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Revision as of 02:52, 3 August 2013
This is a list of unemployment rates for various countries. Unless indicated otherwise, statistics are based on The World Factbook.[1] Several non-sovereign entities are also included in this list.
Methodology
Note that different states, NGOs, and agencies estimate unemployment rates using different definitions and methodologies. Given the dramatic differences in cultural attitudes towards the workforce and working conditions that exist even between Western countries, a definition of unemployment that is both descriptive and objective probably does not exist.
Questions like how is a part-time job counted, how long until someone is out of the workforce, and the status of subsistence living have not been agreed upon. In short, these figures are not directly comparable.
Comparable unemployment rates
Because international comparisons of unemployment rates can be misleading, several organizations adjust unemployment rates to a common concept to allow accurate international comparisons. These comparisons generally pertain to developed countries. They are prepared by the Division of International Labor Comparisons, Eurostat, and the statistical division of the OECD.[2]
Unemployment rate by country
Country / Region | Unemployment rate (%) | Source / date of information |
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36.0 | 2008[3] |
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13.23 | 2011 (Q4)[4][verification needed] |
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10.0 | 2010 (September)[5] |
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29.8 | 2005 [3] |
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2.9 | 2009 |
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7.8 | 2002 (July)[6] |
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11.0 | 2001[3] |
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7.1 | 2012 (Q1)[7] |
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17.3 | 2012[8] |
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5.7 | 2007[9] |
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5.5 | 2013 (May)[10] |
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3.9 (previously employed individuals only) | 2012 (April)[11] |
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6.0 | 2009[12] |
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15 | 2005[13] |
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5.0 | 2009[14] |
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9.4 | 2010 (Q3)[15] |
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0.5 | 2013[16] |
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7.4 | 2013 (January)[11] |
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23.2 | 2010[17] |
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4.5 | 2009 (May)[18] |
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2.7 | 2012 |
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6.0 | 2010 (Q2)[19] |
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44.6 | 2011[20] |
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7.5 | 2007[3] |
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4.7 | 2011 (December)[21] |
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3.1 | 2007[22] |
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3.9 | 2008[3] |
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12.6 | 2012 (October)[11] |
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4.9 | 2009[3] |
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1.68 | 2008[23] |
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4.4 (underemployment - 75.8) 30.0[3] (CIA estimate) | 2005[24] |
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7.1 | 2013 (May)[25] |
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13.1 | 2010 (May)[26] |
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4.0 (5.5 - 2010 estimate)[27] | 2008[28] |
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8.0 | 2001[3] |
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6.2 | 2012 (November)[29] |
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4.1 | 2010 (September)[30] |
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11.3 | 2006[31] |
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9.7 | 2011 (September)[32] |
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20.0 | 1996[3] |
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13.1 | 2001[33] |
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7.8 | 2009 (October)[34] |
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21.6 | 2013 [35] |
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1.6 | 2009[3] |
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15.6 | 2013 (Q3)[11] |
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7.3 | 2012 (October)[11] |
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7.7 | 2012 (October)[11] |
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59.0 | 2007[3] |
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23.0 | 2000[3] |
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14.4 | 2010 (April)[36] |
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20.0 | 2006 |
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7.7 | 2010 (Q2)[19] |
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13.20 | 2013 (Q4)[19][37] |
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3.8 | 2012 est.[38] |
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7.2 | 2009[3] |
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30.0 | 1998[3] |
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10.8 | 2012 (March)[39] |
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11.1 | 2012 (July)[40] |
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5.9 | 2010 (May)[41] |
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8.6 | 2007[42][43] |
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8.2 | 2013 (April)[11] |
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11 | 2013 (April)[11] |
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11.7 | 2007[44] |
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21.0 | 2006[3] |
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37.8 | 2010[45] |
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15.1 | 2011[46] |
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5.4 | 2012 (October)[11] |
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3.6 | 2008 (September)[47] |
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1.8 | 2011[48] |
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27.4 | 2013 (March)[49] |
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7.8 | 2009[50] |
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24.5 | 2009 (June)[51] |
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10.7 | 2012 (December)[52][53] |
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3.2 | 2005[3] |
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1.5 | 2010 (Q2)[54] |
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9.0 | 2009 (July)[55] |
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27.8 | 2007 |
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3.3 | 2012 (July–September)[56] |
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10.9 | 2012 (September)[11] |
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4.3 | 2013 (May)[11] |
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6.56 | 2011 (August)[57] |
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11.5 | 2011 (Q3)[58] |
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18.0 | 2009 (February)[59] |
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13.6 | 2013 (June)[60] |
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1.8 | 2010 (August)[61] |
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6.7 | 2012 (November)[62] |
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12.0 | 2013 (April)[11] |
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11.3 | 2009 (July)[63] |
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4.2 | 2012 (September)[11] |
