## 1. Key Economic Indicators, 2000/01–2005/06

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### Scope and purpose
- Compilation of time series tables and indicators covering fiscal years and calendar ranges between 1998/99 and 2005/06 (specific tables span a variety of exact periods as listed below).
- Focus areas: aggregate output and expenditure, central government operations, balance of payments, monetary survey, sectoral GDP (constant and current prices), prices, production, trade composition, public enterprises, banking sector, and external debt.

### Major data series and tables (titles and periods preserved exactly)
- 1. Key Economic Indicators, 2000/01–2005/06 ................................................................3
- 2. Aggregate Output and Expenditure Trends, 2000/01–2005/06 .....................................4
- 3. Central Government Operations, 2000/01–2006/07 ......................................................5
- 4. Balance of Payments, 2000/01–2005/06........................................................................7
- 5. Monetary Survey, 2001/02–2005/06 .............................................................................8
- 6. Gross Domestic Product by Sectoral Origin at Constant Prices, 2000/01–2005/06......9
- 7. Gross Domestic Product by Sectoral Origin at Current Prices, 2000/01–2005/06......10
- 8. Gross Domestic Expenditure at Current Prices, 2000/01–2005/06 .............................11
- 9. Gross Domestic Expenditure at Constant Prices, 2000/01–2005/06 ...........................12
- 10. Production, Exports, and Domestic Oil Consumption, 2000/01–2004/05 ..................13
- 11. Crude Oil Deliveries to Domestic Refineries, Domestic Oil Consumption, 1999/2000–2003/04 ................................................................................................14
- 12. Domestic Retail Prices of Petroleum Products and Electricity, 2000/01–2004/05 .....15
- 13. Natural Gas Production and Uses, 2000/01–2004/05 ..................................................16
- 14. Domestic Prices for Major Agricultural Products and Fertilizers, 2000/01–2004/05 ...................................................................................................17
- 15. Output, Cultivated Area, and Yield of Major Crops 2000/01–2004/05 ......................18
- 16. Output Value of Major Crops, 2000/01–2004/05 ........................................................19
- 17. Production Index for Large Manufacturing Establishments, 2000/01–2004/05..........20
- 18. Employment Indices for Large Manufacturing Establishments, 2000/01–2004/05 ....21
- 19. Index of Wages, Salaries, and Fringe Benefits for Construction Workers in the Private Sector, 2000/01–2005/06.............................................................................22
- 20. Population and Employment, 2000/01–2004/05..........................................................23
- 21. Price Developments, 2000/01–2005/06 .......................................................................24
- 22. Central Government Revenues, 2000/01–2005/06 ......................................................25
- 23. Transactions of the Oil Stabilization Fund, 2000/01–2004/05 ....................................26
- 24. Central Government Total Expenditure by Functional Classification, 2000/01–2005/06 ....................................................................................................27
- 25. Economic Classification of Central Government Expenditures, 2000/01–2005/06....28
- 26. Central Government Current Expenditure by Functional Classification, 1998/99–2002/03 ....................................................................................................29
- 27. Subsidies Paid Through the Consumer and Producer Protection Organization, 2000/01–2004/05 ....................................................................................................30
- 28. Quantities and Prices of Subsidized Food Items, 2000/01–2004/05 ...........................31
- 29. Budgetary Operations of Selected Public Enterprises, 2000/01–2004/05 ...................32
- 30. Budgetary Transfers to Cover Financial Losses of Public Enterprises, 2000/01–2004/05 ....................................................................................................33
- 31. Summary Accounts of the Central Bank of Iran, 2000/01–2005/06 ...........................34
- 32. Summary Accounts of the Banking Institutions, 2000/01–2005/06 ............................35
- 33. Reserve Requirements on Bank Deposits, 2000/01–2004/05......................................36
- 34. Rates of Return on Deposits, 2000/01–2004/05 ..........................................................37
- 35. Approved Sectoral Allocation of Credit to the Nonpublic Sector, 2000/01–2004/05 ...................................................................................................38
- 36. Rates of Charges on Bank Facilities, 2000/01–2004/05..............................................39
- 37. Rates of Charges on Bank Overdrafts, 2005/06 ..........................................................40
- 38. Structure of the Banking System, 2000/01–2004/05 ...................................................41
- 39. Participation Papers, 2000/01–2004/05 .......................................................................42
- 40. External Debt and Debt Service, 2000/01–2004/05 ....................................................45
- 41. Composition of Non-Hydrocarbon Exports, 2000/01–2004/05 ..................................46
- 42. Direction of Non-Hydrocarbon Exports, 2000/01–2004/05 ........................................47
- 43. Directon of Total Exports, 1999/2000–2003/04 ..........................................................48
- 44. Composition of Imports, 2000/01–2005/06 .................................................................49
- 45. Origin of Imports, 2000/01–2004/05 ...........................................................................50
- 46. Value of Imports According to the International Classification of Goods, 2000/01–2004/05 ....................................................................................................51

