Economic impact of Covid-19 on G7 ----------------------------------------- The financial implications of the coronavirus pandemic among the G7 nations are expected to be felt most acutely in Italy, where its GDP is predicted to fall by almost 13% in 2020, according to Deloitte ----------------------------------------- ANNUAL REAL GDP GROWTH (%) COVID-19 STIMULUS PACKAGES (bar lengths in US$bn for comparison) ----------------------------------------- 2020 forecast 2009 recession -15 -12 -9 -6 -3 0 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 €580bn ($695bn) €346bn ($414bn) £192.3bn ($256bn) CA$469bn (US$362bn) €286bn ($343bn) $2.3tn ¥234tn ($2.2tn) -12.8 -5.3 -12.5 -2.9 -10.2 -4.2 -8.4 -2.9 -7.8 -5.7 -6.4 -2.5 -5.8 -5.4 Italy France UK Canada Germany U.S. Japan ----------------------------------------- As Italy’s most-visited city, Venice’s tourist industry has been devastated by travel restrictions ----------------------------------------- Note: U.S. GDP forecast by Deloitte, all other forecasts by International Monetary Fund ----------------------------------------- Source: Deloitte Picture: Associated Press © GRAPHIC NEWS