External Sector
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Observations
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EXTERNAL SECTOR
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Balance of Payments
(Bank of Zambia data) |
Billion Kwacha
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Q
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Q1-2009*
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Q4-2008*
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*Provisional data to be revised |
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Trade balance
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(324.3)
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295.2
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Exports of goods (f.o.b.)
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3,808.4
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3,847.6
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Imports of goods (f.o.b.)
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3,565.1
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4,228.7
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Services (net)
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(448.6)
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(613.6)
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Income (net)
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(1,136.3)
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(1,480.2)
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Current transfers (net)
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171.2
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151.0
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Current account
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(1,089.3)
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(2,237.6)
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Capital account
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256.1
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289.7
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Financial account (excl. change in
net foreign assets)
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683.4
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1,344.9
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Change in net foreign assets
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120.6
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(332.0)
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Errors and omissions
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(762.8)
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184.0
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Foreign Trade
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Sept
2009
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Foreign trade balance
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299.5
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305.1
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Total exports (f.o.b.)
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2,105.2
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1,951.2
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Total imports (c.i.f.)
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1,805.7
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1,646.1
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International Reserves
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Billion Kwacha
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M
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May
2009
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April
2008
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Gross official foreign assets
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5,234.3
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4,646.3
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Foreign currency reserves
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5,005.8
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4,402.7
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SDRs holdings
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228.6
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243.7
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IMF reserve position
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Other foreign assets
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External Debt
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Billion Kwacha
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Q
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Q2 - 2008
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Q2 -2007
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Total debt (stock)
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7,386.3
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8,137.7
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Official debt (stock)
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3,802.3
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4,139.6
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2,452.7
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2,608.0
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972.1
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1,081.7
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Private debt, incl. parastatals (stock)
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3,584.1
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3,998.1
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Exchange rate
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Kwacha
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M
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Sept
2009
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Aug
2009
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Kw/US$ - Monthly average
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4,652.8
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4,837.5
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M - Monthly Q - Quarterly