Date of last update : September 2nd 2010  
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 (1990)  MTD
 Q1/10
6576.41 
6621.08 
 -
 * Agriculture and Fishing  MTD
 Q1/10
663.33 
700.90 
 -
  
 * Manufacturing  MTD
 Q1/10
1026.66 
1015.81 
 -
  
  Mining and Energy  MTD
 Q1/10
362.78 
360.29 
 -
  
 * Construction and public work  MTD
 Q1/10
311.30 
296.35 
 -
  
 * Trade and market service activities  MTD
 Q1/10
2996.88 
3100.59 
 -
  
 * Financial intermediation services indirectly measured (-sign)  MTD
 Q1/10
-317.76 
-406.06 
 -
  
 * Sub total excluding public administration  MTD
 Q1/10
5043.21 
5067.88 
 -
  
 * Public Administration  MTD
 Q1/10
849.70 
856.50 
 -
  
 * Indirect taxes (net of subsidies)  MTD
 Q1/10
683.49 
696.71 
 -
  
 b) GDP at current prices  MTD
 Q1/10
14167.93 
14040.24 
 -
 * Agriculture and Fishing  MTD
 Q1/10
1341.08 
1379.41 
 -
  
 * Manufacturing  MTD
 Q1/10
2323.16 
2261.16 
 -
  
 * Mining and Energy  MTD
 Q1/10
1507.10 
1381.63 
 -
  
 * Construction and public work  MTD
 Q1/10
811.31 
763.60 
 -
  
 * Trade and market service activities  MTD
 Q1/10
5370.63 
5468.69 
 -
  
 * Financial intermediation services indirectly measured (-sign)  MTD
 Q1/10
-332.69 
-466.96 
 -
  
 * Sub total excluding public administration  MTD
 Q1/10
11020.60 
10787.53 
 -
  
 * Public Administration  MTD
 Q1/10
1816.15 
1812.90 
 -
  
 * Indirect taxes (net of subsidies)  MTD
 Q1/10
1331.18 
1439.81 
 -
  
 II- Production index  
 
 -
 Industrial production index  1990=100
 ---
135.00 
137.10 
 1.50
  
 III-Labour market2  
 
 -
 Active population employed  Thousands
 2009
3198.90 
3155.40 
 -
  
 Unemployment rate  in %
 2009
14.70 
14.20 
 -
  
 IV-Wages and Earnings  
 
 -
 Rate of wages evolution  in %
 Q1/10
1.78 
1.70 
 -
 V-Price Indices  
 
 -
  
 Consumer Prices 3  100/2005
 ---
122.20 
121.90 
 0.30
 Producer Prices  2000=100
 ---
153.50 
 0.30
 FISCAL SECTOR 
 I-Public Sector Operations  
 
 -
  
 1-Revenues and Grants  MTD
 2009
17314.10 
16729.20 
 3.50
  
 2-Expenditures and net loans excluding principal  MTD
 2009
18881.10 
17058.60 
 10.68
  
  Of which : interest on domestic debt  MTD
 2009
583.40 
590.20 
 -1.15
  
  Of which : interest on external debt  MTD
 2009
620.40 
580.40 
 6.89
  
 3-(Surplus+/Deficit-) balance  MTD
 2009
-1567.00 
-329.40 
 375.71
  
 4-Net Domestic Financing  MTD
 2009
1587.70 
170.40 
 831.75
  
  *Short term Domestic Financing  MTD
 2009
 -
  
  *Medium and Long term Dosmestic Financing.  MTD
 2009
145.20 
-624.60 
 -123.25
  
  *Other Domestic Financing  MTD
 2009
1442.50 
795.00 
 81.45
  
 5-Net Foreign Financing  MTD
 2009
-20.70 
159.00 
 -113.02
  
 II-Central Government Operations  
 
 -
  
 1-Revenues and Grants  MTD
 july/10
1375.20 
1436.10 
 -4.24
  
 2-Expenditures and net loans excluding principal  MTD
 july/10
959.40 
1081.20 
 -11.27
  
