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Country Report Gabon April 2011
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| 2009 | 2010 | |||||||
| 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | 4 Qtr | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | 4 Qtr | |
| Prices | ||||||||
| Consumer prices (2000=100) | 110.0 | 110.6 | 111.3 | 112.3 | 112.8 | 111.9 | 112.3 | 113.7 |
| Consumer prices (% change, year on year) | 4.2 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| Financial indicators | ||||||||
| Exchange rate CFAfr:US$ (av) | 503.9 | 482.2 | 458.6 | 444.0 | 473.9 | 516.3 | 508.0 | 482.9 |
| Exchange rate CFAfr:US$ (end-period) | 492.9 | 464.1 | 448.0 | 455.3 | 486.7 | 534.6 | 480.6 | 490.9 |
| Deposit rate (av; %) | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | n/a |
| Discount rate (end-period; %) | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | n/a |
| M1 (end-period; CFAfr bn) | 789.5 | 718.5 | 746.9 | 766.2 | 779.9 | 836.4 | 806.4 | n/a |
| M1 (% change, year on year) | 11.3 | 4.3 | -0.9 | -1.0 | -1.2 | 16.4 | 8.0 | n/a |
| M2 (end-period; CFAfr bn) | 1,183.0 | 1,114.6 | 1,127.6 | 1,165.2 | 1,190.8 | 1,267.3 | 1,221.9 | n/a |
| M2 (% change, year on year) | 9.7 | 4.7 | -1.5 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 13.7 | 8.4 | n/a |
| Foreign trade (US$ m)a | ||||||||
| Exports fob | 1,046.6 | 985.0 | 1,532.1 | 1,219.9 | 1,376.0 | 1,217.2 | 1,797.1 | n/a |
| Imports cif | -579.4 | -567.3 | -582.1 | -650.0 | -680.4 | -601.8 | -638.1 | n/a |
| Trade balance | 467.2 | 417.8 | 950.0 | 569.9 | 695.6 | 615.4 | 1,159.0 | n/a |
| Foreign reserves (US$ m) | ||||||||
| Reserves excl gold (end-period) | 1,676 | 1,838 | 2,046 | 1,993 | 2,012 | 1,976 | 1,952 | n/a |
| a Based on trading partners' data. | ||||||||
| Sources: IMF, International Financial Statistics; Direction of Trade Statistics. | ||||||||
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