Forecast summary | ||||
(% unless otherwise indicated) | ||||
2009a | 2010b | 2011c | 2012c | |
Real GDP growth | 3.0b | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
Gross fixed investment growth | 1.0b | 2.5 | 6.5 | 8.5 |
Consumer price inflation (av) | -1.7 | 2.5a | 3.7 | 3.0 |
Lending interest rate | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 |
Exports of goods fob (US$ m) | 119.4b | 139.3 | 151.8 | 160.1 |
Imports of goods fob (US$ m) | 198.9b | 210.0 | 227.7 | 234.4 |
Current-account balance (US$ m) | -37.3b | -49.5 | -52.9 | -44.0 |
Current-account balance (% of GDP) | -7.8 | -10.6 | -10.5 | -8.5 |
Exchange rate CFAfr:US$ (av) | 472.2 | 495.3a | 500.7 | 524.8 |
Exchange rate CFAfr:US$ (end-period) | 455.3 | 490.9a | 520.6 | 537.7 |
Exchange rate CFAfr:¥100 (av) | 503.9 | 563.6a | 614.4 | 647.9 |
Exchange rate CFAfr:€ (av) | 656.0 | 656.0 | 656.0 | 656.0 |
a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. c Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. |
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