Table A.1
MACROECONOMIC ASSUMPTIONS, 1998 - 2002
Particulars Actual Targets
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Nominal GNP (PB)   low      2,802.1      3,136.2      3,491.1           3,840.3           4,219.3
                             high           3,897.1           4,344.8
Real Growth GNP (%)                      0.4             3.7             4.5  3.8 - 4.3  4.6 - 5.2
Nominal GDP (PB)    low       2,665.1      2,976.9      3,302.6           3,616.5           3,960.1
                             high           3,669.1           4,075.9
Real Growth GDP (%)                     (0.6)             3.3             4.0  3.3 - 3.8  4.3 - 4.8
Sectoral Growth Rates(%)  a/
   Agri.,Fishery&Forestry             6.0             3.3  2.5 - 3.3  2.7 - 3.6
   Industry             0.9             3.9  1.8 - 2.3  4.2 - 4.6
   Services             4.1             4.4  4.8 - 5.2  5.0 - 5.4
Inflation, CPI (1994=100)                 9.8             6.6             4.4  6.0 - 7.0  5.0 - 6.0
91-Day T-Bill Rate (%)    /a           15.3           10.2             9.9  11.0 - 12.0  10.0 - 11.0
Exchange Rate (P:$)       /a         40.89         39.09         44.19  49.00 - 50.00  50.00 - 51.00
LIBOR Rate, 6 Months                   5.6             5.5             6.6                 4.5                 4.3
Oil Price (US$/Barrel)                  16.63         16.31         27.89             27.31             24.09
Exports (US$M)              29,496       34,210       37,295            37,671            39,931
   Growth of Exports (%)               16.9           16.0             9.0 ####                 1.0                 6.0
Imports (US$M)             29,524       29,252       30,380            31,362            33,557
   Growth of Imports (%)               (18.8)           (0.9)             3.9 ####                 3.2                 7.0
Current Account Balance (US$M)           6,976      9,349.0           8,280.0           7,730.0
 As Percent of GNP             8.5           11.8               10.6                 9.2
Current Account Balance (US$M)         1,546         7,648         9,349             8,280             7,730
   Percent of GDP (%)             2.4           10.0           12.4               11.2                 9.8
Gross International Reserves (US$M)       10,806       15,107       15,024            14,000            15,052
   Equivalent Months of Imports             3.1             4.4             4.4                 4.0                 4.0
Population Growth Rate (%)           2.23           2.18           2.14               2.07               2.02
           
Sources: NEDA, BSP, NSO, NSCB
Memo Item:
/a  Average for the year
Memo Items:
a/ NEDA's projections as of June 9, 2001 for 2001-2002.
b/ Projections based on IMF's World Economic Outlook (May 2001).
c/ Revised projections from 2002 based on WEO.  For 2001, based on actual prices Jan-April(NSO),
   May-June(DOE), July-Dec(Asian Wall Street Journal)
d/ based on BSP's BMP5 model, net of returned goods.
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