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Number 2 - August, 1998

 
Table 1 - Growth of World Output

(Average Annual Percent Growth)

Gross Domestic

Value Added by Sector

Product

Agriculture

Industry

Manufacturing1

Services

Region and Country

1980-90

1990-95

1980-90

1990-95

1980-90

1990-95

1980-90

1990-95

1980-90

1990-95

Selected East Asia
Japan

3.97

1.05

1.33

-2.23

4.19

-0.03

4.75

-0.86

3.94

2.28

South Korea

9.41

7.15

2.81

1.30

13.08

7.30

13.16

7.59

8.20

7.89

China

10.20

12.75

5.89

4.25

11.12

18.14

10.69

17.15

13.57

10.02

Hong Kong

6.91

5.62

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

South-East Asia
Malaysia

5.18

8.67

3.84

2.55

7.17

10.99

8.91

13.15

4.23

8.57

Indonesia

6.07

7.63

3.37

2.94

6.89

10.11

12.64

11.20

7.03

7.43

Philippines

0.96

2.27

0.99

1.56

-0.89

2.21

0.21

1.80

2.76

2.68

Singapore

6.43

8.67

-6.20

0.51

5.44

9.23

6.62

8.27

7.22

8.36

Thailand

7.59

8.40

3.97

3.07

9.86

10.80

9.52

11.57

7.31

7.76

Comparative Values
High Income Countries

3.20

1.96

2.34

0.56

3.23

0.73

3.50

0.49

3.36

2.27

World

3.12

1.98

2.79

1.33

3.26

1.36

3.65

1.26

3.40

2.60

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators CD-ROM, February 1997
Notes: 1"Manufacturing" is a sub-group of "Industry".
NA = Not available.

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