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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Exchange rate CFAfr:US$ (av) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 445.7 | 444.8 | 422.6 | 416.5 | 421.7 | 421.8 | 416.0 | 438.2 | 456.6 | 493.0 | 515.3 | 481.5 |
| 2009 | 495.4 | 513.1 | 503.1 | 497.4 | 481.3 | 468.0 | 465.7 | 459.8 | 450.5 | 442.8 | 439.8 | 449.3 |
| 2010 | 459.7 | 479.4 | 482.6 | 489.2 | 522.3 | 537.4 | 513.3 | 508.9 | 501.9 | 472.0 | 480.4 | 496.2 |
| Exchange rate CFAfr:US$ (end-period) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 441.1 | 432.5 | 414.9 | 422.1 | 423.0 | 416.1 | 420.2 | 445.2 | 458.6 | 514.2 | 515.4 | 471.3 |
| 2009 | 511.8 | 518.8 | 492.9 | 494.1 | 465.3 | 464.1 | 464.0 | 459.6 | 448.0 | 443.2 | 436.6 | 455.3 |
| 2010 | 469.7 | 483.4 | 486.7 | 492.7 | 533.0 | 534.6 | 503.5 | 517.3 | 480.6 | 473.4 | 504.7 | 490.9 |
| Real effective exchange rate (2000=100; CPI-based) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 98.1 | 97.8 | 100.2 | 101.6 | 100.9 | 100.9 | 101.7 | 100.6 | 99.7 | 98.5 | 98.8 | 101.7 |
| 2009 | 100.5 | 99.0 | 100.5 | 99.9 | 100.1 | 100.6 | 100.6 | 101.1 | 101.6 | 102.6 | 101.8 | 101.3 |
| 2010 | 101.8 | 100.4 | 98.4 | 93.6 | 91.1 | 92.1 | 92.4 | 91.8 | 91.7 | 92.3 | 90.7 | 88.6 |
| M1 (% change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 6.0 | 14.6 | 16.2 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 7.6 | 15.0 | 5.1 | 17.4 | 13.3 | 7.9 | 12.3 |
| 2009 | 16.0 | 3.3 | 11.3 | -0.3 | 7.2 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 4.2 | -0.9 | 3.9 | -0.5 | -1.0 |
| 2010 | -3.4 | 4.5 | -1.2 | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.4 | 17.8 | 10.7 | 8.0 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| M2 (% change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 1.1 | 7.1 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 10.3 | 3.1 | 13.3 | 10.7 | 10.1 | 9.1 |
| 2009 | 12.0 | 4.7 | 9.7 | 2.0 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 2.9 | -1.5 | 1.7 | -3.4 | 2.1 |
| 2010 | 0.6 | 5.8 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 16.4 | 13.7 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 8.4 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Deposit rate (av; %) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| 2009 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| 2010 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Consumer prices (av; % change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
| 2009 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| 2010 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 0.7 |
| Goods exports fob (US$ m) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 631.7 | 491.8 | 746.0 | 857.5 | 542.4 | 677.5 | 823.4 | 855.3 | 913.5 | 605.1 | 471.5 | 429.1 |
| 2009 | 355.0 | 319.3 | 372.2 | 262.1 | 297.4 | 425.5 | 573.9 | 335.9 | 622.2 | 335.1 | 417.6 | 467.1 |
| 2010 | 423.3 | 541.8 | 410.8 | 326.6 | 515.3 | 375.4 | 554.9 | 625.9 | 616.4 | 824.0 | 568.0 | n/a |
| Goods imports cif (US$ m) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 186.2 | 203.5 | 212.9 | 236.0 | 240.0 | 238.5 | 292.5 | 260.4 | 227.5 | 229.6 | 203.6 | 282.7 |
| 2009 | 176.2 | 187.9 | 215.4 | 199.6 | 177.5 | 190.2 | 225.7 | 174.1 | 182.2 | 208.3 | 232.0 | 209.7 |
| 2010 | 197.9 | 175.8 | 306.7 | 194.1 | 187.2 | 220.4 | 229.3 | 210.8 | 198.0 | 235.3 | 236.6 | n/a |
| Trade balance fob-cif (US$ m) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 445.5 | 288.3 | 533.2 | 621.5 | 302.4 | 439.0 | 530.9 | 594.8 | 686.0 | 375.5 | 267.9 | 146.4 |
| 2009 | 178.9 | 131.5 | 156.8 | 62.5 | 119.9 | 235.4 | 348.2 | 161.8 | 440.0 | 126.9 | 185.6 | 257.4 |
| 2010 | 225.4 | 366.1 | 104.1 | 132.4 | 328.1 | 155.0 | 325.6 | 415.1 | 418.3 | 588.7 | 331.3 | n/a |
| Foreign-exchange reserves excl gold (US$ m) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 949.6 | 1,010.0 | 1,076.0 | 1,211.6 | 1,408.8 | 1,470.9 | 1,622.8 | 1,565.2 | 1,696.2 | 1,574.4 | 1,561.9 | 1,923.5 |
| 2009 | 1,754.8 | 1,698.9 | 1,676.1 | 1,887.0 | 1,893.2 | 1,838.1 | 1,875.9 | 2,093.5 | 2,045.6 | 2,023.7 | 2,035.3 | 1,993.2 |
| 2010 | 2,105.0 | 2,075.1 | 2,012.1 | 2,077.5 | 1,997.0 | 1,976.4 | 2,020.1 | 1,982.2 | 1,952.2 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Sources: IMF, International Financial Statistics; Haver Analytics. | ||||||||||||
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