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To: Dale Baker who wrote (70076)	6/1/2008 4:50:21 PM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541385

A look at Russia's economic performance since 1999, very interesting: 1999 2007 • GDP, $ bln $196 $1,289 • GDP Growth, % YoY 6.4% 8.1% • Budget Surplus, % of GDP 2.2% 4.8% • Oil/Gas Export earnings, $ bln $40 $250 • Trade Balance, $ bln $60 $155 • Current A/C, $ bln $46 $77 • Foreign Reserves. $ bln $28 $479 • Stabilisation Fund, $ bln $0 $160 • Foreign Debt, $ bln $144 $45 • Inflation, % YoY 37% 12.0% • Average monthly income,$ $51 $554 • Real disposable income, % -12.4% 13.0% • Unemployment rate, % 9.6% 6.0% • Population, mln 145.9 142.0 • GDP per capita, $ $1,343 $9,077