TABLE-Bangladesh key economic indicators - July 3
July 3 ------------------------------------------------------ DAILY INDICATORS
Thursday Previous Taka/US $ (inter-bank) 69.06/69.06 69.06/69.06 Call money rate (inter-bank) 0.10-10.00 0.10-10.00 General index 3,069.71 3,010.26
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CURRENT PREVIOUS Growth in: Consumer price index (BBS) Change yr/yr (pct) March 5.04 5.81 M2 supply (bln taka) (BB) April 2,819.02 2,783.13 Forex reserves ($bln)(BB) May 6.56 6.52 Trade balance ($mln)(BB) April *-937.93 -835.04 Exports ($mln)(BB) April 1,203.97 1,280.36 Imports ($mln)(BB) April 2,141.90 2,115.40
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2007/2008 2006/2007 Population (millions) *142.4 140.6 Per capita income (US Dollar) *599 523 External debt ($bln) *20.1 19.35 External debt (pct of GDP) *25.5 28.3 Real GDP growth (pct) *6.2 6.5 Fiscal Deficit (pct of GDP) *6.2 3.7 Trade Balance ($bln) *-5.54 -3.46 Exports ($bln) *13.94 12.05 Imports ($bln) *19.48 15.51 Current a/c balance ($mln) *672 936 Current a/c balance (pct of GDP) *0.7 1.4 Agriculture production (constant factor cost in bln Tk) *648.4 625.8 Industrial production (constant factor cost in bln Tk) *921.4 862.2 * = provisional BB = Bangladesh Bank (central bank) BBS = Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
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