Dec 31 - 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
(Dec 21 issue)
Discount (pct)Yield (pct)
6 months4.874.99
24 months ----5.84120 months----7.08
Central bank CD rates (percent)
45 days03.57
60 days03.85
182 days-----
364 days-----
-------------------ECONOMIC INDICATORS----------------------
*INFLATION (year-on-year CPI in pct)
Nov Oct Sep Aug July JuneMay Apr Mar Feb
4.794.614.155.103.12 3.484.294.445.124.93
(Source: Central Administration of Statistics)
(Baseline is Dec 2013)
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS (millions of U.S. dollars)
SepAugJulJun May AprMar FebJan
457.2368.3100.2 -758-591.5-320.946.3341.8 166.7
(Source: Banque Du Liban)
TRADE(millions of U.S. dollars)
June 2017 June 2016June 2015
Imports1,454 1,533 1,690
Exports230 274 281
(Source: Ministry of Finance)
*FOREIGN ASSETS (billions of U.S. dollars)
12 Dec30 Nov15 Nov 31 Oct15 Oct30 Sep15 Sep
41.79 41.90 42.6843.48 43.50 44.03 43.05
(Source: Banque Du Liban -- Balance Sheet)
FOREIGN CURRENCIES (billions of U.S. dollars)
SepAugJulJunMayAprMar FebJan
35.0634.0333.0433.8732.7533.5233.91 35.4435.02
(Source: Banque Du Liban -- Balance Sheet)
PUBLIC DEBT
Feb 2017 Feb 16Feb 15
Gross public debt ($ bln)76.1571.2269.25
Local currency ($ bln) 47.7944.0041.68
Foreign currency ($ bln) 28.3727.2223.52
(Source: Public Finance Monitor, Ministry of Finance)
*MONEY SUPPLY (Lebanese pounds billions)
Dec 7 Nov 30 Dec 7, '16 Dec '00 Yr/Yr change
M1 10,01710,007 9,930 2,389 0.88
M2 78,18378,57281,78219,493-4.40
M3206,433 206,536196,968 49,294 4.81
M4217,470 217,635 207,816 55,993 4.65
(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 Oct SepAugJul JunMayApr Mar FebJan
306 291.2302304 290.1308.6317.6 306.2 305.3297.2
(100 = January 1993)
(Source: Banque du Liban)
PUBLIC FINANCES (billions of Lebanese pounds)
Jan-Dec '16Jan-Dec '15
Expenditure 22,41220,393
Receipts14,95914,435
Primary Surplus/Def 31,077 1,092
Deficit -7,453-5,958
(Source: Ministry of Finance)
*T-bill weekly subscriptions (in billions of pounds)
(Dec 21 auction)
Term Yield (pct) Face valuePurchase value
6 months4.99 20.964 20.455
24 months5.84 65.765 65.765120 months7.08600.820 600.820
Total: 687.550 687.041
Subscriptions over maturities:(20.677)
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