the truth about howard and interest rates, page-4

Australia is beating Poland, Mexico and Turkey on interest rates ----- oh joy!


Estimates and projectons
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Australia 6.2 4.9 4.8 5.4 5.5
Austria 4.4 4.2 3.3 3.0 3.6
Belgium 4.4 4.2 3.3 3.0 3.6
Canada 5.8 4.0 2.6 3.5 4.5

Czech Republic 5.4 5.2 3.6 3.8 4.4
Denmark 4.9 4.6 3.5 3.2 3.8
Finland 4.4 4.2 3.3 3.0 3.6
France 4.4 4.2 3.3 3.0 3.6

Germany 4.4 4.2 3.3 3.0 3.6
Greece 6.1 4.2 3.3 3.0 3.6
Hungary 11.0 10.8 9.2 9.9 10.1
Iceland 11.2 11.0 8.6 6.8 8.0

Ireland 4.4 4.2 3.3 3.0 3.6
Italy 4.4 4.2 3.3 3.0 3.6
Japan 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
Korea 7.1 5.3 4.8 5.4 5.8
Luxembourg 4.4 4.2 3.3 3.0 3.6

Mexico 16.2 12.2 7.6 7.7 8.0
Netherlands 4.4 4.2 3.3 3.0 3.6
New Zealand 6.5 5.7 5.7 5.9 6.5
Norway 6.7 7.2 6.9 6.5 6.6

Poland 18.9 15.7 8.8 7.4 7.6
Portugal 4.4 4.2 3.3 3.0 3.6
Slovak Republic 8.2 7.5 7.8 7.9 7.3
Spain 4.4 4.2 3.3 3.0 3.6
Sweden 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.7

Switzerland 3.2 2.9 1.1 1.0 2.0
Turkey 37.0 70.2 64.2 37.1 16.1
United Kingdom 6.1 5.0 4.0 4.2 5.0
United States 6.5 3.7 1.8 1.6 3.4

Euro area 4.4 4.2 3.3 3.0 3.6