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Country Report Namibia May 2011
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Exchange rate N$:US$ (av) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 9.908 | 9.977 | 9.954 | 8.964 | 8.374 | 8.033 | 7.949 | 7.941 | 7.503 | 7.487 | 7.509 | 7.485 |
| 2010 | 7.463 | 7.668 | 7.406 | 7.344 | 7.651 | 7.636 | 7.521 | 7.288 | 7.110 | 6.911 | 6.975 | 6.824 |
| 2011 | 6.924 | 7.184 | 6.898 | 6.721 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Exchange rate N$:US$ (end-period) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 10.200 | 10.035 | 9.517 | 8.440 | 8.028 | 7.730 | 7.813 | 7.778 | 7.408 | 7.770 | 7.377 | 7.361 |
| 2010 | 7.580 | 7.640 | 7.330 | 7.352 | 7.552 | 7.625 | 7.292 | 7.373 | 6.951 | 6.976 | 7.086 | 6.670 |
| 2011 | 7.178 | 6.954 | 6.768 | 6.581 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| M1 (% change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 22.2 | 8.0 | 14.7 | 11.7 | 14.4 | 10.6 | 2.6 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 17.4 | 12.6 | 12.5 |
| 2010 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 15.1 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 3.9 | 6.1 | 13.5 | 16.6 | 9.9 | 12.9 | 14.4 |
| 2011 | 7.1 | 9.1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| M2 (% change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 15.4 | 5.9 | 11.2 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 2.1 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 5.9 |
| 2010 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 10.1 | 12.8 | 14.1 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 9.3 | 14.4 | 9.8 | 11.5 | 10.9 |
| 2011 | 5.4 | 7.4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Deposit rate (av; %) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| 2010 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| 2011 | 4.3 | 4.1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Lending rate (end-period; %) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 12.6 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 9.8 | 10.6 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.8 |
| 2010 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 9.1 |
| 2011 | 8.7 | 8.9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Consumer prices (av; % change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 9.6 | 9.1 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 7.0 |
| 2010 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| 2011 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Foreign reserves excl gold (US$ m) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 1,569 | 1,377 | 1,437 | 1,615 | 1,697 | 1,640 | 1,724 | 1,901 | 2,164 | 2,322 | 2,122 | 2,051 |
| 2010 | 2,160 | 2,064 | 1,932 | 2,035 | 1,857 | 1,803 | 1,818 | 1,825 | 1,833 | 1,887 | 1,655 | 1,696 |
| 2011 | 1,834 | 1,684 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Sources: IMF, International Financial Statistics; Haver Analytics; Bank of Namibia; US Federal Reserve. | ||||||||||||
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