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A Quick Look at the Numbers

Real GDP Growth (Annual percent change) 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

World 2.6 4.1 3.5 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.2
United States 2.5 3.9 3.2 3.3 2.1 2.8 3.3 3.1 2.6
Eurozone 0.8 1.8 1.5 2.8 2.6 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.8
Japan 1.5 2.7 1.9 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.6
Non-Japan Asia 6.5 7.5 7.3 7.5 7.2 7.1 6.7 6.5 6.2
Exchange Rates (Year-end)
Dollar/Euro 1.26 1.36 1.18 1.32 1.42 1.48 1.47 1.40 1.37
Yen/Dollar 107.1 104.1 118.0 119.0 109.5 101.8 97.1 94.2 92.7

Source: Global Insight. (c) Copyright 2007. All rights reserved.















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