Central African Republic: Statistical Annex

In this study, the following statistical data are presented: GDP at current prices, agricultural production, cotton production and producer prices, production and exports of forestry products, electricity price structure, consumption of oil products, consumer price index, wholesale price index, central government operations and revenue, interest rate structure, monetary survey, supply and use of resources at current prices, producer prices of major agricultural commodities, costs and prices in the cotton sector, livestock population and slaughtering, industrial production index, composition of exports, and so on.

Abstract

Central African Republic: Basic Data

Sources: C.A.R. authorities; and staff estimates.

^{^1/}Method used in the World Bank Atlas.

Table 1.

Central African Republic: Gross Domestic Product at Current Prices, 1994–99

(In billions of CFA francs)

Sources: C.A.R. authorities; and Fund staff estimates.

Table 1.

Central African Republic: Gross Domestic Product at Current Prices, 1994–99

(In billions of CFA francs)

			1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
					Estimates
Primary sector			202.3	245.3	264.4	283.2	306.9	326.8
	Agriculture		122.1	153.8	168.4	184.9	202.8	212.9
		Subsistence	112.4	140.2	157.5	172.8	189.3	202.1
		Cash crops	9.7	13.6	10.9	12.1	13.5	10.7
	Livestock		40.8	49.6	54.0	57.2	60.2	64.0
	Hunting and fishing		20.9	23.9	25.9	27.4	29.5	32.0
		Hunting	13.1	15.0	16.3	17.2	18.5	20.1
		Fishing	7.8	8.9	9.6	10.2	11.0	11.9
	Forestry		18.4	18.0	16.1	13.7	14.4	18.0
		Logs	3.5	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.0	4.9
		Other	14.9	14.0	12.1	9.6	10.4	13.1
Secondary sector			99.1	112.0	102.9	105.8	108.6	114.7
	Manufacturing industry		45.0	54.9	53.9	51.6	52.6	54.5
	Mining		25.8	22.7	21.4	23.3	23.5	26.2
	Public utilities		4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.5	4.6
	Construction		24.2	30.2	23.5	26.7	28.0	29.5
Tertiary sector			148.8	164.1	155.6	161.6	164.6	170.3
	Merchant services		93.0	105.0	114.2	118.4	118.6	123.5
		Transport and communications	11.6	13.4	14.2	14.8	14.8	15.4
		Commerce	58.9	66.5	72.6	75.5	75.6	78.8
		Other	22.4	25.1	27.4	28.1	28.2	29.3
	Nonmerchant services		55.8	59.1	41.4	43.2	46.0	46.8
		Central government	41.0	46.4	40.6	41.4	35.1	35.9
		Technical assistance	14.8	12.7	0.8	1.8	10.9	10.9
GDP at factor costs			450.1	521.3	522.9	550.6	580.2	611.9
	Indirect taxes		12.0	16.8	12.0	16.5	17.2	18.0
	Customs duties		11.5	21.9	12.9	17.1	25.2	22.7
GDP at market prices			473.6	560.0	547.8	584.3	622.6	652.5

Sources: C.A.R. authorities; and Fund staff estimates.

Table 1.

Central African Republic: Gross Domestic Product at Current Prices, 1994–99

(In billions of CFA francs)

			1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
					Estimates
Primary sector			202.3	245.3	264.4	283.2	306.9	326.8
	Agriculture		122.1	153.8	168.4	184.9	202.8	212.9
		Subsistence	112.4	140.2	157.5	172.8	189.3	202.1
		Cash crops	9.7	13.6	10.9	12.1	13.5	10.7
	Livestock		40.8	49.6	54.0	57.2	60.2	64.0
	Hunting and fishing		20.9	23.9	25.9	27.4	29.5	32.0
		Hunting	13.1	15.0	16.3	17.2	18.5	20.1
		Fishing	7.8	8.9	9.6	10.2	11.0	11.9
	Forestry		18.4	18.0	16.1	13.7	14.4	18.0
		Logs	3.5	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.0	4.9
		Other	14.9	14.0	12.1	9.6	10.4	13.1
Secondary sector			99.1	112.0	102.9	105.8	108.6	114.7
	Manufacturing industry		45.0	54.9	53.9	51.6	52.6	54.5
	Mining		25.8	22.7	21.4	23.3	23.5	26.2
	Public utilities		4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.5	4.6
	Construction		24.2	30.2	23.5	26.7	28.0	29.5
Tertiary sector			148.8	164.1	155.6	161.6	164.6	170.3
	Merchant services		93.0	105.0	114.2	118.4	118.6	123.5
		Transport and communications	11.6	13.4	14.2	14.8	14.8	15.4
		Commerce	58.9	66.5	72.6	75.5	75.6	78.8
		Other	22.4	25.1	27.4	28.1	28.2	29.3
	Nonmerchant services		55.8	59.1	41.4	43.2	46.0	46.8
		Central government	41.0	46.4	40.6	41.4	35.1	35.9
		Technical assistance	14.8	12.7	0.8	1.8	10.9	10.9
GDP at factor costs			450.1	521.3	522.9	550.6	580.2	611.9
	Indirect taxes		12.0	16.8	12.0	16.5	17.2	18.0
	Customs duties		11.5	21.9	12.9	17.1	25.2	22.7
GDP at market prices			473.6	560.0	547.8	584.3	622.6	652.5

Sources: C.A.R. authorities; and Fund staff estimates.

Table 2.

Central African Republic: Gross Domestic Product at Constant 1985 Prices, 1994–99

(In billions of CFA francs)

Sources: C.A.R. authorities; and Fund staff estimates.

Table 2.

Central African Republic: Gross Domestic Product at Constant 1985 Prices, 1994–99

(In billions of CFA francs)

			1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
					Estimates
Primary sector			199.3	209.5	219.4	233.3	242.2	251.9
	Agriculture		121.4	128.6	136.9	146.1	152.3	157.3
		Subsistence	118.7	125.6	133.7	142.5	148.3	153.5
		Cash crops	2.8	3.0	3.3	3.6	3.9	3.8
	Livestock		43.2	45.0	46.4	47.8	47.8	49.2
	Hunting and fishing		27.2	27.8	28.5	29.3	30.0	31.5
		Hunting	16.2	16.5	17.0	17.5	17.9	18.8
		Fishing	10.9	11.2	11.5	11.8	12.1	12.7
	Forestry		7.5	8.1	7.5	10.1	12.1	13.9
		Logs	3.1	3.7	3.7	5.6	6.4	7.3
		Other	4.4	4.4	3.8	4.5	5.7	6.6
Secondary sector			63.5	65.8	58.3	57.1	58.1	60.6
	Manufacturing industry		30.9	34.4	31.0	28.8	29.4	30.4
	Mining		15.9	14.3	14.1	13.8	13.9	14.4
	Public utilities		1.5	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5
	Construction		15.1	15.6	11.7	13.1	13.4	14.3
Tertiary sector			97.6	100.0	93.7	95.0	96.1	99.7
	Merchant services		80.2	82.1	81.6	82.6	82.6	85.9
		Transport and communications	15.4	15.7	15.2	15.5	15.5	16.1
		Commerce	44.6	45.1	45.1	45.8	45.8	47.6
		Other	20.2	21.3	21.3	21.3	21.3	22.1
	Nonmerchant services		17.4	17.9	12.1	12.5	13.5	13.8
		Central government	12.8	14.1	11.9	11.9	10.3	10.7
		Technical assistance	4.6	3.9	0.3	0.5	3.2	3.1
GDP at factor costs			360.3	375.3	371.4	385.5	396.4	412.2
	Indirect taxes		10.7	11.7	8.0	10.9	11.5	12.3
	Customs duties		9.2	20.5	11.6	15.2	22.8	20.8
GDP at market prices			380.2	407.5	391.0	411.6	430.7	445.3

Sources: C.A.R. authorities; and Fund staff estimates.