### Data characteristics and temporal coverage notes
- Fiscal year ranges appear predominantly as "2000/01–2005/06" for many series; select tables extend to 2006/07, 1999/2000, 1998/99, or 2005/06 depending on the indicator.
- Series cover macroeconomic aggregates, sectoral outputs, prices, labor and employment indices, fiscal operations, public enterprise finances, monetary/banking indicators, and external trade and debt.

### Oil and gas sector
- Total oil and gas exports (in billions of U.S. dollars): 24.3; 19.3; 23.0; 27.4; 36.8; 17.4; 24.6
- Average oil export price (in U.S. dollar/barrel): 25.3; 20.9; 27.2; 28.0; 35.9; ...... 
- Crude oil production (in millions of barrels/day): 3.7; 3.6; 3.2; 3.8; 4.0; 3.9; 4.0
- Crude oil exports (thousands of barrels per day): 2,345; 2,206; 1,952; 2,396; 2,551
- Domestic consumption of petroleum products (thousands of barrels per day): gasoline 202; 226; 237; 359; 348 (by fiscal year)
- Natural gas: gross production (in billions of standard cubic meters) 62.8; 67.2; 96.1; 110.8; ...; domestic consumption 62.8; 67.2; 76.0; 86.6; 13.9; flared 13.8; 13.3; 10.8; 14.8; 14.7; gas reinjected 26.0; 27.5; 26.4; 28.4; 29.3

### Real and nominal GDP, growth, and composition
- Nominal GDP at factor cost (in billions of Iranian rials): 576,493; 664,620; 916,465; 1,095,717; 1,382,608; 669,159; 877,385
- Nominal GDP in billions of U.S.dollars: 95.8; 111.3; 115.0; 132.3; 158.6; 77.8; 98.0
- Real GDP at market prices (annual percentage change): 5.1; 3.7; 7.5; 6.7; 5.6; 5.4; 4.5
- Real GDP at factor cost (annual percentage change): 5.0; 3.3; 7.4; 6.7; 4.8; 4.6; 5.5
- Real oil and gas GDP (annual percentage change): 8.3; -8.1; 5.1; 7.6; 2.6; 3.1; 2.4
- Real non-oil GDP (annual percentage change): 4.5; 5.1; 7.8; 6.6; 5.1; 4.7; 5.8
- Sectoral growth (annual percentage change): Agriculture 3.5; -0.7; 11.4; 5.3; 2.2; 3.2; 7.2; Industry 9.5; 9.1; 11.8; 9.0; 8.1; 5.5; 6.9; Services 2.9; 4.8; 5.1; 6.4; 4.8; 5.1; 4.8
- Share of hydrocarbon GDP in GDP at market prices (percent): 8.3; -8.1; 5.1; 7.6; 2.6; 3.1; 2.4 (annual change)
- Hydrocarbon share of GDP at market prices (percent of GDP): 17.5; 14.9; 22.7; 22.8; 24.9; 23.0; 27.8

### Prices and inflation
- CPI inflation (average): 12.6; 11.4; 15.8; 15.6; 15.2; 15.0; 11.3 (annual percentage change)
- GDP deflator at factor cost (annual percentage change): 26.4; 11.6; 28.3; 12.1; 20.4; 18.6; 19.0
- Wholesale Price Index (WPI) (index, 1997/98=100): 100.0; 166.3; 174.7; 191.5; 210.9; 241.9; 248.4; 266.6
- Consumer Price Index (CPI) (index, 1997/98=100): 100.0; 159.7; 177.9; 206.0; 238.2; 274.5; 280.6; 312.4
- Selected CPI annual changes (percent): WPI 14.8; 5.0; 9.6; 10.1; 14.7; 16.0; 7.3; CPI 12.6; 11.4; 15.8; 15.6; 15.2; 15.0; 11.3

