China indicators.............
September 22, 1997
LENGTH: 630 words
COUNTRY: China
HEADLINE: Quarterly indicators
BODY:
Quarterly indicators
1995 1996
4 Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Qtr
Exchange rate (Rmb:$ )
Average 8.315 8.320 8.328 8.309 8.299
End-period 8.317 8.334 8.322 8.302 8.298
Domestic indicators
(% change)
Money supply M2 29.5 28.3 28.3 26.9 25.3
Energy indicators
Petroleum production
('000 b/d) 3,030 3,100 3,120 3,100 3,150
External trade ($ m)
Goods: exports fob 41,767 28,236 35,803 39,979 47,166
Goods: imports cif 41,491 29,404 33,843 32,737 42,959
Trade balance 276 -1,168 1,960 7,242 4,207
International reserves
($ m)
Total 76,037 83,348 89,246 98,002 104,963
Foreign exchange reserves 75,377 82,701 88,606 97,362 104,326
Gold, national valuation 660 647 640 640 637
Financial indicators ($ m)
Assets with BIS-reporting
banks 57,428 55,023 57,801 59,909 66,706
Liabilities with
BIS-reporting banks 67,061 70,168 75,002 77,340 79,661
IMF credit (net) 0 0 0 0 0
External bank loans 1,309 395 588 1,653 991
External bond issues 549 805 1,228 1,324 830
1997
1 Qtr 2 Qtr
Exchange rate (Rmb:$ )
Average 8.295 8.292
End-period 8.296 8.291
Domestic indicators (% change)
Money supply M2 24.8 -
Energy indicators
Petroleum production ('000 b/d) 3,210 3,228
External trade ($ m)
Goods: exports fob 35,585 -
Goods: imports cif 28,804 -
Trade balance 6,781 -
International reserves ($ m)
Total 114,573 123,443
Foreign exchange reserves 113,962 122,825
Gold, national valuation 611 618
Financial indicators ($ m)
Assets with BIS-reporting banks 64,281 -
Liabilities with BIS-reporting banks 81,367 -
IMF credit (net) 0 0
External bank loans 1,096 -
External bond issues 1,139 -
Symbols
0, 0.0 nil or negligible
- not applicable or not available
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