Table 2.

Central African Republic: Gross Domestic Product at Constant 1985 Prices, 1994–99

(In billions of CFA francs)

			1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
					Estimates
Primary sector			199.3	209.5	219.4	233.3	242.2	251.9
	Agriculture		121.4	128.6	136.9	146.1	152.3	157.3
		Subsistence	118.7	125.6	133.7	142.5	148.3	153.5
		Cash crops	2.8	3.0	3.3	3.6	3.9	3.8
	Livestock		43.2	45.0	46.4	47.8	47.8	49.2
	Hunting and fishing		27.2	27.8	28.5	29.3	30.0	31.5
		Hunting	16.2	16.5	17.0	17.5	17.9	18.8
		Fishing	10.9	11.2	11.5	11.8	12.1	12.7
	Forestry		7.5	8.1	7.5	10.1	12.1	13.9
		Logs	3.1	3.7	3.7	5.6	6.4	7.3
		Other	4.4	4.4	3.8	4.5	5.7	6.6
Secondary sector			63.5	65.8	58.3	57.1	58.1	60.6
	Manufacturing industry		30.9	34.4	31.0	28.8	29.4	30.4
	Mining		15.9	14.3	14.1	13.8	13.9	14.4
	Public utilities		1.5	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5
	Construction		15.1	15.6	11.7	13.1	13.4	14.3
Tertiary sector			97.6	100.0	93.7	95.0	96.1	99.7
	Merchant services		80.2	82.1	81.6	82.6	82.6	85.9
		Transport and communications	15.4	15.7	15.2	15.5	15.5	16.1
		Commerce	44.6	45.1	45.1	45.8	45.8	47.6
		Other	20.2	21.3	21.3	21.3	21.3	22.1
	Nonmerchant services		17.4	17.9	12.1	12.5	13.5	13.8
		Central government	12.8	14.1	11.9	11.9	10.3	10.7
		Technical assistance	4.6	3.9	0.3	0.5	3.2	3.1
GDP at factor costs			360.3	375.3	371.4	385.5	396.4	412.2
	Indirect taxes		10.7	11.7	8.0	10.9	11.5	12.3
	Customs duties		9.2	20.5	11.6	15.2	22.8	20.8
GDP at market prices			380.2	407.5	391.0	411.6	430.7	445.3

Sources: C.A.R. authorities; and Fund staff estimates.

Table 3.

Central African Republic: Gross Domestic Product at Constant 1985 Prices, 1994–99

(Annual percentage change)

Sources: C.A.R. authorities; and Fund staff estimates.

Table 3.

Central African Republic: Gross Domestic Product at Constant 1985 Prices, 1994–99

(Annual percentage change)

			1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
					Estimates
Primary sector			1.1	5.1	4.7	6.4	3.8	4.0
	Agriculture		-0.5	5.9	6.5	6.7	4.2	3.3
		Subsistence	-0.6	5.9	6.4	6.6	4.1	3.5
		Cash crops	7.1	8.1	9.0	11.0	8.0	-4.0
	Livestock		3.6	4.3	3.0	3.0	0.0	3.0
	Hunting and fishing		3.1	2.2	2.9	2.8	2.4	5.0
		Hunting	3.0	1.6	3.0	2.9	2.3	5.0
		Fishing	3.2	3.1	2.7	2.6	2.5	4.9
	Forestry		7.4	8.0	-7.4	34.7	20.1	14.7
		Logs	-4.0	21.5	0.0	50.9	15.0	13.2
		Other	16.9	-1.4	-13.7	18.6	26.6	16.5
Secondary sector			13.1	3.8	-11.5	-2.0	1.7	4.3
	Manufacturing industry		8.3	11.2	-10.0	-7.0	2.0	3.5
	Mining		7.7	-10.3	-1.0	-2.5	0.8	3.5
	Public utilities		8.8	3.3	-3.5	-4.0	2.0	3.0
	Construction		32.6	3.3	-25.0	12.0	2.0	7.0
Tertiary sector			5.8	2.4	-6.3	1.4	1.1	3.7
	Merchant services		6.9	2.4	-0.6	1.2	0.0	4.0
		Transport and communications	12.8	1.6	-3.0	2.0	0.0	4.0
		Commerce	5.4	1.2	0.0	1.5	0.0	4.0
		Other	5.8	5.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0
	Nonmerchant services		1.2	2.9	-32.3	2.7	8.7	2.1
		Central government	4.4	9.9	-15.6	0.4	-13.6	3.8
		Technical assistance	-6.7	-16.6	-93.5	114.6	502.1	-3.2
GDP at factor costs			4.3	4.2	-1.1	3.8	2.8	4.0
	Indirect taxes		38.3	8.6	-31.3	36.0	5.8	6.4
	Customs duties		-2.6	123.4	-43.1	30.6	50.1	-8.7
GDP at market prices			4.9	7.2	-4.0	5.3	4.7	3.4

Sources: C.A.R. authorities; and Fund staff estimates.

Table 3.

Central African Republic: Gross Domestic Product at Constant 1985 Prices, 1994–99

(Annual percentage change)

			1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
					Estimates
Primary sector			1.1	5.1	4.7	6.4	3.8	4.0
	Agriculture		-0.5	5.9	6.5	6.7	4.2	3.3
		Subsistence	-0.6	5.9	6.4	6.6	4.1	3.5
		Cash crops	7.1	8.1	9.0	11.0	8.0	-4.0
	Livestock		3.6	4.3	3.0	3.0	0.0	3.0
	Hunting and fishing		3.1	2.2	2.9	2.8	2.4	5.0
		Hunting	3.0	1.6	3.0	2.9	2.3	5.0
		Fishing	3.2	3.1	2.7	2.6	2.5	4.9
	Forestry		7.4	8.0	-7.4	34.7	20.1	14.7
		Logs	-4.0	21.5	0.0	50.9	15.0	13.2
		Other	16.9	-1.4	-13.7	18.6	26.6	16.5
Secondary sector			13.1	3.8	-11.5	-2.0	1.7	4.3
	Manufacturing industry		8.3	11.2	-10.0	-7.0	2.0	3.5
	Mining		7.7	-10.3	-1.0	-2.5	0.8	3.5
	Public utilities		8.8	3.3	-3.5	-4.0	2.0	3.0
	Construction		32.6	3.3	-25.0	12.0	2.0	7.0
Tertiary sector			5.8	2.4	-6.3	1.4	1.1	3.7
	Merchant services		6.9	2.4	-0.6	1.2	0.0	4.0
		Transport and communications	12.8	1.6	-3.0	2.0	0.0	4.0
		Commerce	5.4	1.2	0.0	1.5	0.0	4.0
		Other	5.8	5.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0
	Nonmerchant services		1.2	2.9	-32.3	2.7	8.7	2.1
		Central government	4.4	9.9	-15.6	0.4	-13.6	3.8
		Technical assistance	-6.7	-16.6	-93.5	114.6	502.1	-3.2
GDP at factor costs			4.3	4.2	-1.1	3.8	2.8	4.0
	Indirect taxes		38.3	8.6	-31.3	36.0	5.8	6.4
	Customs duties		-2.6	123.4	-43.1	30.6	50.1	-8.7
GDP at market prices			4.9	7.2	-4.0	5.3	4.7	3.4

Sources: C.A.R. authorities; and Fund staff estimates.

Table 4.

Central African Republic: Supply and Use of Resources at Current Prices, 1994–99

Sources: C.A.R. authorities; and Fund staff estimates.

^{^1/}As defined in the IMF’s Balance of Payments Manual (5th edition).

Table 4.

