Cambodia: Key Indicators

2002 2003 2004 2005/pr 2006 /p 2007 /p

Year Year Year Year Year Year

Output, Employment and Prices

Real GDP (% change, previous year) 6.2 8.6 10.0 13.4 8.9 6.5
Industrial production index (2000=100) 126.1 145.4 180.3 207.0 235 255
(% change, previous year) 15.0 15.4 24.0 14.8 13.5 8.5
Unemployment rate (%) .. .. 1.0 .. .. ..
Real wage growth (%) .. .. .. .. ..
Consumer price index (end-of-peroid % change) 3.7 0.5 5.6 6.7 5.0 4.0

Public Sector
Government balance (% GDP) -6.6 -6.0 -4.7 -3.5 -2.6 -5.0
Domestic public sector debt (% GDP) .. .. .. .. .. ..

Foreign Trade, BOP and External Debt

Trade balance (US$ million) -563 -533 -718 -983 -1,328 -1,567
Exports of goods, (US$ million) 1,755 2,027 2,476 2,695 3,014 3,328
(% change, previous year) 11.7 15.5 22.1 8.9 11.8 10.4
Key export, Garments (% change, previous year) 15.8 19.7 22.6 10.6 15.0 10.0
Imports of goods, (US$ million) 2,318 2,560 3,193 3,678 4,342 4,895
(% change, previous year) 10.7 10.4 24.7 15.2 18.1 12.7
Current account balance (US$ million, excl. off. transfers)-357.0 -497.0 -440.0 -594.0 -719.0 -825.0
(% GDP) -8.4 -10.8 -8.4 -9.6 -10.8 -11.5
Foreign direct investment (US$ million) 139 74 121 388 394 426
Total Debt Oustanding (US$ million) 2,626.0 2,740.0 2,976.0 3,180.0 2,277.0 2,513.0
(% GDP) 61.6 59.8 56.7 51.6 34.2 35.0
Short-term debt (US$ million) 216.8 221.4 262.1 279.4 220.0 220.0
Debt service ratio (% exports of g&s) 2.6 2.6 2.1 1.8 0.8 1.1
Reserves, Gross ($US million) 663 737 809 923 1,051 1,161
(months of imports of goods and services) 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.4

Financial Markets
Domestic credit (% change, previous year) 8.6 28.3 33.0 10.9 10.0 10.0
Short-term interest rate (One year US dollar loans: rates charged)
16.2 17.3 16.0 16.0 15.0 14.0
Exchange rate (end-period) 3,935 3,980 4,031 4,116 4,150 4,200
Real effective exchange rate (2000=100) 114.8 106.8 92.0 96.0 99.0 102.0
(% change, previous year) 1.1 -7.0 -13.9 4.3 3.1 3.0
Stock market index (end-period, Aug 88=100) .. .. .. .. .. ..

Memo: Norminal GDP in US$ million 4,261 4,585 5,245 6,159 6,652 7,184

pr = preliminary
p = projection
China: Key Indicators

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 /p 2007/p 2005 2006 2006

Year Year Year Year Year Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Jun Jul Aug Sep

Output, Employment and Prices

GDP ( % change previous year) 9.1 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.4 9.6 11.1 10.3 11.3 10.4 .. .. .. ..
Industrial production index (value-added) 10.0 12.8 11.5 11.6 12.0 11.0 16.7 16.7 18.5 16.2 19.5 16.7 15.7 16.1
Unemployment rate (%) /1 4.0 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Real wage growth 15.5 12.0 10.5 12.8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Consumer price index (% change, previous year) -0.8 1.2 3.9 1.8 1.7 2.1 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.0 1.3 1.5

Public Sector
Government balance (% GDP) -3.0 -2.5 -1.5 -1.3 -1.0 -0.7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Domestic public sector debt (% GDP)/7 18.3 18.6 18.0 17.5 16.5 16.2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Foreign Trade, BOP and External Debt

Trade balance ($US billion) 44.1 44.8 59.0 134.2 170.0 174.4 33.6 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Exports of goods ($US billion) 325.6 438.4 593.4 762.5 948.3 1113.8 215.6 197.3 231.4 262.7 81.3 80.3 90.8 91.6
(% change, previous year)/2 22.4 34.6 35.4 28.4 24.4 17.5 21.7 26.6 24 29 23.3 22.6 32.8 30.5
Key export (% change, previous year) /3 23.9 35.8 37.0 29.0 26.1 18.2 22.8 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Imports of goods ($US billion) 281.5 393.6 534.4 628.3 740.9 892.4 182 165.3 203.4 214 66.6 65.7 71.9 76.4
(% change, previous year)/2 21.2 39.8 35.8 17.6 17.9 20.7 22.1 24.8 18.3 21.9 18.3 19.7 24.6 22
Current account balance ($US billion ) 35.4 45.9 68.7 160.8 223.4 226.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
(% GDP) 2.4 2.8 3.6 5.6 8.5 7.5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Foreign direct investment (US$ billion)/4 52.7 55.5 60.9 86.1 76.3 67.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total external debt ($US billion) 186.1 208.5 247.5 281.6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
(% GDP) 12.8 12.7 12.8 12.6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Short-term debt ($US billion) 65.7 88.1 115.8 148.3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Debt service ratio (% exports of g&s) 7.8 7.9 3.7 3.7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Reserves, including gold ($US billion) 292.0 409.2 615.5 822.5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
(months of imports of goods and services) 10.5 10.6 12.0 13.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total reserves excl. gold ($US billion) 291.1 408.2 614.5 821.5 .. .. 821.5 877.6 943.6 987.9 943.6 957.1 972.0 987.9

