Central African Republic: Statistical Appendix

The report discusses the IMF staff's estimates and projections of the Central African Republic's Central Government Operations, 2002–06; summary of tax systems, 2007; export import indices and terms of trade 2002–06; balance of payments, 2002–06; monetary survey, 2002–06; interest rate structure, 2002–06; sectoral composition of the public investment program, 2002–06; GDP at current prices as well as at previous year's prices, 2002–06, GDP, real growth rates; supply and use of resources at current prices; central bank accounts, 2002–06, etc.

Abstract

Table 1.

Central African Republic: Gross Domestic Product at Current Prices, 2002–06

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

Table 1.

Central African Republic: Gross Domestic Product at Current Prices, 2002–06

			2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
			(In billions of CFA francs)
Primary sector			370.4	376.8	372.3	384.5	421.8
	Agriculture		197.4	208.8	203.0	210.1	222.7
		Subsistence	193.2	206.3	200.5	207.8	219.8
		Cash crops	4.2	2.6	2.6	2.4	2.9
	Livestock		80.7	82.9	80.4	83.3	86.3
	Hunting and fishing		38.6	40.3	41.3	43.2	44.8
		Hunting	24.9	26.0	26.7	27.8	28.9
		Fishing	13.7	14.3	14.7	15.4	15.9
	Forestry		53.7	44.7	47.6	47.9	68.1
		Logs	32.4	29.0	30.4	28.1	43.1
		Other	21.3	15.7	17.1	19.8	25.0
Secondary sector			104.1	98.8	98.9	106.1	115.3
	Manufacturing industry		21.5	16.4	16.3	17.7	18.0
	Mining		47.7	46.1	46.5	50.2	55.8
	Public utilities		5.2	5.4	5.6	5.8	6.4
	Construction		29.7	30.9	30.6	32.4	35.2
Tertiary sector			207.5	187.9	186.7	196.5	200.9
	Merchant services		142.5	136.4	138.3	133.7	142.7
		Transport and communications	27.9	26.6	27.7	29.1	35.4
		Commerce	75.7	72.3	75.3	79.9	86.5
		Other	39.0	37.6	35.3	24.6	20.8
	Nonmerchant services		65.0	51.5	48.4	62.9	58.2
		Central government	45.1	47.0	42.5	42.8	40.6
		Technical assistance	19.9	4.5	5.9	20.0	17.7
GDP at factor costs			682.1	663.5	658.0	687.1	738.1
	Indirect taxes		36.5	23.6	25.5	28.9	31.1
	Customs duties		7.6	7.7	7.1	7.0	11.7
GDP at market prices			726.2	694.7	690.6	723.0	781.0

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

Table 1.

Central African Republic: Gross Domestic Product at Current Prices, 2002–06

			2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
			(In billions of CFA francs)
Primary sector			370.4	376.8	372.3	384.5	421.8
	Agriculture		197.4	208.8	203.0	210.1	222.7
		Subsistence	193.2	206.3	200.5	207.8	219.8
		Cash crops	4.2	2.6	2.6	2.4	2.9
	Livestock		80.7	82.9	80.4	83.3	86.3
	Hunting and fishing		38.6	40.3	41.3	43.2	44.8
		Hunting	24.9	26.0	26.7	27.8	28.9
		Fishing	13.7	14.3	14.7	15.4	15.9
	Forestry		53.7	44.7	47.6	47.9	68.1
		Logs	32.4	29.0	30.4	28.1	43.1
		Other	21.3	15.7	17.1	19.8	25.0
Secondary sector			104.1	98.8	98.9	106.1	115.3
	Manufacturing industry		21.5	16.4	16.3	17.7	18.0
	Mining		47.7	46.1	46.5	50.2	55.8
	Public utilities		5.2	5.4	5.6	5.8	6.4
	Construction		29.7	30.9	30.6	32.4	35.2
Tertiary sector			207.5	187.9	186.7	196.5	200.9
	Merchant services		142.5	136.4	138.3	133.7	142.7
		Transport and communications	27.9	26.6	27.7	29.1	35.4
		Commerce	75.7	72.3	75.3	79.9	86.5
		Other	39.0	37.6	35.3	24.6	20.8
	Nonmerchant services		65.0	51.5	48.4	62.9	58.2
		Central government	45.1	47.0	42.5	42.8	40.6
		Technical assistance	19.9	4.5	5.9	20.0	17.7
GDP at factor costs			682.1	663.5	658.0	687.1	738.1
	Indirect taxes		36.5	23.6	25.5	28.9	31.1
	Customs duties		7.6	7.7	7.1	7.0	11.7
GDP at market prices			726.2	694.7	690.6	723.0	781.0

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

Table 2.

Central African Republic: Gross Domestic Product at Previous Year’s Prices, 2002–06¹

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

^¹Since the base year (1985) is outdated and being updated, the C.A.R. authorities compute real GDP growth by comparing output at previous year prices (Table 1) with previous year’s output at current prices.

Table 2.

Central African Republic: Gross Domestic Product at Previous Year’s Prices, 2002–06¹

			2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
	(In billions of CFA francs)
Primary sector			357.9	344.0	351.1	352.2	368.6
	Agriculture		186.0	186.4	190.7	192.6	198.2
		Subsistence	180.9	183.6	187.6	189.9	195.4
		Cash crops	5.1	2.8	3.1	2.8	2.8
	Livestock		73.8	74.3	75.8	76.6	77.2
	Hunting and fishing		35.3	36.1	37.0	37.6	38.0
		Hunting	22.7	23.3	23.9	24.2	24.5
		Fishing	12.5	12.8	13.1	13.4	13.5
	Forestry		62.9	47.2	47.6	45.4	55.2
		Logs	37.7	29.3	29.2	26.3	34.2
		Others	25.2	17.9	18.4	19.1	21.0
Secondary sector			100.5	92.4	94.8	99.3	105.3
	Manufacturing industry		23.2	18.2	19.9	21.4	23.1
	Mining		44.4	41.3	41.7	43.8	46.6
	Public utilities		5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.7
	Construction		27.6	27.6	27.9	28.7	29.9
Tertiary sector			185.1	166.9	164.0	170.4	170.2
	Merchant services		130.2	124.8	123.5	129.5	132.7
		Transport and communications	24.9	23.5	24.0	25.0	29.4
		Commerce	67.6	63.9	65.2	68.5	71.9
		Others	37.7	37.4	34.4	36.0	31.3
	Nonmerchant services		55.0	42.1	40.5	40.9	37.6
		Central government	38.1	38.5	35.5	34.8	32.3
		Technical assistance	16.8	3.7	5.0	6.1	5.3
GDP at factor costs			643.5	603.4	610.0	621.9	644.2
	Indirect taxes		30.9	19.3	21.4	23.6	24.5
	Customs duties		6.5	6.3	6.0	5.7	9.2
GDP at market prices			680.9	628.9	637.3	651.3	677.9

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

Table 2.

