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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Exchange rate JD:US$ (av) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 0.709 | 0.709 | 0.709 | 0.709 | 0.710 | 0.710 | 0.710 | 0.710 | 0.710 | 0.710 | 0.710 | 0.710 |
| 2009 | 0.710 | 0.710 | 0.710 | 0.710 | 0.710 | 0.710 | 0.710 | 0.710 | 0.710 | 0.710 | 0.710 | 0.710 |
| 2010 | 0.710 | 0.710 | 0.710 | 0.710 | 0.710 | 0.710 | 0.710 | 0.710 | 0.710 | 0.710 | 0.710 | 0.710 |
| Deposit rate (end-period; %) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
| 2009 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 2010 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | n/a |
| Lending rate (end-period; %) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.5 |
| 2009 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.1 |
| 2010 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.9 | n/a |
| M1 (% change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 10.8 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 13.5 | 15.3 | 13.9 | 15.9 | 20.2 | 19.7 | 18.5 | 18.0 | 15.3 |
| 2009 | 14.1 | 11.8 | 9.4 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 4.6 | 8.2 | 8.4 |
| 2010 | 7.1 | 9.0 | 11.2 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 6.0 | n/a |
| M2 (% change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 13.3 | 15.4 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 16.7 | 17.3 | 16.3 | 15.8 | 17.3 | 17.3 |
| 2009 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 15.6 | 13.6 | 13.3 | 11.2 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 10.2 | 9.5 | 9.3 |
| 2010 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 9.8 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 9.8 | n/a |
| Manufacturing production (% change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 3.8 | 12.0 | 7.4 | -0.6 | 5.7 | 1.2 | -1.6 | -5.0 | -12.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | -1.2 |
| 2009 | -1.3 | -4.2 | -9.3 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 8.2 | -6.7 | 6.7 |
| 2010 | -0.6 | -1.9 | -4.1 | -9.1 | -7.6 | -7.7 | -11.2 | -7.6 | -2.6 | -3.4 | 0.3 | n/a |
| Stockmarket general index (end-period; closing Dec 1991=1,000) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 7,824 | 8,463 | 8,068 | 8,712 | 9,301 | 10,491 | 10,399 | 9,407 | 8,846 | 6,956 | 5,811 | 6,243 |
| 2009 | 5,952 | 5,620 | 5,625 | 5,650 | 6,296 | 5,935 | 5,724 | 5,750 | 5,850 | 5,650 | 5,583 | 5,520 |
| 2010 | 5,452 | 5,194 | 5,302 | 5,434 | 5,066 | 5,039 | 4,972 | 4,848 | 5,041 | 5,126 | 5,151 | 5,318 |
| Consumer prices (av; % change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 6.1 | 12.4 | 13.9 | 15.2 | 15.8 | 16.7 | 19.1 | 35.1 | 35.1 | 16.9 | 15.0 | 9.4 |
| 2009 | 7.8 | 1.5 | -0.5 | -1.6 | -1.4 | -2.1 | -3.6 | -13.6 | -14.5 | -2.6 | -1.5 | 2.7 |
| 2010 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 6.1 |
| Producer prices (av; % change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 16.7 | 26.9 | 29.4 | 34.7 | 53.8 | 75.1 | 81.0 | 90.5 | 80.8 | 68.3 | 57.4 | 49.5 |
| 2009 | 36.7 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 | -13.7 | -26.5 | -30.4 | -35.3 | -32.0 | -28.3 | -23.1 | -19.1 |
| 2010 | -16.4 | -0.5 | -4.9 | -7.6 | -2.6 | -1.1 | -0.9 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 3.8 | n/a |
| Total exports fob (JD m) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 359.7 | 398.5 | 416.9 | 419.1 | 458.3 | 487.3 | 496.2 | 606.3 | 499.9 | 484.8 | 456.6 | 438.1 |
| 2009 | 408.0 | 388.5 | 374.1 | 398.0 | 378.9 | 483.8 | 326.0 | 384.3 | 350.5 | 410.6 | 313.2 | 421.3 |
| 2010 | 388.3 | 360.4 | 434.7 | 431.4 | 399.6 | 427.2 | 410.6 | 385.4 | 442.0 | 419.4 | 389.2 | n/a |
| Total imports cif (JD m) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 920.0 | 903.3 | 1,053.5 | 977.1 | 1,089.9 | 1,153.8 | 1,161.8 | 1,043.8 | 1,034.6 | 965.5 | 914.3 | 756.4 |
| 2009 | 782.3 | 643.6 | 825.1 | 772.1 | 806.8 | 1,185.3 | 951.3 | 872.7 | 790.8 | 881.4 | 891.8 | 915.8 |
| 2010 | 805.8 | 786.6 | 799.2 | 910.7 | 838.4 | 966.6 | 893.8 | 967.9 | 871.7 | 1,043.6 | 860.9 | n/a |
| Trade balance fob-cif (JD m) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | -560.3 | 397.6 | 415.8 | 418.1 | 457.2 | 486.1 | 495.0 | 605.3 | 498.9 | 483.8 | 455.7 | 437.3 |
| 2009 | 407.2 | 387.9 | 373.3 | 397.2 | 378.1 | 482.6 | 325.0 | 383.4 | 349.7 | 409.7 | 312.3 | 420.4 |
| 2010 | 387.5 | 359.6 | 433.9 | 430.5 | 398.8 | 426.2 | 409.7 | 384.4 | 441.1 | 418.4 | 388.3 | n/a |
| Foreign-exchange reserves excl gold (US$ m) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 7,532 | 7,693 | 6,118 | 6,640 | 6,745 | 7,269 | 7,931 | 8,293 | 8,434 | 8,523 | 8,285 | 8,562 |
| 2009 | 8,810 | 8,966 | 9,214 | 9,562 | 9,572 | 9,734 | 10,313 | 10,802 | 10,919 | 11,115 | 11,294 | 11,689 |
| 2010 | 11,690 | 11,721 | 11,899 | 11,854 | 11,144 | 11,123 | 11,693 | 11,930 | 11,978 | 12,061 | 12,807 | n/a |
| Budget revenue (JD m) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 429 | 364 | 398 | 360 | 353 | 490 | 373 | 499 | 312 | 306 | 365 | 490 |
| 2009 | 593 | 287 | 365 | 312 | 434 | 302 | 336 | 313 | 310 | 414 | 380 | 475 |
| 2010 | 594 | 317 | 356 | 398 | 343 | 412 | 365 | 358 | 309 | 331 | 375 | n/a |
| Budget expenditure (JD m) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 182 | 442 | 438 | 479 | 461 | 431 | 425 | 616 | 454 | 457 | 450 | 598 |
| 2009 | 418 | 494 | 482 | 487 | 457 | 484 | 447 | 430 | 418 | 439 | 463 | 1,012 |
| 2010 | 341 | 411 | 496 | 446 | 450 | 450 | 473 | 503 | 450 | 418 | 507 | n/a |
| Budget balance (JD m) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 247 | -78 | -40 | -119 | -108 | 59 | -52 | -117 | -142 | -151 | -85 | -108 |
| 2009 | 174 | -208 | -118 | -175 | -23 | -182 | -111 | -117 | -108 | -25 | -83 | -536 |
| 2010 | 253 | -94 | -141 | -49 | -107 | -38 | -108 | -145 | -141 | -87 | -131 | n/a |
| Sources: IMF, International Financial Statistics; Haver Analytics; Ministry of Finance, Jordan. | ||||||||||||
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