Forecast summary | ||||
(% unless otherwise indicated) | ||||
2009a | 2010b | 2011c | 2012c | |
Real GDP growth | -1.8 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
Gross fixed investment growth | -0.3b | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 |
Consumer price inflation (av) | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
Lending interest rate | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
Government balance (% of GDP) | 40.1b | 41.4 | 45.1 | 50.2 |
Exchange rate Br$:US$ (av) | 1.45 | 1.36a | 1.32 | 1.30 |
Exchange rate Br$:¥100 (av) | 1.55 | 1.55a | 1.61 | 1.60 |
Exchange rate Br$:€ (av) | 2.03 | 1.81a | 1.67 | 1.56 |
Exchange rate Br$:SDR (av) | 2.25 | 2.09a | 2.01 | 1.94 |
a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. c Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. |
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