Central African Republic: Gross Domestic Product at Previous Year’s Prices, 2002–06¹

			2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
	(In billions of CFA francs)
Primary sector			357.9	344.0	351.1	352.2	368.6
	Agriculture		186.0	186.4	190.7	192.6	198.2
		Subsistence	180.9	183.6	187.6	189.9	195.4
		Cash crops	5.1	2.8	3.1	2.8	2.8
	Livestock		73.8	74.3	75.8	76.6	77.2
	Hunting and fishing		35.3	36.1	37.0	37.6	38.0
		Hunting	22.7	23.3	23.9	24.2	24.5
		Fishing	12.5	12.8	13.1	13.4	13.5
	Forestry		62.9	47.2	47.6	45.4	55.2
		Logs	37.7	29.3	29.2	26.3	34.2
		Others	25.2	17.9	18.4	19.1	21.0
Secondary sector			100.5	92.4	94.8	99.3	105.3
	Manufacturing industry		23.2	18.2	19.9	21.4	23.1
	Mining		44.4	41.3	41.7	43.8	46.6
	Public utilities		5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.7
	Construction		27.6	27.6	27.9	28.7	29.9
Tertiary sector			185.1	166.9	164.0	170.4	170.2
	Merchant services		130.2	124.8	123.5	129.5	132.7
		Transport and communications	24.9	23.5	24.0	25.0	29.4
		Commerce	67.6	63.9	65.2	68.5	71.9
		Others	37.7	37.4	34.4	36.0	31.3
	Nonmerchant services		55.0	42.1	40.5	40.9	37.6
		Central government	38.1	38.5	35.5	34.8	32.3
		Technical assistance	16.8	3.7	5.0	6.1	5.3
GDP at factor costs			643.5	603.4	610.0	621.9	644.2
	Indirect taxes		30.9	19.3	21.4	23.6	24.5
	Customs duties		6.5	6.3	6.0	5.7	9.2
GDP at market prices			680.9	628.9	637.3	651.3	677.9

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

Table 3.

Central African Republic: Gross Domestic Product, Real Growth Rates, 2002–06 ¹

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

Table 3.

Central African Republic: Gross Domestic Product, Real Growth Rates, 2002–06 ¹

			2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
	(Annual percentage changes)
Primary sector			-0.8	-3.9	2.1	0.3	4.7
	Agriculture		−0.5	0.2	2.3	1.0	2.9
		Subsistence	2.0	1.5	2.2	1.2	2.9
		Cash crops	−46.8	−44.8	10.6	−11.1	2.6
	Livestock		0.5	0.7	2.0	1.1	0.8
	Hunting and fishing		2.6	2.5	2.5	1.5	1.0
		Hunting	2.6	2.5	2.5	1.4	1.0
		Fishing	2.6	2.5	2.5	1.7	1.0
	Forestry		−5.1	−25.0	0.8	−4.6	21.7
		Logs	−1.1	−22.3	−0.5	−9.8	30.0
		Other	−10.6	−29.0	2.9	3.7	10.3
Secondary sector			−3.4	−8.0	2.6	4.7	6.0
	Manufacturing industry		−9.5	−21.2	9.0	7.5	8.0
	Mining		−2.5	−7.0	1.0	5.0	6.5
	Public utilities		1.3	−1.1	1.0	1.0	5.5
	Construction		0.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	4.0
Tertiary sector			−0.6	−9.8	−1.7	3.9	−0.1
	Merchant services		0.3	−4.1	−1.0	4.8	2.4
		Transport and communications	0.7	−5.5	2.0	4.1	17.9
		Commerce	−2.5	−5.5	2.0	5.1	5.0
		Other	5.6	−0.7	−8.1	4.8	−13.1
	Nonmerchant services		−2.8	−23.3	−3.9	1.0	−8.2
		Central government	4.3	0.8	−7.6	−2.0	−7.2
		Technical assistance	−15.8	−78.1	34.8	22.9	−13.5
GDP at factor costs			−1.2	−6.2	1.1	2.0	3.6
	Indirect taxes		13.6	−37.6	10.8	10.6	3.8
	Customs duties		0.5	−2.9	−4.7	−4.3	61.4
GDP at market prices			−0.6	−7.6	1.3	2.2	4.1

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

Table 3.

Central African Republic: Gross Domestic Product, Real Growth Rates, 2002–06 ¹

			2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
	(Annual percentage changes)
Primary sector			-0.8	-3.9	2.1	0.3	4.7
	Agriculture		−0.5	0.2	2.3	1.0	2.9
		Subsistence	2.0	1.5	2.2	1.2	2.9
		Cash crops	−46.8	−44.8	10.6	−11.1	2.6
	Livestock		0.5	0.7	2.0	1.1	0.8
	Hunting and fishing		2.6	2.5	2.5	1.5	1.0
		Hunting	2.6	2.5	2.5	1.4	1.0
		Fishing	2.6	2.5	2.5	1.7	1.0
	Forestry		−5.1	−25.0	0.8	−4.6	21.7
		Logs	−1.1	−22.3	−0.5	−9.8	30.0
		Other	−10.6	−29.0	2.9	3.7	10.3
Secondary sector			−3.4	−8.0	2.6	4.7	6.0
	Manufacturing industry		−9.5	−21.2	9.0	7.5	8.0
	Mining		−2.5	−7.0	1.0	5.0	6.5
	Public utilities		1.3	−1.1	1.0	1.0	5.5
	Construction		0.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	4.0
Tertiary sector			−0.6	−9.8	−1.7	3.9	−0.1
	Merchant services		0.3	−4.1	−1.0	4.8	2.4
		Transport and communications	0.7	−5.5	2.0	4.1	17.9
		Commerce	−2.5	−5.5	2.0	5.1	5.0
		Other	5.6	−0.7	−8.1	4.8	−13.1
	Nonmerchant services		−2.8	−23.3	−3.9	1.0	−8.2
		Central government	4.3	0.8	−7.6	−2.0	−7.2
		Technical assistance	−15.8	−78.1	34.8	22.9	−13.5
GDP at factor costs			−1.2	−6.2	1.1	2.0	3.6
	Indirect taxes		13.6	−37.6	10.8	10.6	3.8
	Customs duties		0.5	−2.9	−4.7	−4.3	61.4
GDP at market prices			−0.6	−7.6	1.3	2.2	4.1

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

Table 4.

Central African Republic: Supply and Use of Resources at Current Prices, 2002–06

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

^¹Consumption figures reflect the authorities’ definition of public consumption, which includes public sector wages.

Table 4.

