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Economic Indicators for NI

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)	45.8	45.8	49.85	38.88	B
Consumer price index (2010 = 100)	211.98	211.98	211.98	100
Current account balance (% of GDP)	7.75	7.75	7.75	-12.57	B
Real interest rate (%)	-1.07	-1.07	10.19	-1.07	%
GDP growth (annual %)	4.57	4.57	10.32	-3.36	B
Lending interest rate (%)	9.48	9.48	14.98	9.23	%
Labor force, total	3167446	3167446	3167446	2465061
GDP (current US$)	17829215283.8	17829215283.8	17829215283.8	9774307336.24	B
Population, total	7046310	7046310	7046310	5942553
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)	59.07	59.07	67.71	47.01	B
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)	8.39	8.39	10.47	3.52	%
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)	2.28	2.28	2.58	2.28	%
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)	134.64	134.64	134.64	92.72
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)	0.9	0.9	0.96	0.88
Armed forces personnel, total	12000	12000	12000	12000
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)	0.51	0.51	0.53	0.51
Time required to build a warehouse (days)	225	225	225	225
Time required to start a business (days)	14	14	39	14
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate)	5.2	5.2	5.28	3.3	%
Physicians (per 1,000 people)	0.66	0.66	0.98	0.66
Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education)	7.1	7.1	7.26	7.1	%