(EU-newbies II; 07-03; p.2)
As has been done already in June's issue of "Polit-Bits",
a small glimpse of the countries' economic situation shall be
offered.
States and data
Some structural data:
| country |
|
GDP per
capita (USD) |
rate of
un-employment |
economic
structure (%) |
| Hungary |
10 |
13300 |
5,8 % |
4, 34, 62 |
| Slovakia |
5 |
12200 |
17,2 % |
5, 34, 61 |
| Poland |
38 |
9500 |
17 % |
4, 35, 61 |
| Germany |
83 |
26600 |
9,8 % |
1, 31, 68 |
Legend:
1) GDP per capita: sum of all products and services generated
and not again used within a state in a year divided by its
population; exchange rate differences are equalised by a factor
that weighs respective purchase powers; USD = US-Dollars;
2) economic structure: share of the agricultural, industrial,
services sector in percent
Source: CIA
World Fact Book 2002 |
Slightly different figures - obviously stemming
from different methods of data collection and interpretation -
which nonetheless support the overall picture, are found in a
data sheet of the
EU.
In it, there are also data concerning the economic power of the
accessing states in regard to the average of the current fifteen
member states. GDP per capita according to EU-standards
• for Hungary, Slovakia and Poland is at most
half of average at 53, 49 and 41 percent, respectively;
• for Greece, Portugal and Spain is below average at 65, 69 and
84 percent, respectively;
• for Germany is a bit above average;
• for the rest of the current EU-15 is above average.
The EU's population adds up to 378 million inhabitants;
four percent of its economic structure is occupied by the agricultural,
29 percent by the industrial and 67 percent by the service sector.
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