Central African Republic: Supply and Use of Resources at Current Prices, 2002–06

			2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
	(In billions of CFA francs)
Aggregate supply			872.5	814.0	820.8	875.3	950.2
	GDP		726.2	694.7	690.6	723.0	781.0
	Imports of goods and services		146.3	119.3	130.1	152.3	169.2
Aggregate demand			872.5	814.0	820.8	875.4	950.2
	Consumption		694.8	682.7	689.8	721.5	772.8
		Central government	93.7	72.7	70.7	94.6	82.0
		Private sector	601.2	610.1	619.1	626.9	690.8
	Gross fixed capital formation		65.1	41.8	42.2	64.0	69.1
		Central government	34.5	14.6	13.7	28.8	25.6
		Private sector	30.5	27.2	28.6	35.2	43.5
	Changes in stocks		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	Exports of goods and services		112.6	89.4	88.7	89.9	108.4
Resource gap			−33.6	−29.9	−41.4	−62.5	−60.8
Gross domestic savings			31.4	11.9	0.8	1.5	8.2
	Central government		33.2	−2.2	4.2	0.0	84.8
	Private sector		−1.8	14.1	−3.3	1.5	−76.6
National savings			54.0	27.4	30.5	16.6	48.4
Memorandum items:			(In percent of GDP)
	National savings		7.4	3.9	4.4	2.3	6.2
		Central government	7.3	1.6	3.7	1.5	15.5
		Private sector	0.2	2.3	0.7	0.8	−9.3
	Consumption		95.7	98.3	99.9	99.8	99.0
		Central government	12.9	10.5	10.2	13.1	10.5
		Private sector	82.8	87.8	89.6	86.7	88.5
	Gross investment		9.0	6.0	6.1	8.8	8.8
		Central government	4.8	2.1	2.0	4.0	3.3
		Private sector	4.2	3.9	4.1	4.9	5.6

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

^¹Consumption figures reflect the authorities’ definition of public consumption, which includes public sector wages.

Table 4.

Central African Republic: Supply and Use of Resources at Current Prices, 2002–06

			2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
	(In billions of CFA francs)
Aggregate supply			872.5	814.0	820.8	875.3	950.2
	GDP		726.2	694.7	690.6	723.0	781.0
	Imports of goods and services		146.3	119.3	130.1	152.3	169.2
Aggregate demand			872.5	814.0	820.8	875.4	950.2
	Consumption		694.8	682.7	689.8	721.5	772.8
		Central government	93.7	72.7	70.7	94.6	82.0
		Private sector	601.2	610.1	619.1	626.9	690.8
	Gross fixed capital formation		65.1	41.8	42.2	64.0	69.1
		Central government	34.5	14.6	13.7	28.8	25.6
		Private sector	30.5	27.2	28.6	35.2	43.5
	Changes in stocks		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	Exports of goods and services		112.6	89.4	88.7	89.9	108.4
Resource gap			−33.6	−29.9	−41.4	−62.5	−60.8
Gross domestic savings			31.4	11.9	0.8	1.5	8.2
	Central government		33.2	−2.2	4.2	0.0	84.8
	Private sector		−1.8	14.1	−3.3	1.5	−76.6
National savings			54.0	27.4	30.5	16.6	48.4
Memorandum items:			(In percent of GDP)
	National savings		7.4	3.9	4.4	2.3	6.2
		Central government	7.3	1.6	3.7	1.5	15.5
		Private sector	0.2	2.3	0.7	0.8	−9.3
	Consumption		95.7	98.3	99.9	99.8	99.0
		Central government	12.9	10.5	10.2	13.1	10.5
		Private sector	82.8	87.8	89.6	86.7	88.5
	Gross investment		9.0	6.0	6.1	8.8	8.8
		Central government	4.8	2.1	2.0	4.0	3.3
		Private sector	4.2	3.9	4.1	4.9	5.6

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

^¹Consumption figures reflect the authorities’ definition of public consumption, which includes public sector wages.

Table 5.

Central African Republic: Agricultural Production, 2001/02–2005/06

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

^¹Cotton crop year ends October 31.

Table 5.

Central African Republic: Agricultural Production, 2001/02–2005/06

		2001/02	2002/03	2003/04	2004/05	2005/06
	(In thousands of tons)
Food crops
	Cassava	561.7	563.2	564.3	566.0	566.3
	Groundnuts	121.9	127.8	133.6	139.5	143.2
	Millet and sorghum	50.3	52.9	53.1	55.0	56.9
	Maize	107.0	113.0	119.0	127.0	128.0
	Sesame	39.4	41.1	42.8	44.5	46.2
	Rice	25.3	27.4	29.7	31.9	34.1
	Gourds	25.5	26.8	27.9	29.1	30.4
Export crops
	Unginned cotton¹	32.9	2.2	1.5	6.8	3.7
	Merchant coffee	6.2	5.7	2.2	4.7	2.5
	Tobacco	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

^¹Cotton crop year ends October 31.

Table 5.

Central African Republic: Agricultural Production, 2001/02–2005/06

		2001/02	2002/03	2003/04	2004/05	2005/06
	(In thousands of tons)
Food crops
	Cassava	561.7	563.2	564.3	566.0	566.3
	Groundnuts	121.9	127.8	133.6	139.5	143.2
	Millet and sorghum	50.3	52.9	53.1	55.0	56.9
	Maize	107.0	113.0	119.0	127.0	128.0
	Sesame	39.4	41.1	42.8	44.5	46.2
	Rice	25.3	27.4	29.7	31.9	34.1
	Gourds	25.5	26.8	27.9	29.1	30.4
Export crops
	Unginned cotton¹	32.9	2.2	1.5	6.8	3.7
	Merchant coffee	6.2	5.7	2.2	4.7	2.5
	Tobacco	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

^¹Cotton crop year ends October 31.

Table 6.

Central African Republic: Cotton Price Structure, 2001/02–05/06¹

Sources: National cotton company (SOCOCA) and from 2002/03 onward data are from SOCADETEX.

^¹Crop year ends October 31.

^²Transport and transaction costs.

^³Including domestic sales.

^⁴Average export price less total costs.

Table 6.

Central African Republic: Cotton Price Structure, 2001/02–05/06¹

	2001/02	2002/03	2003/04	2004/05 Est.	2005/06 Est.
	(In CFA francs per kilogram; unless otherwise indicated)
Total cost (unginned cotton)	202.0	181.0	151.1	162.5	168.5
Average producer price	164.0	149.0	121.0	128.0	137.0
Other²	38.0	32.0	30.1	34.5	31.5
Ratio of ginned to unginned cotton (in percent)	41.0	42.0	43.0	43.0	43.0
Equivalent cost (ginned cotton)	492.7	431.0	355.5	382.4	396.5
Ginning and sales services	90.0	100.9	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other general costs	150.0	400.0	171.0	290.0	83.0
Transport and related costs at seaports	95.0	117.0	106.0	106.0	103.0
Total costs, f.o.b. (ginned cotton)	827.7	1,048.9	732.5	878.4	682.5
Freight and insurance	76.0	76.0	70.0	70.0	70.0
Total costs, c.i.f. (ginned cotton)	903.7	1,124.9	802.5	948.4	752.5
Other costs and charges	20.0	24.2	24.0	24.0	24.0
Total costs	923.7	1,149.1	826.5	972.4	776.5
Average export price	646.0	669.0	634.0	542.0	645.0
Average sales price³	646.0	669.0	634.0	542.0	645.0
Export margin (loss -) ⁴	−277.7	−480.1	−192.5	−430.4	−131.5
Export volumes (thousands ton)	12.3	0.9	2.9	2.3	3.4
Total profit (loss -) (in billions of CFA francs)	−3.4	−447.5	−548.6	−988.6	−447.1

Sources: National cotton company (SOCOCA) and from 2002/03 onward data are from SOCADETEX.

^¹Crop year ends October 31.

^²Transport and transaction costs.

^³Including domestic sales.

