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In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country.

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In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country.

Table 1.

Jordan: Selected Economic and Financial Indicators, 1990–96

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Sources: The Jordanian authorities; and staff estimates and projections.

Period averages; depreciation (–).

Percentage change over the 12–month period ending October 1996.

The ratios to GDP are based on the revised GDP series compiled by Jordan’s Department of Statistics.

Starting in 1996, the fiscal accounts exclude the operations of the Telecommunications Corporation.

The revised program assumes no buildup in net bilateral accounts in 1996.

Public and publicly guaranteed external debt.

Readily usable foreign exchange of the Central Bank of Jordan; excluding foreign exchange deposits by residents at the Central Bank of Jordan, gold, and net bilateral accounts; data are for end of period.

Exluding re–exported imports.

Table 2.

Jordan: Industrial Origin of Gross Domestic Product at Current Prices, 1990–95 1/

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Source: Department of Statistics.

Figures for 1993–95 were revised by the Economic Situation Evaluation Committee, Government of Jordan.

Comprising finance, insurance, real estate, and business services; community, social, and personal services; nonprofit services to households; domestic services of households; and an imputed bank service charge.

Table 3.

Jordan: Industrial Origin of Gross Domestic Product at Constant 1985 Prices, 1990–95 1/

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Source: Department of Statistics.

Figures for 1993–95 were revised by the Economic Situation Evaluation Committee, Government of Jordan.

Comprising finance, insurance, real estate, and business services; community, social, and personal services; nonprofit services to households; domestic services of households; and an imputed bank service charge.

Table 4.

Jordan: National Expenditure Accounts in Current Prices, 1990–95 1/

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Source: Department of Statistics.

Figures for 1993–95 were revised by the Economic Situation Evaluation Committee, Government of Jordan.

Data for net factor income from abroad, prepared by the Department of Statistics, are not yet available for 1995.

Table 5.

Jordan: Agricultural Production, 1990–95

(In thousands of metric tons)

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Source: Department of Statistics.
Table 6.

Jordan: Cost of Living Indicators, 1990–96

(1992 = 100)

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Source: Central Bank of Jordan.

For 1996, based on the average of the first eleven months.

Table 7.

Jordan: Industrial Production Index, 1990–96 1/

(1988=100)

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Sources: Central Bank of Jordan; and the Department of Statistics.

Only yearly data for 1990–92 are available.

Based on the first eight months.

Table 8.

Jordan: Output by Major Industries, 1990–96

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Source: Central Bank of Jordan.

Including clinker in 1990–94.

Table 9.

Jordan: Construction Activity, 1991–96

(Area in thousands of square meters)

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Source: Jordan Engineers Association.

For the first nine months.

Table 10.

Jordan: New Registrations and Capital Investment, 1992–96

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Source: Ministry of Industry and Trade.

For the first nine months.

Including capital of the National Electric Power Company amounted to JD 230 million.

Table 11.

Jordan: Government Finances, 1990–96

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Sources: Ministry of Finance and Customs, and staff estimates.

Commitment basis.

Cash basis.

Table 12.

Jordan: Government Revenue, 1990–96

(In millions of Jordan dinars)

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Sources: Ministry of Finance and Customs, and staff estimates.
Table 13.

Jordan: Government Expenditure, 1990–96

(In millions of Jordan dinars)

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Sources: Ministry of Finance and Customs, and staff estimates.
Table 14.

Jordan: Central Government Budget--Capital Expenditure and Net Lending by Function, 1990–96

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Sources: Ministry of Finance and Customs, and staff estimates.
Table 15.

Jordan: Food Subsidies, 1990–96 1/

(In millions of Jordan dinars)

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Sources: Ministry of Supply, and Ministry of Finance and Customs.

Negative sign indicates subsidy.

Table 16.

Jordan: Food Subsidies and Cash Transfers, 1995–96

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Sources: Ministry of Supply, and Ministry of Finance and Customs.

From 1/1/96 to 8/12/96.

From 8/13/96 to 12/31/96.

From 1/1/96 to 7/31/96.

From 8/1/96 to 12/31/96.

In August 1996 cash payments were introduced to compensate for the elimination of wheat and barley subsidies.

Table 17.

Jordan: Outstanding Public Sector Domestic Debt, 1990–96 1/

(In millions of Jordan dinars)

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Source: Central Bank of Jordan.

Central government and public corporations.

Table 18.

Jordan: Consolidated Balance Sheet of Commercial Banks and the Housing Bank, 1990–96

(In millions of Jordan dinars)

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Source: Central Bank of Jordan.

Includes credit to mixed (private and public sector) enterprises.

Table 19.

Jordan: Balance Sheet of the Central Bank, 1990–96

(In millions of Jordan dinars)

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Source: Central Bank of Jordan.

Includes specialized credit institutions.

Adjusted for purchases and repurchases from the IMF.

Table 20.

Jordan: Monetary Survey, 1990–96

(In millions of Jordan dinars)

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Source: Central Bank of Jordan.

Deposits of: private sector (resident), public nonfinancial institutions, municipalities and local governments, financial institutions and Social Security Corporation.

Table 21.