Central African Republic: Supply and Use of Resources at Current Prices, 1994–99

			1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
					Estimates
			(In billions of CFA francs)
Aggregate supply			614.3	715.1	663.0	730.0	778.5	808.1
	GDP		473.6	560.0	547.8	584.3	622.6	652.5
	Imports of goods and services ^1/		140.7	155.1	115.2	145.7	156.0	155.5
Aggregate demand			614.3	715.1	663.0	730.0	778.5	808.1
	Consumption		420.3	525.3	544.6	558.6	593.8	604.6
		Public	82.8	85.0	52.3	63.8	72.2	74.8
		Private	337.5	440.3	492.3	494.8	521.6	529.8
	Gross investment		80.4	75.6	23.6	57.3	84.3	94.0
		Public	34.2	54.6	9.9	23.0	44.5	44.3
		Private	46.2	21.0	13.7	34.2	39.8	49.6
	Exports of goods and services ^1/		113.6	114.2	94.8	114.0	100.4	109.5
Resource gap			-27.1	-40.9	-20.4	-31.6	-55.5	-46.0
Gross domestic savings			53.3	34.7	3.2	25.7	28.8	48.0
	Government		-27.4	-1.5	-9.0	-7.7	-1.8	-3.9
	Private sector		80.7	36.2	12.3	33.4	30.6	51.9
Net income from abroad
		(outflow -) ^1/	-11.5	-10.5	-10.8	-8.8	-11.0	-11.2
Current transfers (outflow -) ^1/			12.2	11.0	-1.1	7.8	15.0	15.8
National savings			54.0	35.2	-8.6	24.7	32.8	52.6
Memorandum items:			(In percent of GDP)
	National savings		11.4	6.3	-1.6	4.2	5.3	8.1
	Gross domestic savings		11.3	6.2	0.6	4.4	4.6	7.4
		Central government	-5.8	-0.3	-1.6	-1.3	-0.3	-0.6
		Private sector	17.0	6.5	2.2	5.7	4.9	7.9
	Consumption		88.7	93.8	99.4	95.6	95.4	92.6
		Central government	17.5	15.2	9.6	10.9	11.6	11.5
		Private sector	71.3	78.6	89.9	84.7	83.8	81.2
	Gross investment		17.0	13.5	4.3	9.8	13.5	14.4
		Central government	7.2	9.7	1.8	3.9	7.1	6.8
		Private sector	9.8	3.8	2.5	5.9	6.4	7.6

Sources: C.A.R. authorities; and Fund staff estimates.

^{^1/}As defined in the IMF’s Balance of Payments Manual (5th edition).

Table 4.

Central African Republic: Supply and Use of Resources at Current Prices, 1994–99

			1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
					Estimates
			(In billions of CFA francs)
Aggregate supply			614.3	715.1	663.0	730.0	778.5	808.1
	GDP		473.6	560.0	547.8	584.3	622.6	652.5
	Imports of goods and services ^1/		140.7	155.1	115.2	145.7	156.0	155.5
Aggregate demand			614.3	715.1	663.0	730.0	778.5	808.1
	Consumption		420.3	525.3	544.6	558.6	593.8	604.6
		Public	82.8	85.0	52.3	63.8	72.2	74.8
		Private	337.5	440.3	492.3	494.8	521.6	529.8
	Gross investment		80.4	75.6	23.6	57.3	84.3	94.0
		Public	34.2	54.6	9.9	23.0	44.5	44.3
		Private	46.2	21.0	13.7	34.2	39.8	49.6
	Exports of goods and services ^1/		113.6	114.2	94.8	114.0	100.4	109.5
Resource gap			-27.1	-40.9	-20.4	-31.6	-55.5	-46.0
Gross domestic savings			53.3	34.7	3.2	25.7	28.8	48.0
	Government		-27.4	-1.5	-9.0	-7.7	-1.8	-3.9
	Private sector		80.7	36.2	12.3	33.4	30.6	51.9
Net income from abroad
		(outflow -) ^1/	-11.5	-10.5	-10.8	-8.8	-11.0	-11.2
Current transfers (outflow -) ^1/			12.2	11.0	-1.1	7.8	15.0	15.8
National savings			54.0	35.2	-8.6	24.7	32.8	52.6
Memorandum items:			(In percent of GDP)
	National savings		11.4	6.3	-1.6	4.2	5.3	8.1
	Gross domestic savings		11.3	6.2	0.6	4.4	4.6	7.4
		Central government	-5.8	-0.3	-1.6	-1.3	-0.3	-0.6
		Private sector	17.0	6.5	2.2	5.7	4.9	7.9
	Consumption		88.7	93.8	99.4	95.6	95.4	92.6
		Central government	17.5	15.2	9.6	10.9	11.6	11.5
		Private sector	71.3	78.6	89.9	84.7	83.8	81.2
	Gross investment		17.0	13.5	4.3	9.8	13.5	14.4
		Central government	7.2	9.7	1.8	3.9	7.1	6.8
		Private sector	9.8	3.8	2.5	5.9	6.4	7.6

Sources: C.A.R. authorities; and Fund staff estimates.

^{^1/}As defined in the IMF’s Balance of Payments Manual (5th edition).

Table 5.

Central African Republic: Agricultural Production, 1993/94–1998/99 ^1/

(In thousands of tons)

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

^{^1/}Crop year ends September 30; except for cotton and wheat, where it ends October 31.

^{^2/}One kilogram of merchant coffee is equivalent to 2 kilograms of coffee cerise.

Table 5.

Central African Republic: Agricultural Production, 1993/94–1998/99 ^1/

(In thousands of tons)

		1993/94	1994/95	1995/96	1996/97	1997/98	1998/99 Est.
Food crops
	Cassava	575.0	517.5	491.6	526.1	578.7	607.6
	Groundnuts	72.0	79.2	85.5	90.6	97.8	101.7
	Millet and sorghum	27.8	30.0	33.0	35.6	38.8	41.0
	Maize	58.0	62.7	70.8	75.8	82.6	88.0
	Sesame	24.5	27.0	28.6	30.6	32.0	33.0
	Rice	7.8	8.0	8.7	15.0	17.0	18.5
	Gourds	12.9	14.2	15.7	16.8	18.0	19.2
Export crops
	Unginned cotton	16.0	27.5	32.0	32.0	50.0	37.5
	Merchant coffee ^2/	9.0	14.6	5.7	12.5	6.4	11.1
	Tobacco (tons)	0.3	0.0	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.3

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

^{^1/}Crop year ends September 30; except for cotton and wheat, where it ends October 31.

^{^2/}One kilogram of merchant coffee is equivalent to 2 kilograms of coffee cerise.

Table 5.

Central African Republic: Agricultural Production, 1993/94–1998/99 ^1/

(In thousands of tons)

		1993/94	1994/95	1995/96	1996/97	1997/98	1998/99 Est.
Food crops
	Cassava	575.0	517.5	491.6	526.1	578.7	607.6
	Groundnuts	72.0	79.2	85.5	90.6	97.8	101.7
	Millet and sorghum	27.8	30.0	33.0	35.6	38.8	41.0
	Maize	58.0	62.7	70.8	75.8	82.6	88.0
	Sesame	24.5	27.0	28.6	30.6	32.0	33.0
	Rice	7.8	8.0	8.7	15.0	17.0	18.5
	Gourds	12.9	14.2	15.7	16.8	18.0	19.2
Export crops
	Unginned cotton	16.0	27.5	32.0	32.0	50.0	37.5
	Merchant coffee ^2/	9.0	14.6	5.7	12.5	6.4	11.1
	Tobacco (tons)	0.3	0.0	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.3

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

^{^1/}Crop year ends September 30; except for cotton and wheat, where it ends October 31.

^{^2/}One kilogram of merchant coffee is equivalent to 2 kilograms of coffee cerise.

Table 6.

Central African Republic: Producer Prices of Major Agricultural Commodities, 1993/94–1998/99 ^1/

(CFA francs per kilogram)

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

^{^1/}Crop year ends September 30.

