2009 | 2010 | 2011 | ||||||
2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | 4 Qtr | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | 4 Qtr | 1 Qtr | |
Central government finance (SRs m) | ||||||||
Revenue & grants | 935.9 | 981.2 | 1,043.7 | 893.6 | 991.9 | 1,091.3 | 1,111.4 | 1,133.3 |
Expenditure & net lending | 727.6 | 737.4 | 909.9 | 596.8 | 587.5 | 1,076.7 | 1,202.6 | 816.0 |
Balance | 208.3 | 243.8 | 133.8 | 296.8 | 404.4 | 14.6 | -91.2 | 317.3 |
Prices | ||||||||
Consumer prices (2005=100) | 191.4 | 188.6 | 184.6 | 185.9 | 183.6 | 184.7 | 185.1 | 186.3 |
Consumer prices (% change, year on year) | 45.8 | 32.9 | 6.5 | -3.7 | -4.1 | -2.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Financial indicators | ||||||||
Exchange rate SRs:US$ (av) | 14.3 | 12.7 | 10.8 | 11.5 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 12.3 | n/a |
Exchange rate SRs:US$ (end-period) | 13.7 | 10.4 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.1 | n/a |
Deposit rate (av; %) | 11.6 | 8.8 | 6.8 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.4 | n/a |
Lending rate (av; %) | 15.9 | 15.1 | 14.1 | 13.5 | 13.1 | 12.4 | 11.8 | n/a |
Treasury-bill rate (av; %) | 17.1 | 12.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 1.7 | n/a |
M1 (end-period; SRs bn) | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 | n/a |
M1 (% change, year on year) | 48.5 | 68.0 | 14.1 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 26.3 | 18.7 | n/a |
M2 (end-period; SRs bn) | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.6 | n/a |
M2 (% change, year on year) | -22.4 | -16.4 | 19.2 | 31.6 | 31.2 | 25.8 | 16.2 | n/a |
Sectoral trends | ||||||||
Canned tuna production (tonnes) | 6,189 | 9,031 | 5,689 | 8,193 | 6,519 | 8,646 | 6,980 | n/a |
Tourist arrivals ('000) | 36.9 | 39.1 | 43.6 | 45.1 | 39.8 | 41.4 | 48.2 | 45.6 |
Income from tourism (SRs m)a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 706.5 | 665.6 | n/a |
Foreign trade (SRs m)b | ||||||||
Exports fob | 1,245.8 | 1,380.2 | 1,160.0 | 1,234.1 | 1,075.8 | 1,271.9 | 1,246.4 | n/a |
Imports cif | -2,687.8 | -2,519.6 | -2,622.6 | -2,697.2 | -2,841.1 | -3,525.8 | -2,891.5 | n/a |
Trade balance | -1,442.0 | -1,139.3 | -1,462.6 | -1,463.1 | -1,765.3 | -2,254.0 | -1,645.0 | n/a |
Foreign reserves (US$ m) | ||||||||
Reserves excl gold (end-period) | 107.8 | 158.4 | 190.6 | 216.6 | 191.3 | 208.3 | 235.6 | n/a |
a Purchases of foreign exchange by banks from tourists and hotels. b Customs basis. | ||||||||
Sources: IMF, International Financial Statistics; Central Bank of Seychelles, Quarterly Review. |
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