| Real GDP growth forecasts (yoy %), H1'96-H1'98 (previous forecast in brackets) | |||||||
|
|
H1'96 |
H2'96 |
1996 |
H1'97 |
H2'97 |
1997 |
H1'98 |
| US |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.3 (3.3) |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.1 (4.0) |
2.2 |
| Japan |
4.1 |
3.3 |
3.7 (2.4) |
1.5 |
2.0 |
1.8 (3.2) |
2.0 |
| Europe |
1.5 |
1.8 |
1.7 (1.7) |
2.0 |
1.6 |
1.8 (3.0) |
2.0 |
| OECD |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.3 (2.4) |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.9 (3.4) |
2.1 |
| East Asia |
7.7 |
7.2 |
7.5 (8.0) |
6.5 |
6.0 |
6.2 (7.5) |
6.5 |
| Latin America |
-2.3 |
4.5 |
1.1 (2.5) |
4.0 |
3.2 | ||