East Asia & Pacific Update, Nov 2009 - Download Graphs

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Figure 1. Real GDP growth in East Asia slowed by less than during the 1997-98 crisis Â	Figure 3.1 China’s global economic position has expanded considerably: The increase in China’s GDP was larger than that of the G-3 during the crisis, up from a third before 2008 Â	Figure 3.2 China’s global economic position has expanded considerably: The increment in domestic demand has also been larger than the G-3 during the crisis, thanks to government-influenced investment Â
Figure 3.3 China’s global economic position has expanded considerably: Private consumption was much more subdued, except in 2009 Â	Figure 3.4 China’s global economic position has expanded considerably: And China’s incremental imports fell by less than the G-3 in 2009 as a whole	Figure 3.5 China’s global economic position has expanded considerably: China was instrumental in the revival of global industrial production, but the contribution from high income countries rose much more in the third quarter (contribution to global growth, percentage points, quarter-on-quarter) Â
Figure 4. Industrial production in East Asia is recovering swiftly Â	Figure 7. Vehicle sales in China have surpassed those in the U.S.	Figure 10. Exports have rebounded, but levels are still substantially down Â
Figure 11. The ratio of exports to GDP has risen only in Korea	Figure 13. China has overtaken Germany as the world’s largest exporter	Figure 14. China’s imports have rebounded more strongly than those of the G-3 Â
Figure 15. Final goods dominate China’s exports to the G-3 Â	Figure 16. Parts and components dominate China’s imports from East Asia	Figure 20. China has been a stronger driver of the regional export rebound this year than the rest of the world Â
Figure 22. Foreigners have resumed local bond purchases Â	Figure 23. Equity prices in East Asia have risen faster than in developed countries this year Â	Figure 24. Spreads on foreign bonds are back to pre-crisis levels
Figure 31. Increases in unemployment rates have been limited	Figure 35. Due to the crisis, 14 million more people will be in poverty in 2010 Â	Figure 37. Most countries delivered more fiscal stimulus than announced
Figure 38. Fiscal stimulus implemented in East Asia compares favorably with that in advanced countries	Figure 40. Credit growth has accelerated this year in China and Vietnam…	Figure 41. …boosting substantially the level of credit to GDP
Figure 45. The increase in China’s GDP offset three-fourths of the decline in G3’s GDP	Figure 46. Domestically unbalanced: private consumption in the U.S. and China Â	Figure 47. Not all countries have subdued private consumption as in China