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2.7 | 2009 (July)[64] |
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11.9 | 2010 (Q4)[65] |
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6.1 | 2010 (May)[66] |
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42.0 | 2009[67] |
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38.2 | 2006[68] |
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45.3 | 2012[69] |
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1.5 | 2008 (March)[70] |
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8.2 | 2008[71][72] |
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2.5 | 2009[3] |
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14.2 | 2012 (September)[11] |
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10.0 | 2009 (July)[73] |
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22.7 | 2008[74] |
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13.0 | 2005 (May)[75] |
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1.5 | 2007 (December)[3] |
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12.4 | 2012 (October)[11] |
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5.1 | 2012 (October)[11] |
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3.0 | 2010 (April)[76] |
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29.9 | 2013 (Q1)[77] |
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3.0 | 2011 (October)[78] |
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30.0 | 2004[3] |
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6.6 | 2012 (October)[11] |
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30.9 | 1999[79] |
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30.0 | 2008[3] |
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8.4 | 2010 (Q1)[80] |
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25.4 | 2005[3] |
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5.12 | 2012 (November) [81][82][83] |
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22.0 | 2000[84] |
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9.1 | 2010 (Q1)[85] |
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0.0 | 2011[3] |
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12.2 | 2010 (Q1)[86] |
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13.24 | 2012 (November)[87] |
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6.0 | 1998[3] |
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10.0 | 2010 (Q1)[88][89] |
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60.0 | 2009 |
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51.2 | 2008[3] |
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90.0 | 2004[3] |
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46.0 | 2008[3] |
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8.3 | 2013 (May)[90] |
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10.0 | 2008[91] |
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17.1 | 2004[3] |
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7.3 | 2013 (January)[92] |
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5.9 | 2009[3] |
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23.9 | 2009 (March)[93] |
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0.0 | 2012 (April)[3] |
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11.2 | 2010[3] |
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3.0 | 2012 (September)[11] |
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10.7 | 2006[94] |
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5.7 | 2010[95] |
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4.2 | 2005[3] |
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5.6 | 2011[96] |
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1.8 | 2004[3] |
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7.9 | 2009[3] |
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5.8 | 2012 (January)[97] |
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7.0 | 2012 (July)[98] |
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10.6 | 2013 (January)[99] |
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17.7 | 2013 (April) |
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13.4 | 2013 (May)[100] |
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0.5 | 2009[3] |
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4.07 | 2013 (April)[101] |
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6.9 | 2012 (October)[11] |
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5.2 | 2013 (May)[102] |
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14.0 | 1998[3] |
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5.1 | 2006[103] |
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15.7 | 2006[104] |
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10.3 | 1999[3] |
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18.0 | 2009 (June)[51] |
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3.1 | 2008[3] |
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10.8 (males only) | 2010[105] |
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48.0;[citation needed] 30% among adults aged 24 and under[106] | 2007 |
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22.4 | 2012 (October)[107] |
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1.9 | 2011 (March)[108] |
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14.5 | 2013 (April)[11] |
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10.2 | 2013 (April)[11] |
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25.5 | 2012 (Q3)[109] |
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2.9 | 2012 (October) |
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27.2 | 2013 (Q1)[11][110] |
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4.2 | 2012 (Q1)[111] |
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18.7 | 2002[3] |
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9.5 | 2004[3] |
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40.6 | 2007[112] |
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9.1 | 2013 (June)[113] |
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3.1 | 2012 (April)[114] |
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9.2 | 2009[3] |
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60.0 | 2008 (August)[115] |
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0.56 | 2013 (January)[116] |
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12.6 | 2009 (September)[117] |
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1.1 | 2006[118] |
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5.8 | 2009 (Q3)[19] |
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13.3 | 2009[119] |
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8.1 | 2012 (August)[11] |
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70.0 | 2008 (November)[120] |
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5.4 | 2007[121] |
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9.2 | 2009 (December)[19] |
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4.3 | 2010[122] |
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7.9 | 2013 (April)[123] |
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7.4 | 2013 (July)[124] |
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5.3 | 2012 (January)[125] |
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8.0 | 2008 (December)[126] |
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78.21 | 1999[127] |
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6.9 | 2013 (June)[128] |
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2.9 | 2009 (April)[3] |
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13.2 | 2013 (April)[129] |
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12.2 | 2008[130] |
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17.2 | 2010[131] |
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35.0 | 2009 (June)[132] |
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16.0 | 2005[133] |
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70 | 2011[134] |
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