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Country Report Cameroon January 2011
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| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | ||||||
| 3 Qtr | 4 Qtr | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | 4 Qtr | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | |
| Prices | ||||||||
| Consumer prices (2000=100) | 112.3 | 113.9 | 114.8 | 115.6 | 115.0 | 115.1 | 115.6 | 115.7 |
| Consumer prices (% change, year on year) | 5.8 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| Financial indicators | ||||||||
| Exchange rate CFAfr:US$ (av) | 436.9 | 496.6 | 503.9 | 482.2 | 458.6 | 444.0 | 473.9 | 516.3 |
| Exchange rate CFAfr:US$ (end-period) | 458.6 | 471.3 | 492.9 | 464.1 | 448.0 | 455.3 | 486.7 | 534.6 |
| Deposit rate (av; %) | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Discount rate (end-period; %) | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| M1 (end-period; CFAfr bn) | 1,217 | 1,358 | 1,257 | 1,266 | 1,280 | 1,451 | 1,340 | 1,409 |
| M1 (% change, year on year) | 16.1 | 16.5 | 8.7 | 14.6 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 11.3 |
| M2 (end-period; CFAfr bn) | 2,016 | 2,186 | 2,104 | 2,098 | 2,140 | 2,324 | 2,286 | 2,357 |
| M2 (% change, year on year) | 12.9 | 13.7 | 8.9 | 10.3 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 8.6 | 12.3 |
| Foreign trade (US$ m)a | ||||||||
| Exports fob | 1,359 | 1,217 | 841 | 849 | 906 | 1,240 | 1,164 | 1,068 |
| Imports cif | 1,103 | 1,125 | 880 | 942 | 954 | 1,142 | 1,005 | 1,013 |
| Trade balance | 255 | 92 | -39 | -93 | -48 | 98 | 158 | 55 |
| Foreign reserves (US$ m) | ||||||||
| Reserves excl gold (end-period) | 3,104 | 3,086 | 3,090 | 3,417 | 3,655 | 3,676 | 3,467 | 3,079 |
| a DOTS estimates. | ||||||||
| Sources: IMF, International Financial Statistics, Direction of Trade Statistics. | ||||||||
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