Date of last update : january 31st 2012  
Updated at every data dissemination

TUNISIA: Economic and Financial Data


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(Unless otherwise indicated, data are not seasonnally adjusted)

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 REAL SECTOR 
 I-National Accounts  
 
 -
  
 a) GDP at constant prices (2005)  MTD
 ---
 -
 Agriculture and Fishing  MTD
 Q3/11
1136.82 
1140.65 
 -0.34
  
 Manufacturing Industries  MTD
 Q3/11
2103.91 
2083.12 
 1.00
  
 NON-MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES  MTD
 Q3/11
1302.06 
1294.89 
 0.55
  
 BUSINESS ACTIVITIES  MTD
 Q3/11
5724.49 
5438.68 
 5.26
  
 Global intermediate consumption in financial services (in -)  MTD
 Q3/11
-200.12 
-192.14 
 4.16
  
 BUSINESS ACTIVITIES  MTD
 Q3/11
10067.16 
9765.20 
 3.09
  
 NON BUSINESS ACTIVITIES  MTD
 Q3/11
2261.57 
2162.86 
 4.56
  
 ...Including public administration  MTD
 Q3/11
2201.33 
2102.87 
 4.68
  
 ...including services provided by associative organizations  MTD
 Q3/11
16.57 
16.69 
 -0.73
  
 G.D.P AT FACTOR COST  MTD
 Q3/11
12328.74 
11928.07 
 3.36
  
 Indirect taxes less subsidies  MTD
 Q3/11
1157.06 
1141.49 
 1.36
  
 Adjustment  MTD
 Q3/11
-192.69 
-191.36 
 0.70
  
 GDP (at market prices)  MTD
 Q3/11
13293.10 
12878.20 
 3.22
  
 b) GDP at current prices  MTD
 ---
 -
 Agriculture and Fishing  MTD
 Q3/11
1354.41 
1354.91 
 -0.04
  
 Manufacturing Industries  MTD
 Q3/11
2827.40 
2663.47 
 6.15
  
 NON-MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES  ---
 Q3/11
2031.64 
2169.77 
 -6.37
  
 BUSINESS ACTIVITIES  MTD
 Q3/11
6670.54 
6303.30 
 5.83
  
 Global intermediate consumption in financial services (in -)  MTD
 Q3/11
-245.84 
-233.34 
 5.36
  
 BUSINESS ACTIVITIES  MTD
 Q3/11
12638.15 
12258.11 
 3.10
  
 NON BUSINESS ACTIVITIES  MTD
 Q3/11
2751.18 
2604.25 
 5.64
  
 ...Including public administration  ---
 Q3/11
2678.31 
2532.46 
 5.76
  
 ...including services provided by associative organizations  ---
 Q3/11
19.16 
18.99 
 0.93
  
 G.D.P AT FACTOR COST  ---
 Q3/11
15389.33 
14862.36 
 3.55
  
 Indirect taxes less subsidies  MTD
 Q3/11
1312.53 
1239.14 
 5.92
  
 GDP (at market prices)  ---
 Q3/11
16701.85 
16101.50 
 3.73
  
 II- Production index  
 
 -
 Industrial production index  1990=100
 oct/11
137.80 
130.30 
 5.70
  
 III-Labour market2  
 
 -
 Active population employed  Thousands
 2010
3277.40 
3198.90 
 -
  
 Unemployment rate  in %
 2010
13.00 
13.30 
 -
  
 IV-Wages and Earnings  
 
 -
 Rate of wages evolution  in %
 Q2/11
1.57 
1.94 
 -
 V-Price Indices  
 
 -
  
 Consumer Prices 3  100/2000
 dec/11
129.90 
129.70 
 0.20
 Producer Prices  1990=100
 nov/11
168.30 
167.40 
 0.50
 FISCAL SECTOR 
 I-Public Sector Operations  
 
 -
  
 1-Revenues and Grants  MTD
 2010
18868.10 
17367.10 
 8.64
  
 2-Expenditures and net loans excluding principal  MTD
 2010
19598.10 
18944.90 
 3.45
  
  Of which : interest on domestic debt  MTD
 2010
588.50 
583.40 
 0.87
  
  Of which : interest on external debt  MTD
 2010
595.00 
620.40 
 -4.09
  
 3-(Surplus+/Deficit-) balance  MTD
 2010
-730.00 
-1577.80 
 -53.73
  
 4-Net Domestic Financing  MTD
 2010
961.20 
1598.50 
 -39.87
  
  *Short term Domestic Financing  MTD
 2010
0.00 
0.00 
 0.00
  
  *Medium and Long term Dosmestic Financing.  MTD
 2010
-378.40 
145.20 
 -360.61
  
  *Other Domestic Financing  MTD
 2010
1339.60 
1453.30 
 -7.82
  
 5-Net Foreign Financing  MTD
 2010
-231.20 
-20.70 
 1016.91
  
 II-Central Government Operations  
 
 -
  
 1-Revenues and Grants  MTD
 dec/11
1547.80 
1025.30 
 50.96
  
 2-Expenditures and net loans excluding principal  MTD
 dec/11
4562.80 
1408.00 
 224.06
  
