... 2.7 1.1 1.4 Euro area 1.9 1.6 0.9 Japan 0.9 -1.0 -0.1 -1.3 Other advanced economies (1) 4.3 1.9 2.0 1.0 Consumer prices Advanced economies 3.4 1.9 1.5 1.4 United States 3.5 2.6 1.5 2.2 Euro area (2) ... 2.0 1.1 1.1 Japan 1.5 -0.2 0.6 -0.3 Other advanced economies 4.2 1.9 2.2 1.1 Other emerging market and 53.5 6.8 11.1 10.1 developing countries Regional groups Africa 29.1 10.1 9.3 11.9 Central and eastern Europe 65.4 13.6 32.7 23.0 Commonwealth Independent 19.7 23.9 69.6 States (3) Developing Asia 10.5 3.4 7.7 2.4 Middle East 14.1 7.6 8.3 8.4 Western Hemisphere 162.8 7.4 9.0 8.2 Memorandum European Union 9.3 2.2 2.1 1.7 Analytical groups By source of export earnings Fuel 73.7 14.5 18.4 37.2 Nonfuel 50.6 5.6 10.0 6.5 of which, primary 65.9 19.2 12.9 25.4 products By external financing source Net debtor countries 61.1 8.4 15.5 10.6 of which, official 37.6 9.2 18.9 10.3 financing Net debtor countries by debt servicing experience Countries with arrears 45.9 12.4 21.5 13.8 and/or rescheduling during 1999-2003 Memorandum Median inflation rate Advanced economies 3.3 2.0 1.6 1.4 Other emerging market and 10.7 4.7 6.6 4.0 developing countries 2000 2001 2002 2003 GDP deflators Advanced economies 1.5 2.1 1.6 1.6 United States 2.2 2.4 1.7 2.0 Euro area 1.5 3.1 2.6 2.0 Japan -1.7 -1.2 -1.6 -1.6 Other advanced economies (1) 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.9 Consumer prices Advanced economies 2.2 2.1 1.5 1.8 United States 3.4 2.8 1.6 2.3 Euro area (2) 2.1 2.3 2.2 2.1 Japan -0.9 -0.7 -0.9 -0.3 Other advanced economies 1.8 2.1 1.7 1.8 Other emerging market and 7.1 6.6 5.8 5.8 developing countries Regional groups Africa 13.6 12.7 9.9 10.8 Central and eastern Europe 22.8 19.4 14.7 9.2 Commonwealth of Independent 24.6 20.3 13.8 12.0 States (3) Developing Asia 1.8 2.6 2.0 2.5 Middle East 5.9 5.5 6.3 7.1 Western Hemisphere 7.6 6.1 8.9 10.5 Memorandum European Union 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.0 Analytical groups By source of export earnings Fuel 14.8 14.3 12.1 11.7 Nonfuel 5.9 5.5 4.8 5.0 of which, primary 31.4 28.4 15.7 18.9 products By external financing source Net debtor countries 9.1 8.4 8.4 7.6 of which, official 6.3 7.5 9.6 7.5 financing Net debtor countries by debt servicing experience Countries with arrears 10.0 11.3 13.7 11.1 and/or rescheduling during 1999-2003 Memorandum Median inflation rate Advanced economies 2.6 2.5 2.1 2.1 Other emerging market and 4.3 4.8 3.4 4.2 developing countries 2004 2005 2006 2007 GDP deflators Advanced economies 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 United States 2.6 2.8 2.4 2.0 Euro area 1.9 1.7 1.9 2.2 Japan -1.2 -1.3 -- 0.4 Other advanced economies (1) 1.9 1.9 2.2 2.0 Consumer prices Advanced economies 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.1 United States 2.7 3.4 3.2 2.5 Euro area (2) 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.2 Japan - -0.3 0.3 0.6 Other advanced economies 1.7 2.1 2.0 2.1 Other emerging market and 5.7 5.4 5.4 4.8 developing countries Regional groups Africa 8.1 8.5 9.1 7.3 Central and eastern Europe 6.1 4.8 4.1 3.4 Commonwealth of Independent 10.3 12.3 10.4 9.7 States (3) Developing Asia 4.2 3.6 3.9 3.5 Middle East 8.4 8.4 8.7 8.5 Western Hemisphere 6.5 6.3 5.8 5.6 Memorandum European Union 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.2 Analytical groups By source of export earnings Fuel 10.0 10.3 9.6 9.1 Nonfuel 5.1 4.7 4.7 4.2 of which, primary 14.0 16.1 17.9 13.3 products By external financing source Net debtor countries 6.0 6.6 6.6 5.5 of which, official 6.9 8.9 9.6 7.0 financing Net debtor countries by debt servicing experience Countries with arrears 9.5 11.4 13.0 9.7 and/or rescheduling during 1999-2003 Memorandum Median inflation rate Advanced economies 1.9 2.1 2.0 2.0 Other emerging market and 4.6 5.9 5.1 4.5 developing countries (1) In this table, "other advanced economies" means advanced economies excluding the United States, euro area countries, and Japan. (2) Based on Eurostat's harmonized index of consumer prices. (3) Mongolia, which is not a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States, is included in this group for reasons of geography and similarities in economic structure. Table 8. Advanced Economies: GDP Deflators and Consumer Prices (Annual percent change) Ten Year Averages 1988-97 1998-2007 1998 1999 2000 GOP deflators Advanced economies 3.1 1.6 1.3 0.9 1.5 United States 2.7 2.1 1.1 1.4 2.2 Euro area ... 1.9 1.6 0.9 1.5 Germany 3.5 0.9 0.6 0.4 -0.6 France 2.1 1.4 1.1 -0.1 1.5 Italy 5.4 2.7 2.7 1.6 2.2 Spain 5.2 3.6 2.5 2.6 3.5 Netherlands 1.9 2.9 1.7 1.6 3.9 Belgium 2.6 1.8 1.8 0.7 1.7 Austria 2.7 1.5 0.3 0.6 1.8 Finland 3.5 1.4 3.7 -0.3 3.0 Greece 13.5 3.6 5.2 3.0 3.4 Portugal 7.9 3.0 3.7 3.3 3.0 Ireland 3.2 4.0 6.5 4.0 5.5 Luxembourg 3.1 2.4 2.7 22.0 4.2 Japan 0.9 -1.0 -0.1 -1.3 -1.7 United Kingdom 4.5 2.4 2.8 2.1 1.2 Canada 2.4 2.2 -0.4 1.7 4.1 Korea 7.3 2.1 5.8 -0.1 0.7 Australia 3.1 2.9 0.5 0.5 4.1 Taiwan Province of China 2.7 -0.4 2.6 -1.3 -1.6 Sweden 4.4 1.5 0.6 0.9 1.4 Switzerland 2.3 0.8 -0.3 0.7 0.8 Hong Kong SAR 7.7 -2.6 0.2 -5.8 -5.6 Denmark 2.5 2.2 1.2 1.7 3.0 Norway 2.8 4.6 -0.7...

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