^⁴Average export price less total costs.

Table 6.

Central African Republic: Cotton Price Structure, 2001/02–05/06¹

	2001/02	2002/03	2003/04	2004/05 Est.	2005/06 Est.
	(In CFA francs per kilogram; unless otherwise indicated)
Total cost (unginned cotton)	202.0	181.0	151.1	162.5	168.5
Average producer price	164.0	149.0	121.0	128.0	137.0
Other²	38.0	32.0	30.1	34.5	31.5
Ratio of ginned to unginned cotton (in percent)	41.0	42.0	43.0	43.0	43.0
Equivalent cost (ginned cotton)	492.7	431.0	355.5	382.4	396.5
Ginning and sales services	90.0	100.9	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other general costs	150.0	400.0	171.0	290.0	83.0
Transport and related costs at seaports	95.0	117.0	106.0	106.0	103.0
Total costs, f.o.b. (ginned cotton)	827.7	1,048.9	732.5	878.4	682.5
Freight and insurance	76.0	76.0	70.0	70.0	70.0
Total costs, c.i.f. (ginned cotton)	903.7	1,124.9	802.5	948.4	752.5
Other costs and charges	20.0	24.2	24.0	24.0	24.0
Total costs	923.7	1,149.1	826.5	972.4	776.5
Average export price	646.0	669.0	634.0	542.0	645.0
Average sales price³	646.0	669.0	634.0	542.0	645.0
Export margin (loss -) ⁴	−277.7	−480.1	−192.5	−430.4	−131.5
Export volumes (thousands ton)	12.3	0.9	2.9	2.3	3.4
Total profit (loss -) (in billions of CFA francs)	−3.4	−447.5	−548.6	−988.6	−447.1

Sources: National cotton company (SOCOCA) and from 2002/03 onward data are from SOCADETEX.

^¹Crop year ends October 31.

^²Transport and transaction costs.

^³Including domestic sales.

^⁴Average export price less total costs.

Table 7.

Central African Republic: Production and Export Volumes of Forestry Products, 2002–06

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

Table 7.

Central African Republic: Production and Export Volumes of Forestry Products, 2002–06

		2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
	(In thousands of cubic meters)
Production		762.9	586.2	584.7	525.2	710.0
	Logs	663.6	516.2	513.8	452.4	624.9
	Sawn wood	97.3	68.6	69.3	71.4	84.3
	Plywood	2.0	1.5	1.6	1.4	0.8
Exports		396.3	284.8	219.4	199.6	263.5
	Logs	330.9	226.1	170.8	145.9	192.3
	Sawn wood	64.5	57.9	48.2	52.9	70.8
	Plywood	0.9	0.9	0.4	0.7	0.5
Domestic sales		16.1	12.9	15.9	9.2	11.5
	Sawn wood	15.1	12.0	14.7	8.6	10.1
	Plywood	1.0	1.0	1.2	0.6	1.4

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

Table 7.

Central African Republic: Production and Export Volumes of Forestry Products, 2002–06

		2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
	(In thousands of cubic meters)
Production		762.9	586.2	584.7	525.2	710.0
	Logs	663.6	516.2	513.8	452.4	624.9
	Sawn wood	97.3	68.6	69.3	71.4	84.3
	Plywood	2.0	1.5	1.6	1.4	0.8
Exports		396.3	284.8	219.4	199.6	263.5
	Logs	330.9	226.1	170.8	145.9	192.3
	Sawn wood	64.5	57.9	48.2	52.9	70.8
	Plywood	0.9	0.9	0.4	0.7	0.5
Domestic sales		16.1	12.9	15.9	9.2	11.5
	Sawn wood	15.1	12.0	14.7	8.6	10.1
	Plywood	1.0	1.0	1.2	0.6	1.4

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

Table 8.

Central African Republic: Manufacturing Output, 2002–06

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

^¹In thousands of hectoliters.

^²In millions of packets.

^³In thousands of tons.

^⁴In cubic meters.

^⁵In thousands of meters.

Table 8.

Central African Republic: Manufacturing Output, 2002–06

		2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
	(In units indicated)
Food, beverages, and tobacco
	Beer¹	132.2	122.7	118.7	118.9	123.1
	Soft drinks¹	42.4	38.6	41.4	46.7	51.8
	Syrups¹	…	0.7	0.7	…	…
	Cigarettes²	16.6	15.1	16	…	…
	Suger (powder)³	10.4	…	3.9	…	…
	Soap³	1.6	1.5	1.8	…	…
	Palm oil³	2.7	2.2	2.4	…	…
	Groundnut oil	1.3	…	…	…	…
Forestry
	Sawn wood⁴	97.3	68.5	69.3	71.4	84.3
Chemical products
	Oxygen⁵	16.2	…	…	…	…
	Paints³	0.4	…	…	…	…
Miscellaneous
	Aluminum household items³	172.4	86.0	88	…	…
	Aluminum sheets³	581.6	249.0	184.1	…	…

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

^¹In thousands of hectoliters.

^²In millions of packets.

^³In thousands of tons.

^⁴In cubic meters.

^⁵In thousands of meters.

Table 8.

Central African Republic: Manufacturing Output, 2002–06

		2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
	(In units indicated)
Food, beverages, and tobacco
	Beer¹	132.2	122.7	118.7	118.9	123.1
	Soft drinks¹	42.4	38.6	41.4	46.7	51.8
	Syrups¹	…	0.7	0.7	…	…
	Cigarettes²	16.6	15.1	16	…	…
	Suger (powder)³	10.4	…	3.9	…	…
	Soap³	1.6	1.5	1.8	…	…
	Palm oil³	2.7	2.2	2.4	…	…
	Groundnut oil	1.3	…	…	…	…
Forestry
	Sawn wood⁴	97.3	68.5	69.3	71.4	84.3
Chemical products
	Oxygen⁵	16.2	…	…	…	…
	Paints³	0.4	…	…	…	…
Miscellaneous
	Aluminum household items³	172.4	86.0	88	…	…
	Aluminum sheets³	581.6	249.0	184.1	…	…

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

^¹In thousands of hectoliters.

^²In millions of packets.

^³In thousands of tons.

^⁴In cubic meters.

^⁵In thousands of meters.

Table 9.

Central African Republic: Production and Export of Diamonds and Gold, 2002–06

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

Table 9.

Central African Republic: Production and Export of Diamonds and Gold, 2002–06

		2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
		(Diamonds in thousands of carats; gold in kilograms)
Production
	Diamonds (rough)	416.4	332.7	354.2	383.3	415.5
	Gold	15.9	2.2	12.2	10.4	10.3
Exports
	Diamonds (rough)	414.8	329.6	354.2	383.3	415.5
	Gold	10.9	2.2	…	…	…

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

Table 9.

Central African Republic: Production and Export of Diamonds and Gold, 2002–06

		2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
		(Diamonds in thousands of carats; gold in kilograms)
Production
	Diamonds (rough)	416.4	332.7	354.2	383.3	415.5
	Gold	15.9	2.2	12.2	10.4	10.3
Exports
	Diamonds (rough)	414.8	329.6	354.2	383.3	415.5
	Gold	10.9	2.2	…	…	…

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

Table 10.