  Of which : interest on domestic debt  MTD
 dec/11
32.80 
13.40 
 144.78
  
  Of which : interest on external debt  MTD
 dec/11
36.30 
38.60 
 -5.96
  
 3-(Surplus+/Deficit-) balance  MTD
 dec/11
-3015.00 
-382.70 
 687.82
  
 4-Net Domestic Financing  MTD
 dec/11
2865.80 
383.60 
 647.08
  
  *Short term Domestic Financing  MTD
 dec/11
0.00 
0.00 
 0.00
  
  *Medium and Long term Domestic Financing.  MTD
 dec/11
150.00 
168.10 
 -10.77
  
  *Other Domestic Financing  MTD
 dec/11
2715.80 
215.50 
 1160.23
  
 5-Net Foriegn Financing  MTD
 dec/11
33.50 
-0.90 
 -3822.22
  
 III- Central Government Debt  
 
 -
  
 1- Outstanding debt by maturity  
 
 -
  
 Outstanding domestic debt  MTD
 Q3/11
11568.50 
11354.50 
 1.88
  
  Short-term debt(< 1year)  MTD
 Q3/11
0.00 
0.00 
 -
  
  Medium & long-term debt (> 1year)  MTD
 Q3/11
11568.50 
11354.50 
 1.88
  
 Outstanding external debt  MTD
 Q3/11
16171.00 
16307.30 
 -0.84
  
  Short-term debt(< 1year)  MTD
 Q3/11
 -
  
  Medium & long-term debt (> 1year)  MTD
 Q3/11
16171.00 
16307.30 
 -0.84
  
 Total outstanding debt  MTD
 Q3/11
27739.50 
27661.80 
 0.28
  
 2- Outstanding external debt by currency  ---
 Q3/11
16171.00 
16307.30 
 -0.84
  
 * US Dollar  MTD
 Q3/11
3527.30 
8447.20 
 -58.24
  
 * Euro  MTD
 Q3/11
8235.00 
3359.30 
 145.14
  
 * Japan Yen  MTD
 Q3/11
3247.80 
3343.00 
 -2.85
  
 * Other currencies  MTD
 Q3/11
1160.90 
1157.80 
 0.27
  
 3- Outstanding guaranteed Debt  MTD
 Q3/11
5560.30 
5687.00 
 -2.23
  
 FINANCIAL SECTOR 
 A/ Analytical accounts of the Banking Sector  
 
 -
 Money (M1)  MTD
 DEC/11
18738 
18047 
 3.83
  
 Money plus quasi-money (M2) 4  MTD
 DEC/11
41299 
40744 
 1.36
  
 Broad money (M3) 5  MTD
 DEC/11
43202 
42654 
 1.28
  
 Liquidity aggregate(M4) 6  MTD
 DEC/11
43455 
42927 
 1.23
  
 Net claims abroad 7  MTD
 DEC/11
5853 
6168 
 -315.00
  
 Domestic credit  MTD
 DEC/11
51460 
51287 
 0.34
  
  -Credit to the Government (net) 7  MTD
 DEC/11
4840 
5050 
 -210.00
  
  -Credit to the economy  MTD
 DEC/11
46620 
46237 
 0.83
  
 B/ Analytical accounts of the Central Bank8  
 
 -
 External assets  MTD
 DEC/11
11316 
11232 
 0.75
  
 External liabilities  MTD
 DEC/11
783 
715 
 9.51
  
 Claim on the government  MTD
 DEC/11
690 
690 
 0.00
  
 Claims on banks  MTD
 DEC/11
3577 
2972 
 20.36
  
 Monetary base  MTD
 DEC/11
9342 
8994 
 3.87
  
 C/ Interest rates (Daily)  
 
 -
  
 Main money market rates  
 
 -
 Government bond yield  
 
 -
 D/ Stock Exchange Index (daily)  
 
