Chart 1 Gross Domestic Product
Chart 1
Gross Domestic Product
Year-on-year rate of change (%)
15 12 9
Real GDP
6 3 0 -3 -6 -9 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Nominal GDP
Chart 2
Chart 2
Total Employment Totalemployment
People (’000) Thousands
3600 3 600
3 400 3400
3 200 3200
3000 3 000
2 800 2800
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006