% change in preceding year

Country 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993*

United States 4.8 5.4 4.2 3.0 2.6

Japan 2.3 3.1 3.3 1.7 1.9

Germany** 2.8 2.7 3.5 4.0 4.2

France 3.7 3.4 3.2 2.4 2.2

Italy 6.6 6.1 6.5 5.3 5.0

United Kingdom 7.8 9.5 5.9 3.7 1.1

Canada 5.0 4.8 5.6 1.5 1.7

Austria 2.5 3.3 3.3 4.0 3.4

Belgium 3.0 3.4 3.2 2.4 3.2

Denmark 4.8 2.7 2.4 2.1 1.2

Finland 6.6 6.1 4.3 2.9 2.1

Greece 13.8 20.4 19.5 15.9 14.6

Iceland 20.3 15.9 6.8 3.6 1.4

Ireland 4.0 3.3 3.2 3.1 1.4

Luxembourg 3.3 3.7 3.1 3.2 5.0

Netherlands, The 1.1 2.5 3.9 3.7 2.0

Norway 4.6 4.1 3.4 2.3 2.2

Portugal 12.6 13.4 11.4 8.9 5.8

Spain 6.8 6.7 5.9 5.9 4.6

Sweden 6.4 10.5 9.3 2.3 4.5

Switzerland 3.2 5.4 5.8 4.0 3.5

Turkey 63.1 60.3 66.0 70.0 71.2

Australia 7.6 7.3 3.2 4.0 1.9

New Zealand 5.7 6.1 2.6 1.0 1.3

OECD Total 5.9 5.8 5.2 4.0 1.8

*Twelve-month rate of change in August 1993.

**From 1991 figures include former East Germany.

Source: OECD, Main Economic Indicators.