INDICATORS - Lebanon - Nov 17
BEIRUT, Nov 17 - 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
Discount
12 months 5.73 6.08
24 months ---- 6.62
36 months ---- 7.30
Term Discount
3 months 4.64 4.69
6 months 5.75 5.92
60 months -- 7.92
Central bank CD rates
45 days....04.40
60 days....04.89
182 days...-----
364 days...-----
-------------------ECONOMIC INDICATORS----------------------
Inflation
Sept Aug July June May Sept '08
2 pct 1.5 pct 2.4 pct 3.3 pct 1.9 pct 11.8 pct
Balance of payments
Aug July June May April Aug, '08
1,019.6 1,246 443.3 521.3 839.1 402.1
Trade
Jan-Sept '09 Jan-Sep '08 Sept '09 Sept '08
Imports 11,990 11,844 1,250 1,470
Exports 2,454 2,643 298 307
Foreign assets
Oct 15 Sept 30 Sept 15 Aug 31 Oct 15, '08
25.86 25.69 25.50 25.30 18.39
Foreign currencies
Aug July June May April Aug, '08
22.82 22.01 20.62 20.22 19.33 15.13
Public debt
Sept Dec '08 Dec '07
Gross public debt 49.18 47.02 42.02
Local currency 27.84 25.88 20.81
Foreign currency 21.34 21.15 21.21
Money supply
Oct 15 Oct 8 Oct 15, '08 Dec 2000
M1 4,386 4,474 3,985 2,389
M2 47,900 47,732 34,066 19,493
M3 119,232 119,005 100,118 49,294
M4 126,255 126,023 105,922 55,993
(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
Aug July June May April Aug, '08
220.6 230.2 229 227.5 236.5 198.3
Public finances
Jan-Sept '09 Jan-Sept
Expenditure 12,800 10,645
Receipts 9,449 7,613
Primary surplus 1,045 897
Deficit 3,351 3,032
Total fiscal deficit for 2008 was 4,404 bln, vs. 3,838 bln in 2007
*T-bill weekly subscriptions
Term Yield Face value Purchase value
3 months 4.69 5.421 5.358
6 months 5.92 13.138 12.761
60 months 7.92 279.532 279.531
Total: 298.091 297.651
Subscriptions over maturities: 282.924
Term Yield Face value Purchase value
12 months 6.08 72.046 67.932
24 months 6.62 56.519 56.517
36 months 7.30 320.752 320.808
Total: 449.317 445.257
Subscriptions over maturities: 72.347