Country Report Gabon April 2011

Outlook for 2011-12: Forecast summary

Forecast summary
(% unless otherwise indicated)
 2009a2010b2011c2012c
Real GDP growth-1.05.76.15.1
Oil production ('000 b/d)d237.1b236.5246.2245.4
Gross industrial growth-2.55.87.25.1
Consumer price inflation (av)1.91.5a3.93.2
Consumer price inflation (year-end)0.90.7a4.62.6
Short-term interbank rate4.34.34.85.3
Government balance (% of GDP)6.60.65.24.5
Exports of goods fob (US$ bn)6.0b7.39.78.4
Imports of goods fob (US$ bn)2.3b2.53.13.4
Current-account balance (US$ bn)0.8b1.52.71.3
Current-account balance (% of GDP)7.4b12.517.49.0
External debt (year-end; US$ bn)2.0b2.02.02.0
Exchange rate CFAfr:US$ (av)472.2495.3a480.6506.5
Exchange rate CFAfr:¥100 (av)503.9563.6a587.9625.3
Exchange rate CFAfr:€ (year-end)656.0656.0656.0656.0
Exchange rate CFAfr:SDR (year-end)718.0770.3a770.9792.0
a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. c Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. d Annual and quarterly data may differ since they are supplied by different sources.

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