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National Accounts Units: Billions Dinars 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Private Consumption 561,9 636,4 825,6 1.089,9 1143,1 897,4 1.598,3 Growth (%)  33,5% 13,3% 29,7% 32,0% 4,9% -21,5% 76,27% Government Consumption 160,2 198,8 247,1 309,8 629,6 675,6 525,9 Growth (%)  32,0% 24,1% 24,3% 25,4% 103,2% 7,3% -22,95% Gross Fixed Capital Formation 271,7 300,5 426,2 580,0 580,2 591,8 - Growth (%)  21,4% 10,6% 41,8% 36,1% 0,0% 2,0% - Export of Goods & Services 283,6 261,6 349,4 539,8 891,0 981,0  981,3 Growth (%)  13,8% -7,8% 33,6% 54,5% 65,1% 10,1% 3,5% Imports of Goods & Services 230,3 255,9 418,6 612,7 1.034,0 986,0 986,5 Growth (%)  18,5% 11,1% 63,6% 46,4% 68,8% -4,6% 5,8% Increase(+)/ Decrease (-) in Stocks  -2,0 -9,3 41,7 54,9 259,0 101,4 - GDP Current prices 1.045,1 1.132,1 1.471,4 1.961,7 2.469,0 2.762,9 2.921,9    % / GDP Current Prices   1991  1992  1993  1994  1995  1996  1997  1998  Private Consumption 49,9% 53,8% 56,2% 56,1% 55,6% 46,3% 39,7% 54,7% Government Consumption 14,4% 15,3% 17,6% 16,8% 15,8% 25,5% 29,9% 18,1% Gross Fixed Capital Formation 26,5% 26,0% 26,5% 29,0% 29,6% 23,5% 26,2% - Current Account Balance 6,5% 5,1% 0,5% -4,4% -5,4% 2,7% 6,8% -1,7% Increase(+)/ Decrease (-) in Stocks  2,7% -0,2% -0,8% 2,8% 2,8% 10,5% 4,5% -   External Sector  CURRENT BALANCE Units: Billions Dinars TRADE BALANCE 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994  1995 1996 1997 1998 Exports Goods (fob) 116 228 250 244 311 489 748 823 - Imports Goods (fob) 79 127 187 181 329 489 484 460 - Balance 37 101 63 63 -18 0 264 363 - GOODS & SERVICES BALANCE 1990 1991 1992 1993  1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Exports Goods & Services 121 235 284 262 349 540 891 981 981 Imports Goods & Services 91 148 230 256 419 613 1.034 986 986 Balance 30 87 53 6 -69 -73 -143 -5 -5    BALASSA INDEX (X+I) / GDP  1992 1993  1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Trade of Goods / GDP 41,7% 38,1% 43,0% 49,7% 57,8% 46,4% - Trade of Goods & Services / GDP 49,2% 45,8% 52,2% 58,8% 78,0% 71,2% 43,9%   Labor Force UNEMPLOYMENT (in %) 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 ALGERIA 21,1% 23,8% 23,1% 24,4% 28,1% 28,0% 26,4% 30,0%   Economic Indicators GDP - GROWTH . 1996 1997  1998 Average Growth 1992-1998 GDP 1990 (Growth) 3,8% 1,1% 3,4% 1,5% Current Account Balance (Billions Dinars) 68 185 -48 - Inflation 18,7% 6,8% 6,2% 20,4% DEBT (Billions Dinars) 1.934 1.909  1.762 - Surplus (%GDP) 2,1% 1,0% - - Exchange rate (Dinars / $ USA) 54,749  57,707  58,739 -       GDP   1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996  1997 1998  GDP Current Prices (bills. Dinars)  843,7 1.045,1 1.132,1 1.471,4 1.961,7 2.494,6 2.716,4 2.921,9 Growth (%) 51,8% 23,9% 8,3% 30,0% 33,3% 25,9% 11,9% 7,6% GDP 1990 (bills. Dinars)  557 566 554 548 569 591 598 618 Growth (%) -1,2%  -1,6% -2,2% -1,1% 3,9% 3,8% 1,1% 3,4%    INFLATION   1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 ALGERIA 25,9% 31,7% 20,5% 29,0% 32,2% 18,7% 6,8% 6,2%       DEBT Units: Millions US dollars   1991 1992 1993 1994  1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL EXTERNAL DEBT OF ALGERIA 28.215 27.062 26.034 30.166 32.610 35.323 33.079 30.000 Long-term Debt 25.981 25.473 24.861 28.371 30.442 30.489 28.419 - Public & Publicly Guaranteed Debt (lt) 25.981 25.473 24.861 28.371 30.442 30.489 28.419 - Private Debt (lt) - - - - - - - - IMF Debt  995 795 471 1.159 1.478 2.031 2.018 1.487 Short Term Debt 1.239 794 702 636 690 2.803 2.642 -   DEBT vs GDP   1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 DEBT / GDP (*) 51,3% 67,6% 74,0% 67,6% 59,36% 63,4% (*) DEBT= Public or Publicly Guaranted Debt

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