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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) | 137.8 | 142.2 | 147.0 | 150.0 | 149.1 | 149.0 | 149.6 | 152.4 |
| Consumer prices (% change, year on year) | 16.4 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 12.1 | 8.2 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Financial indicators | ||||||||
| Exchange rate USh:US$ (av) | 1,997 | 2,187 | 2,048 | 1,890 | 2,006 | 2,172 | 2,247 | 2,286 |
| Exchange rate USh:US$ (end-period) | 2,118 | 2,064 | 1,924 | 1,900 | 2,084 | 2,283 | 2,244 | 2,308 |
| Bank rate (end-period; %) | 12.7 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 9.7 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 12.0 |
| Deposit rate (av; %) | 10.3 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 8.3 |
| Lending rate (av; %) | 20.2 | 21.8 | 21.1 | 20.7 | 20.3 | 20.9 | 19.6 | 20.0 |
| Treasury-bill rate (av; %) | 9.3 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 6.4 |
| M1 (end-period; USh bn) | 2,870 | 2,978 | 3,025 | 3,255 | 3,361 | 3,789 | 3,849 | 4,396 |
| M1 (% change, year on year) | 19.6 | 19.1 | 17.1 | 12.6 | 17.1 | 27.2 | 27.2 | 35.1 |
| M2 (end-period; USh bn) | 5,981 | 6,298 | 6,301 | 6,745 | 7,269 | 8,293 | 8,641 | 9,407 |
| M2 (% change, year on year) | 24.9 | 25.0 | 26.1 | 16.6 | 21.5 | 31.7 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| Sectoral trends (US$ m) | ||||||||
| Coffee exports | 87.0 | 63.0 | 65.0 | 67.0 | 74.0 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Fish exports | 36.0 | 39.0 | 38.0 | 37.0 | 35.0 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Foreign trade (US$ m) | ||||||||
| Exports fob | 818 | 726 | 662 | 782 | 630 | 635 | n/a | n/a |
| Imports fob | -968 | -908 | -932 | -980 | -1,010 | -1,109 | n/a | n/a |
| Trade balance | -149 | -183 | -269 | -198 | -380 | -474 | n/a | n/a |
| Foreign payments (US$ m) | ||||||||
| Merchandise trade balance | -149.3 | -182.9 | -269.3 | -198.1 | -380.1 | -473.9 | n/a | n/a |
| Services balance | -118.1 | -96.0 | -102.0 | -140.0 | -229.5 | -244.6 | n/a | n/a |
| Income balance | -66.5 | -83.7 | -99.1 | -79.2 | -89.2 | -82.3 | n/a | n/a |
| Net transfer payments | 331.8 | 266.5 | 253.8 | 281.1 | 286.6 | 209.9 | n/a | n/a |
| Current-account balance | -2.1 | -96.1 | -216.6 | -136.2 | -412.2 | -590.9 | n/a | n/a |
| Reserves excl gold (end-period) | 2,422 | 2,442 | 3,012 | 2,995 | 2,891 | 2,711 | 2,893 | 2,960 |
| Sources: IMF, International Financial Statistics; Uganda Bureau of Statistics. | ||||||||
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