Jan 11 (bdnews24.com/Reuters)

DAILY INDICATORS

Sunday Previous Taka/US $ (inter-bank) 69.24/69.27 69.25/69.27 Call money rate (inter-bank) 3.25-8.00 2.75-8.00 General index 4,730.74 4,722.10

MONTHLY

CURRENT PREVIOUS Growth in: Consumer price index (BBS) Change yr/yr (pct) Oct. 6.71 4.60 M2 supply (bln taka) (BB) Oct. 3,125.79 3,120.56 Forex reserves ($bln)(BB) Dec. 10.34 10.33 Trade balance ($mln)(BB) Oct. *-1,008.00 -753.28 Exports ($mln)(BB) Oct. 1,024.00 1,060.22 Imports ($mln)(BB) Oct. 2,032.00 1,813.50

ANNUAL

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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