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Table 4.4 Inflation in percent
No Countries
Name 2009
2010 2011
2012 2013
1 China
-0.7 3.3
5.4 2.7
2.6 2
Germany 0.3
1.1 2.1
2 1.5
3 Hong Kong
0.6 2.3
5.3 4.1
4.4 4
Indonesia 4.8
5.1 5.4
4.3 6.4
5 Ireland
-4.5 0.9
2.6 1.7
0.5 6
Italy 0.8
1.5 2.7
3 1.2
7 Japan
-1.3 -0.7
-0.3 0.4
8 Malaysia
0.6 1.7
3.2 1.7
2.1 9
Philippines 4.2
3.8 4.6
3.2 3
10 Portugal
-0.8 1.4
3.7 2.8
0.3 11
South Korea 2.8
3 4
2.2 1.3
12 Spain
-0.3 1.8
3.2 2.4
1.4 13
Thailand -0.8
3.3 3.8
3 2.2
14 Vietnam
7.1 8.9
18.7 9.1
6.6
Source: data processed Table 4.4 shows that the lowest inflation rate resulted by Ireland in
2009, that is -4.5. Ireland has the lowest value of inflation rate measured by CPI because, at the time some of the Eurozone members, such as
Ireland, Cyprus, and Greece have experienced falling prices in recent months. At that time, the demand of industrial goods outside the energy
sector remains weak, this condition makes the price of those goods remains low.
Meanwhile, the highest inflation rate resulted by Vietnam in 2011, that is 18.7. The high value of inflation rate in Vietnam led by the strong
domestic demand and expanded monetary supply. Food and commodities make up a large share of household spending and increases in gasoline and
power costs are fuel the inflation. Thus, the Vietnam inflation rate was
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occur as an impact of the strong domestic demand and expanded monetary supply.
Table 4.5 Unemployment Total
measured in percent of total labor force in National estimate
No Countries
Name 2009
2010 2011
2012 2013
1 China
4.3 4.1
4.1 4.1
4.1 2
Germany 7.7
7.1 5.9
5.4 5.3
3 Hong Kong
5.2 4.3
3.4 3.3
3.1 4
Indonesia 7.9
7.1 6.6
6.1 6.3
5 Ireland
12.0 13.9
14.6 14.7
12.0 6
Italy 7.8
8.4 8.4
10.7 12.2
7 Japan
5.0 5.0
4.5 4.3
4.0 8
Malaysia 3.7
3.4 3.1
3.0 3.1
9 Philippines
7.5 7.3
7.0 7.0
7.1 10
Portugal 9.5
10.8 12.7
15.6 16.3
11 South Korea
3.6 3.7
3.4 3.2
3.1 12
Spain 18.0
20.1 21.6
25.0 26.4
13 Thailand
1.5 1.0
0.7 0.7
0.7 14
Vietnam 2.3
2.3 2.0
1.8 4.4
Source: data processed Table 4.5 shows that the lowest unemployment rate reached by
Thailand in 2011, 2012, and 2013, that is 0.7. Thailand’s unemployment
rate is low along with the development of the investment flow in Thailand. Different from the US and the other developing countries, Thailand is rely
more on the labor intensive rather than the technological used. Thus, that makes the unemployment level on the Thailand is low.
Meanwhile, the highest unemployment rate reached by Spain in 2013, that is 26.4. Spain has the highest value of unemployment rate, as an