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MONETARY INDICATORS
(in Mln. of Sur. Dollars)
Description 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009*) 2010*)
Mar. Jun. Sept. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May
Banknotes in Circulation 322.4 390.1 473.4 568.9 547.0 563.4 611.9 672.1 624.8 629.2 641.8 650.8 673.3
Money (M1) 772.9 941.3 1,177.9 1,351.8 1,444.4 1,557.5 1,674.9 1,688.5 1,687.5 1,736.0 1,746.2 1,800.6 1,892.9
 (of which: Banknotes, Treasury Notes & Coins) 309.2 370.2 434.8 488.4 495.5 512.9 558.6 591.0 574.8 569.0 580.8 584.0 614.3
 (of which: Demand Deposits) 463.7 571.1 743.1 863.4 948.9 1,044.6 1,116.3 1,097.5 1,112.7 1,167.0 1,165.4 1,216.6 1,278.6
Near Money 107.3 140.7 182.4 206.8 212.3 224.1 264.7 272.9 279.5 280.7 275.7 276.7 268.0
Domestic Liquidity (M2) 880.2 1,082.0 1,360.3 1,558.6 1,656.7 1,781.6 1,939.6 1,961.4 1,966.9 2,016.7 2,021.9 2,077.3 2,160.9
Long Term Deposits 1 263.1 325.6 443.8 514.2 546.6 582.9 630.9 631.9 648.2 650.1 659.9 673.8 694.3
M3 1,143.3 1,407.6 1,804.1 2,072.8 2,203.3 2,364.5 2,570.5 2,593.3 2,615.1 2,666.8 2,681.8 2,751.1 2,855.2
                           
Foreign Currency Deposits of Residents:                          
- in Mln. USD 384.1 475.9 611.5 662.7 645.0 700.8 751.7 811.9 807.1 813.5 814.1 813.6 765.8
- Value in Mln. SRD 1,037.1 1,289.6 1,657.1 1,795.8 1,747.9 1,899.3 2,037.1 2,200.2 2,187.3 2,204.7 2,206.3 2,204.9 2,075.4
                           
Net Gold and Foreign Exchange CBvS and Commercial Banks (in Mln. SRD) 437.7 701.6 1,181.2 1,343.8 1,341.4 1,696.9 1,956.5 1,841.7 1,818.6 1,841.8 1,807.8 1,869.9 1,821.4
 (of which: Gold) 42.0 62.2 94.4 114.7 125.5 131.1 151.2 170.0 171.4 174.7 176.8 188.4 198.4
  (of which: Foreign Exchange) 395.7 639.4 1,086.8 1,229.1 1,215.9 1,565.8 1,805.3 1,671.7 1,647.2 1,667.1 1,631.0 1,681.5 1,623.0
                           
Net Gold and Foreign Exchange CBvS and Commercial Banks
(in Mln. USD)
162.1 258.9 435.9 495.9 495.0 626.2 722.0 679.6 671.1 679.6 667.1 690.0 672.1
 (of which: Gold) 15.6 23.0 34.8 42.3 46.3 48.4 55.8 62.7 63.2 64.5 65.2 69.5 73.2
 (of which: Foreign Exchange) 146.6 235.9 401.0 453.5 448.7 577.8 666.2 616.9 607.8 615.2 601.8 620.5 598.9
                           
Coverage Ratio:                          
- Article 19 of the Central Bank Act 88.9 98.3 118.0 116.9 116.3 119.7 181.8 151.7 149.5 147.1 148.2 147.4 145.5
- Monetary Reserve / M1 56.6 74.5 100.3 99.4 92.9 109.0 116.8 109.1 107.8 106.1 103.5 103.8 96.2
- Monetary Reserve / M2 49.7 64.8 86.8 86.2 81.0 95.2 100.9 93.9 92.5 91.3 89.4 90.0 84.3
- Import Coverage (in Months) 1.6 2.7 3.6 3.1 3.6 4.6 5.3 4.9 5.8 6.2 5.7 5.9 5.9
- Corrected Import Coverage 2) 2.1 3.8 4.8 4.2 5.0 6.2 6.9 6.3 7.0 7.5 6.9 7.2 7.4
Reseach & Documentation Department,  July 22, 2010
*)      Preliminary figures
  1. Defined to include time deposits with a remaining maturity of > 1 year, 90% of savings deposits and other long term liabilities of the banking system.
  2. CBvS reserves no longer are the source for financing of imports.
    A large part of the imports is covered by means coming from the local currency market while the bauxite -, crude oil - and gold industries are financing their own imports by themselves.

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