March 26
DAILY INDICATORS
Wednesday Previous
Taka/US $ (inter-bank) 77.80-77.80 77.80-77.80 Call money rate (inter-bank) 07.50-08.00 07.50-8.00 Dhaka Stock Exchange index 4,509.30 4,493.40
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MONTHLY
CURRENT PREVIOUS Growth in: Consumer price index (BBS) Change yr/yr (pct) Dec. 6.04 6.11
M2 supply (bln taka) (BB) Jan. 7,385.26 7,412.48 Forex reserves ($bln)(BB) Feb. 23.03 22.04
Exports(FOB) ($mln)(BB) Feb. 2,512.42 2,844.13 Imports(FOB) ($mln)(BB) Jan. 3,617.60 3,319.00 —————————————————————
ANNUAL
2012/2013 2011/2012 Population (millions) *154.7 152.5 External debt (pct of GDP) **18 19 Real GDP growth (pct) *6.0 6.2 Budget Deficit (including grants)
(pct of GDP) *4.2 3.7 Trade Balance ($bln) *-7.01 -9.32 Exports ($bln) *26.57 23.99 Imports ($bln) *33.58 33.31 Current a/c balance ($mln) *2,525 -447 Current a/c balance
(pct of GDP) *0.4 0.2
Net foreign direct investment ($bln) 1.30 1.19 Foreign Exchange Reserves($bln) 15.31 10.36
* provisional
** Excluding IMF loan
* BB = Bangladesh Bank (central bank)
BBS = Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
Courtesy: Reuters
