TABLE-Bangladesh key economic indicators - Nov 16

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DAILY INDICATORS

Thursday Previous
Taka/US $ (inter-bank) 68.71/68.73 68.68/68.73
Call money rate (inter-bank) 6.50-11.50 6.50-11.50
General index 2,676.83 2,660.38
MONTHLY

CURRENT PREVIOUS
Growth in:
Consumer price index (BBS)
Change yr/yr (pct) Sept. 10.19 10.11
M2 supply (bln taka) (BB) Aug. 2,548.58 2,512.51
Forex reserves ($bln)(BB) Oct. 5.55 5.86
Trade balance ($mln)(BB) June -687.09 -557.45
Exports ($mln)(BB) June 1,469.51 1,269.35
Imports ($mln)(BB) June 2,156.60 1,826.80
ANNUAL

2006/2007 2005/2006
Population (millions) *140.6 138.8
Per capita income (US Dollar) *520 476
External debt ($bln) *19.7 18.6
External debt (pct of GDP) *29.1 30.0
Real GDP growth (pct) *6.5 6.6
Fiscal Deficit (pct of GDP) *3.7 3.9
Trade Balance ($bln) *-3.46 -2.89
Exports ($bln) *12.05 10.41
Imports ($bln) *15.51 13.30
Current a/c balance ($mln) *952 824
Current a/c balance
(pct of GDP) *1.0 0.9
Agriculture production
(constant factor cost in bln Tk) *479.2 465.4
Industrial production
(constant factor cost in bln Tk) *871.2 795.5
* = provisional
BB = Bangladesh Bank (central bank)
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