Financial Markets
Domestic credit (% change, previous year, nominal) 29.3 19.6 9.2 11.5 .. .. 10.7 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Short-term interest rate (less than 20 days)/5 2.7 2.7 3.3 3.3 .. .. 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3
Exchange rate (end-period) 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.1 7.9 7.8 8.1 8.0 8.0 7.9 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.9
Real effective exchange rate ( + = appn) 2000=100 101.9 94.5 91.9 91.9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
(% change, previous year) -2.8 -7.3 -2.8 0.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Stock market index (Dec. 19, 1990=100), close/6 1358.6 1154.0 871.8 787.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Memo: GDP (US$ billion) 1453.8 1641.0 1931.7 2234.3 2669.2 3043.2 948.3 542.4 600.7 633.3 .. .. .. ..

p = projection

1/ Official unemployment only, not including laid-off workers

2/ Norminal growth rate
3/ Manufactured exports
4/ Gross FDI
5/ Central Bank loans to financial institutions
6/ Shanghai Stock Exchange High Comprehensive Index (A share, Dec.19, 1990 =100)
7/ Includes treasury bond, policy financial bond and other financial bond (end-period outstanding)
Fiji: Key Indicators

2002 2003 2004 2005 /e 2006 /p 2007/p

Year Year Year Year Year Year

Output, Employment and Prices

GDP ( % change previous year) 3.2 1.0 5.3 0.7 3.1 2.2
Tourist arrivals ('000) 397.9 430.8 498.5 549.9 576 610
(% change, previous year) 14.3 8.3 15.7 10.3 4.7 5.9
Unemployment rate (%) .. .. .. .. .. ..
Real wage growth (%) .. .. .. .. .. ..
Consumer price index (% change, previous year) 0.8 4.2 2.8 2.4 3.5 3.8

Public Sector
Government balance (% GDP) -5.6 -6.0 -3.2 -4.3 -4.0 -4.0
Domestic public sector debt (% GDP) 43.2 47.5 47.3 48.9 .. ..

Foreign Trade, BOP and External Debt

Trade balance (Customs data, US$million) -266.1 -413.8 -630.2 -742.0 -754.2 -671.0
Exports of goods (Customs data, US$million) 533.7 649.3 655.6 719.6 746.1 853.2
(% change, previous year) 5.4 21.7 1.0 9.8 3.7 14.4
Key export: Sugar (% change in value, previous year) 8.4 11.3 0.4 9.4 -9.6 -16.3
Imports of goods (Customs data, US$million) 799.9 1063.1 1285.8 1461.7 1500.3 1524.2
(% change, previous year) 3.4 32.9 20.9 13.7 2.6 1.6
Current account balance (US$million) -2.7 -174.3 -448.3 -465.9 -384.7 -254.3
(percent GDP) -0.2 -8.0 -17.4 -17.1 -13.2 -8.2
Foreign direct investment (US$million) 19.7 22.7 91.0 -14.1 .. ..
Total external debt (US$million) 281 357 357 353 .. ..
(% GDP) 15.7 16.4 13.8 12.9 .. ..
Short-term debt (US$million) 36.7 86.1 75.3 75.3 .. ..
Debt service ratio (% exports of g&s) 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.8 .. ..
Reserves, including gold (US$million) 359 424 478 315 249 ..
(months of imports of goods and non factor services) 3.6 3.1 3.8 3.9 2.8 ..

Financial Markets
Domestic credit (private, % change, previous year) 5.0 16.8 18.0 19.0 .. ..
Short-term interest rate 1.25 1.19 1.75 1.75 .. ..
Exchange rate (end-of-period) 2.06 1.72 1.65 1.74 .. ..
Real effective exchange rate (2000=100 and + = appn) 100.8 107.6 109.8 109.2 .. ..
(% change, previous year) 0.3 6.7 2.0 -0.5 .. ..
Stock market index (end-period, Aug 88=100) .. .. .. .. .. ..

Memo: GDP in US$ million 1797 2181 2582 2729 2923 3104

e = estimate
p = projection
Indonesia: Key Indicators

2002 2003 2004 2005 /e 2006 /p 2007 /p 2005 2006 2006

Year Year Year Year Year Year Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Jun Jul Aug Sep

Output, Employment and Prices

GDP ( % change previous year) /1 4.4 4.9 5.1 5.6 5.5 6.2 4.9 4.7 5.2 .. .. .. .. ..
Industrial production index (2000=100) 107.7 113.6 117.3 121.9 .. .. 111.6 110.2 111.8 .. 111.8 120.7 128.3 136.5
(% change, previous year) 2.8 5.5 3.3 3.9 .. .. -6.6 -7.2 -6.8 .. .. .. .. ..
Unemployment Rate (%) 9.1 9.5 9.9 10.3 10.6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Real Wage Growth (%) 1.0 7.1 0.3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Consumer price index (% change, previous year) 11.5 6.8 6.1 10.5 15.4 7.7 15.3 15.5 14.8 13.6 15.5 15.2 14.9 14.5

