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1 AD-A INDICATORS OF COMPARATIVE EAST-EST ECONOMIC STRENGTH 171 IEEE f(U) BUREAU OF INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH (STATE) WASHINGTON DC ASSESSMENTS AND RESEARCH L KORNEI UNCLASSIFIED 07 DEC AR SBI-AD-E F/G 5/3 NL

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3 UNCLASSIFIED * *. 0 ' INDICATORS OF COMPARATIVE EAST-WEST "" 5BUREU Of IDTELLIGflCE OD WRESCH ECONOMIC STRENGTH, 1981* This annual report consists of tables showing the relative importance of selected countries in terms of gross national product (GNP); population; foreign trade; trade balance; exports as a percentage of GNP; and production of coal, crude steel, $1 * electric power, crude petroleum, primary aluminum, and motor vehicles. Defense expenditu ar e also provided, but it should be noted that reliable HSS(fits ID figures in that category are available only for the West.L The report reflects extensive use of from material the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, and official government sources. Where necessary--and as far as possible-- data have been adjusted for statistical comparability. In interpreting the absolute levels of GNP and per capita GNP, the market exchange rates used in converting national currencies to US dollars do not I- necessarily reflect the relative purchasing power within the various countries. As a consequence, it L L. *For the purpose of this report, the East com- _JI prises the European members of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CEMA, also called CMEA or COMECON): the USSR, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, the German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Romania. The West comprises the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, the European OECD countries (see table 3 for a complete listing), and Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia, although a communist country, is included with the West because of its special status in the OECD. China is listed separately. W.W-ON CT4EM A T ~re Apnopd fl P D MUG" UNCLASSIFIED SEP a n.d,, ~, w. Report 512-AR December 7, 1982 H

4 UNCLASSI PIED -2- should not be concluded, for instance, that Switzerland's per capita standard of living in 1981 was 19 percent higher than that of the US, or that the UK's was 30 percent lower, as the statistics may imply. Prepared by Lucie Kornei x25002 Approved by Alan W. Lukens x29214 ibin *ssr Ij TA B ol'.idtst Avj'ido UNCLASSI PIED

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8 -6- Table 3. Exchange Rates Used (Currency units per US dollar) >Country l~nconversion rate National unit GNP. defenre excenditures, trade OECD average 1961 trade conversion factor European OECD Austria Schilling Belgium-Luxemibourg Franc Denmark Krone Finland Merkk France Franc Federal Repubic of Germany DM Greece Drachm Iceland Kronea Ireland Pound Italy Lire , Netherlands Guideo Norway Krone...57 Portugal Escudo Spain POes Sweden Krona Swvitzerland Franc Turkey Lire UK Pound Rest of OECD Australia Dollar Canada Dollar Jaea Yen New Zealand Dollar (IMF)

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