Central African Republic: Consumption of Oil Products, 2002–06

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

Table 10.

Central African Republic: Consumption of Oil Products, 2002–06

	Premium	Oil	Diesel	Gas (In tons)
	(In cubic meters)			Gas (In tons)
2002	13,068	16,790	23,127	445
I	3,490	9,475	6,355	255
II	3,643	2,389	6,756	32
III	3,318	2,445	5,809	136
IV	2,617	2,481	4,207	22
2003	9,886	7,594	15,633	124
I	1,856	1,504	3,378	31
II	3,056	2,087	4,572	34
III	3,007	2,361	4,747	34
IV	1,967	1,642	2,936	25
2004	12,632	14,167	20,035	152
I	2,981	3,343	4,332	37
II	3,114	3,506	5,839	37
III	3,136	3,617	4,808	37
IV	3,402	3,701	5,057	42
2005	14,698	16,773	22,579	165
I	3,540	3,457	5,401	39
II	3,563	4,221	5,602	41
III	3,529	4,326	5,419	40
IV	4,066	4,769	6,158	45
2006	15,766	18,463	22,844	169
I	3,498	3,561	5,486	42
II	4,127	4,385	6,247	45
III	3,916	4,696	5,322	42
IV	4,225	5,821	5,789	40

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

Table 10.

Central African Republic: Consumption of Oil Products, 2002–06

	Premium	Oil	Diesel	Gas (In tons)
	(In cubic meters)			Gas (In tons)
2002	13,068	16,790	23,127	445
I	3,490	9,475	6,355	255
II	3,643	2,389	6,756	32
III	3,318	2,445	5,809	136
IV	2,617	2,481	4,207	22
2003	9,886	7,594	15,633	124
I	1,856	1,504	3,378	31
II	3,056	2,087	4,572	34
III	3,007	2,361	4,747	34
IV	1,967	1,642	2,936	25
2004	12,632	14,167	20,035	152
I	2,981	3,343	4,332	37
II	3,114	3,506	5,839	37
III	3,136	3,617	4,808	37
IV	3,402	3,701	5,057	42
2005	14,698	16,773	22,579	165
I	3,540	3,457	5,401	39
II	3,563	4,221	5,602	41
III	3,529	4,326	5,419	40
IV	4,066	4,769	6,158	45
2006	15,766	18,463	22,844	169
I	3,498	3,561	5,486	42
II	4,127	4,385	6,247	45
III	3,916	4,696	5,322	42
IV	4,225	5,821	5,789	40

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

Table 11.

Central African Republic: Price Structure of Petroleum Products, 2002–06

Source: National oil import company (PETROCA).

Table 11.

Central African Republic: Price Structure of Petroleum Products, 2002–06

	Premium gasoline					Kerosene
	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
	(In CFA francs per liter)
Average Platt’s price over the last three months	162.4	148.2	263.4	341.0	304.7	164.6	147.6	363.9	370.8	347.7
Transport cost from Ango-Ango to Matadi	43.3	43.3	43.3	43.3	43.3	43.3	43.3	43.3	43.3	43.3
C.i.f. price, Matadi	205.7	191.5	306.7	384.4	348.0	207.9	190.9	407.2	414.1	391.0
Other transport costs	43.8	54.7	59.2	59.2	58.0	46.1	58.5	60.0	60.3	59.0
Reference border prices	249.5	246.2	365.9	443.6	406.0	254.0	249.4	467.2	474.4	450.0
Taxes and duties	136.4	134.4	154.7	165.1	173.1	2.1	2.3	8.8	6.6	2.3
Import duties	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Complementary tax	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Specific domestic tax	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Special tax	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Road use tax	55.0	55.0	55.0	55.0	55.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Miscellaneous charges	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Redevance informatique	0.4	0.4	1.0	1.3	1.1	0.4	0.4	1.5	1.5	1.4
Custom duties	16.0	14.5	19.8	16.7	22.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Value-added Tax	63.4	63.0	75.2	87.6	89.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Community intergration tax	1.6	1.5	2.8	3.6	3.3	1.7	1.9	4.1	4.2	3.3
Price structure administration	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Garanteed price in Bangui	386.9	381.5	520.6	608.8	579.1	257.0	252.6	476.0	481.0	458.0
Storage financing cost	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Storage fees	15.6	21.5	21.5	21.5	21.5	14.3	20.2	20.2	21.0	18.0
Retail margin	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0
Wholesale margin	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	19.0
Equalization fees	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Financial fees	11.4	11.4	14.0	14.0	19.0	11.9	11.7	18.4	18.6	19.0
Transportation costs	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0
Research and exploitation	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Average sales price	484.9	480.4	559.0	640.0	616.1	354.2	350.6	508.0	514.0	499.9
Unit tax on petroleum products	165.1	169.7	91.0	10.0	83.9	−4.2	−0.6	−158.0	−164.0	−114.9
Sales price at pump	650.0	650.1	650.0	700.0	700.0	350.0	350.0	350.0	385.0	385.0

Source: National oil import company (PETROCA).

Table 11.

Central African Republic: Price Structure of Petroleum Products, 2002–06

	Premium gasoline					Kerosene
	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
	(In CFA francs per liter)
Average Platt’s price over the last three months	162.4	148.2	263.4	341.0	304.7	164.6	147.6	363.9	370.8	347.7
Transport cost from Ango-Ango to Matadi	43.3	43.3	43.3	43.3	43.3	43.3	43.3	43.3	43.3	43.3
C.i.f. price, Matadi	205.7	191.5	306.7	384.4	348.0	207.9	190.9	407.2	414.1	391.0
Other transport costs	43.8	54.7	59.2	59.2	58.0	46.1	58.5	60.0	60.3	59.0
Reference border prices	249.5	246.2	365.9	443.6	406.0	254.0	249.4	467.2	474.4	450.0
Taxes and duties	136.4	134.4	154.7	165.1	173.1	2.1	2.3	8.8	6.6	2.3
Import duties	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Complementary tax	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Specific domestic tax	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Special tax	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Road use tax	55.0	55.0	55.0	55.0	55.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Miscellaneous charges	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Redevance informatique	0.4	0.4	1.0	1.3	1.1	0.4	0.4	1.5	1.5	1.4
Custom duties	16.0	14.5	19.8	16.7	22.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Value-added Tax	63.4	63.0	75.2	87.6	89.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Community intergration tax	1.6	1.5	2.8	3.6	3.3	1.7	1.9	4.1	4.2	3.3
Price structure administration	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Garanteed price in Bangui	386.9	381.5	520.6	608.8	579.1	257.0	252.6	476.0	481.0	458.0
Storage financing cost	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Storage fees	15.6	21.5	21.5	21.5	21.5	14.3	20.2	20.2	21.0	18.0
Retail margin	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0
Wholesale margin	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	19.0
Equalization fees	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Financial fees	11.4	11.4	14.0	14.0	19.0	11.9	11.7	18.4	18.6	19.0
Transportation costs	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0
Research and exploitation	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Average sales price	484.9	480.4	559.0	640.0	616.1	354.2	350.6	508.0	514.0	499.9
Unit tax on petroleum products	165.1	169.7	91.0	10.0	83.9	−4.2	−0.6	−158.0	−164.0	−114.9
Sales price at pump	650.0	650.1	650.0	700.0	700.0	350.0	350.0	350.0	385.0	385.0

Source: National oil import company (PETROCA).

