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INDICATORS

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Some important definitions

y Interest Rate: It is the lending rate of thecountry.

y Growth Rate : It is a term used to indicate theincrease of per capita GDP or other measure ofaggregate income. It is often measured as the rateof change in GDP. Economic growth refers only to

the quantity of goods and services produced.


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y Inflation rate : It is the percentage by which prices ofgoods and services rise beyond their average levels. It isthe rate by which the purchasing power of the people in aparticular geography has declined in a specified period.

The rate of inflation may be calculated weekly, monthlyor annually. However, it is always expressed as anannualized figure.

y The equation to calculate the inflation rate is:

y Inflation Rate = (Po- P-1)* 100 / P-1,

y where

y Po = the present average price

y P-1 = the price that existed last year.


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y Jobless Rate :The percentage of the total laborforce that is unemployed but actively seekingemployment and willing to work.

y Fiscal deficit: It is an economic phenomenon,where the Government's total expenditure surpassesthe revenue generated . It is the difference between

the government's total receipts (excluding borrowing)and total expenditure. Fiscal deficit gives the signal tothe government about the total borrowingrequirements from all sources.


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y GDP: The monetary value of all the finished goods and services

produced within a country's borders in a specific time period,though GDP is usually calculated on an annual basis. It includesall of private and public consumption, government outlays,investments and exports less imports that occur within adefined territory.

GDP = C + G + I + NX

where:

"C" is equal to all private consumption, or consumer spending,in a nation's economy"G"

is the sum of government spending"I" is the sum of all the country's businesses spending on capital"NX" is the nation's total net exports, calculated as total exportsminus total imports. (NX = Exports - Imports)


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China

y Interest Rate : 5.31%

y Growth Rate : 11.90%

y Inflation Rate: 2.80%

y Jobless Rate : 4.20%

y GDP billion $ (value) / $ per capita : 4326.29/3267

y Fiscal Deficit (%of GDP) : 2.5%


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Japan



y Inflation Rate : -1.10%

y Jobless Rate : 5%

y GDP billion $ (value) / $ per capita : 4909.29 /

40481



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USA



y Inflation Rate : 2.3%


y GDP billion $ (value) / $ per capita : 14204.32 / 38206

y Fiscal Deficit (%of GDP) : 10.6 %


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Europe

y Interest Rate : 1%



y Jobless Rate : 10%

y GDP billion $ (value) / $ per capita : 13565 / 21918

y Fiscal Deficit (%of GDP) : -2%


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UNITED KINGDOM




y Jobless Rate : 8%




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Ireland


y Growth Rate : -1.28%

y Inflation Rate : -2.14%





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Finland





y GDP billion $ (value) / $ per capita : 271 /28695



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France






y Fiscal Deficit (%of GDP) : 8%


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Belgium








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Germany


y Growth Rate :0.2%




y Fiscal Deficit (%of GDP) : 2.78 %


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Greece

y

Interest Rate : 1%

y Growth Rate : -0.8%






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Spain

y

Interest Rate : 1%



y Jobless Rate: 19.10%




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Portugal

y

Interest Rate:

1%

y Growth Rate : 1%






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India

y Interest Rate 3.75%

y Growth Rate 7.20%

y Inflation Rate 14.86%

y Jobless Rate 7.32%

y GDP billion $ (value) / $ per capita 1217 / 1017

y Fiscal Deficit (%of GDP) 5.7%


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India

y Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) : 6.00%

y

Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR):

25%

y Reverse Repo Rate : 3.75%

y Repo Rate under LAF : 5.25%


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