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Country Report Seychelles March 2011
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HTMLEconomic structure: Quarterly indicators
| 2009 | 2010 | |||||||
| 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | 4 Qtr | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | 4 Qtr | |
| Central government finance (SRs m) | ||||||||
| Revenue & grants | 802.9 | 935.9 | 981.2 | 1,043.7 | 893.6 | 991.9 | 1,091.3 | n/a |
| Expenditure & net lending | 694.4 | 727.6 | 737.4 | 909.9 | 596.8 | 587.5 | 1,076.7 | n/a |
| Balance | 108.5 | 208.3 | 243.8 | 133.8 | 296.8 | 404.4 | 14.6 | n/a |
| Prices | ||||||||
| Consumer prices (2005=100) | 193.0 | 191.4 | 188.6 | 184.6 | 185.9 | 183.6 | 184.7 | 185.1 |
| Consumer prices (% change, year on year) | 50.2 | 45.8 | 32.9 | 6.5 | -3.7 | -4.1 | -2.0 | 0.3 |
| Financial indicators | ||||||||
| Exchange rate SRs:US$ (av) | 16.7 | 14.3 | 12.7 | 10.8 | 11.5 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 12.3 |
| Exchange rate SRs:US$ (end-period) | 16.1 | 13.7 | 10.4 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.1 |
| Deposit rate (av; %) | 11.9 | 11.6 | 8.8 | 6.8 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| Lending rate (av; %) | 16.4 | 15.9 | 15.1 | 14.1 | 13.5 | 13.1 | 12.4 | 11.8 |
| Treasury-bill rate (av; %) | 18.2 | 17.1 | 12.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| M1 (end-period; SRs bn) | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| M1 (% change, year on year) | 58.5 | 48.5 | 68.0 | 14.1 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 26.3 | 18.7 |
| M2 (end-period; SRs bn) | 5.4 | 5.2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| M2 (% change, year on year) | 50.4 | 42.5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Sectoral trends | ||||||||
| Canned tuna production (tonnes) | 8,201 | 6,189 | 9,031 | 5,689 | 8,193 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Tourist arrivals (‘000) | 37.9 | 36.9 | 39.1 | 41.6 | 41.9 | 45.4 | 40.7 | 45.4 |
| Income from tourism (SRs m)a | 394.6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 706.5 | 665.6 |
| Foreign trade (SRs m)b | ||||||||
| Exports fob | 1,505.4 | 1,245.8 | 1,380.2 | 1,160.0 | 1,234.1 | 1,075.8 | 1,271.9 | 1,246.4 |
| Imports cif | -2,962.2 | -2,687.8 | -2,519.6 | -2,622.6 | -2,697.2 | -2,841.1 | -3,525.8 | -2,891.5 |
| Trade balance | -1,456.7 | -1,442.0 | -1,139.3 | -1,462.6 | -1,463.1 | -1,765.3 | -2,254.0 | -1,645.0 |
| Foreign reserves (US$ m) | ||||||||
| Reserves excl gold (end-period) | 90.6 | 107.8 | 158.4 | 190.6 | 216.6 | 191.3 | 208.3 | n/a |
| a Purchases of foreign exchange by banks from tourists and hotels. b Customs basis. | ||||||||
| Sources: IMF, International Financial Statistics; Central Bank of Seychelles, Quarterly Review. | ||||||||
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