### Fiscal operations (central government)
- Total revenue (in billions of rials): 189,989; 180,979; 248,261; 305,540; 428,872; 202,931; 292,120
- Oil and gas revenue (in billions of rials): 128,205; 103,138; 149,685; 184,387; 264,632; 130,092; 218,825
- Non-oil revenue (in billions of rials): 61,784; 77,841; 98,576; 121,154; 164,240; 72,839; 73,295
- Tax revenue (in billions of rials): 33,298; 41,682; 50,553; 65,099; 84,421; 35,216; 44,571
- Total expenditure and net lending (in billions of rials): 139,893; 170,185; 270,189; 306,772; 433,670; 187,208; 206,949
- Current expenditure (in billions of rials): 88,068; 112,551; 148,748; 181,600; 262,443; 117,305; 146,000
- Capital expenditure (in billions of rials): 30,115; 25,488; 56,305; 57,772; 76,680; 31,454; 35,082
- Overall balance (deficit (-)) (in billions of rials): 50,096; 10,795; -21,928; -1,231; -4,799; 15,723; 85,171
- Overall non-oil balance (deficit (-)) (in billions of rials): -78,110; -92,343; -171,613; -185,618; -269,430; -114,369; -133,654
- Financing components (in percent of GDP): Revenue 33.0; 27.2; 27.1; 27.9; 31.0; 30.3; 33.3; Expenditure and net lending 24.3; 25.6; 29.5; 28.0; 31.4; 28.0; 23.6; Overall balance 8.7; 1.6; -2.4; -0.1; -0.3; 2.3; 9.7
- Implicit energy subsidies (memorandum): ......; 10.7; 12.3; ......

### External sector and balance of payments
- Exports of goods and services (percent of GDP): 30.5; 27.4; 33.3; 40.2; 51.4; 24.4; 32.0
- Imports of goods and services (percent of GDP): -18.6; -22.1; -30.6; -40.3; -48.4; -22.7; -25.6
- Current account balance (in millions of U.S. dollars): 12,500; 5,985; 3,585; 816; 3,989; 2,934; 7,103
- Current account in percent of GDP: 13.1; 5.3; 3.1; 0.6; 2.5; 3.8; 7.2
- Trade balance (in millions of U.S. dollars): 13,375; 5,775; 6,201; 4,430; 7,764; 3,930; 9,573
- Exports (in millions of U.S. dollars): 28,461; 23,904; 28,237; 33,991; 44,403; 20,932; 28,699
  - Oil and gas exports: 24,280; 19,339; 22,966; 27,355; 36,827; 17,421; 24,638
  - Non-oil and gas exports: 4,181; 4,565; 5,271; 6,636; 7,576; 3,511; 4,061
- Imports (in millions of U.S. dollars): -15,086; -18,129; -22,036; -29,561; -36,639; -17,002; -19,126
- Gross official reserves (in millions of U.S. dollars): 12,679; 17,440; 20,965; 24,675; 32,993; 26,700; 38,269
- Gross official reserves in months of the following year’s imports: 7.0; 7.1; 6.4; 6.3; 7.3; ......
- External public and publicly guaranteed debt (in millions of U.S. dollars): 8,0; 7,229; 9,312; 12,116; 16,831; ......

### Monetary sector and banking
- Net foreign assets (in billions of rials): 136.8; 14.3; 37.7; -0.8; 118.8; 13.5; 125.8
- Net domestic assets (in billions of rials): 26.2; 30.2; 29.4; 35.1; 4.2; 25.2; -9.5
- Credit to the private sector (annual percent change): 27.3; 30.5; 34.9; 39.1; 37.6; 20.3; 34.4
- Broad money (annual percent change): 30.5; 25.8; 30.1; 26.2; 29.8; 29.6; 29.5
- Monetary survey (M3 in billions of rials): 344,646; 454,021; 558,627; 558,627; 729,746; 648,455; 860,890
- M2 (in billions of rials): 325,023; 422,887; 526,687; 526,687; 684,278; 612,120; 807,586
- Base money (end-period percentage change): 7.8; 21.0; 8.2; ...; 22.3; 23.3; 28.2
- Net domestic credit (in billions of rials): 283,479; 460,680; 613,214; 718,973; 840,798; 817,681; 895,085
  - Claims on private sector in rials (in billions of rials): 242,543; 327,073; 454,800; 454,800; 625,715; 530,568; 713,046
  - Claims on private sector in foreign currency (in billions of rials): 38,795; 62,295; 115,623; 221,382; 214,417; 258,263; 239,759

