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| I. | World Output (% Change) | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | | | i) | Advanced economies | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.3 | | | ii) | Developing countries | 5.4 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.6 | | | | a) Asia | 6.2 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 6.7 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 9.6 | | | | b) Africa | 4.4 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 5.6 | 3.2 | 2.3 | | | | c) Middle East and Europe | 4.6 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 0.5 | | | | d) Western Hemisphere | 4.0 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 5.0 | | | iii) | Countries in Transition | 2.6 | 2.4 | -0.7 | 1.7 | -0.6 | -1.4 | -7.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | II. | Inflation- CPI (% Change) | | | | | | | | | | i) | Advanced economies | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | | | ii) | Developing countries | 5.7 | 6.5 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 15.1 | 22.9 | 55.1 | | | | a) Asia | 2.6 | 2.5 | 7.6 | 4.7 | 8.2 | 13.2 | 16.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | III. | Fiscal Balance # | | | | | | | | | | i) | Advanced economies | -0.6 | -0.8 | -1.1 | -1.5 | -2.7 | -3.3 | -3.7 | | | ii) | Developing countries ## | -3.6 | -4.4 | -4.0 | -2.6 | -2.4 | -2.7 | -2.7 | | | | a) Asia | -4.6 | -4.4 | -3.8 | -2.6 | -2.1 | -2.4 | -2.5 | | | | | | | | | | | | IV. | Net Capital Flows* | | | | | | | | | | (US $ billion) | | | | | | | | | | Emerging Market Economies** | | | | | | | | | | i) | Net private capital flows | 70.9 | 80.5 | 75.1 | 147.6 | 215.9 | 226.9 | 136.3 | | | ii) | Net Direct Investment | 153.0 | 149.8 | 143.3 | 138.6 | 113.2 | 92.6 | 84.0 | | | iii) | Net portfolio investment | 30.4 | 23.3 | 8.5 | 52.9 | 77.8 | 36.9 | 109.6 | | | iv) | Net official flows | 14.4 | 3.0 | 44.7 | 23.5 | 0.4 | 11.7 | 3.4 | | | v) | Other net investment*** | -112.5 | -92.5 | -76.7 | -43.9 | 24.9 | 97.4 | -57.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | V. | World Trade @ | 7.9 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 9.7 | 6.7 | 9.1 | 9.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | Imports | | | | | | | | | | i) | Advanced economies | 7.8 | 7.4 | 5.5 | 9.1 | 6.2 | 8.9 | 9.6 | | | ii) | Developing countries | 9.8 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 10.5 | 8.3 | 11.1 | 7.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | Exports | | | | | | | | | | i) | Advanced economies | 7.2 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 10.3 | 5.9 | 8.8 | 8.9 | | | ii) | Developing countries | 9.7 | 1.7 | 4.5 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 8.3 | 12.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | Terms of Trade | | | | | | | | | | i) | Advanced economies | -1.0 | .. | 1.3 | -0.5 | -0.2 | .. | .. | | | ii) | Developing Economies | 2.4 | 3.1 | -5.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 0.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | VI. | Current Account Balance | | | | | | | | | | (US $ billion) | | | | | | | | | | i) | Advanced economies | -212.9 | -133.7 | 43.1 | 93.9 | 43.4 | 56.5 | 32.5 | | | ii) | Developing countries | -11.6 | -32.7 | -89.9 | -59.1 | -74.2 | -111.4 | -88.6 |
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| a) Asia
| 31.7
| 42.3
| 48.9
| 6.8
| -38.7
| -56.3
| -20.4
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$ | Projections. | # | Central Government balance as percentage of GDP | ## | Weighted average. | * | Net capital flows comprise net direct investment, net portfolio investment, and other long and short-term investment flows including official and private borrowing | ** | Emerging markets includes developing countries, countries in transition, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan province of China, and Israel. | *** | Other net investment may include some official flows. | @ | World trade in volume of goods and services in annual percentage changes. | .. | Not available. |
Source: | World Economic Outlook, May 2000 |
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