(last updated on May 8, marked *) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KEY INTEREST RATES    DISCOUNT      O/N REPO      1-WK REPO     1-MO REPO rate                  2.00 pct      0.75 pct      1.50 pct      2.00 pct last change          Oct 4, 2012  July 21, 2009  Feb 8, 2010   Feb 8, 2010 former rate           2.50 pct      1.00 pct      1.75 pct      2.25 pct                      KWDISC=       KWONREPO=      KWREPO=      KW1MREPO= =============================================================================== KUWAIT GDP                     2011       2010              2009 (constant prices of 2000)  pct change year/year          6.3    -2.4   (11.4)     -7.1   (-7.8)             bln dinars                   19.245  18.104 (21.040)   18.544 (18.882)              Final consumption  (pct y/y)     Government                    9.7        0.0               6.2      Household                     2.3    -11.1   (2.3)     -11.8  (-12.0) Gross fixed capital formation -4.0     11.0  (17.0)     -22.8  (-18.9)         Foreign trade          Exports of goods & services  13.5     -0.5  (12.5)      -6.3   (-7.7)         Imports of goods & services   6.1      6.3  (-0.8)        -12.5        (current prices)           2011     2010      2009  pct change year/year      29.2     12.7     -23.0              bln dinars                44.409   34.369    30.496                Oil & gas sector          27.496   18.407    14.992         NOTE. Source: Central Statistics Office.       KUWAIT CONSUMER INFLATION     03/13        02/13       03/12  pct change month/month        0.3          0.1         0.8  pct change year/year          1.6          2.1         4.1     NOTE. Source: Central Statistics Office.  KUWAIT GOVT FISCAL BALANCE    2011/12          2010/11        2009/10  revenue (bln dinars)        30.2 (13.4)      21.5  (9.7)    17.7  (8.1)   -- oil                     28.6 (12.3)      19.9  (8.6)    16.6  (6.9)  expenditure                 17.0 (19.4)      16.2 (16.3)    11.3 (12.1)  balance                     13.2 (-6.0)       5.3 (-6.6)     6.4 (-4.1)  budgeted oil price ($/barrel)   60               43             35     NOTE. Source: Finance Ministry; 2011/12 preliminary, 2009/10 final; original plans in brackets. The balance does not include an obligatory transfer to Kuwait's future generations fund.      KUWAIT FOREIGN TRADE     Q4/12    Q3/12    Q4/11  (in bln dinars)  Exports                 8.203    8.053    7.576  -- oil exports          7.772    7.681    7.218  Imports                 1.838    1.774    1.869  Balance                 6.364    6.279    5.707 DYNAMICS OF TRADE (pct y/y change in dinar terms)  nominal exports         8.3     10.8       nominal imports        -1.7      4.0    NOTE. Oil exports are the central bank's estimates.    *KUWAIT BALANCE OF PAYMENTS        2012         2011             (bln dinars)  I CURRENT ACCOUNT                22.17    18.53 (19.53)     Trade balance (FOB)              27.10    22.32 (22.72)     Exports (FOB)                    33.39    28.41 (28.78)      - crude oil                     31.61    26.69 (26.69)    Imports (FOB)                    -6.29    -6.09 (-6.06)     Balance of services              -2.68    -2.20 (-2.08)     Investment income                 2.62     2.52  (3.08)    II CAPITAL ACCOUNT                 1.18     0.96              III FINANCIAL ACCOUNT            -24.11   -17.79           Direct investment                -1.60    -2.22 (-2.29)     Kuwait abroad                    -2.12    -2.46 (-2.40)     Into Kuwait                       0.52     0.24  (0.11)    Portfolio investment (net)       -7.16    -2.06 (-2.57)    Reserve assets                   -0.92    -1.23            Net errors and omissions          1.68    -0.47                NOTE. Source: Kuwait Central Bank. 2012 provisional, 2011 revised. Previous estimates are in brackets.       KUWAIT CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE          2011         2010     pct of GDP                          54.8         30.8  NOTE. Source: Kuwait Central Bank      *KUWAIT MONEY SUPPLY           END-MAR 13  END-FEB 13  END-MAR 12   M1 change yr/yr (pct)           16.5        15.2         2.4   M2 change yr/yr                  8.5         9.1         5.2     M2-M1 pct change yr/yr         6.1         7.2         6.1   Bank private sector claims yr/yr 3.1         3.0         3.6  *KUWAIT C.BANK FOREIGN ASSETS     bln dinars                     8.032       8.352       6.790     change yr/yr (pct)            18.3        18.5         3.5      NOTE. Source: Kuwait Central Bank    ((Economic forecasts for Kuwait and other Gulf Arab countries at  
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