### Trade composition and directions
- Composition of non-hydrocarbon exports (in millions of U.S. dollars): Total non-hydrocarbon exports 4,181; 4,565; 5,271; 6,636; 7,576. Major categories (2004/05): Industrial goods 4,799; Agricultural and traditional goods 1,952; Metal ores 96; Chemical and petrochemical products 1,732
- Direction of non-hydrocarbon exports (selected destinations, in millions of U.S. dollars, 2004/05): United Arab Emirates 1,226; India 473; China 266; Turkey 128; Italy 309; Other 2,318
- Total exports by destination (1999/00–2003/04): Japan share rose to 21.4 percent by 2003/04; United States share small (0.0–0.7 percent series); Other destinations aggregate large (e.g., "Other" 40.5 percent in 2003/04)
- Composition of imports (in millions of U.S. dollars): Total imports 14,347; 17,626; 22,275; 26,598; 35,389. Major groups (2004/05): Transportation vehicles, machinery and tools 15,825; Raw materials and intermediate goods 16,898; Capital goods 12,105; Consumer goods 6,386

### Exchange rates and real effective exchange rate
- Accounting/average exchange rates (Iranian rials per U.S. dollar), period averages by fiscal year and quarters (select entries):
  - Average exchange rate (2000/01=100 nominal effective series in tables): Average exchange rate (Iranian rials per U.S.dollar) listed as 8,078.0; 7,921.0; 7,967.1; 8,282.0; 8,719.0; ...... 
  - Accounting exchange rate, Iranian Rls per U.S. dollar (from monetary survey table): 7,922; 7,967; 8,300; 8,300; 8,877; 8,000; 9,035
- Nominal effective exchange rate (2000/01=100): 100.0; 111.2; 109.4; 93.3; 80.2; ......
- Real effective exchange rate (2000/01=100): 100.0; 118.6; 128.6; 124.1; 122.6; ......
- Table 47 period averages, selected (official/official-related series and REER index):
  - 2000/01: Official 1,753; Real Effective Exchange Rate (2000/01 = 100) 100; Change 18.7
  - 2001/02: Official 1,753; Real Effective Exchange Rate 117; Change 17.4
  - 2002/03: Official ~7,958; Real Effective Exchange Rate 123; Change 4.4
  - 2003/04: Official 8,282; Real Effective Exchange Rate 117; Change -4.6
  - 2004/05: Official 8,729; Real Effective Exchange Rate 117; Change -0.2
  - 2005/06: Official 9,003; Real Effective Exchange Rate 122; Change 4.8
- Quarterly exchange rate observations (selected): Q1 2000/01 official 1,753; corresponding Iranian rials per U.S. dollar 8,181; Q4 2004/05 official 8,847; Q1 2005/06 official 8,934; Q2 2005/06 official 9,006; Q3 2005/06 official 9,069

### Labor, population, and social indicators
- Population (in thousands): 63,515; 64,584; 65,657; 66,680; 67,656
  - Urban population (in thousands): 40,627; 41,722; 42,835; 43,902; 44,923
  - Rural population (in thousands): 22,887; 22,862; 22,822; 22,778; 22,733
- Active population and employment (in thousands): Active population 19,135; 19,812; 20,429; 21,014; 21,568; Employment 16,437; 16,900; 17,937; 18,639; 18,906
- Unemployment (in thousands): 2,698; 2,912; 2,492; 2,375; 2,662
- Unemployment rate (percent): 14.1; 14.7; 12.2; 11.2; 12.2
- Index of wages, salaries, and fringe benefits for construction workers (1997/98 = 100), monthly examples: April series 134.9; 147.8; 164.7; 204.7; 257.0; 312.1

### Key banking and financial sector metrics
- Number of commercial bank branches (2000/01–2004/05): 56; 57; 53; 52; 56
- Reserve requirements (percent of total deposits) examples: Commercial banks demand deposits 30; Qarz ul-Hasanah savings deposits 20; Short-term investment deposits 25; One-year investment deposits 25
- Rates of return on deposits (percent per annum, selected): Short term 8.0–7.0; Special short-term 9.0–10.0; 1-year 14.0–13.0; multi-year range up to 18.5 (2000/01 series to 2004/05)

*Source: _cr06129 - 1. Key Economic Indicators, 2000/01–2005/06 (PDF chapter/section)*

### 1. Key Economic Indicators, 2000/01–2005/06 ................................................................3

### 1. Key Economic Indicators, 2000/01–2005/06

### Scope and purpose
- Compilation of time series tables and indicators covering fiscal years and calendar ranges between 1998/99 and 2005/06 (specific tables span a variety of exact periods as listed below).
- Focus areas: aggregate output and expenditure, central government operations, balance of payments, monetary survey, sectoral GDP (constant and current prices), prices, production, trade composition, public enterprises, banking sector, and external debt.

