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Selected Economic and Social Indicators
	2004	2005		2006
		Pre-	Post-
		tsunami	tsunami
GDP and inflation (%)
Real GDP growth	5.2	6.0	5.3	6.0
Average inflation	7.6	10.5	12	7.5
Public finances (% of GDP)
Revenue (excluding grants)	15.8	17.6	17.4	16.9
Expenditure	23.9	25.1	27.0	25.6
Overall balance	-8.2	-7.5	-9.6	-8.7
Overall balance (including grants)	-7.7	-7.1	-8.4	-8
Net domestic financing	6.2	4.9	4.9	3.8
Foreign financing (incl. grants)	2	2.5	4.7	4.9
Balance of payments (US$ mn)
Current account balance	-626	-689	-1,161	-999
As a % GDP	-3.2	-3.2	-5.3	-4.2
Transfers (private and public)	1,358	1,456	1,704	1,670
Capital account	414	904	1,219	1,132
Official financial inflows	326	470	770	676
Overall balance	-212	215	58	133
Official reserves
In millions of U.S. dollars	1,825	1,886	2,002	2,294
In months of imports	2.1	2.1	2.3	2.5
External public debt
In millions of U.S. dollars	11,429	11,980	12,564	13,538
As a percent of GDP	58.8	55.2	57.4	57.5
Memorandum items
Deaths (persons; includes missing)	...	...	37,000
Displaced (persons)	...	...	400,000-500,000
Damage estimate (US$ bn)	...	1