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Country Report Saudi Arabia May 2011
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| 2009 | 2010 | |||||||
| 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | 4 Qtr | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | 4 Qtr | |
| Prices | ||||||||
| Consumer prices (2000=100) | 120.7 | 121.3 | 122.8 | 124.7 | 126.1 | 127.7 | 130.2 | 131.8 |
| Consumer prices (% change, year on year) | 6.9 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 5.7 |
| Wholesale prices (2000=100) | 111.4 | 112.1 | 113.8 | 114.6 | 115.1 | 117.4 | 118.6 | 120.4 |
| Wholesale prices (% change, year on year) | -2.5 | -5.3 | -5.3 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 5.1 |
| OPEC basket (US$/barrel) | 42.9 | 58.5 | 67.7 | 74.3 | 75.4 | 76.6 | 73.8 | 83.8 |
| Financial indicators | ||||||||
| Exchange rate SR:US$ (av) | 3.750 | 3.750 | 3.750 | 3.750 | 3.750 | 3.750 | 3.750 | 3.750 |
| Exchange rate SR:US$ (end-period) | 3.750 | 3.750 | 3.750 | 3.750 | 3.750 | 3.750 | 3.750 | 3.750 |
| Deposit rate (av; %) | 2.520 | 1.673 | 0.281 | 0.399 | 0.265 | 0.407 | n/a | n/a |
| M1 (end-period; SR bn) | 459.8 | 476.1 | 492.7 | 521.6 | 542.0 | 576.9 | 591.3 | 625.6 |
| M1 (% change, year on year) | 11.7 | 10.9 | 17.9 | 22.6 | 17.9 | 21.2 | 20.0 | 19.9 |
| M2 (end-period; SR bn) | 965.6 | 1001.9 | 999.9 | 1028.9 | 1010.5 | 1035.6 | 1050.9 | 1080.4 |
| M2 (% change, year on year) | 15.8 | 16.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| TASI stockmarket index (end-period; Feb 1985=1,000) | 4,704 | 5,596 | 6,322 | 6,122 | 6,801 | 6,094 | 6,392 | 6,621 |
| Sectoral trends | ||||||||
| Crude petroleum (m barrels/day)a | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.6 |
| Foreign tradeb (US$ m) | ||||||||
| Exports fob | 34,646 | 39,369 | 46,842 | 51,851 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Imports fob | 20,419 | 23,140 | 24,098 | 25,131 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Trade balance | 14,227 | 16,229 | 22,743 | 26,720 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Foreign reserves (US$ m) | ||||||||
| Reserves excl gold (end-period) | 415,167 | 394,598 | 384,871 | 409,694 | 419,821 | 419,134 | 426,170 | 444,722 |
| a Including half share of Neutral Zone production. b Direction of Trade Statistics estimates, figures are subject to revision. | ||||||||
| Sources: International Energy Agency, Oil Market Report; IMF, International Financial Statistics, Direction of Trade Statistics; Bloomberg; Platts. | ||||||||
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