review of the economy 2005 2 in this year s ministry finance has included analyses on following international real financial sector central government operations state enterprises and public utilities debt servicing trade payments while document will include analysis technical issues attempted to improve its usability as well quality content most recent available comparative data was used however instances unavailability have led utilisation more dated information would account for inconsistencies hopes that be invaluable readers including researchers students other users welcome any comments improvements is website www fi nance gov tt 3 foreword 4 introduction 11 13 overview global united states euro zone kingdom 14 japan emerging asia latin america 15 16 gross domestic product prices