Economic Situation Snapshot: South Africa, CIS, Australia, Brazil

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To get some perspective on where we currently stand with the global economic crisis, we’ve put together the following snapshot of the current economic situation in a few selected countries.

为更好地了解目全球经济危机发展到目前阶段给各国的影响,我们收集了以下的一些国家关于目前经济情况的新闻。

South Africa 南非
South Africa’s manufacturing output declined by a record 21.6% year-on-year in April, with the country recording its lowest manufacturing output since January 2004. Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported that the basic iron and steel, nonferrous metal products, metal products and machinery division had declined by 26.4% year-on-year in April. The motor vehicles, parts and accessories and other transport equipment industry registered a 49% decline year-on-year. The petroleum, chemical products, rubber and plastic products division declined by 15.2% year-on-year.

2009年4月,南非的制造业产值与上年同期相比创纪录的下降了21.6%,这也是该国自2004年1月起最低的制造业产值。南非统计局的报告显示钢铁,有色金属产品,金属制品和机械制造业同期下降了26.4%,有助于6.1 %的下降。汽车及零部件和其他交通设备行业产值同比下降了49%。石油,化学品,橡胶和塑料产品工业同比下降了15.2%。
Source: Engineering News

CIS 独联体国家
During January-April industrial output increased only in Azerbaijan among the CIS states, according to data provided by the CIS Interstate Statistics Committee. A decline in industrial output was registered in the other CIS states. The decline is lowest in Belarus — 3.6%. Belarus is followed by Kazakhstan (4.8%), Armenia (11.1%), and Tajikistan (11.9%). Among the CIS the industrial output decline is largest in the Ukraine (31.9%), Moldova (25.7%), Kyrgyzstan (15.6%), and Russia (14.9%). In January-April the average industrial output decline across the CIS states totalled 16% in comparison with the same period of last year. The statistics committee has no data regarding the industrial output of Georgia, which is pulling out of the CIS, and no data either from Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.

根据独联体国家间统计委员会提供的数据,2009年1月至4月独联体国家中只有阿塞拜疆的工业产值有所上升。 其他的独联体国家工业产值都有下降。下降比较轻微的是白俄罗斯- 3.6%。其次是哈萨克斯坦(4.8%),亚美尼亚(11.1%)和塔吉克斯坦(11.9%) 。下降最严重的是乌克兰(31.9 %),摩尔多瓦(25.7%),吉尔吉斯斯坦(15.6%),俄罗斯(14.9 %)。 1月至4月独联体国家平均工业产值同比下降16%。以上数据统计不包括格鲁吉亚,乌兹别克斯坦和土库曼斯坦。
Source: BelTA

Australia 澳大利亚
Australian Industry Group-PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian PMI® fell by 3.1 points to a historically low 30.1 in April. The seasonally-adjusted new orders sub index fell 3.8 points to 26.7. Exports fell for the eighth consecutive month, manufacturing activity fell in all states. The largest falls were recorded in Western Australia and South Australia.

澳大利亚工业集团和普华永道联合公布的2009年4月制造业表现指数下跌3.1点至30.1,是迄今为止的最低值。新订单指数下降3.8点至26.7 。出口连续第八个月下降。制造业活动指数在澳大利亚各个地区都有所下降。下滑最严重的地区是西澳和南澳。
Source: Australian Industry Group

Brazil 巴西
Industrial production in Brazil rose 1.1% in April from March, the government's statistics agency IBGE said. When compared with April 2008, industrial production plunged 14.8%.

根据巴西政府统计机构IBGE的数据,2009年4月巴西工业总产值比3月增长了1.1%,与上年同期相比下降了14.8%。
Source: Reuters

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