Country Report Botswana March 2011

Data and charts: Monthly data

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Exchange rate P:US$ (av)
2008	6.10	6.45	6.56	6.47	6.42	6.59	6.44	6.53	6.78	7.74	7.98	7.84
2009	7.85	7.97	7.98	7.51	7.15	6.95	6.91	6.90	6.67	6.63	6.66	6.69
2010	6.71	6.89	6.80	6.79	7.04	7.07	6.96	6.82	6.73	6.54	6.60	6.58
Exchange rate P:US$ (end-period)
2008	6.25	6.41	6.61	6.41	6.39	6.56	6.33	6.59	6.84	7.94	7.89	7.52
2009	7.97	7.96	7.81	7.23	6.91	6.79	6.80	6.83	6.60	6.78	6.56	6.67
2010	6.84	6.95	6.79	6.80	7.05	7.06	6.84	6.88	6.59	6.59	6.76	6.44
Central government revenue (P m)
2008	1,205	4,405	3,402	2,403	1,324	2,446	2,251	3,554	5,082	4,401	1,236	542
2009	3,965	919	3,441	1,084	988	654	3,970	5,231	910	1,883	4,088	1,372
2010	1,115	1,705	7,182	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Central government expenditure (P m)
2008	-1,838	-1,677	-3,791	-2,361	-1,883	-2,947	-2,141	-3,003	-4,839	-2,574	-2,206	-3,396
2009	-2,501	-2,331	-5,001	-2,926	-3,172	-3,678	-2,794	-2,747	-4,129	-2,682	-3,354	-3,669
2010	-2,249	-3,235	-5,425	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Central government balance (P m)
2008	-633	2,728	-389	42	-559	-502	111	551	243	1,827	-970	-2,853
2009	1,464	-1,413	-1,560	-1,842	-2,184	-3,024	1,176	2,484	-3,219	-799	734	-2,298
2010	-1,134	-1,530	1,758	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
M1 (% change, year on year)
2008	9.7	20.1	23.6	18.5	3.8	13.1	30.4	21.6	35.9	39.5	25.7	24.5
2009	21.7	18.5	13.6	6.5	3.1	4.1	-5.0	-3.1	-14.7	-12.1	-14.4	-8.5
2010	-4.6	-1.6	-1.2	11.7	-3.0	14.0	12.2	4.5	6.6	22.3	22.5	n/a
M2 (% change, year on year)
2008	24.6	22.4	21.5	18.1	23.6	17.8	20.7	18.9	22.5	24.4	28.6	21.5
2009	19.2	13.6	5.3	5.5	3.0	6.0	2.2	0.9	-3.1	-5.3	-7.4	-1.3
2010	0.3	1.8	6.8	8.9	6.2	6.0	5.0	10.0	6.2	10.0	11.1	n/a
Bank rate (end-period; %)
2008	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.5	15.0	15.0	15.5	15.5	15.5	15.5	15.5	15.0
2009	15.0	14.0	14.0	13.0	13.0	11.5	11.5	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	10.0
2010	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	9.5
Lending rate (end-period; %)
2008	16.0	16.0	16.0	16.0	16.5	16.5	17.0	17.0	17.0	17.0	17.0	16.5
2009	16.5	16.4	15.5	14.5	14.5	13.0	13.0	12.7	12.5	12.5	12.5	11.5
2010	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	n/a	n/a
Stockmarket domestic index (end-period; 1989=100)
2008	8,317	8,187	8,129	7,259	6,935	7,175	7,267	7,737	8,454	8,359	7,820	7,036
2009	6,802	6,498	6,460	6,220	6,090	6,229	6,393	6,748	6,921	7,011	7,473	7,242
2010	7,332	7,683	7,426	7,547	7,270	7,340	7,474	7,438	7,393	7,354	7,162	n/a
Consumer prices (av; % change, year on year)
2008	8.4	9.0	9.9	11.2	12.1	14.5	15.0	15.0	14.0	13.1	15.1	13.7
2009	12.8	11.7	11.7	10.1	8.4	7.0	6.0	6.1	7.0	6.9	5.0	5.8
2010	6.1	6.1	6.0	7.1	7.8	7.7	7.0	6.7	7.0	7.2	7.2	7.4
Foreign-exchange reserves excl gold (US$ m)
2008	10,032	10,252	10,237	10,346	10,167	10,003	10,292	10,197	9,589	9,165	9,101	9,119
2009	8,653	8,105	8,139	8,165	8,363	8,150	8,423	8,359	9,239	9,248	9,240	8,704
2010	8,890	8,679	8,324	8,241	7,927	7,851	8,077	8,099	8,407	8,558	8,126	n/a
Sources: IMF, International Financial Statistics; Haver Analytics; Bank of Botswana; Central Statistics Office.

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