Public Sector
Government balance (% GDP) /2 -1.1 -1.7 -1.0 -0.5 -1.1 -0.5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Domestic public sector debt (% GDP) 33.8 29.9 26.7 23.4 19.4 18.2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Foreign Trade, BOP and External Debt

Trade balance (million$US) 23,513 24,563 21,552 22,785 26,869 27,139 38,135 37,559 41,865 .. 2,815 3,438 3,268 ..
Exports of goods, ($millionUS) 59,165 64,109 72,167 86,641 95,306 104,478 23,020 23,146 25,274 .. 8,483 8,823 8,888 ..
(% change, previous year) 3.1 8.4 12.6 20.1 10.0 9.6 5.9 0.5 9.2 .. .. .. .. ..
Key Exports, (% change, previous year) /3 -8.7 -3.6 16.1 15.3 18.1 16.8 22.8 19 28 .. .. .. .. ..
Imports of goods, ($millionUS) 35,652 39,546 50,615 63,856 68,437 77,339 -15,115 -14,413 -16,591 .. 5,668 5,385 5,619 ..
(% change, previous year) 2.8 10.9 28.0 26.2 7.2 13.0 1.3 1.2 1.4 .. .. .. .. ..
Current account balance ($millionUS ) 7,823 8,106 3,109 2,997 3,947 3,338 602 2,564 1,980 .. .. .. .. ..
(percent GDP) 3.8 3.4 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.8 3.1 2.2 .. .. .. .. ..
Foreign Direct Investment (million US$) /4 145 -950 1,896 1,066 .. .. 1,035 484 491 .. .. .. .. ..
Total external debt (million $US) 132,254 134,320 138,951 131,565 132,338 134,452 133,482 .. 128,911 .. 128,911 .. .. ..
(% GDP) 64.9 55.2 54.6 46.8 37.5 33.9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Short-term debt (million $US ) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Debt service ratio (% exports of g&s) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Reserves, including gold ($US billion) 32,046 36,253 36,303 .. .. .. 34,579 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
(months of imports of goods and services) 7.6 7.0 5.6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Financial Markets 17 22 35
Domestic credit (% change, previous year) 4.7 5.3 17.8 15.5 .. .. 13.0 11.5 8.3 .. 7.4 5.1 4.1 ..
Short-term interest rate /5 12.9 8.3 7.4 9.2 .. .. 12.0 12.8 12.5 .. 12.5 12.3 11.8 ..
Exchange rate (average period) 9,311 8,500 8,938 9,704 .. .. 9,985 9,233 9,098 9,135 9,300 9,070 9,100 9,235
Real effective exchange rate (1990=100 and + = appn) 76.9 80.8 76.6 80.3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
(% change, previous year) 21.7 5.2 -5.2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Stock market index (end-period, Aug 88=100) 424.9 653.0 753.0 1,162.0 .. .. 1,162.6 1,323.0 1,310.3 1,534.6 1,310.3 1,351.6 1,431.3 1,534.6

Memo: GDP in US$ million (based on Ex.rate eop.) 212,282 246,516 254,298 281,276 353,138 396,566 73,788 82,894 88,304 .. .. .. .. ..

/1 Based on GDP 2000 base

/2 Central Government budget, Indonesia fiscal, April-March, until the year FY1999. Covers only 9 months April-December in FY2000 and, starting
FY2001, changes to January-December.
/3 Crude oil exports
/4 FDI starting 2004 using new classification
/5 One month Bank Indonesia Certificates
Korea: Key Indicators

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2006
Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Jun Jul Aug Sep

Output, Employment and Prices

GDP (% change, previous year) 3.8 7.0 3.1 4.7 4.0 5.1 4.5 5.3 6.1 5.3 4.6 .. .. .. ..
Industrial production index (2000=100) 100.7 108.8 114.5 126.2 134.1 .. .. 147.3 142.4 146.0 144.2 146.1 136.9 141.6 154.0
(% change, previous year) 0.7 8.0 5.3 10.2 6.2 .. .. 10.4 12.1 11.0 10.6 10.9 4.5 10.9 16.3
Unemployment rate (%) 4.0 3.3 3.6 3.7 3.7 .. .. 3.5 3.9 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.2
Norminal wage (% change) 5.7 11.5 9.4 6.5 6.4 .. .. 5.7 5.5 5.6 .. 4.1 6.0 .. ..
Real wage growth (% change previous year) 1.6 8.5 5.7 2.8 3.5 .. .. 3.1 3.1 3.2 .. 1.5 3.6 .. ..
Consumer price index (% change, previous year) 4.1 2.8 3.5 3.6 2.8 .. .. 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.3 2.9 2.4

Public Sector
Government balance (% GDP) 1/ 0.6 2.3 2.7 2.3 2.1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Consolidated central government debt (% GDP) 2/ 35.3 33.4 32.6 33.5 36.4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Foreign Trade, BOP and External Debt

