Key Macroeconomic Indicators ­ Republic of Macedonia
 

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999 (estimate)

2000 (projected)

OUTPUT AND EXPENDITURE (Percentage change in real terms)

GDP

-8.0

-9.1

-1.8

-1.2

1.2

1.4

2.9

2.7

5.0

Industrial gross output

-16.0

-14.3

-9.7

-8.9

5.0

2.9

4.5

-2.5

Na

Agricultural gross output

0.4

-20.4

7.8

2.3

-2.9

0.0

3.9

0.3

Na

EMPLOYMENT (Percentage change)

Labor force (annual average)

-3.6

-2.4

-2.4

-1.5

na

1.4

2.9

Na

Na

Employment (annual average)

-4.8

-5.6

-6.0

-9.9

Na

-4.7

5.4

1.0

Na

(In per cent of labor force)

Unemployment (annual average)

27.8

28.3

31.4

37.7

na

36.0

34.5

32.4

Na

PRICES AND WAGES (Percentage change)

Consumer prices (annual average)

1,664

338.4

126.5

16.4

2.5

1.5

0.6

-1.3

8.5

Consumer prices (end­year)

1,935

241.8

55.0

9.0

-0.6

2.6

-2.4

2.3

5.5

Producer prices (annual average)

2,198

258.3

84.6

3.9

-0.2

4.5

3.4

Na

Na

Producer prices (end­year)

2,149

177.8

28.5

2.2

-0.6

8.6

-0.1

4.2

Na

Gross average monthly earnings in economy (annual average)

984

498.9

103.8

10.4

2.7

2.8

3.7

2.9

Na

GOVERNMENT SECTOR (In per cent of GDP)

General government balance

-9.8

-13.4

-2.7

-1.0

-1.4

-0.4

-1.8

0.0

1.0

General government expenditure

49.1

53.6

45.8

39.0

37.1

35.3

35.8

38.0

Na

MONETARY SECTOR (Percentage change)

Broad money (M3, end­year)

Na

Na

8.9

-59.3

0.5

19.6

14.0

30.0

Na

Domestic credit (end­year)

Na

Na

31.2

-48.8

-11.5

6.8

-31.7

12.8

Na

(In per cent of GDP)

Broad money (M3, end­year)

Na

89.1

39.2

13.8

13.3

15.2

16.8

21.5

Na

INTEREST AND EXCHANGE RATES (In per cent per annum, end­year)

Basic rate of the NB

719.0

848.0

66.0

16.0

11.0

15.2

18.3

11.8

Na

Interbank interest rate

Na

Na

Na

35.7

22.5

21.1

18.1

11.6

Na

Deposit rate

435.0

322.0

117.6

24.1

12.8

11.6

11.7

11.3

Na

Lending rate

1,100.0

367.0

159.8

46.0

21.6

21.4

21.0

20.0

Na

Exchange rate (end­year)

12.4

44.5

40.6

38.0

41.4

55.4

51.8

60.0

Na

Exchange rate (annual average)

5.1

23.6

43.2

38.0

40.0

49.8

54.5

56.9

Na

EXTERNAL SECTOR (In millions of US dollars)

Current account

-19

15

-180

-222

-289

-277

-309

-135

-320

Trade balance

-7

43

-186

-221

-317

-386

-419

-408

-486

Merchandise

exports

1,199

1,056

1,086

1,204

1,147

1,237

1,292

1,192

1,345

Merchandise

imports

1,206

1,013

1,272

1,425

1,464

1,623

1,711

1,600

1,831

Foreign direct investments, net

0

0

24

12

12

18

175

27.0

100.0

Gross reserves (end­year), excluding gold

53

105

165

257

240

256

304

427.7

Na

External debt stock

758

818

844

1,062

1,118

1,139

1,437

1,484

Na

(In months of imports of goods and services)

Gross reserves (end year), excluding gold

0.5

1.0

1.2

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.8

2.7

Na

(In per cent of exports of goods and services)

Debt service

na

13.1

15.8

10.4

11.1

8.7

10.1

12.7

Na

MEMORANDUM ITEMS (Denominations as indicated)

Population (mid­year, millions)

2.2

2.2

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Na

GDP (in millions of denars)

11,793

59,164

146,409

169,521

176,444

184,982

190,827

193,520

220,468

GDP per capita (in US dollars)

1,053

1,141

1,742

2,267

2,225

1,856

1,752

1,701

Na

Share of industry in GDP (in per cent)

27.1

25.6

24.3

19.6

19.5

20.7

21.8

20.7

Na

Share of agriculture in GDP (in per cent)

9.4

8.2

9.1

10.6

10.7

10.7

10.0

9.2

Na

Current account/GDP (in per cent)

-0.8

0.6

-5.3

-5.0

-6.5

-7.5

-8.8

-4.0

-9.3

External debt ­ reserves (in US$ millions)

705.3

713.4

678.6

805.0

878.5

882.8

1,133.1

1,056.3

Na

External debt/GDP (in per cent)

32.7

32.6

24.9

23.8

25.3

30.7

41.0

43.6

Na

External debt/expoirts of goods and services (in per cent)

60.2

71.8

67.1

76.5

85.9

83.4

101.0

103.1

Na

Source: TRANSITION REPORT 2000 (Employment, Skills and Transition), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, London, p. 165.

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