
1,191
1,207
1,175
1,499
1,647
1,807
1,269
1,399
1,435
1,211
1,512
1,677
1,811
1,692
1,488
1,568
a Including bunkers, refinery fuel, and losses.
b Principal products only.
Big Seven: Crude Oil Imports
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
1,859
Canada
675
621
616
557
III
IV
I
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
4,692
4,745
4,738
4,228
3,909
4,044
3,861
3,895
3,976
4,462
4,265
4,519
3,336
3,813
3,594
1,864
1,941
1,695
1,539
1,516
1,449
1,639
1,572
2,001
2,081
2,095
1,649
1,591
1,647
1,464
757
841
783
690
640
1,909
1,788
1,865
1,719
1,719
539
543
499
570
570
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OPEC average b
12.88
12.93
18.67
30.87
Saudi Arabia
Light
34? API 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? API 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
12.61
12.62
18.56
30.30
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 ? API 2.50% sulfur
12.37
12.26
18.48
29.84
Libya
400 API 0.22% sulfur
14.06
13.89
21.16
36.07
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? API 1.17% 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
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
34.87
34.74
34.61
34.56
34.14
34.00
33.85
33.87
32.00
32.00
32.00
32.00
32.00
32.00
32.00
32.00
33.52
33.52
33.52
33.52
33.52
33.52
33.52
33.52
31.00
31.00
31.00
31.00
31.00
31.00
31.00
31.00
31.45
31.45
31.45
31.45
31.45
31.45
31.45
31.45
37.00
37.00
37.00
37.00
37.00
37.00
37.00
37.00
36.00
36.00
36.00
36.00
36.00
36.00
36.00
36.00
37.50 c
37.50 c
37.50 c
36.93 c
36.93 c
36.93 c
36.93 c
34.93 c
39.92
39.92
39.92
39.92
39.92
39.15
36.00
36.00
36.56
36.56
36.56
36.56
36.56
36.56
36.56
36.56
35.50
35.50
35.50
35.50
35.50
35.50
35.50
35.50
41.00
41.00
41.00
41.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
32.88
32.88
32.88
32.88
32.88
32.88
32.88
32.88
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
34.95
34.95
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
37.42
37.42
37.42
37.42
37.42
37.42
37.42
37.42
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
38.00
36.33
34.50
32.50
32.50
32.50
32.50
32.50
28? API 0.93% sulfur
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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OPEC: Average Crude Oil Official Sales Price'
EM ME EM EM Iasi KM EM
Annual Average
1973 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
J F M A M J J A S O N D
1979
J F M A M J J A S O N D
1980
aPre-1974 prices are derived from posted prices and are not official sales
prices.
1 F M A M J J A S O N D
1981
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