Jordan: Factors Affecting Changes in Money Supply, 1990–96

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Source: Central Bank of Jordan.

Also includes claims on municipalities and local governments and claims on the Social Security Corporation.

Table 22.

Jordan: Commercial Banks’ Liquidity and Reserves, 1994–96 1/

(In millions of Jordan dinars)

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Source: Central Bank of Jordan.

Due to reclassification of statistics, data for the years prior to 1994 were not available.

Includes cash in vaults, balances with the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ), bond and bills, convertible foreign currency balances with banks abroad (net), interbank deposits (net) and JD balances with banks abroad.

Defined as JD deposits with the CBJ less CD’s in JD.

Defined to include demand, time and savings deposits, JD deposits with banks abroad, bills payable and borrowings.

Defined to include previous month’s JD deposits, banks’ deposits and borrowing less amounts extended to exports sector. Since 1995, limited to previous month’s JD deposits.

Table 23.

Jordan: Consolidated Accounts of the Specialized Credit Institutions, 1990–96 1/

(In millions of Jordan dinars)

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Source: Central Bank of Jordan.

Includes the Agricultural Credit Corporation; the Cities and Villages Development Bank; the Housing Corporation; the Industrial Development Bank; and the Jordan Cooperative Organization.

Effective December 1993, data for specialized credit institution were reclassified to new definitions.

Table 24.

Jordan: Outstanding Loans of Specialized Credit Institutions, 1990–96 1/

(In millions of Jordan dinars)

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Source: Central Bank of Jordan.

Excluding the Housing Bank.

Table 25.

Jordan: Sectoral Distribution of Outstanding Credit to the Private Sector from Commercial Banks and the Housing Bank, 1990–96

(In millions of Jordan dinars)

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Source: Central Bank of Jordan.

Excluding public and private corporate bonds.

Table 26.

Jordan: Amman Financial Market Indicators, 1990–96

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Source: Amman Financial Market.

Weighted by the number of traded shares; annual averages.

Table 27.

Jordan: Net Foreign Assets of the Banking System, 1990–96

(In millions of U.S. dollars)

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Source: Central Bank of Jordan.

National valuation. Figure for 1994 includes revaluation of US$97.9 million.

Table 28.

Jordan: Interest Rate Structure and Recent Government Bond Issues, 1990–96

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Source: Central Bank of Jordan.

Interest rates on certificates of deposits for 1933 onward are confined only to investment banks.

Commissions apply to overdraft faculties.

Table 29.

Jordan: Balance Sheet of the Central Bank, 1990–96

(In millions of Jordan dinars)

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Sources: The Jordanian authorities; and staff estimates.

Remittance from Jordanians working abroad.

Includes transfer from foreign private aid organizations and transfers abroad by Jordanians.

Cost for cash buy–back operations for debt to commercial banks and Russia, etc.

Estimated transfer of savings held abroad by Jordanians.

Includes estimated re–transfer of money to the WBGS, which was previously remitted from Palestinian/Jordanian workers abroad to Jordan.

Excludes changes of liability of the CBJ to the IMF.

Unrecurrent aid of grants and loans from Gulf Crisis Financial Cooperation Group.

Imports adjusted for re–exports.

The figure US$650 million was based on projections during the mission. The actual figure for end–1996 is USS697 million (2.1 months of imports).

Table 30.

Jordan: Developments in Exports, 1990–95

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Source: The Jordanian authorities.
Table 31.

Jordan: Developments in Imports, 1990–95

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Source: The Jordanian authorities.

Adjusted for imports by the non–residents (mostly by embassies and multilateral agencies).

Table 32.

Jordan: Composition of Imports (SITC Classification), 1990–95

(In millions of Jordan dinars)

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Source: Central Bank of Jordan.

Customs basis.

Table 33.

Jordan: Direction of Foreign Trade, 1990–95

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Source: Central Bank of Jordan.
Table 34.

Jordan: Terms of Trade, 1990–95

(1985 = 100)

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Source: Central Bank of Jordan.
Table 35.

Jordan: Services Account, 1990–95

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Source: The Jordanian authorities.
Table 36.

Jordan: Official Transfers, 1990–95

(In millions of U.S. dollars)

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Source: The Jordanian authorities.

For 1991 onwards, the grants are in the form of petroleum imports from Iraq at prices below world market prices.

Under commodity import program.

United Nations Relief and Work Agency (for Palestinian refugees), etc.

Gulf Crisis Financial Coordination Group.

Table 37.

Jordan: Disbursement of Public and Publicly Guaranteed Loans, 1990–95 1/

(In millions of U.S. dollars)

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Source: The Jordanian authorities.

Includes loans for Royal Jordanian Airlines.

Gulf Crisis Financial Coordination Group.

Table 38.

Jordan: Debt Service Payments, 1991–95

(In millions of U.S. dollars)

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Source: The Jordanian authorities, and staff estimates.
Table 39.

Jordan: Outstanding External Debt, 1994–96 1/

(In millions of U.S. dollars)

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Source: Ministry of Finance and Customs.

Public and publicly guaranteed medium–and long–term debt, end of period.

Includes par and discount exchange bonds, issued after the debt and debt service reduction operation, which are fully collateralized.

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