^{^2/}First-quality cotton.

^{^3/}Second-quality cotton.

^{^4/}Prices freely set since 1992.

Table 6.

Central African Republic: Producer Prices of Major Agricultural Commodities, 1993/94–1998/99 ^1/

(CFA francs per kilogram)

			1993/94	1994/95	1995/96	1996/97	1997/98	1998/99 Est.
Export crops
	Seed cotton
		White ^2/	80.0	120.0	150.0	155.0	155.0	170.0
		Yellow ^3/	60.0	80.0	125.0	125.0	125.0	125.0
	Coffee (robusta)
		Cerise	120.0	240.0	240.0	180.0	180.0	150.0
		Merchant coffee	240.0	480.0	480.0	360.0	360.0	362.0
	Tobacco (wrapping)		400.0	1,250.0	1,200.0	1,200.0	…	…
Food crops ^4/
	Groundnuts (unshelled)		196.0	270.0	320.0	320.0	…	…
	Sesame		320.0	396.0	559.0	559.0	…	…
	Maize (white)		67.0	117.0	84.0	84.0	…	…
	Millet and sorghum		117.0	104.0	78.0	78.0	…	…
	Rice (paddy)		138.0	155.0	179.0	179.0	…	…
	Cassava		78.0	113.0	171.0	171.0	…	…

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

^{^1/}Crop year ends September 30.

^{^2/}First-quality cotton.

^{^3/}Second-quality cotton.

^{^4/}Prices freely set since 1992.

Table 6.

Central African Republic: Producer Prices of Major Agricultural Commodities, 1993/94–1998/99 ^1/

(CFA francs per kilogram)

			1993/94	1994/95	1995/96	1996/97	1997/98	1998/99 Est.
Export crops
	Seed cotton
		White ^2/	80.0	120.0	150.0	155.0	155.0	170.0
		Yellow ^3/	60.0	80.0	125.0	125.0	125.0	125.0
	Coffee (robusta)
		Cerise	120.0	240.0	240.0	180.0	180.0	150.0
		Merchant coffee	240.0	480.0	480.0	360.0	360.0	362.0
	Tobacco (wrapping)		400.0	1,250.0	1,200.0	1,200.0	…	…
Food crops ^4/
	Groundnuts (unshelled)		196.0	270.0	320.0	320.0	…	…
	Sesame		320.0	396.0	559.0	559.0	…	…
	Maize (white)		67.0	117.0	84.0	84.0	…	…
	Millet and sorghum		117.0	104.0	78.0	78.0	…	…
	Rice (paddy)		138.0	155.0	179.0	179.0	…	…
	Cassava		78.0	113.0	171.0	171.0	…	…

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

^{^1/}Crop year ends September 30.

^{^2/}First-quality cotton.

^{^3/}Second-quality cotton.

^{^4/}Prices freely set since 1992.

Table 7.

Central African Republic: Cotton Production and Producer Prices, 1993/94–1998/99 ^1/

Source: National Cotton Company (SOCOCA).

^{^1/}Crop year ends October 31.

^{^2/}First-quality cotton.

^{^3/}Second-quality cotton.

Table 7.

Central African Republic: Cotton Production and Producer Prices, 1993/94–1998/99 ^1/

		1993/94	1994/95	1995/96	1996/97	1997/98	1998/99
Production		(In thousands of tons, unless otherwise indicated)
	Unginned cotton	16.0	27.5	32.3	42.4	50.0	37.5
	Ginned cotton	6.0	11.4	13.9	18.1	21.3	15.8
	Ratio of ginned to unginned cotton (in percent)	42.1	42.2	43.1	42.7	42.6	42.1
	White cotton ^2/ (in percent of total unginned cotton)	89.5	88.0	95.0	90.0	95.0	92.5
Producer prices		(In CFA francs per kilogram)
	White cotton (unginned)	80	120	150	155	155	170
	Yellow cotton ^3/ (unginned)	60	80	125	125	125	125

Source: National Cotton Company (SOCOCA).

^{^1/}Crop year ends October 31.

^{^2/}First-quality cotton.

^{^3/}Second-quality cotton.

Table 7.

Central African Republic: Cotton Production and Producer Prices, 1993/94–1998/99 ^1/

		1993/94	1994/95	1995/96	1996/97	1997/98	1998/99
Production		(In thousands of tons, unless otherwise indicated)
	Unginned cotton	16.0	27.5	32.3	42.4	50.0	37.5
	Ginned cotton	6.0	11.4	13.9	18.1	21.3	15.8
	Ratio of ginned to unginned cotton (in percent)	42.1	42.2	43.1	42.7	42.6	42.1
	White cotton ^2/ (in percent of total unginned cotton)	89.5	88.0	95.0	90.0	95.0	92.5
Producer prices		(In CFA francs per kilogram)
	White cotton (unginned)	80	120	150	155	155	170
	Yellow cotton ^3/ (unginned)	60	80	125	125	125	125

Source: National Cotton Company (SOCOCA).

^{^1/}Crop year ends October 31.

^{^2/}First-quality cotton.

^{^3/}Second-quality cotton.

Table 8.

Central African Republic: Costs and Prices in the Cotton Sector, 1993/94–1998/99 ^1/

(CFA franc per kilogram, unless otherwise indicated)

Source: National Cotton Company (SOCOCA).

^{^1/}Crop year ends October 31.

^{^2/}Purchase and transport costs.

^{^3/}Including domestic sales.

^{^1/}Average export price less total costs.

Table 8.

Central African Republic: Costs and Prices in the Cotton Sector, 1993/94–1998/99 ^1/

(CFA franc per kilogram, unless otherwise indicated)

		1993/94	1994/95	1995/96	1996/97	1997/98	1998/99 Est.
Total cost (unginned cotton)		109.9	145.0	179.7	181.5	186.6	198.7
	Average producer price	79.0	115.7	144.9	149.7	149.3	161.5
	Other ^2/	30.9	29.3	34.9	31.9	37.3	37.2
Ratio of ginned to unginned
	cotton (in percent)	42.1	42.0	43.1	43.0	42.3	41.5
Equivalent cost (ginned cotton)		261.9	345.2	416.8	422.2	443.9	477.7
Ginning and sales services		66.1	79.1	80.0	74.0	86.0	80.0
Other general costs		237.0	149.7	153.0	113.0	96.5	93.8
Transport and related costs
	at seaports	83.9	93.1	94.2	145.2	184.4	96.6
Total costs, f.o.b. (ginned cotton)		648.8	667.1	744.0	754.4	821.7	806.2
Freight and insurance		61.8	64.3	75.3	75.4	77.5	68.5
Total costs, c.i.f. (ginned cotton)		710.6	731.4	819.3	829.8	1,096.1	874.8
Other costs and charges		25.4	60.2	117.6	129.6	70.2	18.7
Total costs		736.0	791.6	936.9	959.4	1,166.4	893.5
Average export price		799.0	929.4	921.0	887.0	910.0	758.0
Average sales price ^3/		796.2	807.0	941.0	900.0	940.0	757.7
Export margin (loss -) ^4/		63.0	137.8	-15.9	-72.4	-256.4	-135.5

Source: National Cotton Company (SOCOCA).

^{^1/}Crop year ends October 31.

^{^2/}Purchase and transport costs.

^{^3/}Including domestic sales.

^{^1/}Average export price less total costs.

Table 8.

