Date of last update: 31/08/2010

Economic and Financial Data For Malta

The data shown in this page correspond to the data described on the International Monetary Fund’s Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board (DSBB). For a fuller explanation of the DSBB and the statistical standards to which Malta has committed, please click on DSBB homepage.

Abbreviations used:

NSO
N/A 

National Statistics Office
not available

Unless otherwise indicated, data are not seasonally adjusted.

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REAL SECTOR
SDDS Data category and Component	Unit Description	Observations			More information
		Date of latest data	Latest data	Data for previous period
GDP at current prices	Euro millions	Q1/10	1,416.9	1,487.0	NSO News Release 106/2010
GDP at constant prices	Euro millions	Q1/10	1,086.1	1,183.8	"
Production Index	2005=100	Jun/10	104.8	104.4	NSO News Release 148/2010
Employment	Persons	Q1/10	164,377	162,918	NSO News Release 120/2010
Unemployment	Persons	Q1/10	12,758	13,022	"
Wages/Earnings	Euro	Q1/10	14,565	13,907	"
Consumer Price Index	2005=100	Jul/10	114.3	113.6	NSO News Release 155/2010
Producer Price Index	2005=100	Jul/10	98.2	99.7	NSO News Release 163/2010

FISCAL SECTOR
SDDS Data category and Component	Unit Description	Observations			More information
		Date of latest data	Latest data	Data for previous period
General Government Operations					NSO News Release 072/2010
Revenue	Euro millions	2009	2,313.6	2,298.0
Expenditure	Euro millions	2009	2,531.8	2,552.8
Interest payments	Euro millions	2009	183.4	187.7
Net lending(+)/borrowing (-)	Euro millions	2009	-218.2	-254.8
Net acquisition of financial assets	Euro millions	2009	38.9	-20.7
Currency and deposits	Euro millions	2009	52.0	-55.6
Securities other than shares	Euro millions	2009	0.0	0.0
Loans	Euro millions	2009	-3.1	5.3
Shares and other equity	Euro millions	2009	-1.3	-5.1
Financial derivatives	Euro millions	2009	0.0	0.0
Other accounts receivables	Euro millions	2009	-8.8	34.7
Net incurrence of liabilites	Euro millions	2009	276.1	242.7
Currency and deposits	Euro millions	2009	6.0	22.9
Securities other than shares	Euro millions	2009	371.0	212.2
Loans	Euro millions	2009	-55.6	-8.7
Shares and other equity	Euro millions	2009	0.0	0.0
Financial derivatives	Euro millions	2009	0.0	0.0
Other accounts payables	Euro millions	2009	-45.2	16.3
Statistical discrepancy, if relevant	Euro millions	2009	19.0	8.6
Central Government Operations^1
Revenue	Euro millions	Jul/10	179.0	194.0
Expenditure	Euro millions	Jul/10	213.1	193.5
Cash surplus (+) / deficit (-)	Euro millions	Jul/10	-34.1	0.5
Net acquisition of financial assets, excluding cash	Euro millions	Jul/10	0.0	0.0
Net incurrence of liabilities	Euro millions	Jul/10	-1.5	-43.4
Net cash inflow, financing activities	Euro millions	Jul/10	-1.5	-43.4
Net change in the stock of cash	Euro millions	Jul/10	-35.7	-43.0
Statistical discrepancy, if relevant	Euro millions	Jul/10	0.0	0.0
Central Government Debt^2					End of period position
Total Gross Central Government Debt	Euro millions	Q1/10	4,042.3	3,944.1
Coins issued	Euro millions	Q1/10	36.9	37.2
Debt securities	Euro millions	Q1/10	3,789.1	3,690.5
Short-term	Euro millions	Q1/10	534.8	474.1
Long-term	Euro millions	Q1/10	3,254.4	3,216.4
Loans	Euro millions	Q1/10	216.3	216.4
Short-term	Euro millions	Q1/10	17.1	25.3
Long-term	Euro millions	Q1/10	199.2	191.1
Guaranteed debt	Euro millions	Q1/10	894.8	866.8

