DAILY INDICATORS

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Taka/US $ (inter-bank) 77.75-77.7525 77.75-77.75 Call money rate (inter-bank) 06.50-08.00 06.25-08.00 Dhaka Stock Exchange index 4,314.09 4,286.15

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MONTHLY

CURRENT PREVIOUS Growth in: Consumer price index (BBS) Change yr/yr (pct) Nov. 7.15 7.03

M2 supply (bln taka) (BB) Oct. 6,403.17 6,267.23 Forex reserves ($bln)(BB) Dec. 18.07 17.11

Exports(FOB) ($mln)(BB) Nov. 2,212.44 2,119.20 Imports(FOB) ($mln)(BB) Oct. 2,751.00 2,658.00 ————————————————————— ANNUAL

2011/2012 2010/2011 Population (millions) *152.5 149.8 External debt (pct of GDP) **19.7 19.4 Real GDP growth (pct) *6.3 6.7 Budget Deficit (including grants)

(pct of GDP) *4.6 4.2 Trade Balance ($bln) *-7.99 -7.74 Exports ($bln) *23.99 22.59 Imports ($bln) *31.98 30.33 Current a/c balance ($mln) *1,630 885 Current a/c balance

(pct of GDP) *0.2 0.1

Net foreign direct investment ($mln) 995 775

Foreign Exchange Reserves($bln) 10.36 10.91

* provisional

** Excluding IMF loan

* BB = Bangladesh Bank (central bank)

* BBS = Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics

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