Central African Republic: Costs and Prices in the Cotton Sector, 1993/94–1998/99 ^1/

(CFA franc per kilogram, unless otherwise indicated)

		1993/94	1994/95	1995/96	1996/97	1997/98	1998/99 Est.
Total cost (unginned cotton)		109.9	145.0	179.7	181.5	186.6	198.7
	Average producer price	79.0	115.7	144.9	149.7	149.3	161.5
	Other ^2/	30.9	29.3	34.9	31.9	37.3	37.2
Ratio of ginned to unginned
	cotton (in percent)	42.1	42.0	43.1	43.0	42.3	41.5
Equivalent cost (ginned cotton)		261.9	345.2	416.8	422.2	443.9	477.7
Ginning and sales services		66.1	79.1	80.0	74.0	86.0	80.0
Other general costs		237.0	149.7	153.0	113.0	96.5	93.8
Transport and related costs
	at seaports	83.9	93.1	94.2	145.2	184.4	96.6
Total costs, f.o.b. (ginned cotton)		648.8	667.1	744.0	754.4	821.7	806.2
Freight and insurance		61.8	64.3	75.3	75.4	77.5	68.5
Total costs, c.i.f. (ginned cotton)		710.6	731.4	819.3	829.8	1,096.1	874.8
Other costs and charges		25.4	60.2	117.6	129.6	70.2	18.7
Total costs		736.0	791.6	936.9	959.4	1,166.4	893.5
Average export price		799.0	929.4	921.0	887.0	910.0	758.0
Average sales price ^3/		796.2	807.0	941.0	900.0	940.0	757.7
Export margin (loss -) ^4/		63.0	137.8	-15.9	-72.4	-256.4	-135.5

Source: National Cotton Company (SOCOCA).

^{^1/}Crop year ends October 31.

^{^2/}Purchase and transport costs.

^{^3/}Including domestic sales.

^{^1/}Average export price less total costs.

Table 9.

Central African Republic: Costs and Prices in the Coffee Sector, 1993/94–1998/99 ^1/

(CFA francs per kilogram)

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

^{^1/}Crop year ending September 30. Owing to price liberalization, the structure given for the years starting in 1994/95 is only indicative. It is based on the reference price set at the crop season, but actual prices may change several times a year.

^{^2/}Including taxes.

Table 9.

Central African Republic: Costs and Prices in the Coffee Sector, 1993/94–1998/99 ^1/

(CFA francs per kilogram)

		1993/94	1994/95	1995/96	1996/97	1997/98	1998/99
Producer price		240.0	483.8	249.5	180.0	150.0	140.0
Marketing		91.3	196.0	154.9	148.0	…	253.0
	Collection and overhead costs	35.0	89.7	55.0	50.0	40.0	40.0
	Parking	6.7	15.0	15.0	13.0	…	13.0
	Processing	43.3	81.3	75.0	75.0	55.0	50.0
	Finance charges	6.3	10.0	0.0	10.0	…	45.0
Factory gate price		331.3	679.8	404.4	328.0	…	393.0
Primary transportation		6.8	20.0	25.0	25.0	20.0	25.0
Sales margin and costs		8.6	185.0	163.5	156.0	…	137.0
Bangui price
	(merchant coffee)	346.7	884.8	592.9	509.0	533.0	555.0
Transport and related costs
	at seaports ^2/	188.8	287.3	229.4	264.0	143.0	197.0
Total costs, f.o.b.		535.4	1,172.1	822.3	773.0	676.0	752.0
Freight and insurance		79.4	114.0	104.2	82.0	49.0	44.0
Total costs, c.i.f.		614.9	1,286.1	926.6	855.0	725.0	796.0
Average export price		640.0	1,401.0	950.0	866.0	765.0	908.0
Export margin (loss -)		25.1	114.9	23.4	11.0	40.0	112.0

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

^{^2/}Including taxes.

Table 9.

Central African Republic: Costs and Prices in the Coffee Sector, 1993/94–1998/99 ^1/

(CFA francs per kilogram)

		1993/94	1994/95	1995/96	1996/97	1997/98	1998/99
Producer price		240.0	483.8	249.5	180.0	150.0	140.0
Marketing		91.3	196.0	154.9	148.0	…	253.0
	Collection and overhead costs	35.0	89.7	55.0	50.0	40.0	40.0
	Parking	6.7	15.0	15.0	13.0	…	13.0
	Processing	43.3	81.3	75.0	75.0	55.0	50.0
	Finance charges	6.3	10.0	0.0	10.0	…	45.0
Factory gate price		331.3	679.8	404.4	328.0	…	393.0
Primary transportation		6.8	20.0	25.0	25.0	20.0	25.0
Sales margin and costs		8.6	185.0	163.5	156.0	…	137.0
Bangui price
	(merchant coffee)	346.7	884.8	592.9	509.0	533.0	555.0
Transport and related costs
	at seaports ^2/	188.8	287.3	229.4	264.0	143.0	197.0
Total costs, f.o.b.		535.4	1,172.1	822.3	773.0	676.0	752.0
Freight and insurance		79.4	114.0	104.2	82.0	49.0	44.0
Total costs, c.i.f.		614.9	1,286.1	926.6	855.0	725.0	796.0
Average export price		640.0	1,401.0	950.0	866.0	765.0	908.0
Export margin (loss -)		25.1	114.9	23.4	11.0	40.0	112.0

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

^{^2/}Including taxes.

Table 10.

Central African Republic: Livestock Population and Slaughtering, 1994–99

(In thousands of heads)

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

^{^1/}Controlled slaughtering.

^{^2/}By the slaughterhouse SEGA (Société d’Etat de Gestion des Abattoirs).

Table 10.

Central African Republic: Livestock Population and Slaughtering, 1994–99

(In thousands of heads)

			1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Livestock population
	Cattle		2,735.1	2,797.2	2,860.1	2,925.7	2,992.1	3,060.0
	Sheep		163.7	172.3	181.2	190.7	200.6	211.1
	Goats		1,873.1	1,980.0	2,093.1	2,212.6	2,338.9	2,472.5
	Pigs		524.1	547.0	571.0	596.0	622.1	649.4
	Poultry		3,282.3	3,421.5	3,566.0	3,717.8	3,875.4	4,039.7
Transactions
	Cattle		160.8	148.8	132.7	135.0	140.0	140.0
	Sheep and goats		12.3	5.3	5.4	6.0	7.0	7.0
Slaughtering ^1/
	Cattle		112.3	123.0	92.7	110.0	125.0	125.0
	Of which
		Slaughtering in Bangui ^2/	64.6	69.9	42.3	45.0	34.3	50.0
	Sheep and goats		12.4	2.1	2.1	0.5	1.2	…

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

^{^1/}Controlled slaughtering.

^{^2/}By the slaughterhouse SEGA (Société d’Etat de Gestion des Abattoirs).

Table 10.

Central African Republic: Livestock Population and Slaughtering, 1994–99

(In thousands of heads)

			1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Livestock population
	Cattle		2,735.1	2,797.2	2,860.1	2,925.7	2,992.1	3,060.0
	Sheep		163.7	172.3	181.2	190.7	200.6	211.1
	Goats		1,873.1	1,980.0	2,093.1	2,212.6	2,338.9	2,472.5
	Pigs		524.1	547.0	571.0	596.0	622.1	649.4
	Poultry		3,282.3	3,421.5	3,566.0	3,717.8	3,875.4	4,039.7
Transactions
	Cattle		160.8	148.8	132.7	135.0	140.0	140.0
	Sheep and goats		12.3	5.3	5.4	6.0	7.0	7.0
Slaughtering ^1/
	Cattle		112.3	123.0	92.7	110.0	125.0	125.0
	Of which
		Slaughtering in Bangui ^2/	64.6	69.9	42.3	45.0	34.3	50.0
	Sheep and goats		12.4	2.1	2.1	0.5	1.2	…

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

^{^1/}Controlled slaughtering.

^{^2/}By the slaughterhouse SEGA (Société d’Etat de Gestion des Abattoirs).

Table 11.

Central African Republic: Production and Exports of Forestry Products, 1994–99

Source: Ministry of Water and Forests.

Table 11.

