Forecast summary | ||||
(% unless otherwise indicated) | ||||
2009a | 2010b | 2011c | 2012c | |
Real GDP growth | 2.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
Industrial production growth | 4.6 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
Gross agricultural production growth | 7.2 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
Consumer price inflation (av) | -1.1 | 1.2a | 3.4 | 3.0 |
Lending rate | 14.5 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 15.5 |
Government balance (% of GDP) | -5.6 | -5.5 | -6.0 | -4.9 |
Exports of goods fob (US$ m) | 1,891 | 2,062a | 2,349 | 2,311 |
Imports of goods fob (US$ m) | -4,542 | -4,444a | -5,050 | -4,892 |
Current-account balance (US$ m) | -1,421b | -1,209 | -1,484 | -1,307 |
Current-account balance (% of GDP) | -11.9b | -9.9 | -11.2 | -9.7 |
External debt (year-end; US$ m) | 3,503 | 3,575 | 3,932 | 4,126 |
Exchange rate CFAfr:US$ (av) | 470.9 | 494.8a | 480.6 | 506.5 |
Exchange rate CFAfr:¥100 (av) | 502.5 | 563.0a | 587.9 | 625.3 |
Exchange rate CFAfr:€ (end-period) | 656.0 | 656.0 | 656.0 | 656.0 |
Exchange rate CFAfr:SDR (end-period) | 721.7 | 757.9a | 770.9 | 792.0 |
a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. c Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. |
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