TABLE-Bangladesh key economic indicators - Nov 25

Nov 25 -------------------------------------------------------- DAILY INDICATORS

Tuesday Previous Taka/US $ 69.05/69.05 69.05/69.05 Call money rate 3.25-8.50 3.25-8.50 General index 4,292.78 4,273.91 ---------------------------- MONTHLY

CURRENT PREVIOUS Growth in: Consumer price index Change yr/yr Aug. 4.69 3.46 M2 supply Aug. 3,036.06 2,980.95 Forex reserves Oct. 9.54 9.36 Trade balance Aug. *-214.31 -528.31 Exports Aug. 1,367.79 1,543.09 Imports Aug. 1,582.10 2,071.40 ---------------------------- ANNUAL

2007/2008 2006/2007 Population *142.4 140.6 Per capita income *599 523 External debt *20.1 19.35 External debt *25.5 28.3 Real GDP growth *6.2 6.5 Fiscal Deficit *6.2 3.7 Trade Balance *-5.54 -3.46 Exports *13.94 12.05 Imports *19.48 15.51 Current a/c balance *672 936 Current a/c balance *0.7 1.4 Agriculture production *648.4 625.8 Industrial production *921.4 862.2 * = provisional BB = Bangladesh Bank BBS = Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics ((Dhaka Newsroom; Tel: +880-2-8332062; Fax: +880-2-8312976; Email: serajul.quadir@thomsonreuters.com))