The world economic slump reached its nadir in 1991. Although the economy is recovering by increments, the growth rate of industrialized nations remains sluggish at 1.1 %. On the other hand, the average unemployment rate in industrialized nations was as high as 8.2 % last year, the highest in nine years.
世界經濟景氣衰退在民國八十年降至谷底，雖然現在已經漸漸復甦，但工業國家的經濟成長率仍降到一．一％；另方面，去年工業國家平均失業率高達八．二％，為近九年來最高水準。