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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Exchange rate QR:US$ (av) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.64 |
| 2010 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.64 |
| 2011 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.64 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| M1 (% change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 15.6 | 2.4 | -7.1 | -11.9 | -19.1 | -23.1 | -12.5 | -10.8 | -14.3 | -15.8 | 5.7 | 4.4 |
| 2010 | 6.1 | 19.0 | 15.0 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 19.5 | 34.9 | 23.1 | 21.8 | 21.5 | 19.7 | 28.7 |
| 2011 | 25.4 | 18.2 | 13.4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| M2 (% change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 12.0 | 5.3 | 2.0 | -5.7 | -4.5 | -4.5 | 4.7 | 34.0 | 33.5 | 36.9 | 14.5 | 16.9 |
| 2010 | 28.0 | 35.7 | 35.0 | 34.1 | 29.6 | 23.9 | 24.3 | -5.1 | -4.5 | 3.6 | 25.9 | 23.1 |
| 2011 | 21.0 | 14.7 | 11.8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Central Bank deposit rate (av; %) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 2010 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 2011 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Central Bank lending rate (av; %) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| 2010 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| 2011 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Total exports fob (US$ m) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 3,557 | 3,161 | 3,353 | 3,415 | 3,210 | 3,263 | 4,226 | 3,642 | 4,286 | 4,229 | 4,506 | 5,367 |
| 2010 | 4,934 | 4,976 | 5,207 | 5,187 | 4,124 | 4,810 | 5,263 | 5,469 | 5,641 | 5,411 | 6,465 | 6,210 |
| 2011 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Total imports cif (US$ m) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 1,525 | 2,294 | 2,236 | 1,912 | 1,595 | 1,755 | 1,894 | 1,463 | 2,129 | 1,850 | 1,913 | 2,250 |
| 2010 | 1,410 | 2,191 | 1,825 | 1,728 | 1,622 | 1,813 | 1,958 | 1,720 | 2,623 | 1,571 | 1,709 | 1,884 |
| 2011 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Trade balance fob-cif (US$ m) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 2,031.2 | 867.2 | 1,117.4 | 1,502.9 | 1,615.3 | 1,508.0 | 2,331.9 | 2,178.8 | 2,156.7 | 2,378.7 | 2,592.5 | 3,117.1 |
| 2010 | 3,524.2 | 2,784.6 | 3,382.3 | 3,458.2 | 2,501.6 | 2,997.6 | 3,304.2 | 3,748.2 | 3,017.7 | 3,839.6 | 4,755.7 | 4,326.0 |
| 2011 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Foreign-exchange reserves excl gold (US$ m) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 10,617 | 10,733 | 10,919 | 12,664 | 14,584 | 15,353 | 15,764 | 16,089 | 16,664 | 16,860 | 19,846 | 18,370 |
| 2010 | 18,725 | 19,134 | 20,356 | 21,035 | 22,395 | 21,838 | 22,850 | 23,376 | 24,635 | 27,492 | 29,180 | 30,621 |
| 2011 | 28,832 | 24,006 | 21,862 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Sources: IMF, International Financial Statistics, Direction of Trade Statistics; Haver Analytics. | ||||||||||||
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