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Uganda's Macro-Economic Data

		1995/96	1996/97	1997/98	1998/99	1999/2000
GDP
GDP at factor cost (billion shillings)		2,853	2,982	3,143	3,376	3,547
Per capita GDP (shillings)		146,543	149,034	152,986	160,157	164,091
% of Agriculture in GDP		45.7	44.2	42.7	42.5	41.6
GDP Growth Rate (%)		7.8	4.5	5.4	7.4	5.1

Sectoral Contribution to GDP (%)
	Agriculture	45.7	44.2	42.7	42.5	41.6
	Manufacturing	7.9	8.6	9.3	9.7	10.0
	Community Services	15.2	15.4	15.5	15.2	15.2
	Trade and Commerce	13.1	12.8	12.9	13.2	13.2
	Construction	7.5	7.7	7.9	7.9	8.1
	Transport and Communication	4.7	5.0	5.2	5.2	5.4
	Other	5.9	6.3	6.5	6.3	6.5

Trading (in Million US$)
Total Exports (F.O.B. Value)		590.5	671.3	458.4	549.1	450.3
Total Imports (C.I.F. Value)		1229.9	1246.3	1411.1	1391.5	1398.9
Balance of Trade		(639.4)	(575.0)	(952.7)	(842.4)	(948.5)
Balance of Payments		19.6	104.8	59.2	2.0	107.3
Major Export Destinations
	United Kingdom	122.5	151.9	19.4	18.6	38.7
	Kenya	16.6	44.3	17.1	24.8	29.1
	Switzerland	182.5	206.8	43.8	33.3	29.3
	Netherlands	22.4	21.7	7.9	32.8	28.2
	Belgium	28.6	23.1	13.0	19.7	23.8
	Federal Republic of Germany	28.6	21.1	6.5	26.6	15.7
Major Import Sources
	Kenya	213.4	199.6	158.8	200.5	268.6
	United Kingdom	126.9	119.2	98.8	133.4	103.7
	Japan	99.4	75.1	60.5	73.3	84.0
	India	61.4	51.9	55.9	67.1	65.8
	United States of America	31.5	24.2	32.6	34.4	58.5
	United Arab Emirates	61.7	48.3	51.5	58.5	52.5
Composition of Exports (Million US$)
	Coffee	384.1	396.2	309.3	295.7	287.9
	Tea	7.1	15.3	30.5	28.2	21.4
	Gold and Gold Compounds	27.2	65.1	80.6	19.5	33.5
	Fish and Fish Products	32.3	46.3	27.9	39.9	24.8
	Cotton	9.6	15.3	29.2	7.7	17.4
	Roses/ Cut Flowers	0.3	2.8	3.6	7.5	7.3
Composition of Imports (Million US$)
	Road Vehicles (incl. Air cushion vehicles)	149.1	124.0	104.6	130.3	97.2
	Petroleum Products & materials	77.8	104.8	116.0	111.6	121.7
	Cereals and preparations	39.7	48.4	77.7	72.4	58.1
	Medical and Pharmaceuticals	40.4	47.8	41.1	53.5	73.8
	Electrical machinery and appliances	39.6	36.5	27.0	47.2	50.8
	Iron and Steel	49.4	47.6	45.4	47.4	44.9
Other Indicators
Inflation - Annual Rate (%)				(1.4)	5.3
Private Transfers			308.3	539.2	374.9	489.1
Exchange Rate (US$1:Shs)		1,103.6	1,060.9	1,053.9	1,371.4	1,515.9
Interest Rates
	Bank Rates	14.1	15.5	15.0	12.3	16.9
	91 day Treasury Bill Rate	11.0	11.8	9.4	6.3	10.6
Minimum Deposit Rates
	Time Deposits (6 - 12 months)	9.6	11.4	12.2	10.0	8.8
	Bank Rates	14.1	15.5	15.0	12.3	16.9
	Savings Deposits	3.1	3.4	4.2	3.6	3.6
	Effective (Weighted Average) Lending Rates	21.1	21.0	21.4	20.7	21.8

Investment	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Planned Investment (US$ Million)			374.3	640.2	1,371.3
Planned Employment			9,673	7,199	7,891
No. of Projects Licensed			138	95	101
Foreign Direct Investment (Actual) - (US$ Million)	113.4	160.0	190.0	230.0	214.1

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