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Country Report Laos June 2011
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HTMLEconomic structure: Annual indicators
| 2006a | 2007a | 2008a | 2009b | 2010b | |
| GDP at market prices (K bn) | 35,193 | 39,285 | 45,340 | 48,798 | 55,434 |
| GDP (US$ bn) | 3.5 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 6.7 |
| Real GDP growth (%) | 8.7 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.9 |
| Consumer price inflation (av; %) | 6.8 | 4.5 | 7.6 | 0.0a | 5.7 |
| Population (m) | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| Exports of goods fob (US$ m) | 882 | 923 | 1,092b | 1,053 | 1,369 |
| Imports of goods cif (US$ m) | 1,060 | 1,065 | 1,405b | 1,462 | 1,754 |
| Current-account balance (US$ m) | 75 | 139 | 116 | 9a | -17 |
| Foreign-exchange reserves excl gold (US$ m) | 328 | 533 | 629 | 703a | 796 |
| Exchange rate (av) K:US$ | 10,160 | 9,603 | 8,744 | 8,516a | 8,259 |
| a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. | |||||
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| Origins of gross domestic product 2009 | % of total | ||
| Agriculture & forestry | 32.8 | ||
| Industry (incl construction) | 35.2 | ||
| Services | 42.0 | ||
| Principal exports 2006a | % of total | Principal imports 2006a | % of total |
| Copper & gold | 52.8 | Capital goods | 52.6 |
| Timber | 15.9 | Other | 23.9 |
| Garments | 13.3 | Petroleum | 14.5 |
| Electricity | 10.8 | Materials for garment manufacturing | 7.1 |
| Main destinations of exports 2009 | % of total | Main origins of imports 2009 | % of total |
| Thailand | 40.3 | Thailand | 62.2 |
| China | 29.1 | China | 14.3 |
| Vietnam | 21.5 | Vietnam | 6.4 |
| UK | 5.9 | Japan | 2.9 |
| Germany | 4.6 | France | 2.2 |
| a IMF estimates | |||
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