Forecast summary | ||||
(% unless otherwise indicated) | ||||
2009a | 2010b | 2011c | 2012c | |
Real GDP growth | -1.5b | 4.7 | 5.1 | 6.3 |
Gross agricultural production growth | 4.9b | 4.4 | 5.0 | 6.0 |
Consumer price inflation (av) | -0.7 | 4.0a | 6.1 | 4.9 |
Base lending rate | 15.8 | 15.6a | 15.9 | 16.1 |
Central government balance (% of GDP) | -8.1b | -5.6 | -5.3 | -5.5 |
Exports of goods fob (US$ bn) | 4.3 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 7.4 |
Imports of goods fob (US$ bn) | -5.9 | -7.3 | -8.6 | -9.9 |
Current-account balance (US$ bn) | -0.9 | -1.0 | -1.2 | -1.0 |
Current-account balance (% of GDP) | -8.1b | -8.0 | -7.3 | -6.5 |
Exchange rate CR:US$ (av) | 4,139 | 4,185a | 4,086 | 4,112 |
Exchange rate CR:US$ (end-period) | 4,165 | 4,051a | 4,099 | 4,099 |
Exchange rate CR:¥100 (av) | 4,417 | 4,762a | 4,998 | 5,076 |
Exchange rate CR:€ (end-period) | 5,969 | 5,501a | 5,411 | 5,206 |
a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. c Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. |
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