TABLE-Bangladesh key economic indicators - Oct 4

Oct 4 (Reuters) --------------------------------------

DAILY INDICATORS Wednesday PreviousTaka/US $ (inter-bank) 81.48-81.54 81.50-81.59

Call money rate (inter-bank) 08.50-08.50 06.00-09.50

General index 4,666.90 4,706.43

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MONTHLY CURRENT PREVIOUSGrowth in:Consumer price index (BBS) Change yr/yr (pct) Aug. 7.93 8.03

M2 supply (bln taka) (BB) June 5,171.09 5,010.88

Forex reserves ($bln)(BB) Sept. 11.25 11.43

Trade balance ($mln)(BB) June *-247.80 *-894.08

Exports ($mln)(BB) June 2,246.00 2,199.42Imports ($mln)(BB) June 2,493.80 3,093.50

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

Budget Deficit (including grants)

(pct of GDP) *3.9 3.3Trade Balance ($bln) *-7.32 -5.15Exports ($bln) *23.00 16.23Imports ($bln) *30.33 21.38Current a/c balance ($mln) *995 3,724Current a/c balance (pct of GDP) *-0.3 3.7Agriculture production(constant factor cost in bln Tk) *742.80 707.70Industrial 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

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