Forecast summary | ||||
(% unless otherwise indicated) | ||||
2009a | 2010a | 2011b | 2012b | |
Real GDP growth | 1.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
Industrial production growth | 1.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
Gross agricultural production growth | 1.1 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
Consumer price inflation (av) | -1.1c | 1.2c | 4.0 | 2.9 |
Lending rate | 14.5c | 14.8 | 15.0 | 15.5 |
Government balance (% of GDP) | -5.2 | -4.9 | -6.0 | -4.9 |
Exports of goods fob (US$ m) | 1,891c | 2,062c | 2,162 | 2,131 |
Imports of goods fob (US$ m) | -4,542c | -4,444c | -4,722 | -4,549 |
Current-account balance (US$ m) | -1,421 | -1,209 | -1,319 | -1,179 |
Current-account balance (% of GDP) | -11.6 | -9.9 | -10.6 | -9.4 |
External debt (year-end; US$ m) | 3,291 | 3,478 | 3,734 | 3,950 |
Exchange rate CFAfr:US$ (av) | 470.9c | 494.8c | 518.5 | 546.6 |
Exchange rate CFAfr:¥100 (av) | 502.5c | 563.0c | 632.4 | 674.9 |
Exchange rate CFAfr:€ (end-period) | 656.0 | 656.0 | 656.0 | 656.0 |
Exchange rate CFAfr:SDR (end-period) | 721.7c | 760.3c | 811.1 | 824.6 |
a Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. b Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. c Actual. |
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