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HTMLEconomic structure: Quarterly indicators
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | ||||||
| 3 Qtr | 4 Qtr | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | 4 Qtr | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | |
| Prices | ||||||||
| Consumer prices (av; 2005=100) | 131.0 | 135.2 | 133.5 | 137.8 | 144.8 | 148.9 | 149.0 | 151.7 |
| Consumer prices (% change, year on year) | 12.9 | 14.2 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 11.7 | 10.1 |
| Financial indicators | ||||||||
| Exchange rate NRs:US$ (av) | 70.10 | 78.26 | 79.92 | 78.16 | 77.42 | 74.67 | 73.49 | 72.97 |
| Exchange rate NRs:US$ (end-period) | 75.35 | 77.65 | 81.90 | 77.03 | 76.89 | 74.65 | 72.10 | 74.43 |
| Deposit rate (av mid-month figure; %) | 3.25 | 3.25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Lending rate (av mid-month figure; %) | 8.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | n/a | n/a |
| M1 (middle of last month of period; NRs bn) | 157.9 | 163.6 | 177.7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| M1 (% change, year on year) | 20.6 | 17.8 | 18.3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| M2 (middle of last month of period; NRs bn) | 516.3 | 542.9 | 576.9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| M2 (% change, year on year) | 25.2 | 23.3 | 26.8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Foreign payments (US$ m) | ||||||||
| Merchandise trade balance fob-fob | -693 | -596 | -605 | -840 | -927 | -1,089 | n/a | n/a |
| Services balance | -96 | -2 | -27 | -19 | -63 | -24 | n/a | n/a |
| Income balance | 42 | 23 | 52 | 37 | 32 | 37 | n/a | n/a |
| Net transfer payments | 743 | 641 | 763 | 821 | 766 | 830 | n/a | n/a |
| Current-account balance | -4 | 66 | 182 | -1 | -191 | -246 | n/a | n/a |
| Sources: IMF, International Financial Statistics; Nepal Rastra Bank, Quarterly Economic Bulletin. | ||||||||
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