TABLE-Bangladesh key economic indicators - July 2
July 2 ------------------------------------------------------ DAILY INDICATORS
Monday Previous Taka/US $ (inter-bank) 68.50/68.53 68.50/68.53 Call money rate (inter-bank) 2.00-10.00 3.75-11.00 All-share price index 2,588.03 2,592.42
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CURRENT PREVIOUS Growth in: Consumer price index (BBS) Change yr/yr (pct) May 7.44 7.66 M2 supply (bln taka) (BB) March 2,327.56 2,304.15 Forex reserves ($bln)(BB) May 5.33 5.77 Trade balance ($mln)(BB) March -891.05 -561.39 Exports ($mln)(BB) March 1,224.65 1,198.91 Imports ($mln)(BB) March 2,115.70 1,760.30
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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) BBS = Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
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