Markets Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Currency 110.97 111 112 113 113 114
Overview Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%) 6.30 6 6 6 6.2 6.2
Unemployment Rate (%) 3.20 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6
Inflation Rate (%) 4.40 4 4.5 4.8 5 5.4
Interest Rate (%) 6.50 6.5 6.5 6.5 6 6
Balance of Trade (Million NPR) -127338.30 -90750 -90700 -90400 -90400 -91900
Current Account (Million Rupees) -73574.00 -55400 -56100 -56500 -56500 -57000
Current Account to GDP (%) -8.20 -9.1 -9.1 -9.1 -8.3 -8.3
Government Debt to GDP (%) 26.80 28.3 28.3 28.3 28.5 28.5
Government Budget (% of GDP) -8.90 -6.2 -6.2 -6.2 -6.2 -6.2
GDP Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%) 6.30 6 6 6 6.2 6.2
GDP (USD Billion) 24.47 26 26 26 27.2 27.2
GDP per capita (USD) 728.40 775 775 775 800 800
GDP per capita PPP (USD) 2442.80 2620 2620 2620 2690 2690
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (NPR Million) 271870.00 286279 286279 286279 286823 302024
GDP Constant Prices (Million Rupees) 881798.30 928534 928534 928534 930297 979603
GDP From Agriculture (NPR Million) 254673.10 268171 268171 268171 268680 282920
GDP From Construction (NPR Million) 50878.40 53575 53575 53575 53677 56522
GDP From Manufacturing (NPR Million) 52408.00 55186 55186 55186 55290 58221
GDP From Mining (NPR Million) 3949.00 4158 4158 4158 4166 4387
GDP From Public Administration (NPR Million) 16560.00 17438 17438 17438 17471 18397
GDP From Services (NPR Million) 112493.00 118455 118455 118455 118680 124970
GDP From Transport (NPR Million) 85785.00 90332 90332 90332 90503 95300
GDP From Utilities (NPR Million) 18070.00 19028 19028 19028 19064 20074
Labour Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Unemployment Rate (%) 3.20 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6
Population (Million) 29.30 29.8 29.8 29.62 29.94 29.94
Prices Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Inflation Rate (%) 4.40 4 4.5 4.8 5 5.4
Food Inflation (%) 2.50 2.2 2.7 3.2 3.2 3.4
Consumer Price Index Cpi (Index Points) 124.20 128 131 131 130 140
Money Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Interest Rate (%) 6.50 6.5 6.5 6.5 6 6
Trade Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Balance of Trade (Million NPR) -127338.30 -90750 -90700 -90400 -90400 -91900
Current Account (Million Rupees) -73574.00 -55400 -56100 -56500 -56500 -57000
Current Account to GDP (%) -8.20 -9.1 -9.1 -9.1 -8.3 -8.3
Exports (Million NPR) 7616.20 7850 8200 8700 8700 9100
Imports (Million NPR) 134954.50 98600 98900 99100 99100 101000
Gold Reserves (Tonnes) 6.43 6.44 6.44 6.44 6.44 6.49
Foreign Direct Investment (NPR Million ) 13503.90 11758 11758 11758 11000 11000
Government Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Government Debt to GDP (%) 26.80 28.3 28.3 28.3 28.5 28.5
Government Budget (% of GDP) -8.90 -6.2 -6.2 -6.2 -6.2 -6.2
Government Spending (NPR Million) 101188.00 106551 106551 106551 106753 112411
Taxes Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Sales Tax Rate (%) 13.00 13 13 13 13 13
Business Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Changes In Inventories (NPR Million) 311052.00 450000 450000 450000 510000 510000
Consumer Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Consumer Spending (Million Rupees) 678045.11 713982 713982 713982 715338 753250
Housing Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Home Ownership Rate (%) 85.26 82 82 82 80 80


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