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   MAIN ECONOMIC INDICATOR
Population & Employment
2002
2003
2004-Q1
2004-Q2
Total Population
672,124
689,418
Total Employment
229,879
247,948
255,073
264,913
Domestic Output
GDP at Current Prices (BD Millions)
3,176.5
3,612.0
GDP Per Capita (BD)
4,726.0
5,239.2
Crude Oil Production (US Barrels Thousands)
86,500
87,481
21,937
21,620
Public Finance and Domestic Public Debt
Revenues (BD Millions)
1,026.9
1,145.5
Expenditures (BD Millions)
1,031.0
1,080.4
Surplus/Deficit (BD Millions)
-4.1
13.6
Domestic Public Debt (BD Millions)
597.0
591.5
591.5
585.5
As % GDP
18.8
16.4
16.4
16.2
Prices
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
100.4
102.0
107.0
107.0
Nominal Effective Exchange Rate
101.7
92.7
86.4
External Sector
Trade Balance (BD Millions) 294.0 454.1 205.2  
Current Account Balance (BD Millions) -193.0 -18.5    
As % of GDP 6.1 0.5    
Overall Balance of Payment (BD Millions) 13.1 16.4    
As % of GDP 0.4 0.5    
Money and Banking        
M2 Growth (%) 10.3 6.4 -1.0 3.6
Consolidated Balance Sheet of the Banking System (USD Billions) 74.0 100.9 101.9 107.9
Total Deposit as % of GDP 89.4 89.4 88.6 93.9
Total Domestic Credit as % of GDP 51.3 49.8 52.3 55.5
Bahrain Stock Exchange        
Bahrain Stock Exchange Index (Points) 1,821.5 2,346.3 2,321.3 2,484.4
Stock Market Capatalisation (BD Billions) 2.9 3.7 4.2 4.3

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