Table 11.

Central African Republic: Price Structure of Petroleum Products, 2002–06 (concluded)

Source: National oil import company (PETROCA).

Table 11.

Central African Republic: Price Structure of Petroleum Products, 2002–06 (concluded)

	Diesel fuel					Heavy fuel
	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
	(In CFA francs per liter)
Average Platt’s price over the last three months	167.0	149.4	226.8	338.3	328.4	128.5	116.0	115.0	178.3	163.3
Transport cost from Ango-Ango to Matadi	43.3	43.3	43.3	43.3	43.3	69.5	69.5	69.5	69.5	69.5
C.i.f. price, Matadi	210.3	192.7	270.1	381.6	371.7	198.0	185.5	184.5	247.8	232.8
Other transport costs	49.1	61.5	65.3	65.0	63.0	53.9	53.9	58.3	58.3	56.0
Reference border prices	259.4	254.2	335.4	446.6	434.7	251.9	239.4	242.8	306.1	288.8
Taxes and duties	140.1	137.9	165.0	183.6	137.9	0.3	0.3	3.1	2.6	1.4
Import duties	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Complementary tax	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Specific domestic tax	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Special tax	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Road use tax	55.0	55.0	55.0	55.0	55.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Miscellaneous charges	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Redevance informatique	0.4	0.4	1.1	1.44	1.4	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.9	0.8
Custom duties	16.9	15.4	22.7	28.8	15.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Value-added Tax (VAT) 18 percent	66.1	65.6	82.0	94.8	101.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Community intergration tax	1.7	1.5	3.2	4.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	1.6	0.7	0.6
Price structure administration	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Garanteed price in Bangui	400.5	393.1	500.4	630.2	572.6	253.3	240.7	245.9	308.7	291.2
Storage financing cost	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Storage fees	14.3	20.3	20.3	20.3	18.3	14.3	20.1	20.1	20.1	20.1
Retail margin	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0
Wholesale margin	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Equalization fees	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Financial fees	12.1	12.0	15.6	12.0	16.0	11.8	10.9	11.3	14.2	13.4
Transportation costs	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0
Research and exploitation	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Average sales price	498.9	492.4	603.0	688.0	690.9	339.4	326.7	331.0	398.0	378.7
Unit tax on petroleum products	76.1	82.6	−28.0	−113.0	−15.9	50.6	63.3	59.0	59.0	30.4
Sales price at pump	575.0	575.0	575.0	575.0	675.0	390.0	390.0	390.0	390.0	410.0

Source: National oil import company (PETROCA).

Table 11.

Central African Republic: Price Structure of Petroleum Products, 2002–06 (concluded)

	Diesel fuel					Heavy fuel
	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
	(In CFA francs per liter)
Average Platt’s price over the last three months	167.0	149.4	226.8	338.3	328.4	128.5	116.0	115.0	178.3	163.3
Transport cost from Ango-Ango to Matadi	43.3	43.3	43.3	43.3	43.3	69.5	69.5	69.5	69.5	69.5
C.i.f. price, Matadi	210.3	192.7	270.1	381.6	371.7	198.0	185.5	184.5	247.8	232.8
Other transport costs	49.1	61.5	65.3	65.0	63.0	53.9	53.9	58.3	58.3	56.0
Reference border prices	259.4	254.2	335.4	446.6	434.7	251.9	239.4	242.8	306.1	288.8
Taxes and duties	140.1	137.9	165.0	183.6	137.9	0.3	0.3	3.1	2.6	1.4
Import duties	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Complementary tax	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Specific domestic tax	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Special tax	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Road use tax	55.0	55.0	55.0	55.0	55.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Miscellaneous charges	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Redevance informatique	0.4	0.4	1.1	1.44	1.4	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.9	0.8
Custom duties	16.9	15.4	22.7	28.8	15.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Value-added Tax (VAT) 18 percent	66.1	65.6	82.0	94.8	101.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Community intergration tax	1.7	1.5	3.2	4.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	1.6	0.7	0.6
Price structure administration	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Garanteed price in Bangui	400.5	393.1	500.4	630.2	572.6	253.3	240.7	245.9	308.7	291.2
Storage financing cost	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Storage fees	14.3	20.3	20.3	20.3	18.3	14.3	20.1	20.1	20.1	20.1
Retail margin	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0
Wholesale margin	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Equalization fees	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Financial fees	12.1	12.0	15.6	12.0	16.0	11.8	10.9	11.3	14.2	13.4
Transportation costs	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0
Research and exploitation	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Average sales price	498.9	492.4	603.0	688.0	690.9	339.4	326.7	331.0	398.0	378.7
Unit tax on petroleum products	76.1	82.6	−28.0	−113.0	−15.9	50.6	63.3	59.0	59.0	30.4
Sales price at pump	575.0	575.0	575.0	575.0	675.0	390.0	390.0	390.0	390.0	410.0

Source: National oil import company (PETROCA).

Table 12.

Central African Republic: Consumer Price Index, 2002–06

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

^¹Based on consumption basket for nationals living in Bangui. Averages are computed on the basis of weighted sectoral averages for the given time periods.

Table 12.

Central African Republic: Consumer Price Index, 2002–06

	Foodstuffs	Clothing	Manufactured Products	Energy	Services	General Index¹
Weights	705.0	85.0	76.0	73.0	61.0	1,000.0
	(Period average; 1981=100)
2002	200.5	246.1	302.2	190.0	171.7	209.6
I	195.6	239.9	297.9	191.5	166.9	205.1
II	193.0	250.5	303.4	192.2	176.4	205.2
III	202.2	249.9	304.4	187.1	172.4	211.1
IV	213.2	244.1	302.9	191.7	119.0	215.3
2003	211.4	257.2	307.7	188.5	171.5	218.3
I	220.8	235.2	307.2	186.9	170.7	223.1
II	215.4	253.2	305.2	188.2	172.4	220.8
III	204.7	262.7	310.3	188.6	171.1	214.4
IV	203.3	279.4	308.1	190.2	171.6	214.8
2004
I	196.8	293.9	304.7	178.4	171.6	210.3
II	198.7	295.9	308.1	179.1	172.0	212.2
III	202.3	290.1	308.2	182.0	178.3	214.8
IV	207.3	281.8	307.3	181.5	178.6	217.6
2005
I	208.1	282.2	319.3	178.5	179.5	219.0
II	206.8	286.4	328.0	173.4	182.4	218.9
III	209.2	290.8	324.7	176.7	183.4	221.0
IV	208.8	290.0	324.4	178.2	185.8	220.8
2006
I	215.2	302.1	333.1	188.5	186.9	227.9
II	224.8	313.2	338.3	189.4	187.4	236.0
III	221.8	308.6	337.3	188.9	193.5	233.8
IV	230.7	305.5	339.0	198.0	196.0	240.8

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

^¹Based on consumption basket for nationals living in Bangui. Averages are computed on the basis of weighted sectoral averages for the given time periods.