### Major data series and tables (titles and periods preserved exactly)
- 1. Key Economic Indicators, 2000/01–2005/06 ................................................................3
- 2. Aggregate Output and Expenditure Trends, 2000/01–2005/06 .....................................4
- 3. Central Government Operations, 2000/01–2006/07 ......................................................5
- 4. Balance of Payments, 2000/01–2005/06........................................................................7
- 5. Monetary Survey, 2001/02–2005/06 .............................................................................8
- 6. Gross Domestic Product by Sectoral Origin at Constant Prices, 2000/01–2005/06......9
- 7. Gross Domestic Product by Sectoral Origin at Current Prices, 2000/01–2005/06......10
- 8. Gross Domestic Expenditure at Current Prices, 2000/01–2005/06 .............................11
- 9. Gross Domestic Expenditure at Constant Prices, 2000/01–2005/06 ...........................12
- 10. Production, Exports, and Domestic Oil Consumption, 2000/01–2004/05 ..................13
- 11. Crude Oil Deliveries to Domestic Refineries, Domestic Oil Consumption, 1999/2000–2003/04 ................................................................................................14
- 12. Domestic Retail Prices of Petroleum Products and Electricity, 2000/01–2004/05 .....15
- 13. Natural Gas Production and Uses, 2000/01–2004/05 ..................................................16
- 14. Domestic Prices for Major Agricultural Products and Fertilizers, 2000/01–2004/05 ...................................................................................................17
- 15. Output, Cultivated Area, and Yield of Major Crops 2000/01–2004/05 ......................18
- 16. Output Value of Major Crops, 2000/01–2004/05 ........................................................19
- 17. Production Index for Large Manufacturing Establishments, 2000/01–2004/05..........20
- 18. Employment Indices for Large Manufacturing Establishments, 2000/01–2004/05 ....21
- 19. Index of Wages, Salaries, and Fringe Benefits for Construction Workers in the Private Sector, 2000/01–2005/06.............................................................................22
- 20. Population and Employment, 2000/01–2004/05..........................................................23
- 21. Price Developments, 2000/01–2005/06 .......................................................................24
- 22. Central Government Revenues, 2000/01–2005/06 ......................................................25
- 23. Transactions of the Oil Stabilization Fund, 2000/01–2004/05 ....................................26
- 24. Central Government Total Expenditure by Functional Classification, 2000/01–2005/06 ....................................................................................................27
- 25. Economic Classification of Central Government Expenditures, 2000/01–2005/06....28
- 26. Central Government Current Expenditure by Functional Classification, 1998/99–2002/03 ....................................................................................................29
- 27. Subsidies Paid Through the Consumer and Producer Protection Organization, 2000/01–2004/05 ....................................................................................................30
- 28. Quantities and Prices of Subsidized Food Items, 2000/01–2004/05 ...........................31
- 29. Budgetary Operations of Selected Public Enterprises, 2000/01–2004/05 ...................32
- 30. Budgetary Transfers to Cover Financial Losses of Public Enterprises, 2000/01–2004/05 ....................................................................................................33
- 31. Summary Accounts of the Central Bank of Iran, 2000/01–2005/06 ...........................34
- 32. Summary Accounts of the Banking Institutions, 2000/01–2005/06 ............................35
- 33. Reserve Requirements on Bank Deposits, 2000/01–2004/05......................................36
- 34. Rates of Return on Deposits, 2000/01–2004/05 ..........................................................37
- 35. Approved Sectoral Allocation of Credit to the Nonpublic Sector, 2000/01–2004/05 ...................................................................................................38
- 36. Rates of Charges on Bank Facilities, 2000/01–2004/05..............................................39
- 37. Rates of Charges on Bank Overdrafts, 2005/06 ..........................................................40
- 38. Structure of the Banking System, 2000/01–2004/05 ...................................................41
- 39. Participation Papers, 2000/01–2004/05 .......................................................................42
- 40. External Debt and Debt Service, 2000/01–2004/05 ....................................................45
- 41. Composition of Non-Hydrocarbon Exports, 2000/01–2004/05 ..................................46
- 42. Direction of Non-Hydrocarbon Exports, 2000/01–2004/05 ........................................47
- 43. Directon of Total Exports, 1999/2000–2003/04 ..........................................................48
- 44. Composition of Imports, 2000/01–2005/06 .................................................................49
- 45. Origin of Imports, 2000/01–2004/05 ...........................................................................50
- 46. Value of Imports According to the International Classification of Goods, 2000/01–2004/05 ....................................................................................................51

