BEIRUT, June 19 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics. Figures are provided by the central bank, finance ministry and ratings agencies.
Newly updated information denoted by (*).
-----------------------LEBANESE POUND----------------------
EXCHANGE RATE BETWEEN BANKS : 1,507.5 pounds to the dollar
-----------------------KEY INTEREST RATES------------------
T-bill rates
* Term (Jun 13 issue)
Discount (pct) Yield (pct)
12 months 5.08 5.35
24 months ---- 5.84
36 months ---- 6.50
(Jun 6 issue)
Discount (pct) Yield (pct)
3 months 4.39 4.44
6 months 4.87 4.99
60 months ---- 6.74
96 months ---- 7.80
120 months ---- 8.24
Central bank CD rates (percent)
45 days 03.57
60 days 03.85
182 days -----
364 days -----
-------------------ECONOMIC INDICATORS----------------------
INFLATION (year-on-year CPI)
Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug July Dec 11
10.1 pct 10.3 11.1 10.2 9.30 8.9 4.6
(Source: Central Administration for Statistics - CAS)
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS (millions of U.S. dollars)
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug July
-91.7 382.5 312.1 179.6 -97.0 -92.21 -496.7 -321.7
(Source: Banque Du Liban)
TRADE (millions of U.S. dollars)
Jan Jan 2012
Imports 1,646 1,454
Exports 405 348
(Source: Banque du Liban)
FOREIGN ASSETS (billions of U.S. dollars)
May 15 April 30 April 15 Dec 31 2011
37.1 37.38 35.22 32.24
(Source: Banque Du Liban -- Balance Sheet)
FOREIGN CURRENCIES (billions of U.S. dollars)
March Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sep Jan 12
30.35 30.34 30.96 29.97 29.79 29.47 30.00 30.76
(Source: Banque Du Liban -- Balance Sheet)
PUBLIC DEBT
Oct 12 Dec '11 Dec '10
Gross public debt ($ bln) 56.65 52.94 52.61
Local currency ($ bln) 33.82 32.02 32.02
Foreign currency ($ bln) 22.83 20.92 20.59
(Source: Public Finance Monitor, Ministry of Finance)
MONEY SUPPLY (Lebanese pounds billions)
May 02 Apr 25 May 02,'12 Dec, 2000 Yr/Yr change
M1 6,980 6,413 6,118 2,389 14.08
M2 66,703 66,321 61,026 19,493 9.30
M3 160,945 160,323 150,424 49,294 6.99
M4 169,890 169,286 158,448 55,993 7.22
(Source: Banque du Liban)
(M1 = Currency in circulation plus demand deposits, M2 = M1 plus other deposits in Lebanese pounds, M3 = M2 plus foreign currency deposits, M4 = M3 plus treasury bills held by the non-banking system)
COINCIDENT INDICATOR
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug July Dec 11
263.9 262.5 260.8 255.6 243.5 230.0 247.8 265.5
(100 = January 1993)
(Source: Banque du Liban)
PUBLIC FINANCES (billions of Lebanese pounds)
Jan-Mar '13 Jan-Mar '12
Expenditure 4,534 4,531
Receipts 3,354 3,522
Primary Surplus -7 267
Deficit -1,180 -1,009
(Source: Ministry of Finance)
T-bill weekly subscriptions (in billions of pounds)
(Jun 6 auction)
Term Yield (pct) Face value Purchase value
3 months 4.44 4.016 3,972
6 months 4.99 26.415 25.773
60 months 6.74 0.076 0.076
96 months 7.80 61.240 61.240
120 months 8.24 379.352 379.352
Total: 471.093 470.408
Subscriptions over maturities: 304.891
* (Jun 13 auction)
Term Yield (pct) Face value Purchase value
12 months 5.35 46.452 44.097
24 months 5.84 17.432 17.432
36 months 6.50 271.720 271.732
Total: 335.604 333.260
Subscriptions over maturities: 63.281
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