Table 12.

Central African Republic: Consumer Price Index, 2002–06

	Foodstuffs	Clothing	Manufactured Products	Energy	Services	General Index¹
Weights	705.0	85.0	76.0	73.0	61.0	1,000.0
	(Period average; 1981=100)
2002	200.5	246.1	302.2	190.0	171.7	209.6
I	195.6	239.9	297.9	191.5	166.9	205.1
II	193.0	250.5	303.4	192.2	176.4	205.2
III	202.2	249.9	304.4	187.1	172.4	211.1
IV	213.2	244.1	302.9	191.7	119.0	215.3
2003	211.4	257.2	307.7	188.5	171.5	218.3
I	220.8	235.2	307.2	186.9	170.7	223.1
II	215.4	253.2	305.2	188.2	172.4	220.8
III	204.7	262.7	310.3	188.6	171.1	214.4
IV	203.3	279.4	308.1	190.2	171.6	214.8
2004
I	196.8	293.9	304.7	178.4	171.6	210.3
II	198.7	295.9	308.1	179.1	172.0	212.2
III	202.3	290.1	308.2	182.0	178.3	214.8
IV	207.3	281.8	307.3	181.5	178.6	217.6
2005
I	208.1	282.2	319.3	178.5	179.5	219.0
II	206.8	286.4	328.0	173.4	182.4	218.9
III	209.2	290.8	324.7	176.7	183.4	221.0
IV	208.8	290.0	324.4	178.2	185.8	220.8
2006
I	215.2	302.1	333.1	188.5	186.9	227.9
II	224.8	313.2	338.3	189.4	187.4	236.0
III	221.8	308.6	337.3	188.9	193.5	233.8
IV	230.7	305.5	339.0	198.0	196.0	240.8

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

^¹Based on consumption basket for nationals living in Bangui. Averages are computed on the basis of weighted sectoral averages for the given time periods.

Table 13.

Central African Republic: Wholesale Price Index, 2002–06

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

^¹Based on consumption basket for nationals living in Bangui. Averages are computed on the basis of weighted sectoral averages for the given time periods.

Table 13.

Central African Republic: Wholesale Price Index, 2002–06

	Foodstuffs	Clothing	Manufactured Products	Energy	General Index¹
Weights	424.0	83.0	262.0	231.0	1,000.0
	(Period average; 1981=100)
2002	298.6	466.3	265.4	307.3	268.1
I	242.4	408.7	250.2	306.0	273.0
II	392.3	460.2	261.3	307.5	344.0
III	278.3	504.3	280.7	307.5	304.4
IV	281.3	491.9	269.4	308.1	301.9
2003	278.2	506.7	273.3	309.1	268.1
I	286.4	492.0	273.3	309.1	305.3
II	276.4	540.0	273.0	309.1	304.9
III	274.0	524.6	276.7	309.1	303.6
IV	276.0	470.3	270.3	309.1	298.3
2004
I	268.60	490.58	268.55	309.13	296.4
II	270.9	522.2	275.3	309.1	301.7
III	276.7	522.4	273.6	309.1	303.8
IV	276.4	522.3	274.2	308.6	303.7
2005
I	287.1	478.3	271.3	307.5	303.6
II	296.2	449.0	272.3	307.5	305.3
III	294.2	445.3	266.1	307.5	302.5
IV	338.5	448.9	264.9	307.5	321.2
2006
I	343.7	457.0	266.9	340.9	332.3
II	338.6	459.5	278.5	340.9	333.4
III	346.3	473.3	280.9	340.9	338.5
IV	342.7	506.1	276.8	340.9	338.6

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

^¹Based on consumption basket for nationals living in Bangui. Averages are computed on the basis of weighted sectoral averages for the given time periods.

Table 13.

Central African Republic: Wholesale Price Index, 2002–06

	Foodstuffs	Clothing	Manufactured Products	Energy	General Index¹
Weights	424.0	83.0	262.0	231.0	1,000.0
	(Period average; 1981=100)
2002	298.6	466.3	265.4	307.3	268.1
I	242.4	408.7	250.2	306.0	273.0
II	392.3	460.2	261.3	307.5	344.0
III	278.3	504.3	280.7	307.5	304.4
IV	281.3	491.9	269.4	308.1	301.9
2003	278.2	506.7	273.3	309.1	268.1
I	286.4	492.0	273.3	309.1	305.3
II	276.4	540.0	273.0	309.1	304.9
III	274.0	524.6	276.7	309.1	303.6
IV	276.0	470.3	270.3	309.1	298.3
2004
I	268.60	490.58	268.55	309.13	296.4
II	270.9	522.2	275.3	309.1	301.7
III	276.7	522.4	273.6	309.1	303.8
IV	276.4	522.3	274.2	308.6	303.7
2005
I	287.1	478.3	271.3	307.5	303.6
II	296.2	449.0	272.3	307.5	305.3
III	294.2	445.3	266.1	307.5	302.5
IV	338.5	448.9	264.9	307.5	321.2
2006
I	343.7	457.0	266.9	340.9	332.3
II	338.6	459.5	278.5	340.9	333.4
III	346.3	473.3	280.9	340.9	338.5
IV	342.7	506.1	276.8	340.9	338.6

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

^¹Based on consumption basket for nationals living in Bangui. Averages are computed on the basis of weighted sectoral averages for the given time periods.

Table 14.

Central African Republic: Sectoral Composition of the Public Investment Program, 2002–06¹

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

^¹Results for some years do not correspond to those in Table 15 owing to differences concerning the amount of grants effectively disbursed at year end.

^²Includes counterparts of customs duties on project-related imports.

Table 14.

Central African Republic: Sectoral Composition of the Public Investment Program, 2002–06¹

				2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
	(In billions of CFA francs)
Rural development				6.3	3.1	…	…	…
	Agriculture			3.5	0.5	…	…	…
	Livestock			0.4	0.2	…	…	…
	Forestry			2.1	1.7	…	…	…
	Fisheries			0.0	0.0	…	…	…
	Hunting and fishing			0.3	0.7	…	…	…
Industry and mining				0.0	0.0	…	…	…
	Industry			0.0	0.0	…	…	…
	Mining			0.0	0.0	…	…	…
Economic infrastructure				20.0	5.9	…	…	…
	Energy			0.0	0.0	…	…	…
	Water			0.4	0.4	…	…	…
	Habitat; urban development			9.9	4.0	…	…	…
	Infrastructure			9.7	1.5	…	…	…
		Land transport		9.6	1.5	…	…	…
		River transport		0.0	0.0	…	…	…
		Air transport		0.0	0.0	…	…	…
	Post and telecommunications			0.0	0.0	…	…	…
	Radio, television, and press			0.1	0.2	…	…	…
	Commerce, insurance, and tourism			0.2	0.0	…	…	…
Social infrastructure				16.2	13.2	…	…	…
	Health			5.6	5.5	…	…	…
	Education			1.9	0.5	…	…	…
	Social affairs			1.5	2.0	…	…	…
	Administration			7.2	5.2	…	…	…
Unallocated				0.0	0.0	…	…	…
			Total	42.8	22.4	…	…	…
Sources of financing
	Domestic			5.3	3.1	4.1	…	…
	External			38.0	20.0	25.5	…	…
		Grants		32.0	15.6	20.8	…	…
		Loans		6.0	4.4	4.6	…	…
	Total			43.3	23.1	29.6	…	…

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

^¹Results for some years do not correspond to those in Table 15 owing to differences concerning the amount of grants effectively disbursed at year end.