Trade balance ($US billion) 3/ 9.3 10.3 15.0 29.4 23.2 .. .. 6.1 1.5 5.0 2.5 2.0 .3 .3 1.9
Exports of goods ($US billion) 3/ 150.4 162.5 193.8 253.8 284.4 .. .. 76.8 73.9 81.5 82.9 28.0 25.8 27.3 29.7
(% change, previous year) 3/ -12.7 8.0 19.3 31.0 12.0 .. .. 11.4 10.6 16.9 16.6 17.9 11.1 17.0 21.3
Imports of goods ($US billion) 3/ 141.1 152.1 178.8 224.5 261.2 .. .. 70.7 72.4 76.4 80.4 28.0 25.8 27.3 29.7
(% change, previous year) 3/ -12.1 7.8 17.6 25.5 16.4 .. .. 14.6 19.5 20.0 21.4 22.0 18.6 22.9 22.6
Current account balance ($US billion ) 8.0 5.4 11.9 28.2 16.6 .. .. 5.4 -1.1 .7 .3 .9 -.4 -.6 1.4
(% GDP) 1.7 1.0 1.8 4.1 2.1 .. .. 2.5 -0.6 0.3 .. .. .. .. ..
Foreign direct investment, net (US$ billion) 4/ 1.1 -0.2 0.1 4.6 0.0 .. .. -0.1 -1.3 0.8 -3.7 0.1 -0.1 -0.7 -2.9
Total external debt ($US billion) 128.7 141.5 157.6 172.3 190.0 .. .. 190.0 203.1 229.3 .. .. .. .. ..
(% GDP) 26.7 25.8 25.9 25.3 24.1 .. .. 22.2 25.7 26.2 .. .. .. .. ..
Short-term debt ($US billion) 40.3 48.2 50.8 56.3 65.8 .. .. 65.8 74.5 94.6 .. .. .. .. ..
Debt service ratio (% exports of g&s) 5/ 12.6 12.5 13.1 10.6 8.5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Usable reserves ($US billion) 102.8 121.3 155.3 199.0 210.3 .. .. 210.3 217.3 224.3 228.2 224.3 225.6 227.0 228.2
(months of imports of goods and services) 7.2 7.9 8.6 8.8 8.0 .. .. 7.5 7.4 7.4 7.0 7.2 7.4 6.8 6.8

Financial Markets
Domestic credit (% change, previous year) 6/ 13.8 18.2 9.3 2.4 9.4 .. .. 9.4 9.9 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Short-term interest rate 7/ 4.7 4.2 4.0 3.6 3.3 .. .. 3.5 3.9 4.0 4.4 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.5
Exchange rate (end-period) 1313.5 1186.2 1192.6 1035.1 1011.6 .. .. 1011.6 971.6 948.9 946.2 948.9 955.2 961.5 946.2
Real effective exchange rate (2000=100) ( + = appn) 93.8 98.4 100.0 101.8 114.2 .. .. 115.2 121.3 122.8 .. 122.5 122.3 .. ..
(% change, previous year) -6.2 4.9 1.7 1.8 12.1 .. .. 9.0 8.2 6.4 .. 5.7 7.4 .. ..
Stock market index (1/4/1980=100) 693.7 627.6 810.7 895.9 1379.4 .. .. 1379.4 1359.6 1295.2 1371.4 1295.2 1297.8 1352.7 1371.4

Memo: GDP (US$ billion) 481.8 548.7 608.5 682.1 787.4 .. .. 214.2 197.9 219.1 .. .. .. .. ..

p = projection

1/ Consolidated central government. Includes Social Security Funds. Source: IMF, Article IV, October 2006.
2/ Consolidated central government. Includes government-guaranteed KDIC and KAMCO restructuring bonds. Source: IMF, Article IV, October 2006.
3/ Trade figures are on a customs-clearance basis.
4/ Foreign direct investment is on a net basis as reported in the BOP.
5/ source: IMF
6/ source: IMF IFS
7/ Overnight repo rate (end-of-period).
Lao PDR: Key Indicators

2002 2003 2004 2005 /e 2006 /p 2007 /p

Year Year Year Year Year Year

Output, Employment and Prices

GDP (% change previous year) 5.9 6.1 6.4 7.0 7.3 6.6
Industrial production index (1993=100) .. .. .. .. .. ..
(% change, previous year) .. .. .. .. .. ..
Unemployment rate (%) .. .. .. .. .. ..
Real wage growth (%) .. .. .. .. .. ..
Consumer price index (% change, previous year) 10.6 15.5 10.5 7.2 7.7 5.0

Public Sector 1/
Government balance, after grants (% GDP) -4.0 -5.7 -3.4 -3.2 -3.2 -2.7
Domestic public sector debt (% GDP) .. .. .. .. .. ..

Foreign Trade, BOP and External Debt

Trade balance (US$ million) -263.0 -244.0 -478.0 -553.4 -394.1 -878.6
Exports of goods (US$ million) 370.0 450.1 499.6 656.5 982.2 1004.4
(% change, previous year) 2.2 21.7 11.0 31.4 49.6 2.3
Key Export (% change, previous year) 1.7 22.1 10.8 32.6 53.6 2.1
Imports of goods (US$ million) 633.0 693.7 977.2 1209.9 1376.3 1883.0
(% change, previous year) -2.6 9.6 40.9 23.8 13.8 36.8
Current account balance (US$ million) -131.3 -174.6 -357.9 -573.0 -504.2 -934.5
(% GDP) -7.2 -8.2 -14.3 -19.9 -14.6 -24.9
Foreign direct investment (US$ million) 60.0 42.0 234.1 349.0 302.8 784.9
Total external debt (million US$ million) 1614.0 2171.0 2530.0 2910.0 3179.0 3428.0
(% GDP) 88.8 101.6 101.2 101.2 92.0 91.2
Short-term debt (US$ million) 150.6 71.9 95.3 108.6 118.7 128.0
Debt service ratio (% exports of g&s) 14.0 15.1 17.4 20.6 19.5 20.2
Reserves, excluding gold ($US million) 196.0 215.5 227.5 237.9 270.0 290.0
(months of imports of goods and services) 2/ 3.1 3.7 3.4 3.1 3.3 3.3

