| Economic Indicators of Asian Countries [PDF] |
1. | Macroeconomic Situations of Asian Economies | (Page) | ||
| (1) | Growth Rate of Real GDP | 1 | ||
| (2) | Growth Rate of Real GDP and Real Per Capita GDP since 1960s | 2 | ||
| (3) | Growth Rate of GDP by Component of Demand | 3 | ||
| (4) | Consumer Price Index | 4 | ||
| (5) | Exchange Rate to U.S. Dollar | 5 | ||
| (6) | Stock Price Index | 10 | ||
| (7) | Current Account Balance as a Percentage of GDP | 14 | ||
| (8) | Official Reserves | 15 | ||
| (9) | International Claims of BIS Reporting Banks | 16 | ||
| (10) | Production Index | 18 | ||
| (11) | Unemployment Rate | 19 | ||
| (12) | Fiscal Position as a Percentage of GDP | 20 | ||
| 2. | Driving Forces of Asian Recovery | |||
| (1) | Growth Rate of Exports | 21 | ||
| (2) | Growth Rate of Exports by Region (1998-1999) | 22 | ||
| (3) | Growth Rate of Imports | 23 | ||
| (4) | Growth Rate of Imports by Region (1998-1999) | 24 | ||
| (5) | Growth Rate of Exports and Imports of Japan by Region | 25 | ||
| (6) | Proportion of Outstanding Loans of Government Financial Institutions | 26 | ||
| (7) | New Miyazawa Initiative | 27 | ||
| 3. | Situations of Financial/Corporate Sectors | |||
| (1) | Situation of Financial Sector Reforms | 34 | ||
| (2) | Non-Performing Loan Ratio | 37 | ||
| (3) | Situation of Corporate Debt Restructuring | 38 | ||
| (4) | Share of Loss-making State-owned Enterprises | 39 | ||
| 4. | Social Effects of Asian Currency/Financial Crises | |||
| (1) | Growth, Poverty Rates, and Gini Coefficients in East Asia, 1996-1998 | 40 | ||
| (2) | Employment and Real Wages in East Asia during the Crisis | 41 | ||
| (3) | Public Spending on Health and Education | 42 | ||
| 5. | Causes of Asian Currency/Financial Crises | |||
| (1) | Net Capital Inflow to Emerging Markets | 43 | ||
| (2) | Net Capital Inflow to Asian Countries | 44 | ||
| (3) | Outstanding Bank Loans | 47 | ||
| 6. | Long-term Prospects and Themes of Asian Economies | |||
| (1) | Saving Rate | 48 | ||
| (2) | Subscription Rates for Phone Lines and Cellular Phones | 49 | ||
| (3) | Total Factor Productivity | 50 | ||
| (4) | Proportion of Labor-intensive Sector (Food Products, Textiles, etc.) Value-added in the Manufacturing Industry | 51 | ||
| (5) | Proportion of Technology-intensive Sector (Machinery, etc.) Value-added in the Manufacturing Industry | 52 | ||
| (6) | Proportion of Foreign Direct Investment in Gross Fixed Capital Formation | 53 | ||
| 7. | Interdependence among Asian Economies | |||
| (1) | Share by Region in Exports and Imports | 54 | ||
| (2) | Foreign Direct Investment (Inflow) | 57 | ||
| 8. | Creation of Robust Economic/Financial Systems for Sustainable Economic Development | |||
| (1) | Scale of Bond Markets | 63 | ||
| (2) | Scale of Stock Markets | 64 | ||
| (3) | Correlation between Yen and Each Asian Currency | |||
| [1] | Results of a Linear Regression Model Analysis | 65 | ||
| [2] | Correlation Coefficients between Each Asian Currency and Yen/US$ | 79 | ||
| (4) | Establishment of Japan Funds for Poverty Reduction | |||
| [1] | Japan Social Development Fund (at the World Bank) | 80 | ||
| [2] | Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (at the Asian Development Bank) | 81 | ||
| (5) | Joint Statement on East Asia Cooperation (28 November 1999, Manila) | 82 | ||
| (6) | The Joint Ministerial Statement of the ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers Meeting (6 May 2000, Chiang Mai) | 85 | ||
| (7) | Regional Financial Cooperation among ASEAN+3 | 87 | ||