Chart 5.
The title is "Many Industrial Countries are Experiencing a Synchronized Economic Downturn." The bar chart shows real gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2000 and projected growth in 2001 for five countries. For the United States, GDP in 2000 was 4.1 percent; in 2001, the forecast is 1.1 percent. For Japan, GDP in 2000 was 1.5 percent; in 2001, the forecast is minus 0.7. For Germany, GDP in 2000 was 3.1 percent; in 2001, the forecast is 1.7 percent. For the United Kingdom, GDP in 2000 was 3 percent; in 2001, the forecast is 2 percent. For France, GDP in 2000 was 3.4 percent; in 2001, the forecast is 2.1 percent.