 -
 Stock Exchange  
 
 -
  
 EXTERNAL SECTOR 
 A-Balance of payments9  
 
 -
 Current account  MTD
 Q3/11
-818.90 
-1435.10 
 616.20
  
  *Trade balance  MTD
 Q3/11
-1868.30 
-1543.50 
 -324.80
  
  Imports of Goods (FOB)  MTD
 Q3/11
7728.00 
8562.80 
 -9.75
  
  Exports of Goods (FOB)  MTD
 Q3/11
5859.70 
7019.30 
 -16.52
  
  *Services balance  MTD
 Q3/11
851.40 
315.40 
 536.00
  
  Tourism receipts  MTD
 Q3/11
951.00 
370.10 
 156.96
  
  *Factors income balance  MTD
 Q3/11
130.40 
-324.00 
 454.40
  
  Workers' remittances  MTD
 Q3/11
930.10 
667.90 
 39.26
  
  *Current transfers balance  MTD
 Q3/11
67.60 
117.00 
 -49.40
  
 Capital and financial account balance 10  MTD
 Q3/11
1739.00 
-749.50 
 2488.50
  
 Capital Transactions  MTD
 Q3/11
64.40 
28.30 
 36.10
  
 Direct Investment  MTD
 Q3/11
407.70 
379.40 
 28.30
  
 Portfolio Investment  MTD
 Q3/11
-27.00 
-0.50 
 -26.50
  
 Other Investment  MTD
 Q3/11
1293.90 
-1156.70 
 2450.60
  
 Change in reserve assets 10  MTD
 Q3/11
920.10 
-2184.60 
 3104.70
  
 B-International Reserves and Foreign currency liquidity  
 
 -
  
 I-International reserves  
 DEC/11
11282133.40 
11198872.70 
 0.74
 Gold  thousands of TD
 DEC/11
4379.90 
4379.90 
 0.00
  
 SDR's  thousands of TD
 DEC/11
557585.40 
547939.40 
 1.76
  
 Foreign currencies  thousands of TD
 DEC/11
10597362.00 
10523747.30 
 0.70
  
 IMF Reserve position  thousands of TD
 DEC/11
122806.10 
122806.10 
 0.00
  
 Total  thousands of TD
 DEC/11
11282133.40 
11198872.70 
 0.74
  
 II-Reserves Template  
 DEC/11
11282133.40 
11198872.70 
 0.74
 C-Merchandise trade  
 
 -
  
 Total Exports (FOB)  MTD
 dec/11
25091.90 
23519.00 
 6.70
 Total Imports (CIF)  MTD
 dec/11
33701.90 
31817.10 
 5.90
 D- International Investment Position  
 
 -
 1-Direct investment  MTD
 DEC/10
-44755.90 
-41659.10 
 7.43
  
  Assets  MTD
 DEC/10
409.70 
306.30 
 33.76
  
  Liabilities  MTD
 DEC/10
-45165.60 
-41965.40 
 7.63
  
 2-Portfolio investments  MTD
 DEC/10
-3025.20 
-2654.40 
 13.97
  
  Assets  MTD
 DEC/10
95.10 
92.80 
 2.48
  
  Equity security  MTD
 DEC/10
95.10 
92.80 
 2.48
  
  Debt security  MTD
 DEC/10
0.00 
0.00 
 0.00
  
  Liabilities  MTD
 DEC/10
-3120.30 
-2747.20 
 13.58
  
  Equity secuity  MTD
 DEC/10
-3053.30 
-2680.20 
 13.92
  
  Debt security  MTD
 DEC/10
-67.00 
-67.00 
 0.00
  
 3-Other investments  MTD
 DEC/10
-28084.20 
-26064.90 
 7.75
  
  *Government M & Long-term loans  MTD
 DEC/10
-15734.20 
-14898.50 
 5.61
  
  Assets  MTD
 DEC/10
0.00 
0.00 
 0.00
  
  Liabilities  MTD
 DEC/10
-15734.20 
-14898.50 
 5.61
  
  *Businesses M & Long-term loans  MTD
 DEC/10
-8099.70 
-7338.20 
 10.38
  
  Assets  MTD
 DEC/10
0.00 
0.00 
 0.00
  
  Liabilities  MTD
 DEC/10
-8099.70 
-7338.20 
 10.38
  
 * Other Liabilities MLT 13  MTD
 DEC/10
-604.00 
-560.70 
 7.72
  
  *Short- term loans  MTD
 DEC/10
-3646.30 
-3267.50 
 11.59
  
  a-Financial  MTD
 DEC/10
-2956.80 
-2719.80 
 8.71
  
  Assets  MTD
 DEC/10
2048.50 
1910.40 
 7.23
  
  Liabilities  MTD
 DEC/10
-5005.30 
-4630.20 
 8.10
  
  b-Commercial  MTD
 DEC/10
-689.50 
-547.70 
 25.89
  
  Assets  MTD
 DEC/10
1478.90 
1191.60 
 24.11
  
  Liabilities  MTD
 DEC/10
-2168.40 
-1739.30 
 24.67
  
 4-Reserves assets  MTD
 DEC/10
13672.80 
13946.40 
 -1.96
  
 E-Exchange rates (daily)  
 
