MONTSERRAT
BASIC SOCIOECONOMIC DATA
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A. SOCIAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS
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Land Area: 103 km2
				Pupil-Teacher Ratio					2001	2011
Population	2001	2011		Primary					...	...
Total Population at National Census	...	...		Secondary					...	...
Percent Under 15 Years	…	…
Percent 65 Years and Over	…	…		Health and Nutrition
Inter-Censal Population Growth Rate (%)	…	…		Population < 1 Year Immunization Coverage (%)					2001	2011
Population Density Per km2	…	…		Poliomyelitis					...	...
				Measles					...	...
Demographic Indicators	2001	2011		Diphtheria, Pertussis, and Tetanus					...	...
Infant Mortality Rate Per 1000 Live Births	…	…		Tuberculosis					...	...
Life Expectancy at Birth (Years)	...	...		HIV+ Cases Per 1000 Population					…	…
Total Fertility Rate	...	...
Age Dependency Ratio	...	...		Population Access To Health Services (%)					2001	2011
				Safe Drinking Water					...	...
Crude Birth Rate Per 1000 Population	…	…		Sewage Disposal Services					...	...
Crude Death Rate Per 1000 Population	…	…		Daily Caloric Intake					...	...
Education	2001	2011		Health Professionals Per 1000 Population					2001	2011
Gross Student Enrolment Ratio				Physicians					…	…
Primary	...	...		Professional Nurses					…	…
Secondary	...	...		Dentists					…	…
Adult Literacy Rate	…	…		Hospital Beds Per 1000 Inhabitants					…	…
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B. REAL SECTOR 10/	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011e		Figures At
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	(Annual Percentage Change, Unless Otherwise Stated)
Real GVA (Basic Prices)	0.0	2.9	2.6	3.0	1.3	4.9	2.8	1.0	-5.6	3.9		30-Sep-2011
Real GVA (Basic Prices) Per Capita	-1.0	4.8	-1.7	0.8	4.1	1.4	1.7	-2.3	-5.2	3.9
GVA Deflator	8.4	2.9	1.7	7.6	6.2	0.6	2.1	3.8	2.1	3.1		30-Sep-2011
Consumer Prices (period average)	4.0	1.2	3.1	2.7	1.9	2.7	4.9	2.8	2.1	3.1		2-Feb-2012
Consumer Prices (e.o.p.)	3.5	1.2	4.0	2.9	1.0	4.0	4.5	2.5	2.6	...		2-Feb-2012
Unemployment Rate (percent)	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...		…
	(Annual Percentage Change)
Real GVA (Basic Prices)	0.0	2.9	2.6	3.0	1.3	4.9	2.8	1.0	-5.6	3.9		30-Sep-2011
Agriculture, Livestock and Forestry	24.4	2.1	-19.4	-24.0	28.8	5.7	-18.6	14.7	-13.9	20.6		30-Sep-2011
Fishing	1.3	8.3	-9.8	60.7	-1.0	-28.9	-13.0	20.7	-33.7	30.0		30-Sep-2011
Mining and Quarrying	-25.1	-0.9	70.9	87.8	-35.5	187.8	-35.4	-17.5	-74.0	325.0		30-Sep-2011
Manufacturing	12.5	4.6	2.8	24.9	13.9	5.7	3.6	-10.2	-8.8	2.0		30-Sep-2011
Electricity and Water	-1.3	6.5	-0.4	8.2	2.2	1.0	1.0	2.2	5.1	1.0		30-Sep-2011
Construction	31.6	-1.1	-12.7	1.0	-33.7	-11.8	3.8	11.7	-10.9	30.0		30-Sep-2011
Wholesale and Retail Trade	6.6	-3.5	0.1	4.7	1.0	-3.7	18.7	-0.7	-24.3	3.0		30-Sep-2011
Restaurants and Hotels	5.0	-16.7	19.0	19.4	-5.7	10.8	6.2	-15.2	9.3	-32.7		30-Sep-2011
Transport, Storage and Communication	-10.8	-6.0	7.0	-2.4	14.9	7.5	1.4	-5.8	-19.0	13.7		30-Sep-2011
Financial Intermediation	-34.8	24.7	13.2	-10.6	-4.5	6.7	-2.4	1.0	-2.1	8.4		30-Sep-2011
Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities	2.9	2.7	1.4	2.3	2.6	0.9	0.9	0.3	0.0	1.8		30-Sep-2011