  Of which : interest on domestic debt  MTD
 july/10
129.10 
2.80 
 4510.71
  
  Of which : interest on external debt  MTD
 july/10
63.60 
63.60 
 0.00
  
 3-(Surplus+/Deficit-) balance  MTD
 july/10
415.80 
354.90 
 17.16
  
 4-Net Domestic Financing  MTD
 july/10
-383.10 
-427.10 
 -10.30
  
  *Short term Domestic Financing  MTD
 july/10
0.00 
0.00 
 -
  
  *Medium and Long term Domestic Financing.  MTD
 july/10
-10.10 
32.80 
 -130.79
  
  *Other Domestic Financing  MTD
 july/10
-373.00 
-459.90 
 -18.90
  
 5-Net Foriegn Financing  MTD
 july/10
-32.70 
72.20 
 -145.29
  
 III- Central Government Debt  
 
 -
  
 1- Outstanding debt by maturity  
 
 -
  
 Outstanding domestic debt  MTD
 Q2/10
10260.80 
10401.80 
 -1.36
  
  Short-term debt(< 1year)  MTD
 Q2/10
0.00 
0.00 
 -
  
  Medium & long-term debt (> 1year)  MTD
 Q2/10
10260.80 
10401.80 
 -1.36
  
 Outstanding external debt  MTD
 Q2/10
15594.70 
15179.10 
 2.74
  
  Short-term debt(< 1year)  MTD
 Q2/10
 -
  
  Medium & long-term debt (> 1year)  MTD
 Q2/10
15594.70 
15179.10 
 2.74
  
 Total outstanding debt  MTD
 Q2/10
25855.50 
25580.90 
 1.07
  
 2- Outstanding external debt by currency  ---
 Q2/10
15594.70 
15179.10 
 2.74
  
 * US Dollar  MTD
 Q2/10
2314.20 
2180.50 
 6.13
  
 * Euro  MTD
 Q2/10
8262.10 
8468.80 
 -2.44
  
 * Japan Yen  MTD
 Q2/10
3823.70 
3381.10 
 13.09
  
 * Other currencies  MTD
 Q2/10
1194.70 
1148.70 
 4.00
  
 3- Outstanding guaranteed Debt  MTD
 Q2/10
5024.60 
5020.50 
 0.08
  
 FINANCIAL SECTOR 
 A/ Analytical accounts of the Banking Sector  
 
 -
 Money (M1)  MTD
 JUL/10
15929 
15027 
 6.00
  
 Money plus quasi-money (M2) 4  MTD
 JUL/10
36889 
35556 
 3.75
  
 Broad money (M3) 5  MTD
 JUL/10
38649 
37323 
 3.55
  
 Liquidity aggregate(M4) 6  MTD
 JUL/10
38799 
37435 
 3.64
  
 Net claims abroad 7  MTD
 JUL/10
8722 
9073 
 -351.00
  
 Domestic credit  MTD
 JUL/10
42962 
42023 
 2.23
  
  -Credit to the Government (net) 7  MTD
 JUL/10
4413 
4202 
 211.00
  
  -Credit to the economy  MTD
 JUL/10
38549 
37821 
 1.92
  
 B/ Analytical accounts of the Central Bank8  
 
 -
 External assets  MTD
 JUL/10
13097 
13396 
 -2.23
  
 External liabilities  MTD
 JUL/10
612 
612 
 0.00
  
 Claim on the government  MTD
 JUL/10
700 
686 
 2.04
  
 Claims on banks  MTD
 JUL/10
398 
233 
 70.82
  
 Monetary base  MTD
 JUL/10
8402 
8204 
 2.41
  
 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
 Q2/10
-1114.70 
-1294.50 
 179.80
  