### Data characteristics and temporal coverage notes
- Fiscal year ranges appear predominantly as "2000/01–2005/06" for many series; select tables extend to 2006/07, 1999/2000, 1998/99, or 2005/06 depending on the indicator.
- Series cover macroeconomic aggregates, sectoral outputs, prices, labor and employment indices, fiscal operations, public enterprise finances, monetary/banking indicators, and external trade and debt.

*Source: _cr06129 - 1. Key Economic Indicators, 2000/01–2005/06 (PDF chapter/section)*

### 47. Exchange Rate Developments, 2000/01–2005/06 .......................................................52

### 47. Exchange Rate Developments, 2000/01–2005/06

### Oil and gas sector
- Total oil and gas exports (in billions of U.S. dollars): 24.3; 19.3; 23.0; 27.4; 36.8; 17.4; 24.6
- Average oil export price (in U.S. dollar/barrel): 25.3; 20.9; 27.2; 28.0; 35.9; ...... 
- Crude oil production (in millions of barrels/day): 3.7; 3.6; 3.2; 3.8; 4.0; 3.9; 4.0
- Crude oil exports (thousands of barrels per day): 2,345; 2,206; 1,952; 2,396; 2,551
- Domestic consumption of petroleum products (thousands of barrels per day): gasoline 202; 226; 237; 359; 348 (by fiscal year)
- Natural gas: gross production (in billions of standard cubic meters) 62.8; 67.2; 96.1; 110.8; ...; domestic consumption 62.8; 67.2; 76.0; 86.6; 13.9; flared 13.8; 13.3; 10.8; 14.8; 14.7; gas reinjected 26.0; 27.5; 26.4; 28.4; 29.3

### Real and nominal GDP, growth, and composition
- Nominal GDP at factor cost (in billions of Iranian rials): 576,493; 664,620; 916,465; 1,095,717; 1,382,608; 669,159; 877,385
- Nominal GDP in billions of U.S.dollars: 95.8; 111.3; 115.0; 132.3; 158.6; 77.8; 98.0
- Real GDP at market prices (annual percentage change): 5.1; 3.7; 7.5; 6.7; 5.6; 5.4; 4.5
- Real GDP at factor cost (annual percentage change): 5.0; 3.3; 7.4; 6.7; 4.8; 4.6; 5.5
- Real oil and gas GDP (annual percentage change): 8.3; -8.1; 5.1; 7.6; 2.6; 3.1; 2.4
- Real non-oil GDP (annual percentage change): 4.5; 5.1; 7.8; 6.6; 5.1; 4.7; 5.8
- Sectoral growth (annual percentage change): Agriculture 3.5; -0.7; 11.4; 5.3; 2.2; 3.2; 7.2; Industry 9.5; 9.1; 11.8; 9.0; 8.1; 5.5; 6.9; Services 2.9; 4.8; 5.1; 6.4; 4.8; 5.1; 4.8
- Share of hydrocarbon GDP in GDP at market prices (percent): 8.3; -8.1; 5.1; 7.6; 2.6; 3.1; 2.4 (annual change)
- Hydrocarbon share of GDP at market prices (percent of GDP): 17.5; 14.9; 22.7; 22.8; 24.9; 23.0; 27.8

### Prices and inflation
- CPI inflation (average): 12.6; 11.4; 15.8; 15.6; 15.2; 15.0; 11.3 (annual percentage change)
- GDP deflator at factor cost (annual percentage change): 26.4; 11.6; 28.3; 12.1; 20.4; 18.6; 19.0
- Wholesale Price Index (WPI) (index, 1997/98=100): 100.0; 166.3; 174.7; 191.5; 210.9; 241.9; 248.4; 266.6
- Consumer Price Index (CPI) (index, 1997/98=100): 100.0; 159.7; 177.9; 206.0; 238.2; 274.5; 280.6; 312.4
- Selected CPI annual changes (percent): WPI 14.8; 5.0; 9.6; 10.1; 14.7; 16.0; 7.3; CPI 12.6; 11.4; 15.8; 15.6; 15.2; 15.0; 11.3