Financial Markets
Domestic credit (% change, previous year) -48.0 10.5 20.6 18.8 .. ..
Short-term interest rate 3/ 21.4 24.9 16.0 15.0 .. ..
Exchange rate (everage) 10,115.0 10,571.9 10,613.1 10,671.0 10,292.8 10,586.8
Exchange rate (end-period) 10,680.0 10,466.5 10,377.0 10,800.0 10,463.0 10,711.0
Real effective exchange rate (2000=100 and + = appn) 97.3 97.6 103.2 106.7 .. ..
(% change, previous year) 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 .. ..
Stock market index (end-period, Aug 88=100) .. .. .. .. .. ..

Memo: GDP (US$ million) 1,818.1 2,137.6 2,500.7 2,874.9 3,454.3 3,757.9

Sources: Recent IMF data and projections

e = estimate
p = projection
1/ Fiscal year basis
2/ Excluding large projects
3/ Treasury bill rate

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Malaysia: Key Indicators

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 p/ 2007 p/ 2005 2006 2006

Year Year Year Year Year Year Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Jun Jul Aug Sep

Output, Employment and Prices

GDP (% change, previous year) 4.4 5.4 7.1 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.2 5.5 5.9 .. .. .. .. ..
Industrial production index (2000=100) 101.2 110.5 122.5 127.5 .. .. 130.2 131.0 132.9 .. 135.4 136.8 138.4 ..
(% change, previous year) 2.3 3.3 4.5 4.1 .. .. 5.5 5.8 6.1 .. 7.0 6.7 5.0 ..
Unemployment rate (%) 3.5 3.6 3.6 .. .. .. .. 3.8 3.4 .. .. .. .. ..
Real wage growth (%) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Consumer price index (% change, previous year) 1.8 1.0 1.5 3.0 3.5 3.5 3.3 4.8 3.9 .. 3.9 4.1 3.3 3.3

Public Sector
Government balance (% GDP) /1 -5.6 -5.3 -4.3 -3.8 -3.6 -3.0 -3.6 3.8 4.8 .. .. .. .. ..
Domestic public sector debt (% GDP) 1/ .. .. 40.5 39.4 39.3 39.7 39.4 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Foreign Trade, BOP and External Debt

Trade balance ($US billion) /2 14.3 21.4 21.2 26.3 37.6 40.9 7.6 8.3 .. .. 2.2 2.5 2.8 ..
Exports of goods ($US billion) /2 94.1 104.7 126.5 141.0 160.2 179.9 37.7 36.0 39.3 .. 13.4 13.8 14.6 ..
(% change, previous year) 6.9 11.3 20.8 11.4 13.6 12.3 13.2 9.6 14.2 .. 14.6 19.8 17.5 ..
Key export: Electronics (% change, previous year) 6.7 -2.6 20.8 19.1 .. .. 24.7 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Imports of goods ($US billion) /2 79.8 83.3 105.3 114.6 122.6 139.0 30.2 27.7 33.0 .. 11.2 11.3 11.8 ..
(% change, previous year) 8.2 4.4 26.4 8.9 7.0 13.4 8.1 .. .. .. 15.5 13.8 20.4 ..
Current account balance ($US billion) 8.0 13.3 14.9 20.4 23.7 26.0 4.4 5.2 .. .. .. .. .. ..
(% GDP) 8.4 12.9 12.6 15.5 16.1 16.0 6.8 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Foreign direct investment (US$ billion) 1.3 1.1 2.6 3.3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total external debt ($US billions) 3/ 48.9 49.1 52.8 51.8 .. .. 51.8 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
(% GDP) 51.3 47.3 44.6 39.7 .. .. 39.7 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Short-term debt ($US billion) 3/ 8.5 8.8 11.5 12.2 .. .. 12.2 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Debt service ratio (% exports of g&s) 6.6 6.2 4.4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Reserves, including gold ($US billion) 34.2 44.9 66.7 70.5 77.6 87.6 70.2 73.4 78.8 .. 78.8 79.1 79.3 79.5
(months imports of goods) 4.5 6.5 7.6 7.4 7.6 7.6 7.0 7.2 7.8 .. 7.8 8.0 8.1 8.1

Financial Markets .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Domestic credit (% change, previous year) 8.2 11.3 11.2 13.9 .. .. 13.9 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Short-term interest rate /4 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.9 .. .. 3.1 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Exchange rate (end-period) 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8
Real effective exchange rate (1990=100, + = appn) 92.9 85.4 80.5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
(% change, previous year) 0.1 -8.1 -5.8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Stock market index (4/4/1986=100) 646.3 793.9 907.4 899.8 .. .. 899.8 926.6 914.7 .. 914.7 935.9 958.1 ..
.. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Memo: GDP (US$ billions) 95.3 104.0 118.3 130.6 .. .. 34.5 34.1 35.2 .. 35.2 .. .. ..

p = projection

1/ Federal government
2/ Customs-clearance basis
3/ Source: Treasury and Bank Negara Malaysia
4/ 3-month interbank rate
Mongolia: Key Indicators

2002 2003 2004 2005 /e 2006 /p 2007 /p

Year Year Year Year Year Year

Output, Employment and Prices

GDP (% change, previous year) 4.0 5.6 10.7 6.2 7.0 7.0
Industrial production index (1993=100) .. .. .. .. .. ..
(% change, previous year) .. .. .. .. .. ..
Unemployment rate (%) 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.5 .. ..
Real wage growth (%) .. .. .. .. .. ..
Consumer price index (% change, period average) 0.9 5.1 7.9 12.5 .. ..