Central African Republic: Production and Exports of Forestry Products, 1994–99

		1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999 Prel.
		(In thousands of cubic meters)
Production		306.4	378.0	367.5	534.3	622.0	722.2
	Logs	231.4	305.4	305.4	461.0	530.0	600.0
	Sawn wood	73.0	70.2	60.6	71.9	91.0	119.1
	Plywood	2.0	2.4	1.5	1.4	1.0	3.1
Exports		122.3	103.3	72.9	157.9	184.0	143.4
	Logs	84.2	72.8	41.6	109.5	117.0	81.8
	Sawn wood	37.8	29.9	31.2	48.3	66.0	61.3
	Plywood	0.3	0.6	0.1	0.1	1.0	0.3
Domestic sales		31.9	30.6	16.8	17.4	19.1	33.0
	Sawn wood	30.9	29.1	15.8	16.2	17.7	31.0
	Plywood	1.0	1.5	1.0	1.2	1.4	2.0
		(In billions of CFA francs)
Exports		23.0	14.3	15.5	14.8	21.2	16.0
	Logs	13.9	8.6	10.7	6.3	9.7	…
	Sawn wood	9.0	5.6	4.8	8.2	11.3	…
	Plywood	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.2	…

Source: Ministry of Water and Forests.

Table 11.

Central African Republic: Production and Exports of Forestry Products, 1994–99

		1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999 Prel.
		(In thousands of cubic meters)
Production		306.4	378.0	367.5	534.3	622.0	722.2
	Logs	231.4	305.4	305.4	461.0	530.0	600.0
	Sawn wood	73.0	70.2	60.6	71.9	91.0	119.1
	Plywood	2.0	2.4	1.5	1.4	1.0	3.1
Exports		122.3	103.3	72.9	157.9	184.0	143.4
	Logs	84.2	72.8	41.6	109.5	117.0	81.8
	Sawn wood	37.8	29.9	31.2	48.3	66.0	61.3
	Plywood	0.3	0.6	0.1	0.1	1.0	0.3
Domestic sales		31.9	30.6	16.8	17.4	19.1	33.0
	Sawn wood	30.9	29.1	15.8	16.2	17.7	31.0
	Plywood	1.0	1.5	1.0	1.2	1.4	2.0
		(In billions of CFA francs)
Exports		23.0	14.3	15.5	14.8	21.2	16.0
	Logs	13.9	8.6	10.7	6.3	9.7	…
	Sawn wood	9.0	5.6	4.8	8.2	11.3	…
	Plywood	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.2	…

Source: Ministry of Water and Forests.

Table 12.

Central African Republic: Industrial Production Index, 1995–97 ^1/

(Period averages, 1985=100)

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

^{^1/}Production of these statistics was interrupted in 1997 and has not been taken up since then.

^{^2/}Following the mutinies of 1996–97, many businesses originally included in the index closed down.

Table 12.

Central African Republic: Industrial Production Index, 1995–97 ^1/

(Period averages, 1985=100)

			Foodstuffs	Textile
		Extracting	and	and	Wood	Chemical	Metal	Electricity	General
		industries	tobacco	leather	products	products	products	gas, water	index
Weights ^2/		33.3	34.7	0.8	19.4	3.0	2.8	6.1	100.0
1995
	I	138.9	64.6	135.3	113.6	211.5	131.5	126.2	109.5
	II	157.0	68.3	135.3	113.6	187.5	131.5	126.2	116.1
	III	114.0	57.0	135.3	99.3	209.8	106.9	119.9	94.7
	IV	136.6	53.0	135.3	110.4	148.2	92.6	124.2	101.0
1996
	I	134.6	78.9	152.3	76.5	163.4	108.9	128.1	104.0
	II	116.6	58.0	152.3	66.8	88.7	113.7	115.6	85.9
	III	116.7	22.6	0.0	87.6	0.0	0.0	121.2	0.0
	IV	144.4	13.4	0.0	141.4	0.0	0.0	114.4	0.0
1997
	I	146.6	19.3	0.0	91.2	0.0	105.6	120.7	83.7
	II	159.0	20.9	0.0	115.0	0.0	99.4	123.5	92.9

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

^{^1/}Production of these statistics was interrupted in 1997 and has not been taken up since then.

^{^2/}Following the mutinies of 1996–97, many businesses originally included in the index closed down.

Table 12.

Central African Republic: Industrial Production Index, 1995–97 ^1/

(Period averages, 1985=100)

			Foodstuffs	Textile
		Extracting	and	and	Wood	Chemical	Metal	Electricity	General
		industries	tobacco	leather	products	products	products	gas, water	index
Weights ^2/		33.3	34.7	0.8	19.4	3.0	2.8	6.1	100.0
1995
	I	138.9	64.6	135.3	113.6	211.5	131.5	126.2	109.5
	II	157.0	68.3	135.3	113.6	187.5	131.5	126.2	116.1
	III	114.0	57.0	135.3	99.3	209.8	106.9	119.9	94.7
	IV	136.6	53.0	135.3	110.4	148.2	92.6	124.2	101.0
1996
	I	134.6	78.9	152.3	76.5	163.4	108.9	128.1	104.0
	II	116.6	58.0	152.3	66.8	88.7	113.7	115.6	85.9
	III	116.7	22.6	0.0	87.6	0.0	0.0	121.2	0.0
	IV	144.4	13.4	0.0	141.4	0.0	0.0	114.4	0.0
1997
	I	146.6	19.3	0.0	91.2	0.0	105.6	120.7	83.7
	II	159.0	20.9	0.0	115.0	0.0	99.4	123.5	92.9

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

^{^1/}Production of these statistics was interrupted in 1997 and has not been taken up since then.

^{^2/}Following the mutinies of 1996–97, many businesses originally included in the index closed down.

Table 13.

Central African Republic: Manufacturing Output, 1994–99

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

^{^1/}Thousand hectoliters.

^{^2/}Thousand tons.

^{^3/}Million packets.

^{^4/}Thousand meters.

^{^5/}Thousand cubic meters.

^{^6/}Tons.

^{^7/}Units.

Table 13.

Central African Republic: Manufacturing Output, 1994–99

		1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999 Prel.
Food, beverages, and tobacco
	Beer ^1/	249.6	268.9	156.4	208.6	218.8	…
	Soft drinks ^1/	39.4	52.8	60.6	92.0	46.0	…
	Syrups ^1/	…	…	…	1.2	0.8	…
	Ice ^2/	1.0	…	…	0.0	0.0	…
	Cigarettes ^3/	20.7	18.6	7.8	0.0	0.0	…
	Cotton oil ^1/	0.5	0.1	0.3			…
	Suger (powder) ^2/	…	…	…	14.2	12.7	…
	Soap 2/	1.8	1.9	1.0	0.8	1.1	…
	Palm oil ^2/	3.3	3.3	…	2.6	3.3	…
	Groundnut oil ^2/	…	…	…	2.3	2.7	…
Textiles
	Cotton textiles ^4/	…	…	…	0.0	0.0	…
Forestry
	Sawn wood ^5/	79.1	70.2	60.6	71.9	91.0	119.1
Chemical products
	Oxygen ^5/	28.1	36.2	28.1	21.3	0.0	0.0
	Acetylene ^5/	10.0	10.7	13.8	5.0	0.0	0.0
	Paints ^6/	406.7	335.2	203.2	…	0.0	0.0
Miscellaneous
	Bicycles ^7/	477.0	647.0	…	…	…	…
	Motorcycles ^7/	314.0	338.0	…	…	…	…
	Aluminum household items ^6/	240.4	301.1	265.3	314.8	239.5	…
	Aluminum sheets ^6/	647.9	563.4	898.8	929.6	1,035.0	…

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

^{^1/}Thousand hectoliters.

^{^2/}Thousand tons.

^{^3/}Million packets.

^{^4/}Thousand meters.

^{^5/}Thousand cubic meters.

^{^6/}Tons.

