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FEDERATION OF EURO-ASIAN STOCK EXCHANGES
SEMI ANNUAL REPORT OCTOBER 2006
BUCHAREST STOCK EXCHANGE
ROMANIA ECONOMIC CHARTS AND TABLES
GDP at market prices (Lei billions)
GDP (US$ billions)
Real GDP growth (%)
Consumer price inflation (av; %)
Population (millions)
Exports of goods FOB (US$ millions)
Imports of goods FOB (US$ millions)
Current account balance (US$ millions)
Foreign exchange reserves excl gold (US$ millions)
Total external debt (US$ billions)
Debt-service ratio, paid (%)
Exchange rate (av) Lei:US$(c)
2001 (a) 2002 (a) 2003 (a) 2004 (a) 2005 (a)
116.8
40.2
5.7
34.5
22.4
11,385
-14,354
-2,229
3,923
12.7
18.3
2.91 151.5
45.8
5.1
22.5
21.8
13,876
-16,487
-1,536
6,125
16.7
19.0
3.31 197.6
59.5
5.2
15.3
21.7
17,618
-22,155
-3,456
8,040
22.6
16.9
3.32 246.4
75.5
8.4
11.9
21.7
23,485
-30,150
-6,382
14,616
30.0
17.0 (b)
3.26 283.0
97.1
4.1
9.0
21.6
27,730
-37,348
-8,549
19,872
39.6 (b)
18.0 (b)
2.91
(a) Actual. (b) Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. (c) The redenomination of the Romanian leu
on July 1st 2005 entailed the dropping of four zeroes: one new leu (RON) = 10,000 old lei (ROL).
KEY INDICATORS
Real GDP growth (%)
Consumer price inflation (av; %)
General government budget balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance (% of GDP)
Commercial bank lending rate (end-period; %)
Exchange rate Lei:US$ (av)
Exchange rate Lei:[euro] (av)
2005-PRINCIPAL EXPORTS (FOB) (%) (ac)
Textiles & products
Machinery & transport equipment
Base metals & products
Minerals & fuels
Other
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
4.1
9.0
-0.8
-8.7
15.7
2.91
3.63 5.2
7.6
-1.5
-9.1
18.0
2.82
3.65 5.5
5.7
-2.0
-8.5
12.6
2.68
3.73 5.0
4.2
-2.4
-7.7
10.0
2.70
3.59 4.5
3.7
-2.5
-6.9
8.0
2.75
3.53 4.0
3.2
-3.0
-5.7
7.0
2.77
3.47
2005-PRINCIPAL IMPORTS (CIF) (%) (ac)
Minerals fuels, lubricants, etc
Machinery & transport equipment
Textiles, clothing & footwear
Chemicals, plastics & rubber
Other
15.5
17.6
23.4
14.7
18.9
10.2
11.0
7.5
37.8
2005-MAIN DESTINATION OF EXPORTS (%) (ac)
Italy
France
Germany
EU25
43.4
2005-MAIN ORIGINS OF IMPORTS (%) (ac)
Germany
France
17.0
Italy
EU25
15.5
11.8
5.7
14.0
8.3
65.5
62.2
Source: Economist Intelligence Unit ViewsWire
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