TABLE-Bangladesh key economic indicators

Dec 8 (Reuters) ----------------------------------------

DAILY INDICATORS

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Taka/US $ (inter-bank) 81.00-81.01 81.00-81.16

Call money rate (inter-bank) 07.75-08.00 06.00-08.50

General index 4,066.25 4,092.44

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MONTHLY

CURRENT PREVIOUS Growth in: Consumer price index (BBS)

Change yr/yr (pct) Nov. 7.41 7.22

M2 supply (bln taka) (BB) Oct. 5,511.56 5,331.73

Forex reserves ($bln)(BB) Nov. 11.75 12.34

Trade balance ($mln)(BB) Aug. *-28.50 *-593.90 Exports ($mln)(BB) Aug. 2,448.00 2,439.10 Imports ($mln)(BB) Aug. 2,476.50 3,033.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------- ANNUAL

2010/2011 2009/2010 Population (millions) NA *147.7 External debt (pct of GDP) **19.4 20.3 Real GDP growth (pct) *6.7 6.1 Budget Deficit (including grants)

(pct of GDP) *3.9 3.3 Trade Balance ($bln) *-7.32 -5.15 Exports ($bln) *23.00 16.23 Imports ($bln) *30.33 21.38 Current a/c balance ($mln) *995 3,724 Current a/c balance

(pct of GDP) *-0.3 3.7

Agriculture production (constant factor cost in bln Tk) *742.80 707.70

Industrial production (constant factor cost in bln Tk) *1,128.9 1,043.70

* provisional

** Excluding IMF loan

* BB = Bangladesh Bank (central bank)

* BBS = Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics

TABLE-Bangladesh key economic indicators - Dec 8