### Fiscal operations (central government)
- Total revenue (in billions of rials): 189,989; 180,979; 248,261; 305,540; 428,872; 202,931; 292,120
- Oil and gas revenue (in billions of rials): 128,205; 103,138; 149,685; 184,387; 264,632; 130,092; 218,825
- Non-oil revenue (in billions of rials): 61,784; 77,841; 98,576; 121,154; 164,240; 72,839; 73,295
- Tax revenue (in billions of rials): 33,298; 41,682; 50,553; 65,099; 84,421; 35,216; 44,571
- Total expenditure and net lending (in billions of rials): 139,893; 170,185; 270,189; 306,772; 433,670; 187,208; 206,949
- Current expenditure (in billions of rials): 88,068; 112,551; 148,748; 181,600; 262,443; 117,305; 146,000
- Capital expenditure (in billions of rials): 30,115; 25,488; 56,305; 57,772; 76,680; 31,454; 35,082
- Overall balance (deficit (-)) (in billions of rials): 50,096; 10,795; -21,928; -1,231; -4,799; 15,723; 85,171
- Overall non-oil balance (deficit (-)) (in billions of rials): -78,110; -92,343; -171,613; -185,618; -269,430; -114,369; -133,654
- Financing components (in percent of GDP): Revenue 33.0; 27.2; 27.1; 27.9; 31.0; 30.3; 33.3; Expenditure and net lending 24.3; 25.6; 29.5; 28.0; 31.4; 28.0; 23.6; Overall balance 8.7; 1.6; -2.4; -0.1; -0.3; 2.3; 9.7
- Implicit energy subsidies (memorandum): ......; 10.7; 12.3; ......

### External sector and balance of payments
- Exports of goods and services (percent of GDP): 30.5; 27.4; 33.3; 40.2; 51.4; 24.4; 32.0
- Imports of goods and services (percent of GDP): -18.6; -22.1; -30.6; -40.3; -48.4; -22.7; -25.6
- Current account balance (in millions of U.S. dollars): 12,500; 5,985; 3,585; 816; 3,989; 2,934; 7,103
- Current account in percent of GDP: 13.1; 5.3; 3.1; 0.6; 2.5; 3.8; 7.2
- Trade balance (in millions of U.S. dollars): 13,375; 5,775; 6,201; 4,430; 7,764; 3,930; 9,573
- Exports (in millions of U.S. dollars): 28,461; 23,904; 28,237; 33,991; 44,403; 20,932; 28,699
  - Oil and gas exports: 24,280; 19,339; 22,966; 27,355; 36,827; 17,421; 24,638
  - Non-oil and gas exports: 4,181; 4,565; 5,271; 6,636; 7,576; 3,511; 4,061
- Imports (in millions of U.S. dollars): -15,086; -18,129; -22,036; -29,561; -36,639; -17,002; -19,126
- Gross official reserves (in millions of U.S. dollars): 12,679; 17,440; 20,965; 24,675; 32,993; 26,700; 38,269
- Gross official reserves in months of the following year’s imports: 7.0; 7.1; 6.4; 6.3; 7.3; ......
- External public and publicly guaranteed debt (in millions of U.S. dollars): 8,0; 7,229; 9,312; 12,116; 16,831; ......

### Monetary sector and banking
- Net foreign assets (in billions of rials): 136.8; 14.3; 37.7; -0.8; 118.8; 13.5; 125.8
- Net domestic assets (in billions of rials): 26.2; 30.2; 29.4; 35.1; 4.2; 25.2; -9.5
- Credit to the private sector (annual percent change): 27.3; 30.5; 34.9; 39.1; 37.6; 20.3; 34.4
- Broad money (annual percent change): 30.5; 25.8; 30.1; 26.2; 29.8; 29.6; 29.5
- Monetary survey (M3 in billions of rials): 344,646; 454,021; 558,627; 558,627; 729,746; 648,455; 860,890
- M2 (in billions of rials): 325,023; 422,887; 526,687; 526,687; 684,278; 612,120; 807,586
- Base money (end-period percentage change): 7.8; 21.0; 8.2; ...; 22.3; 23.3; 28.2
- Net domestic credit (in billions of rials): 283,479; 460,680; 613,214; 718,973; 840,798; 817,681; 895,085
  - Claims on private sector in rials (in billions of rials): 242,543; 327,073; 454,800; 454,800; 625,715; 530,568; 713,046
  - Claims on private sector in foreign currency (in billions of rials): 38,795; 62,295; 115,623; 221,382; 214,417; 258,263; 239,759

