INDICATORS - Lebanon - Aug 20

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BEIRUT, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics. Figures are provided by the central bank, finance ministry and ratings agencies. Newly updated information denoted by (*). -----------------------LEBANESE POUND---------------------- EXCHANGE RATE BETWEEN BANKS : 1,507.5 pounds to the dollar -----------------------KEY INTEREST RATES------------------ T-bill rates Term (August 7 issue) Discount (pct) Yield (pct) 12 months 5.08 5.35 24 months ---- 5.84 36 months ---- 6.50 (Aug 14 issue) * Discount (pct) Yield (pct) 3 months 4.39 4.44 6 months 4.87 4.99 60 months ---- 6.74 Central bank CD rates (percent) 45 days 03.57 60 days 03.85 182 days ----- 364 days ----- -------------------ECONOMIC INDICATORS---------------------- INFLATION (year-on-year CPI) Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Dec 12 Dec 11 0.4 pct 0.6 1.0 0.2 1.3 2.0 10.1 4.6 (Year-on-year figures for 2014 expected to be released later in July) BALANCE OF PAYMENTS (millions of U.S. dollars) May Apr Mar Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug 520.4 -45.4 139 193.7 -31.3 533.9 -192 -793.7 503.8 -223 (Source: Banque Du Liban) TRADE (millions of U.S. dollars) Dec Dec 2012 Imports 1,797 1,871 Exports 243 381 (Source: Ministry of Finance) * FOREIGN ASSETS (billions of U.S. dollars) July 31 July 15 June 30 June 15 Dec 31 2011 38.0 37.1 37.3 37.0 36.2 (Source: Banque Du Liban -- Balance Sheet) FOREIGN CURRENCIES (billions of U.S. dollars) May Apr Mar Feb Jan Dec Nov Jan 12 33.26 33.71 33.63 33.40 32.25 31.71 31.78 30.76 (Source: Banque Du Liban -- Balance Sheet) PUBLIC DEBT Dec 2013 Dec 12 Dec 11 Gross public debt ($ bln) 63.48 57.68 52.94 Local currency ($ bln) 37.35 33.30 32.02 Foreign currency ($ bln) 26.12 24.38 20.92 (Source: Public Finance Monitor, Ministry of Finance) MONEY SUPPLY (Lebanese pounds billions) July 3 Jun 26 Jun 19 Dec 2000 Yr/Yr change M1 7,568 7,191 7,172 2,389 -2.00 M2 71,041 70,598 70,380 19,493 5.95 M3 174,806 172,552 172,966 49,294 7.36 M4 185,221 183,942 183,349 55,993 7.83 (Source: Banque du Liban) (M1 = Currency in circulation plus demand deposits, M2 = M1 plus other deposits in Lebanese pounds, M3 = M2 plus foreign currency deposits, M4 = M3 plus treasury bills held by the non-banking system) COINCIDENT INDICATOR Apr Mar Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug 285.1 271.8 272.5 280.3 267.9 278.8 270.5 247.2 244.8 (100 = January 1993) (Source: Banque du Liban) PUBLIC FINANCES (billions of Lebanese pounds) Jan-Dec '13 Jan-Dec '12 Expenditure 20,563 20,081 Receipts 14,201 14,164 Primary Surplus/Def -361 -166 Deficit -6,362 -5,918 (Source: Ministry of Finance) T-bill weekly subscriptions (in billions of pounds) * (Aug 14 auction) Term Yield (pct) Face value Purchase value 3 months 4.44 35.047 34.665 6 months 4.99 31.444 30.679 60 months 6.74 253.821 253.815 Total: 320.313 319.160 Subscriptions over maturities: 36.119 (Aug 7 auction) Term Yield (pct) Face value Purchase value 12 months 5.35 36.78 34.917 24 months 5.84 33.00 33.00 36 months 6.50 494.45 494.45 Total: 564.23 562.37 Subscriptions over maturities: 62.58