International Indicators

For companies selling abroad or with manufacturing operations overseas it is vital to keep abreast of the latest economic developments, including inflation and economic performance.

Information is supplied by the European Commission, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Forecasts are updated on our website twice a year.

If the country you are interested in is not listed please contact the Information Services department at your local EEF Association for bespoke research.

Consumer price inflation, % change on a year ago

	2006	2007	2008 (forecast)	December 07
UK	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.1

Austria	1.7	2.2	1.9	3.5
Belgium	2.3	1.8	2.1	3.1
Czech Republic	2.1	3.0	3.8	5.5
Denmark	1.9	1.7	2.4	2.4
Eurozone	2.2	2.1	2.1	3.1
Finland	1.3	1.6	2.4	1.9
France	1.9	1.6	1.7	2.8
Germany	1.8	2.3	2.0	3.1
Greece	3.3	3.0	3.1	3.9
Hungary	4.0	7.9	4.9	7.4
Ireland	2.7	2.8	2.2	3.5 (Nov)
Italy	2.2	2.0	2.0	2.8
Luxembourg	3.0	2.7	2.8	4.3
Netherlands	1.7	1.6	2.3	1.6
Poland	1.3	2.6	2.8	4.2
Slovakia	4.3	1.9	2.5	2.5
Spain	3.6	2.8	2.9	4.3
Sweden	1.5	1.7	2.0	2.5
US	2.5	2.3	1.9	2.4

Source: European Commission and OECD

Economic growth, % annual change in GDP

	2006	2007 (forecast)	2008 (forecast)
UK	2.7	2.9	2.7
Eurozone	2.6	2.3	2.3
Germany	2.7	1.8	1.9
France	2.0	2.0	2.4
Italy	1.9	1.8	1.7
Netherlands	2.9	2.9	2.7
US	3.3	2.2	2.8
Japan	2.2	2.3	1.9
China	10.7	10.0	9.5