INDICATORS-Egypt – Feb 8

  INTEREST RATES
    
              Latest    Last change       Previous
 Central      14.75     03/11/16          11.75
 bank o/n                                 
 deposit                                  
 Central      15.75     03/11/16          12.75
 bank o/n                                 
 lending                                  
 Central      15.25     03/11/16          12.25
 bank                                     
 discount                                 
 rate                                     
 
                             MONTHLY DATA 
                            _____________ 
           Month                 Pvs        Yr ago     
 Urban                 23.3       19.4       11.1      
 consumer  Dec                                         
 prices                                                
 (year-on                                              
 -year,                                                
 pct                                                   
 change)                                               
 Core                                                  
 inflatio   Dec        25.86      20.73      7.23      
 n                                                     
 (year-on                                              
 -year,                                                
 pct                                                   
 change)                                               
 Foreign    Dec       26.363      24.265    16.445     
 reserves                                              
 ($ bln)                                               
 Suez      Dec       $414.4       $389.2    $429       
 Canal                                                 
 revenue                                               
 ($ mln)                                               
 M2         Dec      39.5         38.8      18.6       
 Supply                                                
  (Pct                                                 
 change)                                               
 
                        --- QUARTERLY FIGURES ---
                           BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
                          (millions of dollars) 
                             (*provisional)
           Q1        Q4        Q1  
           2016/17   2015/16   2015/16
 Trade     -8670.7   -8,285    -10011.5
 balance                       
 Exports   5261.4    5298.9    4731.1 
 Oil       1525.9    1463      1662.3 
 exports                       
 Non-oil   3735.5    3835.7    
 exports                       3068.8 
                               
 Imports   -13932.1  -13584.1  -14742.6 
 Net       1410.7    -346.7    2834.4 
 services                      
 Transfer  3394.7    4442.2    4315.7 
 s                             
 Current   -4983.3   -4189.7   -4009.8 
 account                       
 balance                       
 Capital             5944.8    1631.6 
 &         7090.8              
 financia                      
 l                             
 account                       
 Net       -216.3    -927.6    -1278.5 
 errors/o                      
 missions                      
 Overall   1891.2    827.5     -3656.7 
 balance                       
 
 

                      --- ANNUAL DATA ---
                            (* provisional) 
                    (** source: Central Bank website)     
                
                            2013/2014*     2012/2013*
                 2015/2014                 
                 *                         
                                           
 Balance of      3,724.9    1,478.6        237.0 
 payments                                  
 ($mln)                                    
 Trade balance   -38,785.4  -34,062.7      -30,694.7
 Exports         22,058.2   26,119.0       26,988.1
 Oil exports     8,705.0    12,452.3       13,023.0
 Non-oil         13,353.2   13,666.7       13,965.1
 exports                                   
 Imports         -60,843.6  -60,181.7      -57,682.8
 Net services    4,727.5    978.5          5,039.4
 Goods &         -34,057.9  -33,084.2      -25,655.3
 services                                  
 balance                                   
 Transfers       21,875.7   30,367.9       19,264.9
 Current         -12,182.2  -2,716.3       -6,390.4
 account                                   
 balance                                   
 Capital &       17,633.6   5,294.9        9,773.0
 financial                                 
 account                                   
                    --- LONG-TERM CREDIT RATINGS --- 
Standard & Poors: B-, outlook negative
Moody's B3, outlook stable 
Fitch B, outlook stable 
    
Notes: 
 1. Fiscal year is July 1-June 30.  
 2. Data from Central Bank except for the following: 
Consumer Inflation - Central Agency for Public
Mobilisation and   Statistics   
Suez Canal - Suez Canal Authority
3. Credit ratings from those agencies
4. Quarterly balance of payments figures based on Reuters
calculations