FINANCIAL SECTOR
SDDS Data category and Component^1/	Unit Description	Observations			More information
		Date of latest data	Latest data	Data for previous period
Analytical accounts of the banking sector
Contribution to Euro-area M3
Narrow money (or M1)	Euro millions	Jul/10	4,934.2	4,882.6
Intermediate Money (or M2)	Euro millions	Jul/10	9,020.7	8,991.9
Broad Money (or M3)	Euro millions	Jul/10	8,961.0	8,940.9
Credit Counterpart	Euro millions	Jul/10	14,008.4	14,148.7
Residents of Malta	Euro millions	Jul/10	10,053.7	10,057.7
General government	Euro millions	Jul/10	2,147.0	2,106.1
Other	Euro millions	Jul/10	7,906.7	7,951.6
Residents of Euro-area	Euro millions	Jul/10	3,954.6	4,091.0
General government	Euro millions	Jul/10	1,564.7	1,568.8
Other	Euro millions	Jul/10	2,389.9	2,522.2
External counterpart (net)	Euro millions	Jul/10	9,395.3	8,831.2
Other counterparts (net)	Euro millions	Jul/10	14,442.6	14,039.0
Analytical accounts of the central bank
Currency Issued	Euro millions	Jul/10	724.9	716.9
Deposit Liabilities	Euro millions	Jul/10	11.0	10.3
Credit Counterpart	Euro millions	Jul/10	949.7	952.2
Residents of Malta	Euro millions	Jul/10	191.4	184.6
General government	Euro millions	Jul/10	185.8	179.1
Other	Euro millions	Jul/10	5.6	5.5
Residents of Euro-area	Euro millions	Jul/10	758.3	767.6
General government	Euro millions	Jul/10	735.8	745.0
Other	Euro millions	Jul/10	22.5	22.5
External counterpart (net)	Euro millions	Jul/10	481.7	436.6
Other counterparts (net)	Euro millions	Jul/10	695.6	661.6
Interest Rates
Weighted average lending rate		Jul/10	4.8	4.7
Weighted average deposit rate		Jul/10	1.4	1.4
Treasury Bill 3-months  rate	http://www.centralbankmalta.org/site/markets1.asp
Government securities (ISMA yields)	http://www.centralbankmalta.org/site/mgs.asp
Main refinancing operations of the ECB	http://www.ecb.int/home/html/index.en.html
Stock Market: Share Price Index	http://www.borzamalta.com.mt/

EXTERNAL SECTOR
SDDS Data category and Component	Unit Description	Observations			More information
		Date of latest data	Latest data	Data for previous period
Balance of Payments					NSO News Release 116/2010
Current account	Euro millions	Q1/10	-86.9	-229.5
Exports of goods and services	Euro millions	Q1/10	1,057.8	1,085.2
Imports of goods and services	Euro millions	Q1/10	1,022.6	1,104.6
Net income	Euro millions	Q1/10	-66.2	-74.3
Net current transfers	Euro millions	Q1/10	-56.0	-135.9
Capital account^3	Euro millions	Q1/10	0.5	57.6
Financial account^3	Euro millions	Q1/10	-6.9	110.3
Inward direct investment^3	Euro millions	Q1/10	-203.1	148.0
Outward direct investment^3	Euro millions	Q1/10	-11.1	-28.0
Portfolio investment assets^3	Euro millions	Q1/10	-698.3	-842.9
Portfolio investment liabilities^3	Euro millions	Q1/10	38.4	2.6
Net financial derivatives^3	Euro millions	Q1/10	-53.4	6.8
Other investment assets^3	Euro millions	Q1/10	-1,036.3	1,036.5
Other investments liabilities^3	Euro millions	Q1/10	1,949.8	-188.7
Reserve assets^3	Euro millions	Q1/10	7.1	-24.0
Net errors and omissions	Euro millions	Q1/10	93.4	61.6
International Reserves (Official Reserve Assets)					Central Bank of Malta
Foreign currency reserves	Euro millions	Jul/10	196.7	177.1
IMF reserve position	Euro millions	Jul/10	31.4	33.0
SDRs	Euro millions	Jul/10	111.8	115.4
Gold	Euro millions	Jul/10	5.7	3.1
Other reserve assets	Euro millions	Jul/10	-19.5	-38.4
Data Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity	Euro millions	Jul/10	326.0	290.2	Central Bank of Malta
Merchandise Trade (Foreign Trade)					NSO News Release 147/2010
Trade balance	Euro millions	Jun/10	-70.6	-87.6	Cut-off date 02/08/2010
Total merchandise exports (f.o.b.)	Euro millions	Jun/10	188.7	163.2	Data for the previous month are as on cut-off date.
Total merchandise imports (c.i.f.)	Euro millions	Jun/10	259.3	250.8
International investment position					NSO News Release 098/2010
					Previous period refers to end June 2009
Assets	Euro millions	Dec/09	35,847.4	35,531.6
Direct investment abroad	Euro millions	Dec/09	1,041.0	1,044.7
Portfolio investment	Euro millions	Dec/09	12,437.2	10,396.9
Equity securities	Euro millions	Dec/09	843.7	811.4
Debt securities	Euro millions	Dec/09	11,593.6	9,585.5
Financial derivatives	Euro millions	Dec/09	138.1	113.7
Other investment	Euro millions	Dec/09	21,857.3	23,614.5
Reserve assets	Euro millions	Dec/09	373.7	361.8
Liabilities	Euro millions	Dec/09	35,077.9	35,086.0
Direct investment	Euro millions	Dec/09	6,535.8	6,139.4
Portfolio investment	Euro millions	Dec/09	502.2	534.9
Equity securities	Euro millions	Dec/09	144.7	150.7
Debt securities	Euro millions	Dec/09	357.5	384.2
Financial derivatives	Euro millions	Dec/09	181.2	202.9
Other investment	Euro millions	Dec/09	27,858.7	28,208.8
External Debt	Euro millions	Q1/2010	32,488.6	29,524.1	Central Bank of Malta End of period position
Exchange Rates	http://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/exchange/eurofxref/html/index.en.html
Population	Persons	2009	412,970	413,609	NSO News Release 127/2010

¹ Comprises the operation of the consolidated and the sinking fund

² Derived from the NSO News Release 'Quarterly Accounts for General Government'

³ Decreases in assets and increases in liabilities are denoted by a negative sign, and vice versa

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