  *Trade balance  MTD
 Q2/10
-1842.00 
-1732.70 
 -109.30
  
  Imports of Goods (FOB)  MTD
 Q2/10
7841.30 
7082.00 
 10.72
  
  Exports of Goods (FOB)  MTD
 Q2/10
5999.30 
5349.30 
 12.15
  
  *Services balance  MTD
 Q2/10
890.20 
456.80 
 433.40
  
  Tourism receipts  MTD
 Q2/10
852.60 
545.30 
 56.35
  
  *Factors income balance  MTD
 Q2/10
-244.30 
-78.20 
 -166.10
  
  Workers' remittances  MTD
 Q2/10
686.70 
544.10 
 26.21
  
  *Current transfers balance  MTD
 Q2/10
81.40 
59.60 
 21.80
  
 Capital and financial account balance 10  MTD
 Q2/10
827.40 
997.90 
 -170.50
  
 Capital Transactions  MTD
 Q2/10
17.20 
30.20 
 -13.00
  
 Direct Investment  MTD
 Q2/10
314.10 
450.60 
 -136.50
  
 Portfolio Investment  MTD
 Q2/10
-56.80 
-13.90 
 -42.90
  
 Other Investment  MTD
 Q2/10
552.90 
531.00 
 21.90
  
 Change in reserve assets 10  MTD
 Q2/10
-287.30 
-296.60 
 9.30
  
 B-International Reserves and Foreign currency liquidity  
 
 -
  
 I-International reserves  
 JUL/10
13358893.30 
13371113.00 
 -0.09
 Gold  thousands of TD
 JUL/10
4394.90 
4394.90 
 0.00
  
 SDR's  thousands of TD
 JUL/10
544387.80 
537501.81 
 1.28
  
 Foreign currencies  thousands of TD
 JUL/10
12766223.60 
12785329.00 
 -0.15
  
 IMF Reserve position  thousands of TD
 JUL/10
43887.10 
43887.10 
 0.00
  
 Total  thousands of TD
 JUL/10
13358893.40 
13371112.81 
 -0.09
  
 II-Reserves Template  
 JUL/10
13358893.40 
13371112.81 
 -0.09
 C-Merchandise trade  
 
 -
  
 Total Exports (FOB)  MTD
 ---
11344.00 
13627.70 
 -
 Total Imports (CIF)  MTD
 ---
14134.60 
18557.20 
 -
 D- International Investment Position  
 
