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Unemployment rates in G-7 countries, by specified periods, 2002 to December 2003 (1) 2002 2003 Country Q:I Q:II Q:III Q:IV Q:I Q:II Q:III Q:IV Oct. Percent United States 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.9 5.8 6.1 6.1 5.9 6.0 Canada 7.1 6.9 7.0 6.9 6.7 6.9 7.2 6.8 6.9 Japan 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.2 5.1 5.2 France 8.5 8.6 8.8 8.8 9.0 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.3 Germany 8.2 8.3 8.5 8.7 9.0 9.2 9.1 9.1 9.1 Italy 9.2 9.2 9.1 9.0 9.0 8.8 8.7 8.6 8.6 United Kingdom 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.0 n.a. 4.9 2003 Country Nov. Dec. Percent United States 5.9 5.7 Canada 6.8 6.8 Japan 5.2 4.9 France 9.3 9.3 Germany 9.0 9.0 Italy n.a. n.a. United Kingdom n.a. n.a. N.a. = Not available. (1) Rates presented on a civilian labor force basis, seasonally adjusted. Rates for foreign countries adjusted to be comparable to the U.S. rate. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Unemployment Rates in Nine Countries, Civilian Labor Force Basis, Approximating U.S. Concepts, Seasonally Adjusted, 1990-2002," release of Feb. 6, 2004, found at Internet address ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ForeignLabor/flsjec.txt. Consumer prices of G-7 countries, by specified periods, 2002 to December 2003 2002 2003 Country Q:I Q:II Q:III Q:IV Q:I Q:II Q:III Q:IV Oct. Percent change from same period of previous year United States 1.3 1.3 1.6 2.2 2.9 2.1 2.2 1.9 2.0 Canada 1.5 1.3 2.3 3.8 4.5 2.8 2.1 1.7 1.6 Japan -1.4 -0.9 -0.8 -0.5 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.3 0.0 France 2.1 1.6 1.8 2.1 2.4 1.9 1.9 2.2 2.2 Germany 1.9 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.2 Italy 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.6 United Kingdom 1.2 1.2 1.5 2.6 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.6 2003 Nov. Dec. Percent change from same period of previous year United States 1.8 1.9...

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