Public Administration, Defense and Social Security	4.4	4.5	4.3	3.8	9.4	6.6	4.9	4.3	0.1	-1.2		30-Sep-2011
Education	4.7	3.9	4.2	26.8	8.7	17.7	0.0	-2.9	-2.9	-1.1		30-Sep-2011
Health and Social Work	5.2	4.7	5.4	4.7	9.5	5.6	3.9	2.5	-0.3	-0.8		30-Sep-2011
Other Community, Social and Personal Services	1.3	0.3	4.0	16.8	2.7	3.9	0.8	3.0	-1.1	-2.0		30-Sep-2011
Private Households with Employed Persons	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.1	10.8	3.7	1.8	9.7	1.4	0.0		30-Sep-2011
FISIM	-12.1	21.4	11.4	-2.7	-4.0	-3.3	-2.8	21.2	15.4	7.0		30-Sep-2011
	(In Percent of GDP)
Gross National Income	92.5	97.1	92.4	94.3	96.3	93.1	92.3	94.0	93.4	94.2		30-Sep-2011
Gross National Disposable Income	131.0	149.7	144.2	139.2	137.9	131.0	133.2	126.4	119.0	121.9		30-Sep-2011
Private Consumption	66.0	65.0	75.8	92.7	79.2	74.0	91.2	71.2	79.9	95.0		30-Sep-2011
Public Consumption	43.3	49.0	51.5	46.7	50.1	53.3	51.9	49.8	47.6	44.7		30-Sep-2011
Gross National Savings	21.7	35.6	16.9	-0.1	8.6	3.6	-9.9	5.4	-8.5	-17.8		30-Sep-2011
External Savings	24.0	18.8	23.5	31.9	14.4	19.1	34.0	21.1	34.2	25.7		30-Sep-2011
Gross Domestic Investment	45.7	54.4	40.5	31.8	23.0	22.7	24.1	26.5	25.7	7.9		30-Sep-2011
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C. FISCAL SECTOR 1/	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011		Figures At
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	(In Millions of EC Dollars, Unless Otherwise Stated)
Total Revenue and Grants	109.0	129.5	124.7	86.0	98.1	111.7	118.8	140.3	120.5	...		12-Aug-2011
o/w: Current Revenue	29.2	30.6	32.4	34.6	34.5	35.8	40.2	40.1	38.6	...		12-Aug-2011
Total Expenditure	103.0	110.1	122.7	104.0	102.1	118.9	132.3	134.4	117.9	...		12-Aug-2011
Current Expenditure	64.1	77.2	89.8	78.7	83.4	92.3	96.8	97.3	88.1	...		12-Aug-2011
o/w: Payments for Goods and Services 2/	42.3	52.3	55.7	54.9	61.2	68.7	70.7	65.3	60.9	...		12-Aug-2011
o/w: Interest Payments on Debt	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	...		12-Aug-2011
Capital Expenditure 7/	38.9	32.9	33.0	25.4	18.6	26.6	35.5	37.1	29.8	...		12-Aug-2011
Current Savings	-34.9	-46.6	-57.4	-44.0	-49.0	-56.6	-56.6	-57.2	-49.5	...		12-Aug-2011
Primary Deficit (-) / Surplus (+) 3/	6.6	19.5	2.2	-17.9	-3.9	-7.0	-13.4	6.0	2.7	...		12-Aug-2011
Overall Deficit (-) / Surplus (+)	6.0	19.4	2.0	-18.0	-4.0	-7.2	-13.5	5.9	2.6	...		12-Aug-2011
Financing of Overall Deficit (-) / Surplus (+)	-6.0	-19.4	-2.0	18.0	4.0	7.2	13.5	-5.9	-2.6	...		12-Aug-2011
External (net)	-2.2	-2.0	0.8	-0.2	-0.2	0.0	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	...		12-Aug-2011
Domestic (net)	-3.7	-17.3	-2.8	18.2	4.2	7.2	13.6	-5.7	-2.5	...		12-Aug-2011
	(In Percent of GDP)
Current Account Deficit (-) / Surplus (+)	-31.8	-41.2	-47.5	-32.9	-34.6	-38.4	-36.2	-35.2	-31.8	…
Current Revenue	26.6	27.0	26.8	25.8	24.4	24.3	25.7	24.6	24.7	…
Current Expenditure	58.4	68.1	74.3	58.7	59.1	62.7	61.8	59.8	56.5	…
Capital Expenditure 7/	35.5	29.0	27.3	18.9	13.2	18.0	22.7	22.8	19.1	…
Overall Deficit (-) / Surplus (+)	5.4	17.1	1.7	-13.5	-2.8	-4.9	-8.6	3.6	1.7	…
	(In Percent of Current Revenue)
Payments of Wages and Salaries	83.9	81.9	79.9	87.5	103.0	106.0	97.7	103.3	110.6	…		12-Aug-2011
