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FEDERATION OF EURO-ASIAN STOCK EXCHANGES
ANNUAL REPORT APRIL 2009
BUCHAREST STOCK EXCHANGE
ROMANIA ECONOMIC CHARTS AND TABLES
Annual data
2007 (a)
Population (m)
GDP (US$ bn; market exchange rate)
GDP (US$ bn; purchasing power parity)
GDP per head (US$; market exchange rate)
GDP per head (US$; purchasing power parity)
Exchange rate (av) Lei:US$
21.5
168.4
250.0
7,830
11,430
2.44
Historical averages (%)
2003-07
Population growth
Real GDP growth
Real domestic demand growth
Inflation
Current-account balance (% of GDP)
FDI inflows (% of GDP)
-0.3
6.3
10.5
9.4
-8.2
6.8
(a) Actual.
ECONOMIC FORECAST SUMMARY
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)
2006-PRINCIPAL EXPORTS (FOB) (%)
Machinery & transport equipment
Textiles & products
Base metals & products
Minerals & fuels
Other
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
8.6
7.8
-3.4
-14.0
12.6
2.50
3.74 4.8
5.4
-2.5
-12.6
11.0
2.77
3.90 4.6
4.2
-2.2
-10.8
9.0
2.80
3.82 5.2
3.4
-1.7
-10.7
8.0
2.83
3.81 4.6
2.8
-1.4
-10.1
6.8
2.84
3.75 5.1
2.7
-1.2
-9.7
6.3
2.88
3.77
2006-PRINCIPAL IMPORTS (CIF) (%)
Textiles, clothing & footwear
Machinery & transport equipment
Minerals fuels, lubricants, etc
Chemicals, plastics & rubber
Other
16.2
14.9
24.4
15.1
20.4
8.3
10.5
7.7
37.8
2007-MAIN DESTINATION OF EXPORTS (%)
Italy
France
Germany
Turkey Other
17.2 17.0
44.7
2007-MAIN ORIGINS OF IMPORTS (%)
Germany
Russia
Italy
Hungary
17.2
Other
12.8
7.7 6.4
7.1 7.0
51.0
56.6
The Economic Intelligence Unit Ltd., October 2008
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