[eng] Genesis of Cyclical Indicators, and their Maturation in the United States Philippe Sigogne, Véronique Riches Economic fluctuations were born with the Economy. Acknowledged since millenaries, they were considered as fatalities during all the preindustrial era, on account of a predominating...

[fre] Les trois principaux pôles du commerce mondial sont la Communauté économique européenne considérée comme une entité (c'est-à-dire abstraction faite des échanges entre ses douze membres), les Etats-Unis et le Japon. La CEE demeure le premier exportateur malgré la percée du Japon....

[eng] By mid-1986, the buoyant recovery following the 1982 recession had slowed down, marking the end of the cycle. Most economic indicators had been flat for two years. Then growth rebounded. But the persistant imbalances called for policy restrictions, especially budgetary ones, which...

[fre] L'accroissement rapide de la population active américaine est principalement dû à l'élévation du taux d'activité des femmes. Il va de pair avec une forte création d'emplois qu'il suit et suscite tout à la fois. En Europe par contre la population active s'accroît moins rapidement...

[eng] In the last five years there has been sustained investment in France, Germany, the United-States and Japan. Have the adjustments required for steady growth yet been made in industry ? The investment recovery, worldwide since 1985, has been mainly brought about by the productive sector....