Country Report Tanzania May 2011

Outlook for 2011-12: Forecast summary

Forecast summary
(% unless otherwise indicated)
 2009a2010b2011c2012c
Real GDP growth6.06.97.17.5
Consumer prices (av, 2000=100)12.17.2a7.76.5
Consumer price inflation (end-period)12.25.6a7.66.2
Lending interest rate (av)15.014.3a14.713.5
Government balance (% of GDP)d-4.8-6.4-6.6-6.0
Exports of goods fob (US$ m)3,364.73,970.34,754.14,636.2
Imports of goods fob (US$ m)-5,834.2-6,729.8-7,631.4-8,018.5
Current-account balance (US$ m)-1,816.2-2,056.3-2,125.5-2,560.9
Current-account balance (% of GDP)-8.5-8.6-8.3-8.9
External debt (year-end; US$ bn)7.38.28.99.6
Exchange rate TSh:US$ (av)1,320.31,409.3a1,506.51,533.7
Exchange rate TSh:¥100 (av)1,409.01,603.6a1,842.81,893.5
Exchange rate TSh:€ (end-period)1,901.61,986.6a2,011.41,958.6
Exchange rate TSh:SDR (end-period)2,092.32,295.4a2,363.82,364.9
a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. c Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. d Fiscal years (July-June).

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