Public sector
Government balance (% GDP) -5.9 -4.2 -2.1 3.2 .. ..
Domestic public sector debt (% GDP) 3.0 14.9 7.7 4.6 .. ..

Foreign Trade, BOP and External Debt

Trade balance (US$ million) -228.9 -199.6 -149.0 -155.1 .. ..
Exports of goods (US$ million) 524.0 627.3 872.0 1068.6 .. ..
(% change, previous year) 0.2 19.7 39.0 22.5 .. ..
Copper 140.2 161.7 284.0 308.0 .. ..
(% change, previous year) -4.7 15.3 75.6 8.5 .. ..
Imports of goods (US$ million) -752.8 -826.9 -1021.0 1223.6 .. ..
(% change, previous year) 8.6 9.8 23.5 19.8 .. ..
Current account balance incl. off. transfers (US$ million) -108.0 -99.0 26.6 29.4 .. ..
(% GDP) -9.6 -7.7 1.7 1.6 .. ..
Foreign direct investment (US$ million) 77.8 132.0 129.0 258.0 .. ..
Total external debt (US$ million) 978.0 1237.0 1361.0 1308.0 .. ..
(% GDP) 88.7 99.1 86.1 70.5 .. ..
Short-term debt (US$ million) 0.0 .. .. .. .. ..
Debt service ratio (% exports of g&s) 4.5 34.0 7.5 2.9 .. ..
Reserves, including gold ($US million), gross 271 178 208 333 .. ..
(In weeks of next year imports of goods & services) 3.9 1.5 1.6 2.1 .. ..

Financial Markets
Domestic credit (% change, previous year) 43.2 146.9 23.0 22.3 .. ..
Interest rate on central bank bills 8.0 15.0 15.8 3.7 .. ..
Exchange rate (end-period) 1125.0 1168.0 1209.0 1221.0 .. ..
REER, end-period (1995=100) 111.0 106.0 104.0 .. .. ..
(% change, previous year) -2.6 -4.5 -1.9 .. .. ..
Stock market index (end-period, 1992=100) 933.9 895.9 .. .. .. ..
.. ..
Memo: GDP (US$ million) 1117.5 1274.5 1601.9 1880.9 .. ..

e = estimate
p = projected

Source: Ministry of Finance and Economy; Staff estimates

Philippines: Key Indicators

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 /p 2007 /p 2005 2006 2006

Year Year Year Year Year Year Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Jun Jul Aug Sep

Output, Employment and Prices

GDP (% change, previous year) 1/ 4.4 4.9 6.2 5.0 5.5 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.5 .. .. .. .. ..
Industrial production index (1994 = 100) 188.8 204.1 221.8 250.6 .. .. 280.7 241.4 258.9 .. 264.6 259.9 .. ..
(% change, previous year) -1.7 8.1 8.7 13.0 .. .. 15.8 8.8 5.9 .. 7.5 3.0 .. ..
Unemployment rate (%) 2/ 10.2 10.2 10.9 8.0 .. .. 8.1 8.2 8.0 .. .. 8.0 .. ..
Nominal wage (% change) 3/ 10.3 0.0 3.6 9.9 .. .. 8.3 8.3 0.0 .. .. .. .. ..
Real wage (% change) [1994=100] 3/ 7.0 -3.8 -0.2 52.6 .. .. -0.2 -6.8 .. .. .. .. ..
Consumer price index (% change, previous year) 3.0 3.5 6.0 7.6 6.7 5.0 6.9 7.3 6.9 6.1 6.7 6.4 6.3 5.7

Public Sector
Government balance (% GDP) 4/ -5.3 -4.6 -3.8 -2.7 -1.5 -0.7 -2.5 -4.9 2.5 .. .. .. .. ..
Domestic public sector debt (% GDP) 5/ 34.4 35.5 35.2 32.2 .. .. 32.2 29.2 .. .. .. .. .. ..