^²Includes counterparts of customs duties on project-related imports.

Table 14.

Central African Republic: Sectoral Composition of the Public Investment Program, 2002–06¹

				2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
	(In billions of CFA francs)
Rural development				6.3	3.1	…	…	…
	Agriculture			3.5	0.5	…	…	…
	Livestock			0.4	0.2	…	…	…
	Forestry			2.1	1.7	…	…	…
	Fisheries			0.0	0.0	…	…	…
	Hunting and fishing			0.3	0.7	…	…	…
Industry and mining				0.0	0.0	…	…	…
	Industry			0.0	0.0	…	…	…
	Mining			0.0	0.0	…	…	…
Economic infrastructure				20.0	5.9	…	…	…
	Energy			0.0	0.0	…	…	…
	Water			0.4	0.4	…	…	…
	Habitat; urban development			9.9	4.0	…	…	…
	Infrastructure			9.7	1.5	…	…	…
		Land transport		9.6	1.5	…	…	…
		River transport		0.0	0.0	…	…	…
		Air transport		0.0	0.0	…	…	…
	Post and telecommunications			0.0	0.0	…	…	…
	Radio, television, and press			0.1	0.2	…	…	…
	Commerce, insurance, and tourism			0.2	0.0	…	…	…
Social infrastructure				16.2	13.2	…	…	…
	Health			5.6	5.5	…	…	…
	Education			1.9	0.5	…	…	…
	Social affairs			1.5	2.0	…	…	…
	Administration			7.2	5.2	…	…	…
Unallocated				0.0	0.0	…	…	…
			Total	42.8	22.4	…	…	…
Sources of financing
	Domestic			5.3	3.1	4.1	…	…
	External			38.0	20.0	25.5	…	…
		Grants		32.0	15.6	20.8	…	…
		Loans		6.0	4.4	4.6	…	…
	Total			43.3	23.1	29.6	…	…

Source: C.A.R. authorities.

^¹Results for some years do not correspond to those in Table 15 owing to differences concerning the amount of grants effectively disbursed at year end.

^²Includes counterparts of customs duties on project-related imports.

Table 15.

Central African Republic: Central Government Operations, 2002–06

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

^¹Excludes interest payments and externally financed investment.

Table 15.

Central African Republic: Central Government Operations, 2002–06

					2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
	(In billions of CFA francs; unless otherwise indicated)
Revenue					78.4	53.7	55.8	58.6	73.3
	Tax revenue				61.4	45.3	48.3	50.6	60.3
	Nontax revenue				17.0	8.4	7.5	8.0	12.9
Expenditure					−114.6	−85.5	−93.4	−120.4	−109.8
	Current primary expenditure				−57.3	−58.1	−66.7	−75.4	−62.5
	Interest due				−11.3	−7.9	−8.5	−6.6	−13.1
	Capital expenditure				−46.0	−19.5	−18.2	−38.4	−34.1
		Of which : domestically financed			−13.5	−10.5	−7.7	−8.4	−7.5
Overall balance, commitment basis
		Excluding grants			−36.2	−31.8	−37.7	−61.8	−36.5
			Of which: narrow primary balance¹		7.6	−14.9	−18.6	−25.3	3.3
		Including grants			−8.6	−21.8	−15.0	−32.4	55.1
	Change in arrears (reduction -)				21.3	28.4	21.1	26.9	−50.1
		Domestic			−4.7	4.1	2.9	9.4	−9.5
		External			26.1	24.3	18.2	17.5	−40.6
Overall balance, cash basis					−14.8	−3.5	6.1	−5.5	5.0
	External financing, net				14.5	3.5	−14.6	−4.5	−12.9
		Projects			32.5	9.0	2.6	3.2	3.0
			Grants		26.5	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
			Loans		6.0	3.0	2.6	3.2	3.0
		Program			2.3	9.1	0.0	4.0	0.0
			Grants		1.0	4.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
			Loans		1.3	5.0	0.0	4.0	0.0
		Amortization due			−20.4	−21.6	−17.2	−11.8	−15.9
		External debt relief			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	Domestic financing, net				0.4	4.8	8.5	10.0	7.9
		Banking system			1.0	5.2	8.5	10.0	7.9
			Bank of Central African States		2.1	3.1	9.9	7.6	3.7
				Counterpart to IMF resources	0.0	0.0	3.1	−2.6	2.2
				Other	2.1	3.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
			Commercial banks		−1.1	2.1	−1.4	2.4	4.2
		Nonbank			−0.6	−0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Memorandum items:					(In percent of GDP)
	Revenue				10.8	7.7	8.1	8.1	9.5
	Expenditure				−15.8	−12.3	−13.5	−16.7	−14.2
		Of which : military expenditure
		Current primary expenditure			−7.9	−8.3	−9.7	−10.4	−8.1
		Interest due			−1.6	−1.1	−1.2	−1.0	−1.1
		Capital expenditure			−6.3	−2.8	−2.6	−5.3	−4.9
	Balance, commitments basis (deficit -)
		Excluding grants			−5.0	−4.6	−5.4	−8.6	−4.6
		Including grants			−1.2	−3.1	−2.2	−4.6	7.7
	Narrow primary budget balance¹				1.0	−2.1	−1.6	−2.3	1.4

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

^¹Excludes interest payments and externally financed investment.

Table 15.

Central African Republic: Central Government Operations, 2002–06

				2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
	(In billions of CFA francs; unless otherwise indicated)
Revenue				78.4	53.7	55.8	58.6	73.3
	Tax revenue			61.4	45.3	48.3	50.6	60.3
	Nontax revenue			17.0	8.4	7.5	8.0	12.9
Expenditure				−114.6	−85.5	−93.4	−120.4	−109.8
	Current primary expenditure			−57.3	−58.1	−66.7	−75.4	−62.5
	Interest due			−11.3	−7.9	−8.5	−6.6	−13.1
	Capital expenditure			−46.0	−19.5	−18.2	−38.4	−34.1
		Of which : domestically financed		−13.5	−10.5	−7.7	−8.4	−7.5
Overall balance, commitment basis
		Excluding grants		−36.2	−31.8	−37.7	−61.8	−36.5
			Of which: narrow primary balance¹	7.6	−14.9	−18.6	−25.3	3.3
		Including grants		−8.6	−21.8	−15.0	−32.4	55.1
	Change in arrears (reduction -)			21.3	28.4	21.1	26.9	−50.1
		Domestic		−4.7	4.1	2.9	9.4	−9.5
		External		26.1	24.3	18.2	17.5	−40.6
Overall balance, cash basis				−14.8	−3.5	6.1	−5.5	5.0
	External financing, net			14.5	3.5	−14.6	−4.5	−12.9

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