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The global outlook in summary, 2007-2011

Percent change from previous year, except interest rates and oil price
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     20072008e2009f2010f2011f
Global Conditions     
World Trade Volume7.53.7-9.73.86.9
Consumer Prices     
  G-7 Countries a,b1.72.90.50.81.3
  United States2.63.80.31.22.0
Commodity Prices (USD terms)     
  Non-oil commodities17.121.0-30.1-2.11.4
Oil Price (US$ per barrel) c71.197.055.563.065.8
  Oil price (percent change)10.636.4-42.713.44.6
Manufactures unit export value d5.57.51.91.00.0
Interest Rates     
  $, 6-month (percent)5.23.21.51.72.0
  €, 6-month (percent)4.34.82.02.22.3
Real GDP growth e     
World3.81.9-2.92.03.2
 Memo item: World (PPP weights) f5.03.0-1.72.84.0
 High income2.60.7-4.21.32.4
   OECD Countries2.50.6-4.21.22.3
   Euro Area2.70.6-4.50.51.9
   Japan2.3-0.7-6.81.02.0
   United States2.01.1-3.01.82.5
   Non-OECD countries5.62.4-4.82.24.6
 Developing countries8.15.91.24.45.7
   East Asia and Pacific11.48.05.06.67.8
    China * 13.09.06.57.58.5
    Indonesia6.36.13.55.06.0
    Thailand4.92.7-3.22.23.1
   Europe and Central Asia6.94.0-4.71.63.3
    Russia8.15.6-7.52.53.0
    Turkey4.71.1-5.51.53.0
    Poland6.74.80.50.93.5
   Latin America and Caribbean5.84.2-2.22.03.3
    Brazil5.75.1-1.12.54.1
    Mexico3.31.4-5.81.73.0
    Argentina8.76.8-1.51.92.1
   Middle East and North Africa5.46.03.13.84.6
    Egypt g7.17.23.84.25.0
    Iran g6.26.92.53.04.0
    Algeria3.03.02.23.54.0
   South Asia8.46.14.67.07.8
    India g9.06.15.18.08.5
    Pakistan g6.45.81.02.54.5
    Bangladesh g6.46.25.04.55.0
   Sub-Saharan Africa6.24.81.03.75.2
    South Africa5.13.1-1.52.64.1
    Nigeria6.35.32.93.65.6
    Kenya7.11.72.63.44.9
Memorandum items     
 Developing countries     
  excluding transition countries8.25.91.94.75.9
  excluding China and India6.14.5-1.62.53.9
Source: World Bank.
All forecasts and databases for the Global Development Finance 2009 report were frozen on June 5, 2009.
*The latest country forecast for China (as of June 18, 2009) is available in the China Quarterly Update.
Note: PPP = purchasing power parity; e = estimate; f= forecast.
a. Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the United States.
b. In local currency, aggregated using 2000 GDP Weights.
c. Simple average of Dubai, Brent and West Texas Intermediate.
d. Unit value index of manufactured exports from major economies, expressed in USD.
e. GDP in 2000 constant dollars; 2000 prices and market exchange rates.
f. GDP measured at 2000 PPP weights.
 
g. In keeping with national practice, data for Egypt, Iran, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are reported on a fiscal year basis. Expressed on a calendar year basis, GDP growth in these countries is as in the table on the right. 2008e2009f2010f2011f
Egypt6.75.14.24.6
Iran6.92.53.04.0
India7.35.98.18.5
Pakistan6.13.31.83.5
Bangladesh6.35.64.74.8
     
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