Foreign Trade, BOP and External Debt

Trade balance ($US billion) 6/ 0.4 -5.5 -6.4 -7.5 .. .. -1.7 -1.5 -2.0 .. -0.6 -0.5 .. ..
Exports of goods ($US billion) 6/ 34.4 35.3 38.7 40.2 .. .. 10.7 10.7 11.6 .. 4.0 4.0 4.3 ..
(% change, previous year) 10.0 2.8 9.6 3.9 .. .. 2.4 14.5 19.9 .. 20.7 15.0 23.5 ..
Key export: Electronics, semiconductors (% change) 11.3 34.5 11.2 1.9 .. .. 0.3 12.9 16.9 .. 16.9 -1.7 12.4 ..
Imports of goods ($US billion) 6/ 34.0 40.8 45.1 47.8 .. .. 12.4 12.2 13.6 .. 4.6 4.5 .. ..
(% change, previous year) 6.2 20.1 10.6 5.9 .. .. 9.4 12.8 14.4 .. 11.4 13.8 .. ..
Current account balance ($US billion) /7 -.4 .3 1.6 2.4 2.7 2.1 1.1 1.4 1.5 .. 0.6 .. .. ..
(% GDP) -0.5 0.4 1.9 2.4 2.3 1.7 3.9 5.3 5.3 .. .. .. .. ..
Foreign direct investment (US$ billion) 1.7 0.2 0.1 1.0 .. .. 0.3 0.3 0.6 .. 0.2 .. .. ..
Total external debt ($US billion) 8/ 53.6 57.4 54.8 55.5 .. .. 54.2 55.3 53.9 .. .. .. .. ..
(% GDP) 69.8 72.1 63.3 56.4 .. .. 55.1 53.9 50.6 .. .. .. .. ..
Short-term debt ($US billion) 8/ 5.6 6.2 5.0 6.2 .. .. 6.4 6.1 5.8 .. .. .. .. ..
Debt service ratio (% of exports of g&s and income
receipts) 15.6 18.7 9.9 15.5 .. .. 11.9 12.3 10.8 .. .. .. .. ..
Reserves, including gold ($US billion) 9/ 16.4 17.1 16.2 18.5 .. .. 18.5 20.6 21.1 21.6 21.1 21.3 21.5 21.6
(months of imports of g&s and receipts) 9/ 4.7 4.3 3.8 3.8 .. .. 3.8 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.3

Financial Markets
Net Domestic credit (% change, previous year) 4.8 4.8 9.5 -4.1 .. .. -4.1 -6.1 1.1 .. 1.1 0.2 .. ..
Short-term interest rate 10/ 7.2 7.0 7.0 7.3 .. .. 7.8 7.9 7.9 8.1 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.1
Exchange rate (period average) 51.6 54.2 56.0 55.1 51.5 53.0 54.6 51.9 52.2 51.4 53.2 52.4 51.4 50.4
Real effective exchange rate (2000=100) 102.2 89.1 86.2 92.3 .. .. 96.4 101.8 100.0 .. 98.2 99.8 .. ..
(% change, previous year) 0.4 -12.8 -3.2 7.0 .. .. 11.2 12.6 9.6 .. 7.4 9.3 .. ..
Stock market index 11/ 1018.4 1442.4 1621.7 1983.1 .. .. 2052.0 2154.5 2248.5 2419.9 2178.8 2390.8 2312.2 2556.7

Memo: GDP (US$ billion) 76.8 79.6 86.7 98.4 117.7 126.9 28.4 26.4 27.8 .. .. .. ..

e = estimate
p = projection

1/ GDP series breaks in 2001

2/ Using new methodology effective 2005
3/ Non-agriculture, National Capital Region
4/ National government
5/ Total public sector domestic debt
6/ Balance of payment basis
7/ Revised
8/ BSP estimates
9/ GIR end of period; import cover is avg
10/ Interbank call rate
11/ Phisix (composite index)
Thailand: Key Indicators

2002 2003 2004 2005 e/ 2006 p/ 2007 p/ 2005 2006 2006

Year Year Year Year Year Year Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Jun Jul Aug Sep

Output, Employment and Prices

GDP (% change, previous year) 5.3 7.0 6.2 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.7 6.1 4.9 .. .. .. .. ..
Industrial production index (2000=100) 112.0 127.6 142.6 155.5 .. .. 160.2 167.0 162.9 .. 168.3 162.3 165.9 ..
(% change, previous year) 9.1 13.9 11.7 9.1 .. .. 7.2 9.7 6.5 .. 6.5 6.3 7.4 ..
Unemployment rate (%) 2.4 2.2 2.1 1.8 .. .. 1.5 1.9 1.7 .. 1.5 1.1 1.4 ..
Real wage growth (%) 1/ -1.5 0.4 -0.4 2.4 .. .. 0.0 0.5 7.1 .. .. .. .. ..
Consumer price index (% change, previous year) 0.6 1.8 2.8 4.5 .. .. 6.0 5.7 6.0 .. 5.9 4.4 3.8 ..

Public Sector
Government balance (% GDP) 2/ -1.4 0.4 0.1 -0.6 .. .. -5.7 -1.5 5.2 .. .. .. .. ..
Domestic public sector debt (% GDP) 3/ 38.8 37.1 38.2 38.1 .. .. 38.1 34.1 34.8 .. 34.8 34.9 .. ..