 -
 GROSS EXTERNAL DEBT POSITION 
 I-General Government  MTD
 Q3/11
16323.2 
14834.5 
 10.04
  
 a) Short-term  MTD
 
 -
  
 Money Market instruments  MTD
 
 -
  
 Loans  MTD
 
 -
  
 Other debt liabilities  MTD
 
 -
  
 b) Long-term  MTD
 Q3/11
16323.20 
14834.50 
 10.04
  
 Bonds and Notes  MTD
 Q3/11
4620.70 
4681.50 
 -1.30
  
 Loans  MTD
 Q3/11
11702.50 
10153.00 
 15.26
  
 Other debt liabilities  MTD
 
 -
  
 II-Monetary Authorities  MTD
 Q3/11
706.6 
806.1 
 -12.34
  
 a) Short-term  MTD
 Q3/11
32.30 
143.00 
 -77.41
  
 Money market instruments  MTD
 
 -
  
 Loans  MTD
 _
0.40 
0.00 
 0.00
  
 Currency and deposits  MTD
 Q3/11
31.90 
143.00 
 -77.69
  
 Other debt liabilities  MTD
 
 -
  
 b) Long-term  MTD
 Q3/11
674.30 
663.10 
 1.69
  
 Bonds and notes  MTD
 
 -
  
 Loans  MTD
 
 -
  
 IMF and Arab Monetary Fund credits  MTD
 
 -
  
 Currency and deposits  MTD
 Q3/11
71.00 
67.90 
 4.57
  
 Other debt liabilities  MTD
 Q3/11
603.30 
595.20 
 1.36
  
 III-Financial Sector  MTD
 Q3/11
6777.6 
6700.2 
 1.16
  
 a) Short-term  MTD
 Q3/11
5171.40 
5040.00 
 2.61
  
 Money market instruments  MTD
 Q3/11
1.00 
1.00 
 0.00
  
 Loans  MTD
 
 -
  
 Currency and deposits 11  MTD
 Q3/11
5170.40 
5039.00 
 2.61
  
 Other debt liabilities  MTD
 
 -
  
 b) Long-term  MTD
 Q3/11
1606.20 
1660.20 
 -3.25
  
 Bonds and notes  MTD
 Q3/11
188.50 
170.20 
 10.75
  
 Loans  MTD
 Q3/11
1417.70 
1490.00 
 -4.85
  
 Currency and deposits  MTD
 
 -
  
 Other debt liabilities  MTD
 
 -
  
 IV-Other Sectors  MTD
 Q3/11
8654.2 
9030.3 
 -4.16
  
 a) Short-term  MTD
 Q3/11
1894.10 
2205.70 
 -14.13
  
 Money market instruments  MTD
 
 -
  
 Loans  MTD
 
 -
  
 Currency and deposits  MTD
 
 -
  
 Other debt liabilities  MTD
 Q3/11
1894.10 
2205.70 
 -14.13
  
 b) Long-term  MTD
 Q3/11
6760.10 
6824.60 
 -0.95
  
 Bonds and notes  MTD
 Q3/11
0.00 
0.00 
 0.00
  
 Loans  MTD
 Q3/11
6760.10 
6824.60 
 -0.95
  
 Currency and deposits  MTD
 
 -
  
 Other debt liabilities  MTD
 
 -
  
 V-Direct Investment  MTD
 
 -
  
 Debt liabilities to affiliated entreprises  MTD
 
 -
  
 Debt liabilities to direct investors  MTD
 
 -
  
 Gross External Debt12  MTD
 Q3/11
32461.6 
31371.1 
 3.48
  
 POPULATION 
 Population  Thousands
 2011
10673.70 
10549.10 
 1.18
1- Excluding unemployment rate, working force, consumption price index and marchandise trade; all the data are temporary when time of their first dissemination.
2- Tunisia has adopted a flexibility option on periodicity and timeliness for the labor market data category.
3- The data concerning the CPI are seasonally adjusted.
4- The aggregate M2 is composed of M1 ( money + scriptural money) and quasi-money.
5- The broad money M3 include M2 + long term deposits.
6- The liquidity aggregate M4 is composed of M3 plus liquid treasury bills and short-term commercial paper.
7- For these datas the change are expressed in MTD.
8- The data are final when first released.
9- Changes in balances are expressed in millions of tunisian dinars(MTD).
10- Changes in reserve assets correspond to the overall balance.
11- Includes data on short-term and long-term headings "Currency and deposits" and "Other debt liabilities".
12- Trade credits are not shown as a separate instrument , but included as part of loans.
13- This concerns SDR allocations which are henceforth accounted for under medium and long term external liabilities as per IMF recommendation