Forecast summary | ||||
(% unless otherwise indicated) | ||||
2009a | 2010b | 2011c | 2012c | |
Real GDP growth | 6.3b | 6.5 | 7.3 | 7.5 |
Consumer price inflation (av) | 3.0 | 13.0a | 7.5 | 5.0 |
Lending interest rate (av) | 15.7 | 16.3a | 16.5 | 17.5 |
Government balance (% of GDP) | -5.6b | -6.6 | -5.7 | -4.8 |
Exports of goods fob (US$ m) | 1,853 | 2,705 | 3,372 | 3,567 |
Imports of goods fob (US$ m) | -3,243 | -3,640 | -4,389 | -4,538 |
Current-account balance (US$ bn) | -1,171 | -1,178 | -1,299 | -1,196 |
Current-account balance (% of GDP) | -12.3b | -13.7 | -12.8 | -9.6 |
External debt (year-end; US$ bn) | 4.3b | 5.1 | 5.9 | 6.1 |
Exchange rate MT:US$ (av) | 27.5 | 34.0a | 32.0 | 31.0 |
Exchange rate MT:¥100 (av) | 29.4 | 38.7a | 39.1 | 38.3 |
Exchange rate MT:€ (av) | 38.4 | 45.0a | 43.7 | 40.1 |
Exchange rate MT:SDR (av) | 42.6 | 52.1a | 50.3 | 47.8 |
a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. c Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. |
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