Foreign Trade, BOP and External Debt

Trade balance (US$ million) 2,739 3,759 1,460 -8,530 -1,654 -4,402 -763.3 -224.5 -1,704.6 .. -424.5 -222.9 271.2 ..
Exports of goods (fob, US$ million) 66,092 78,105 94,941 109,193 126,664 140,597 28,391 29,091 30,592 .. 10,762.4 11,042.8 11,728.0 ..
(% change, previous year) 4.8 18.2 21.6 15.0 16.0 11.0 10.9 17.7 16.0 .. 17.3 17.7 17.0 ..
Key exports: Rice and rubber (% change in US$, previous yr) 15.9 37.1 32.5 -1.4 .. .. -4.9 23.7 33.9 .. 39.5 78.2 28.1 ..
Imports of goods (cif, US$ million) 63,353 74,346 93,481 117,722 -128,317 -144,999 29,154 29,316 32,297 .. 11,186.9 11,265.6 11,456.8 ..
(% change, previous year) 4.6 17.4 25.7 25.9 9.0 13.0 19.6 5.5 3.3 .. 2.6 16.3 11.2 ..
Current account balance (US$ million) 7,008 7,965 6,865 -3,666 3,156 108 897 1,656 -1,153 .. 64.9 308.5 812.6 ..
(% GDP) 5.5 5.6 4.2 -2.0 1.5 0.0 1.9 3.4 -2.3 .. .. .. .. ..
Foreign direct investment, net (US$ million) 4/ 1,023 1,882 814 3,098 .. .. 1,009 3,131 911 .. 185.2 381.9 .. ..
Total external debt (US$ million) 5/ 59,459 51,783 51,312 52,040 .. .. 52,040 57,719 57,826 .. .. .. .. ..
(% GDP) 48.8 40.3 35.7 32.4 .. .. 32.4 34.9 33.9 .. .. .. .. ..
Short-term debt (US$ million) 5/ 11,919 10,904 12,174 16,014 .. .. 16,014 19,130 17,838 ..
Debt service ratio (% exports of goods and services) 6/ 19.6 16.0 8.5 10.8 .. .. 12.8 9.1 6.8 ..
Reserves, including gold (US$ million) 38,924 42,148 49,832 52,066 .. .. 52,066 55,266 58,057 61,593 58,057.4 58,796.3 59,355.7 61,592.7
(months of imports of goods) 7.4 6.8 6.4 5.3 .. .. 5.4 5.7 5.4 .. 5.2 5.2 5.2 ..

Financial Markets
Domestic credit (% change, previous year) 6/ 3.6 4.3 7.4 7.7 .. .. 7.7 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Short-term interest rate (average period) 7/ 2.0 1.3 1.0 1.6 .. .. 2.5 3.4 4.0 .. 4.0 4.0 4.1 ..
Exchange rate (average period) 43.0 41.5 40.2 40.2 .. .. 41.0 39.3 38.1 37.6 38.3 38.0 37.6 37.4
Real effective exchange rate (1994=100) 79.6 78.0 77.7 79.0 .. .. 80.1 82.6 85.2 .. 84.7 85.4 85.8 ..
(% change, previous year) 2.0 -2.1 -0.3 1.6 .. .. 5.0 4.5 8.7 .. 9.0 9.7 9.4 ..
Stock market index (Dec 1996=100) 356.5 772.2 668.1 713.7 .. .. 713.7 733.3 678.1 686.1 678.1 691.5 690.9 686.1

Memo: GDP (US$ billion) 126.9 142.9 161.7 176.6 .. .. 46.5 49.1 49.6 .. .. .. .. ..

e = estimate
p = projection

1/ Average wage of employed person from Labour force survey, National Statistical Office.
2/ Cash balance of central government.
3/ Include domestic central government (CG) debt, domestic debt of non-financial state enterprise and Financial institutions Development fund (FIDF) debt.
4/ Non-Bank FDI
5/ Source: Bank of Thailand
6/ Include those extended by financial institutions
7/ Average interest rates on time deposits of less than 6 months (percent per annum).

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Vietnam: Key Economic Indicators

2002 2003 2004 2005 e/ 2006 p/ 2007 p/

Year Year Year Year Year Year
Output, Employment and Prices
GDP (% change previous year) 7.1 7.3 7.8 8.4 8.0 7.5
Industrial production index (% change, previous year) 14.5 15.5 16.0 17.2 16.5 16.5
Unemployment rate (%, urban areas) 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.0 5.0
Consumer price index (% change, period-end) 4.0 3.0 9.5 8.4 7.0 6.5

Public Sector
Government balance (% GDP) -1.4 -1.2 0.9 -1.2 -1.3 -1.5
Domestic public sector debt (accumulated, % GDP) 6.3 6.8 7.5 8.3 9.2 10.5

Foreign Trade, BOP and External Debt -3,027 -5,080 -5,469 -4,536 -4,708 -6,117
Trade balance ($US million) -3,027 -5,107 -5,451 -4,648 -6,314 -7,979
Exports of goods, ($US million) 16,706 20,176 26,485 32,442 38,963 45,197
Exports of goods (% change, previous year) 11.2 20.8 31.3 22.5 20.1 16.0
Key exports, (value, % change) - crude oil 4.6 16.8 48.3 30.3 18.0 0.0
Imports of goods, ($US million, cif) 19,733 25,256 31,954 36,978 43,671 51,313
Imports of goods (% change, previous year) 22.1 28.0 26.5 15.7 18.1 17.5
Current account balance ($US million ) -670 -1,930 -1,565 215 165 -505
Current account balance (percent GDP) -1.9 -4.9 -3.4 0.4 0.3 -0.7
Foreign direct investment ($US million) 2 1,900 1,900 1,980 2,150 2,600
Total external debt -DOD- ($US billion) 12.3 13.4 15.4 17.2 19.7 21.8
as percent of GDP 35.0 33.8 33.9 32.5 32.6 32.1
Debt service ratio (% exports of g&s) 8.3 7.5 5.9 5.5 5.6 5.8
Reserves, including gold ($US million) 3,695 5,620 6,314 8,560 11,460 15,000
Reserves (in weeks of imports of g&s) 7.2 8.7 8.5 9.8 11.2 12.5

Financial Markets
Credit to the economy (% change, period-end) 22.2 28.4 41.6 31.7 22.6 23.6
Short-term interest rate (3-M deposits, period-end) 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.8 7.9 7.5

e = estimate
p = projection
Source: GSO, SBV, IMF and WB