Forecast summary | ||||
(% unless otherwise indicated) | ||||
2009a | 2010a | 2011b | 2012b | |
Real GDP growth | 6.0 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 7.5 |
Consumer price inflation (av) | 3.3c | 12.7 | 7.5 | 5.0 |
Lending interest rate (%) | 15.7c | 14.6 | 15.0 | 14.8 |
Government balance (% of GDP) | -5.3 | -5.9 | -4.9 | -4.4 |
Exports of goods fob (US$ m) | 1,948 | 2,697 | 3,265 | 3,252 |
Imports of goods fob (US$ m) | -3,060 | -3,650 | -4,540 | -4,536 |
Current-account balance (US$ bn) | -923 | -1,018 | -1,247 | -1,232 |
Current-account balance (% of GDP) | -9.2 | -11.0 | -10.7 | -9.1 |
External debt (year-end; US$ bn) | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
Exchange rate MT:US$ (av) | 27.5c | 35.0 | 32.0 | 31.0 |
Exchange rate MT:¥100 (av) | 29.4c | 39.8 | 38.8 | 37.6 |
Exchange rate MT:€ (av) | 38.3c | 46.4 | 40.0 | 37.2 |
Exchange rate MT:SDR (av) | 42.6c | 53.7 | 48.5 | 46.2 |
a Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. b Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. c Actual. |
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