Transfers and Subsides	72.6	80.9	104.6	68.4	64.2	65.7	64.6	79.6	70.2	…		12-Aug-2011
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D. FINANCIAL SECTOR	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011		Figures At
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	(12-Month Percentage Change, Unless Otherwise Stated)
Liabilities to the Private Sector	-0.7	10.7	8.2	4.3	5.3	8.6	0.8	8.4	2.9	12.9		23-Mar-2012
Narrow Money (M1)	0.5	29.8	2.0	-11.8	4.7	18.1	-9.0	-3.0	-7.1	16.2		23-Mar-2012
Quasi-Money 4/	-1.2	3.2	11.3	11.5	5.6	5.2	4.7	12.3	5.9	12.0		23-Mar-2012
Net Domestic Assets of the Banking System 5/	-17.3	-8.3	-11.6	10.3	10.8	6.9	12.8	0.3	4.2	-10.1		23-Mar-2012
Credit to Public Sector (net)	-8.8	-12.5	-6.8	7.7	2.9	2.3	4.3	-6.0	-2.1	-15.7		23-Mar-2012
Credit to Private Sector	-3.1	0.9	1.0	2.8	4.2	4.9	3.8	4.6	5.2	3.9		23-Mar-2012
Other Assets (net)	-5.4	3.3	-5.8	-0.2	3.7	-0.3	4.7	1.7	1.1	1.7		23-Mar-2012
Liabilities to the Private Sector (% GDP)	96.7	103.7	105.3	99.1	98.9	103.1	97.7	101.9	109.5	115.1
Commercial Banks Domestic Interest Rates	(In Percent)
Weighted Average Lending Rate (e.o.p.)	11.33	12.20	10.97	10.50	10.48	10.30	9.58	8.75	8.69	8.45		23-Mar-2012
Weighted Average Deposit Rate (e.o.p.)	2.86	2.95	2.30	2.54	2.67	2.59	2.53	2.58	2.59	2.19		23-Mar-2012
Interest Rate Spread	8.47	9.25	8.67	7.96	7.81	7.71	7.05	6.17	6.10	6.26		23-Mar-2012
Income Velocity of Broad Money (GDP/M2A) 6/	1.03	0.96	0.95	1.01	1.01	0.97	1.02	0.98	0.91	0.87
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E. EXTERNAL SECTOR	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011e		Figures At
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	(In Millions of EC Dollars, Unless Otherwise Stated)
Current Account Balance	-26.3	-21.3	-28.5	-42.7	-20.3	-28.1	-53.2	-34.3	-53.3	-43.0		7-Nov-2011
Merchandise Trade Balance	-53.9	-59.8	-53.8	-65.6	-66.9	-62.1	-79.6	-61.7	-67.1	-65.2		7-Nov-2011
Exports	6.6	7.7	14.4	5.1	4.8	8.3	11.0	8.7	2.6	4.7		7-Nov-2011
Imports	60.5	67.5	68.3	70.7	71.8	70.4	90.6	70.4	69.7	69.9		7-Nov-2011
Services, Income and Transfers (net)	-6.5	-17.7	-28.1	-29.5	-6.9	-11.6	-25.5	-15.7	-15.7	-14.5		7-Nov-2011
of which:
Travel Receipts	23.4	19.8	24.8	24.3	20.9	20.1	19.0	16.4	15.9	16.7		7-Nov-2011
Private Transfers (net)	-6.0	-5.2	-5.4	-6.7	-7.0	-7.4	-7.3	-6.0	-6.4	-6.7		7-Nov-2011
Capital and Financial Account Balance	29.1	16.5	27.3	41.8	21.4	27.7	44.9	46.9	53.1	43.3		7-Nov-2011
of which:
Foreign Direct Investment	1.7	5.6	6.3	14.7	10.8	18.5	34.2	6.9	9.3	9.0		7-Nov-2011
Portfolio Investment	-0.6	0.2	0.1	-0.3	0.2	0.3	-1.4	1.3	1.0	1.0		7-Nov-2011
Errors and Omissions	1.8	7.4	-2.8	0.7	0.7	0.1	0.6	-5.5	7.1	2.6		7-Nov-2011
Change in Reserves (- Increase)	-4.5	-2.6	3.9	0.3	-1.8	0.3	7.6	-7.1	-6.8	-2.9		7-Nov-2011
Exports of Goods and Services (% GDP)	40.3	35.3	45.2	33.6	31.6	32.6	31.0	25.0	21.2	21.2
Imports of Goods and Services (% GDP)	95.2	103.7	113.0	104.7	83.9	82.7	98.2	72.5	74.4	68.8
Current Account (% GDP)	-24.0	-18.8	-23.5	-31.9	-14.4	-19.1	-34.0	-21.1	-34.2	-25.7
Merchandise Exports (% Change)	120.3	17.2	86.3	-64.9	-4.5	72.0	32.2	-20.6	-70.1	81.8		7-Nov-2011
