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Country Report Bahrain April 2011
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| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | ||||||
| 4 Qtr | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | 4 Qtr | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | |
| Prices | ||||||||
| Consumer prices (2006=100) | 109.2 | 109.7 | 109.4 | 109.8 | 110.7 | 111.7 | 112.1 | 112.1 |
| Consumer prices (% change, year on year) | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| Financial indicators | ||||||||
| Exchange rate BD:US$ (av) | 0.376 | 0.376 | 0.376 | 0.376 | 0.376 | 0.376 | 0.376 | 0.376 |
| Exchange rate BD:US$ (end-period) | 0.376 | 0.376 | 0.376 | 0.376 | 0.376 | 0.376 | 0.376 | 0.376 |
| 3-6 months deposit rate (end-period; %) | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Lending rate (end-period; %) | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 6.8 |
| Money-market rate (av; %) | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 3-month Treasury-bill rate (av; %) | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| M1 (end-period; BD m) | 1,899 | 2,082 | 2,188 | 2,058 | 2,158 | 2,207 | 2,399 | 2,316 |
| M1 (% change, year on year) | 19.8 | 11.9 | -0.8 | -2.1 | 13.7 | 6.0 | 9.6 | 12.5 |
| M2 (end-period; BD m) | 6,728 | 6,783 | 6,746 | 6,730 | 7,119 | 7,237 | 7,677 | 7,669 |
| M2 (% change, year on year) | 19.7 | 12.0 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 13.8 | 14.0 |
| Wholesale banks (end-period; US$ bn)a | ||||||||
| Total assets | 188.9 | 179.9 | 175.1 | 166.3 | 162.0 | 163.8 | 149.7 | 153.1 |
| Foreign assets | 170.0 | 159.6 | 157.4 | 152.4 | 148.9 | 150.8 | 137.9 | 141.7 |
| Total liabilities | 188.9 | 179.9 | 175.1 | 166.3 | 162.0 | 163.8 | 149.7 | 153.1 |
| Foreign liabilities | 167.3 | 156.1 | 154.7 | 149.6 | 145.4 | 146.3 | 135.6 | 138.9 |
| Foreign trade (BD m) | ||||||||
| Exports fob | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Oil & productsb | 694.6 | 551.1 | 816.3 | 970.0 | 1,014.1 | 1,043.0 | 1,066.8 | n/a |
| Imports cif | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Crude oil | 337.2 | 234.6 | 403.3 | 500.4 | 489.9 | 524.2 | 549.3 | n/a |
| Trade balance | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Foreign reserves (US$ m) | ||||||||
| Central bank of Bahrain reserves | 3,796.8 | 3,760.7 | 3,627.9 | 3,945.7 | 3,533.5 | 5,288.0 | 4,985.6 | 4,841.8 |
| a Previously "offshore banking units". b Including Abu Saafa field. | ||||||||
| Sources: IMF, International Financial Statistics; Central Bank of Bahrain, Statistical Bulletin; Economic Indicators. | ||||||||
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