### Trade composition and directions
- Composition of non-hydrocarbon exports (in millions of U.S. dollars): Total non-hydrocarbon exports 4,181; 4,565; 5,271; 6,636; 7,576. Major categories (2004/05): Industrial goods 4,799; Agricultural and traditional goods 1,952; Metal ores 96; Chemical and petrochemical products 1,732
- Direction of non-hydrocarbon exports (selected destinations, in millions of U.S. dollars, 2004/05): United Arab Emirates 1,226; India 473; China 266; Turkey 128; Italy 309; Other 2,318
- Total exports by destination (1999/00–2003/04): Japan share rose to 21.4 percent by 2003/04; United States share small (0.0–0.7 percent series); Other destinations aggregate large (e.g., "Other" 40.5 percent in 2003/04)
- Composition of imports (in millions of U.S. dollars): Total imports 14,347; 17,626; 22,275; 26,598; 35,389. Major groups (2004/05): Transportation vehicles, machinery and tools 15,825; Raw materials and intermediate goods 16,898; Capital goods 12,105; Consumer goods 6,386

### Exchange rates and real effective exchange rate
- Accounting/average exchange rates (Iranian rials per U.S. dollar), period averages by fiscal year and quarters (select entries):
  - Average exchange rate (2000/01=100 nominal effective series in tables): Average exchange rate (Iranian rials per U.S.dollar) listed as 8,078.0; 7,921.0; 7,967.1; 8,282.0; 8,719.0; ...... 
  - Accounting exchange rate, Iranian Rls per U.S. dollar (from monetary survey table): 7,922; 7,967; 8,300; 8,300; 8,877; 8,000; 9,035
- Nominal effective exchange rate (2000/01=100): 100.0; 111.2; 109.4; 93.3; 80.2; ......
- Real effective exchange rate (2000/01=100): 100.0; 118.6; 128.6; 124.1; 122.6; ......
- Table 47 period averages, selected (official/official-related series and REER index):
  - 2000/01: Official 1,753; Real Effective Exchange Rate (2000/01 = 100) 100; Change 18.7
  - 2001/02: Official 1,753; Real Effective Exchange Rate 117; Change 17.4
  - 2002/03: Official ~7,958; Real Effective Exchange Rate 123; Change 4.4
  - 2003/04: Official 8,282; Real Effective Exchange Rate 117; Change -4.6
  - 2004/05: Official 8,729; Real Effective Exchange Rate 117; Change -0.2
  - 2005/06: Official 9,003; Real Effective Exchange Rate 122; Change 4.8
- Quarterly exchange rate observations (selected): Q1 2000/01 official 1,753; corresponding Iranian rials per U.S. dollar 8,181; Q4 2004/05 official 8,847; Q1 2005/06 official 8,934; Q2 2005/06 official 9,006; Q3 2005/06 official 9,069

### Labor, population, and social indicators
- Population (in thousands): 63,515; 64,584; 65,657; 66,680; 67,656
  - Urban population (in thousands): 40,627; 41,722; 42,835; 43,902; 44,923
  - Rural population (in thousands): 22,887; 22,862; 22,822; 22,778; 22,733
- Active population and employment (in thousands): Active population 19,135; 19,812; 20,429; 21,014; 21,568; Employment 16,437; 16,900; 17,937; 18,639; 18,906
- Unemployment (in thousands): 2,698; 2,912; 2,492; 2,375; 2,662
- Unemployment rate (percent): 14.1; 14.7; 12.2; 11.2; 12.2
- Index of wages, salaries, and fringe benefits for construction workers (1997/98 = 100), monthly examples: April series 134.9; 147.8; 164.7; 204.7; 257.0; 312.1

### Key banking and financial sector metrics
- Number of commercial bank branches (2000/01–2004/05): 56; 57; 53; 52; 56
- Reserve requirements (percent of total deposits) examples: Commercial banks demand deposits 30; Qarz ul-Hasanah savings deposits 20; Short-term investment deposits 25; One-year investment deposits 25
- Rates of return on deposits (percent per annum, selected): Short term 8.0–7.0; Special short-term 9.0–10.0; 1-year 14.0–13.0; multi-year range up to 18.5 (2000/01 series to 2004/05)

*Sources: Central Bank of Iran; Iranian authorities; Fund staff estimates and projections; IMF Information Notice System.*

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