1 Based on constant (1995) price data converted to U.S. dollars using1995 exchange rates.
2 The goods and services produced in different countries should be valued consistently if the differences observed are meant to reflect realdifferences in the volumes of goods and services produced. The use of purchasing power parities (PPP) instead of exchange rates is intended toachieve this objective. PPP's show how many units of currency are neededin one country to buy the same amount of goods and services which one unit of currency will buy in the other country. See text of this section.
3 OECD Europe: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway,Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom.European Union: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland,Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and United Kingdom.Euro zone: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland,Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain.Major seven (G-7): United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, UnitedKingdom, and Japan.
4 Includes overseas departments.
5 Based on System of National Accounts, 1968.

Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, France,"OECD Statistics GDP;" published September 2000; (copyright) and"GDP per capita based on exchange rates and on PPP;" published September 2000; (copyright).

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