 -
 1-Direct investment  MTD
 DEC/09
-41659.10 
-37894.00 
 9.94
  
  Assets  MTD
 DEC/09
306.30 
202.40 
 51.33
  
  Liabilities  MTD
 DEC/09
-41965.40 
-38096.40 
 10.16
  
 2-Portfolio investments  MTD
 DEC/09
-2654.40 
-2031.90 
 30.64
  
  Assets  MTD
 DEC/09
92.80 
88.80 
 4.50
  
  Equity security  MTD
 DEC/09
92.80 
88.80 
 4.50
  
  Debt security  MTD
 DEC/09
0.00 
0.00 
 0.00
  
  Liabilities  MTD
 DEC/09
-2747.20 
-2120.70 
 29.54
  
  Equity secuity  MTD
 DEC/09
-2680.20 
-2053.70 
 30.51
  
  Debt security  MTD
 DEC/09
-67.00 
-67.00 
 0.00
  
 3-Other investments  MTD
 DEC/09
-25967.20 
-24098.80 
 7.75
  
  *Government M & Long-term loans  MTD
 DEC/09
-14898.50 
-14753.50 
 0.98
  
  Assets  MTD
 DEC/09
0.00 
0.00 
 0.00
  
  Liabilities  MTD
 DEC/09
-14898.50 
-14753.50 
 0.98
  
  *Businesses M & Long-term loans  MTD
 DEC/09
-7285.50 
-6692.30 
 8.86
  
  Assets  MTD
 DEC/09
0.00 
131.00 
 -100.00
  
  Liabilities  MTD
 DEC/09
-7285.50 
-6823.30 
 6.77
  
 * Other Liabilities MLT 13  MTD
 DEC/09
-560.70 
-69.80 
 703.30
  
  *Short- term loans  MTD
 DEC/09
-3222.50 
-2583.20 
 24.75
  
  a-Financial  MTD
 DEC/09
-2719.80 
-2210.00 
 23.07
  
  Assets  MTD
 DEC/09
1910.40 
1611.00 
 18.58
  
  Liabilities  MTD
 DEC/09
-4630.20 
-3821.00 
 21.18
  
  b-Commercial  MTD
 DEC/09
-502.70 
-373.20 
 34.70
  
  Assets  MTD
 DEC/09
1191.60 
1473.30 
 -19.12
  
  Liabilities  MTD
 DEC/09
-1694.60 
-1846.50 
 -8.23
  
 4-Reserves assets  MTD
 DEC/09
13946.40 
11742.10 
 18.77
  
 E-Exchange rates (daily)  
 
 -
 GROSS EXTERNAL DEBT POSITION 
 I-General Government  MTD
 Q1/10
15386.7 
14898.5 
 3.28
  
 a) Short-term  MTD
 
 -
  
 Money Market instruments  MTD
 
 -
  
 Loans  MTD
 
 -
  
 Other debt liabilities  MTD
 
 -
  
 b) Long-term  MTD
 Q1/10
15386.70 
14898.50 
 3.28
  
 Bonds and Notes  MTD
 Q1/10
5885.90 
5680.80 
 3.61
  
 Loans  MTD
 Q1/10
9500.80 
9217.70 
 3.07
  
 Other debt liabilities  MTD
 
 -
  
 II-Monetary Authorities  MTD
 Q1/10
683.1 
615.8 
 10.93
  
 a) Short-term  MTD
 Q1/10
102.90 
55.10 
 86.75
  
 Money market instruments  MTD
 
 -
  
 Loans  MTD
 Q1/10
0.00 
6.80 
 -100.00
  
 Currency and deposits  MTD
 Q1/10
102.90 
48.30 
 113.04
  
 Other debt liabilities  MTD
 
 -
  
 b) Long-term  MTD
 Q1/10
580.20 
560.70 
 3.48
  
 Bonds and notes  MTD
 
 -
  
 Loans  MTD
 
 -
  
 IMF and Arab Monetary Fund credits  MTD
 
 -
  
 Currency and deposits  MTD
 
 -
  
 Other debt liabilities  MTD
 Q1/10
580.20 
560.70 
 3.48
  
 III-Financial Sector  MTD
 Q1/10
6438.0 
6480.1 
 -0.65
  
 a) Short-term  MTD
 Q1/10
4581.80 
4575.50 
 0.14
  
 Money market instruments  MTD
 Q1/10
1.00 
1.00 
 0.00
  
 Loans  MTD
 
 -
  
 Currency and deposits 11  MTD
 Q1/10
4580.80 
4574.50 
 0.14
  
 Other debt liabilities  MTD
 
 -
  
 b) Long-term  MTD
 Q1/10
1856.20 
1904.60 
 -2.54
  
 Bonds and notes  MTD
 Q1/10
153.80 
143.30 
 7.33
  
 Loans  MTD
 Q1/10
1702.40 
1761.30 
 -3.34
  
 Currency and deposits  MTD
 
 -
  
 Other debt liabilities  MTD
 
 -
  
 IV-Other Sectors  MTD
 Q1/10
7340.8 
7146.7 
 2.72
  
 a) Short-term  MTD
 Q1/10
1886.50 
1694.60 
 11.32
  
 Money market instruments  MTD
 
 -
  
 Loans  MTD
 
 -
  
 Currency and deposits  MTD
 
 -
  
 Other debt liabilities  MTD
 Q1/10
1886.50 
1694.60 
 11.32
  
 b) Long-term  MTD
 Q1/10
5454.30 
5452.10 
 0.04
  
 Bonds and notes  MTD
 Q1/10
0.00 
0.00 
 0.00
  
 Loans  MTD
 Q1/10
5454.30 
5452.10 
 0.04
  
 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
 Q1/10
29848.6 
29141.1 
 2.43
  
 POPULATION 
 Population  Thousands
 2010
10522.00 
10434.50 
 -
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