Merchandise Imports (% Change)	31.0	11.7	1.1	3.6	1.5	-1.8	28.6	-22.3	-0.9	0.3		7-Nov-2011
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F. PUBLIC DEBT AND DEBT SERVICE	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011		Figures At
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	(In Millions of EC Dollars, Unless Otherwise Stated)
Public Sector Debt Outstanding and Disbursed	19.8	15.2	13.2	12.7	12.0	11.2	11.1	9.3	8.7	...		14-Dec-2011
% Nominal GDP	18.0	13.4	10.9	9.5	8.5	7.6	7.1	5.7	5.6	…
Central Government Debt Service Payments	2.3	2.3	1.6	0.2	0.2	1.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	...		14-Dec-2011
% Nominal GDP	2.1	2.0	1.3	0.1	0.1	0.8	0.1	0.1	0.1	…
% Current Revenue	7.9	7.5	4.9	0.6	0.6	3.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	…
Central Government Disbursed Outstanding Debt	10.8	5.9	4.6	4.2	4.2	3.8	4.0	2.5	2.3	...		14-Dec-2011
% Nominal GDP	9.8	5.2	3.8	3.1	3.0	2.6	2.6	1.5	1.5	…
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G. MEMORANDA ITEMS 10/	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011e		Figures At
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	(In Millions of EC Dollars, Unless Otherwise Stated)
Nominal GVA at Basic Prices	95.2	100.8	105.2	116.7	125.5	132.4	139.1	145.7	140.5	150.6		30-Sep-2011
Real GVA at Basic Prices	113.9	117.2	120.3	123.9	125.5	131.7	135.4	136.7	129.1	134.2		30-Sep-2011
Nominal GDP at Market Prices	109.8	113.3	120.9	133.9	141.3	147.2	156.5	162.6	155.8	167.4		30-Sep-2011
GDP Per Capita (US$) 8/	8,909	9,364	9,562	10,365	11,240	11,316	11,891	11,954	11,495	12,348
Estimated Mid-Year Total Population	4,563	4,482	4,681	4,785	4,655	4,819	4,875	5,039	5,020	5,020		30-Sep-2011
Nominal Exchange Rate (EC$/US$)	2.70	2.70	2.70	2.70	2.70	2.70	2.70	2.70	2.70	2.70		31-Jan-2012
Net International Reserves (Millions US$)	14.4	15.2	14.1	13.9	14.6	14.5	11.7	14.3	16.8	24.8		12-Aug-2011
Import Cover Ratio (months) 9/	4.5	4.2	3.3	3.2	4.0	3.9	2.5	3.9	4.7	7.0		12-Aug-2011
Total Visitor Arrivals	14,779	14,436	16,343	14,139	10,774	10,450	10,159	8,864	9,578	...		31-Jan-2012
% Change	-5.4	-2.3	13.2	-13.5	-23.8	-3.0	-2.8	-12.7	8.1	…
Total Visitor Expenditure (Millions EC$)	23.4	19.8	24.8	24.3	20.9	20.1	19.0	16.4	15.9	...		31-Jan-2012
% Change	2.2	-15.5	25.5	-2.3	-13.8	-3.9	-5.4	-13.9	-3.1	…
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Source: National Government Agencies and/or Ministries and the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank.
1/ Central government operations.
2/ Includes payments of wages and salaries and other purchases of goods and services.
3/ Overall deficit or surplus excluding interest payments on debt.
4/ Includes time, savings and foreign currency deposits.
5/ Relative to the liabilities of the private sector at the end of the previous year.
6/ Monetary aggregate M2A is defined as M1 plus quasi-money.
7/ Includes net lending.
8/ Nominal GDP at market prices.
9/ Net international reserves in terms of months of imports of goods and services as defined in the balance of payments for the current reference period.
10/ Estimates ("e") applies to National Accounts variables only.
… Denotes the unavailability of data.
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