^{^7/}Units.

Table 13.

Central African Republic: Manufacturing Output, 1994–99

		1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999 Prel.
Food, beverages, and tobacco
	Beer ^1/	249.6	268.9	156.4	208.6	218.8	…
	Soft drinks ^1/	39.4	52.8	60.6	92.0	46.0	…
	Syrups ^1/	…	…	…	1.2	0.8	…
	Ice ^2/	1.0	…	…	0.0	0.0	…
	Cigarettes ^3/	20.7	18.6	7.8	0.0	0.0	…
	Cotton oil ^1/	0.5	0.1	0.3			…
	Suger (powder) ^2/	…	…	…	14.2	12.7	…
	Soap 2/	1.8	1.9	1.0	0.8	1.1	…
	Palm oil ^2/	3.3	3.3	…	2.6	3.3	…
	Groundnut oil ^2/	…	…	…	2.3	2.7	…
Textiles
	Cotton textiles ^4/	…	…	…	0.0	0.0	…
Forestry
	Sawn wood ^5/	79.1	70.2	60.6	71.9	91.0	119.1
Chemical products
	Oxygen ^5/	28.1	36.2	28.1	21.3	0.0	0.0
	Acetylene ^5/	10.0	10.7	13.8	5.0	0.0	0.0
	Paints ^6/	406.7	335.2	203.2	…	0.0	0.0
Miscellaneous
	Bicycles ^7/	477.0	647.0	…	…	…	…
	Motorcycles ^7/	314.0	338.0	…	…	…	…
	Aluminum household items ^6/	240.4	301.1	265.3	314.8	239.5	…
	Aluminum sheets ^6/	647.9	563.4	898.8	929.6	1,035.0	…

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

^{^1/}Thousand hectoliters.

^{^2/}Thousand tons.

^{^3/}Million packets.

^{^4/}Thousand meters.

^{^5/}Thousand cubic meters.

^{^6/}Tons.

^{^7/}Units.

Table 14.

Central African Republic: Production and Consumption of Electricity, 1994–99

(In millions of kilowatt-hours, unless otherwise indicated)

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

Table 14.

Central African Republic: Production and Consumption of Electricity, 1994–99

(In millions of kilowatt-hours, unless otherwise indicated)

		1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999 Prel.
Gross production		96.7	101.4	98.7	100.7	114.7	121.7
	Themic	0.4	1.2	0.1	0.3	2.5	2.7
	Hydraulic	96.3	100.2	98.6	100.4	112.2	118.9
Self-consumption		1.1	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6
Total production		95.5	100.6	98.0	100.0	114.1	121.1
Transport losses		7.6	7.6	7.5	7.5	7.8	7.2
Distribution losses		22.9	22.7	23.0	23.0	32.2	37.0
Consumption (invoiced energy)		65.0	70.3	67.6	69.5	70.5	76.2
Average sales price
	(CFA francs/kilowatt-hours)	58.1	58.6	60.4	60.4	66.0	70.0

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

Table 14.

Central African Republic: Production and Consumption of Electricity, 1994–99

(In millions of kilowatt-hours, unless otherwise indicated)

		1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999 Prel.
Gross production		96.7	101.4	98.7	100.7	114.7	121.7
	Themic	0.4	1.2	0.1	0.3	2.5	2.7
	Hydraulic	96.3	100.2	98.6	100.4	112.2	118.9
Self-consumption		1.1	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6
Total production		95.5	100.6	98.0	100.0	114.1	121.1
Transport losses		7.6	7.6	7.5	7.5	7.8	7.2
Distribution losses		22.9	22.7	23.0	23.0	32.2	37.0
Consumption (invoiced energy)		65.0	70.3	67.6	69.5	70.5	76.2
Average sales price
	(CFA francs/kilowatt-hours)	58.1	58.6	60.4	60.4	66.0	70.0

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

Table 15.

Central African Republic: Electricity Price Structure, 1994–98

(In millions of CFA francs, unless otherwise indicated)

Source: C.A.R. authorities (Energie Centrafricaine, ENERCA).

^1/Includes work done for ENERCA’s own account.

Table 15.

Central African Republic: Electricity Price Structure, 1994–98

(In millions of CFA francs, unless otherwise indicated)

					1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
Total production					4,988.4	4,998.4	4,812.7	3,764.1	4,502.9
	Production sold				4,128.5	4,812.7	4,293.5	3,614.1	4,502.9
		Of which
			Invoiced energy		3,862.9	4,115.1	5,034.0	3,614.1	4,502.9
			Invoiced energy (gkilowatt-hours)		67,80	70.3	69.9	72.8	71.2
				Average sales price
	Transferable and incorporable costs ^1/				859,90	185.7	519.2	150.0	0.0
Intermediate consumption					1,014.7	1,614.1	1,404.3	1,182.1	1,262.1

Area, population, and GDP per capita
	Area			623,000 square kilometers
	Population
		Total (1998 estimate)		3.7 million
		Growth rate		2.6 percent
	GDP per capita (1998)			US$310 ^1/
				1994	1995	1996	1997 Prel.	1998 Est.	1999 Est.
Gross domestic product and
	expenditure at current prices			(In billions of CFA francs)
	Gross domestic product			473.6	560.0	547.8	584.3	622.6	652.5
		Primary sector		202.3	245.3	264.4	283.2	306.9	326.8
		Secondary sector		99.1	112.0	102.9	105.8	108.6	114.7
		Tertiary sector		148.8	164.1	155.6	161.6	164.6	170.3
		Indirect taxes net of subsidies		23.5	38.7	24.9	33.7	42.4	40.7
	Gross domestic expenditure			500.6	600.9	568.2	615.9	678.1	698.5
		Consumption		445.3	525.3	544.6	558.6	593.8	604.6
		Gross capital formation		55.3	75.6	23.6	57.3	84.3	94.0
	Net exports of goods and services			-27.1	-40.9	-20.4	-31.6	-55.5	-46.0
Prices				(Index, 1990 = 100)
	GDP deflator			119.4	131.8	134.3	136.1	138.6	140.5
	Consumer prices in Bangui			116.6	139.0	144.1	146.5	143.7	141.6
Central government operations				(In billions of CFA francs)
	Total revenue			35.4	51.5	33.2	45.0	56.3	59.7
	Total expenditure			105.9	115.2	60.6	81.9	109.5	116.1
		Current expenditure		57.1	57.3	47.3	51.2	50.2	56.9
		Capital expenditure		48.8	57.9	13.2	30.7	59.3	59.1
	Overall balance, commitments basis			-70.5	-63.7	-27.3	-36.8	-53.1	-56.3
		Of which: primary balance, excluding
			foreign financed investment	-16.3	-0.3	-5.6	-2.7	3.8	-2.1
	Net change in arrears			-11.3	26.4	-24.0	21.1	-69.8	-2.6
	Overall balance, cash basis			-81.8	-37.3	-51.4	15.7	-123.0	-58.9
	Financing			58.6	33.6	47.7	15.7	46.5	44.9
		Foreign financing, net		55.7	40.0	14.7	18.7	43.3	39.4
		Domestic financing, net		2.9	-6.4	32.9	-3.0	3.3	5.4
				(In percent of GDP)
	Total revenue			7.5	9.2	6.1	7.7	9.1	9.2
	Total expenditure			22.4	20.6	11.1	14.0	17.6	17.8
	Overall balance, commitments basis			-14.9	-11.4	-5.0	-6.3	-8.5	-8.6
		Of which: primary balance, excluding
			foreign financed investment	-3.5	0.0	-1.0	-0.5	0.6	-0.3
Monetary survey				(In billions of CFA francs; end of period)
	Net foreign assets			92.0	98.6	106.0	96.6	72.5	76.5
	Net domestic assets			23.3	21.6	20.0	19.7	25.1	31.9
		Claims on the public sector, net		41.6	32.5	30.4	28.8	30.1	35.1
		Credit to the economy		24.5	30.8	30.4	30.5	35.9	43.4
		Net other items		-42.9	-41.8	-40.8	-39.7	-41.0	-46.7
	Money and quasi money			115.3	120.2	126.1	116.3	97.5	108.3
Balance of payments				(In millions of SDRs)
	Current account balance			-33.2	-53.3	-43.4	-40.6	-64.4	-49.2
		Trade balance		7.7	0.1	11.1	7.6	-8.3	-2.3
			Exports, f.o.b.	113.1	117.9	97.6	112.6	102.0	99.1
			Imports, f.o.b.	-105.4	-117.8	-86.4	-105.1	-110.4	-101.4
		Services, net		-41.8	-54.2	-38.6	-46.9	-61.0	-52.4
		Income, net		-14.5	-13.8	-14.5	-10.9	-13.8	-13.3
		Current transfers, net		15.3	14.5	-1.5	9.7	18.8	18.8
	Capital account			44.1	37.1	26.5	27.5	53.9	49.1
	Financial account (including
		errors and omissions)		35.5	3.3	8.3	-20.4	-28.9	-13.5
	Overall balance			46.4	-12.9	-8.6	-33.5	-39.4	-13.7
Exchange rates				(Index, 1990=100, unless otherwise indicated)
	Nominal effective exchange rate			85.9	93.0	97.7	97.1	98.2	97.5
	Real effective exchange rate			53.4	62.9	64.4	62.1	61.1	58.1
	CFA francs per U.S. dollar
		Period average		555.2	499.1	511.6	583.7	590.0	614.9
		End of period		534.6	490.0	527.7	585.1	562.2	653.0
	CFA francs per SDR
		Period average		794.9	757.1	742.7	803.8	800.3	840.7
		End of period		780.4	728.4	758.8	799.2	791.6	895.2
Social indicators				(In units indicated)
	Population (millions)			3.3	3.4	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.8
	Life expectancy at birth (years)			48.9	48.9	48.9	49.5	49.5	49.5
	Infant mortality rate (per thousand)			…	97.0	…	…	…	…
	Under 5 mortality rate
			(per thousand)	…	157.0	…	…	…	…
	Adult literacy rate (percent)			…	46.6	…	…	…	…
	Primary school enrollment (percent)			58.0	69.0	71.0	60.0	73.0	…

