GDP  Year-ended change, constant prices %  %  6  6 Australia*  4  4  2  2  0  0 US*  -2  1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  -2  * Non-farm GDP Sources: ABS; Thomson Financial Datastream  Share Price Indices January 1997=100  Index  Index  Europe  200  200 US 150  150  Australia  100  100 UK  50  1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  50  Sources: Bloomberg; Datastream  Business Fixed Investment Share of GDP, constant prices  %  % US  13  13  Australia 11  11  9  1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  Sources: ABS; Thomson Financial Datastream  2  BIS Review 31/2003  9  The comparison for profits is very similar.
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