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© 2008 International Monetary Fund
March 2008
IMF Country Report No. 08/93
Papua New Guinea: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix for Papua New Guinea was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with the member country. It is based on the information available at the time it was completed on January 31, 2008. The views expressed in this document are those of the staff team and do not necessarily reflect the views of the government of Papua New Guinea or the Executive Board of the IMF.
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INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
Prepared by Qaizar Hussain, Ebrima Faal, Theo Thomas, Aiko Mineshima,
Agnes Isnawangsih (all APD); and Qi He (STA)
Approved by the Asia and Pacific Department
January 31, 2008
Contents
I. Papua New Guinea: Sources of Inflation
II. The Monetary Transmission Mechanism in Papua New Guinea
III. Papua New Guinea: Export Performance and Competitiveness
IV. Financial Sector Developments in Papua New Guinea
V. Tax Summary in 2008
Statistical Tables
1. Gross Domestic Product by Sector at Current Market Prices, 2002–06
2. Gross Domestic Product by Sector at 1998 Constant Prices, 2002–06
3. Production of Major Commodities, 2002–05
4. Employment by Sector, 2003–June 2007
5. Consumer Price Index by Expenditure Group, 2002–June 2007
6a. Central Government Budget, 2002–07 (in millions of kina)
6b. Central Government Budget, 2002–07 (in percent of GDP)
7. Central Government Revenue and Grants, 2002–07
8. Central Government Fiscal Financing, 2002–07
9. Central Government Domestic Debt, 2003–September 2007
10. Monetary Survey, 2003–September 2007
11. Balance Sheet of the Central Bank, 2003–September 2007
12. Consolidated Balance Sheet of Other Depository Corporations, 2003–September 2007
13. Commercial Bank Loans by Sector, 2003–September 2007
14. Reserve Requirements, March 1997–September 2007
15. Interest Rates, 2003–September 2007
16. Balance of Payments, 2003–06
17. Exports of Major Commodities, 2003–06
18. Direction of Trade, 2003–06
19. Net Services and Transfers, 2002–06
20. External Debt Outstanding, 2002–06
21. Public External Debt Service, 2002–06
22. Medium-Term Development Strategy–Performance Management Framework, 2000–06