Country Report Zimbabwe April 2011

Outlook for 2011-12: Forecast summary

Forecast summary
(% unless otherwise indicated)
 2009a2010a2011b2012b
Real GDP growth-1.34.83.32.4
Manufacturing production growth-3.86.05.7-10.7
Gross agricultural production growth-4.011.04.02.0
Consumer price inflation (av)4.5E+163.75.49.0
Consumer price inflation (end-period)5.0E+015.97.59.2
Short-term interbank rate352.041.036.025.0
Government balance (% of GDP)-6.3-4.8-4.4-4.4
Exports of goods fob (US$ bn)1.62.22.72.5
Imports of goods fob (US$ bn)3.13.73.94.1
Current-account balance (US$ bn)-1.1-0.8-0.3-0.8
Current-account balance (% of GDP)-85.2-52.8-18.2-37.7
External debt (year-end; US$ bn)5.9c6.06.26.4
a Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. b Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. c Actual.

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