Area, population, and GDP per capita
	Area			623,000 square kilometers
	Population
		Total (1998 estimate)		3.7 million
		Growth rate		2.6 percent
	GDP per capita (1998)			US$310 ^1/
				1994	1995	1996	1997 Prel.	1998 Est.	1999 Est.
Gross domestic product and
	expenditure at current prices			(In billions of CFA francs)
	Gross domestic product			473.6	560.0	547.8	584.3	622.6	652.5
		Primary sector		202.3	245.3	264.4	283.2	306.9	326.8
		Secondary sector		99.1	112.0	102.9	105.8	108.6	114.7
		Tertiary sector		148.8	164.1	155.6	161.6	164.6	170.3
		Indirect taxes net of subsidies		23.5	38.7	24.9	33.7	42.4	40.7
	Gross domestic expenditure			500.6	600.9	568.2	615.9	678.1	698.5
		Consumption		445.3	525.3	544.6	558.6	593.8	604.6
		Gross capital formation		55.3	75.6	23.6	57.3	84.3	94.0
	Net exports of goods and services			-27.1	-40.9	-20.4	-31.6	-55.5	-46.0
Prices				(Index, 1990 = 100)
	GDP deflator			119.4	131.8	134.3	136.1	138.6	140.5
	Consumer prices in Bangui			116.6	139.0	144.1	146.5	143.7	141.6
Central government operations				(In billions of CFA francs)
	Total revenue			35.4	51.5	33.2	45.0	56.3	59.7
	Total expenditure			105.9	115.2	60.6	81.9	109.5	116.1
		Current expenditure		57.1	57.3	47.3	51.2	50.2	56.9
		Capital expenditure		48.8	57.9	13.2	30.7	59.3	59.1
	Overall balance, commitments basis			-70.5	-63.7	-27.3	-36.8	-53.1	-56.3
		Of which: primary balance, excluding
			foreign financed investment	-16.3	-0.3	-5.6	-2.7	3.8	-2.1
	Net change in arrears			-11.3	26.4	-24.0	21.1	-69.8	-2.6
	Overall balance, cash basis			-81.8	-37.3	-51.4	15.7	-123.0	-58.9
	Financing			58.6	33.6	47.7	15.7	46.5	44.9
		Foreign financing, net		55.7	40.0	14.7	18.7	43.3	39.4
		Domestic financing, net		2.9	-6.4	32.9	-3.0	3.3	5.4
				(In percent of GDP)
	Total revenue			7.5	9.2	6.1	7.7	9.1	9.2
	Total expenditure			22.4	20.6	11.1	14.0	17.6	17.8
	Overall balance, commitments basis			-14.9	-11.4	-5.0	-6.3	-8.5	-8.6
		Of which: primary balance, excluding
			foreign financed investment	-3.5	0.0	-1.0	-0.5	0.6	-0.3
Monetary survey				(In billions of CFA francs; end of period)
	Net foreign assets			92.0	98.6	106.0	96.6	72.5	76.5
	Net domestic assets			23.3	21.6	20.0	19.7	25.1	31.9
		Claims on the public sector, net		41.6	32.5	30.4	28.8	30.1	35.1
		Credit to the economy		24.5	30.8	30.4	30.5	35.9	43.4
		Net other items		-42.9	-41.8	-40.8	-39.7	-41.0	-46.7
	Money and quasi money			115.3	120.2	126.1	116.3	97.5	108.3
Balance of payments				(In millions of SDRs)
	Current account balance			-33.2	-53.3	-43.4	-40.6	-64.4	-49.2
		Trade balance		7.7	0.1	11.1	7.6	-8.3	-2.3
			Exports, f.o.b.	113.1	117.9	97.6	112.6	102.0	99.1
			Imports, f.o.b.	-105.4	-117.8	-86.4	-105.1	-110.4	-101.4
		Services, net		-41.8	-54.2	-38.6	-46.9	-61.0	-52.4
		Income, net		-14.5	-13.8	-14.5	-10.9	-13.8	-13.3
		Current transfers, net		15.3	14.5	-1.5	9.7	18.8	18.8
	Capital account			44.1	37.1	26.5	27.5	53.9	49.1
	Financial account (including
		errors and omissions)		35.5	3.3	8.3	-20.4	-28.9	-13.5
	Overall balance			46.4	-12.9	-8.6	-33.5	-39.4	-13.7
Exchange rates				(Index, 1990=100, unless otherwise indicated)
	Nominal effective exchange rate			85.9	93.0	97.7	97.1	98.2	97.5
	Real effective exchange rate			53.4	62.9	64.4	62.1	61.1	58.1
	CFA francs per U.S. dollar
		Period average		555.2	499.1	511.6	583.7	590.0	614.9
		End of period		534.6	490.0	527.7	585.1	562.2	653.0
	CFA francs per SDR
		Period average		794.9	757.1	742.7	803.8	800.3	840.7
		End of period		780.4	728.4	758.8	799.2	791.6	895.2
Social indicators				(In units indicated)
	Population (millions)			3.3	3.4	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.8
	Life expectancy at birth (years)			48.9	48.9	48.9	49.5	49.5	49.5
	Infant mortality rate (per thousand)			…	97.0	…	…	…	…
	Under 5 mortality rate
			(per thousand)	…	157.0	…	…	…	…
	Adult literacy rate (percent)			…	46.6	…	…	…	…
	Primary school enrollment (percent)			58.0	69.0	71.0	60.0	73.0	…

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Central African Republic: Basic Data