National Bank of Belgium

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Unless otherwise indicated, data are not seasonally adjusted
Dots are delimiters for units of thousands, commas indicate decimal points
Some of the prescribed breakdowns are shown on separate pages through a link found in the last column "More Info" of the NSDP.

REAL SECTOR
SDDS Data Category and Component	Unit Description	Observations					More Info
SDDS Data Category and Component	Unit Description	Period and Date of Latest Data	Latest Data	Data for Previous Period	% Change from Previous Period	% Change from Same Period Last Year to Latest Period	More Info
National Accounts, chain linked, ESA95
* GDP at market prices	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2008 euros	Q1/10	84.530	84.531	0,00	1,63	[Backdata]
* Flash-estimate of real GDP growth	percentage	Q2/10			0,7	2,2
* Value added breakdown:
** Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fisheries	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2008 euros	Q1/10	519	518	0,19	0,58	[Backdata]
** Industry	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2008 euros	Q1/10	12.873	12.716	1,23	2,62	[Backdata]
** Construction	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2008 euros	Q1/10	3.913	4.056	-3,53	-3,83	[Backdata]
** Services	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2008 euros	Q1/10	58.199	58.140	0,10	1,60	[Backdata]
** Other components	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2008 euros	Q1/10	9.056	9.126	-0,77	2,52	[Backdata]
* Expenditure components:
** Private final consumption	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2008 euros	Q1/10	45.146	44.989	0,35	1,89	[Backdata]
** Public final consumption	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2008 euros	Q1/10	20.246	20.173	0,36	0,65	[Backdata]
** Gross domestic capital formation	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2008 euros	Q1/10	18.573	18.510	0,34	-2,56	[Backdata]
** Net export	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2008 euros	Q1/10	-48	212	-122,64	-111,48	[Backdata]
* Price deflators value added:
** Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fisheries	deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2008 = 100	Q1/10	111,4	100,8	10,52	7,84	[Backdata]
** Industry	deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2008 = 100	Q1/10	98,5	98,3	0,20	0,00	[Backdata]
** Construction	deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2008 = 100	Q1/10	98,3	99,8	-1,50	-2,29	[Backdata]
** Services	deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2008 = 100	Q1/10	103,1	102,6	0,49	1,88	[Backdata]
** Other components	deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2008 = 100	Q1/10	100,4	100,3	0,10	1,72	[Backdata]
** GDP at market prices	deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2008 = 100	Q1/10	102	101,6	0,39	1,39	[Backdata]
* Price deflators expenditure:
** Private final consumption	deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2008 = 100	Q1/10	100,8	99,7	1,10	1,10	[Backdata]
** Public final consumption	deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2008 = 100	Q1/10	104,3	105,5	-1,14	1,66	[Backdata]
** Gross domestic capital formation	deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2008 = 100	Q1/10	99,6	92	8,26	6,87	[Backdata]
** Net export	deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2008 = 100	Q1/10	-2.256,3	1.304,2	-273,00	-978,28	[Backdata]
National Accounts at current prices, ESA95
* GDP at market prices	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices	Q1/10	86.205	85.899	0,36	3,05	[Backdata]
* Value added breakdown:
** Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fisheries	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices	Q1/10	578	522	10,73	8,44	[Backdata]
** Industry	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices	Q1/10	12.681	12.500	1,45	2,63	[Backdata]
** Construction	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices	Q1/10	3.845	4.047	-4,99	-6,04	[Backdata]
** Services	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices	Q1/10	60.007	59.679	0,55	3,54	[Backdata]
** Other components	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices	Q1/10	9.095	9.152	-0,62	4,30	[Backdata]
* Expenditure components:
** Private final consumption	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices	Q1/10	45.503	44.833	1,49	3,02	[Backdata]
** Public final consumption	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices	Q1/10	21.119	21.275	-0,73	2,29	[Backdata]
** Gross domestic capital formation	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices	Q1/10	18.500	17.026	8,66	4,13	[Backdata]
** Net export	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices	Q1/10	1.083	2.765	-60,83	0,84	[Backdata]
Industrial Production	gross series, index 2000 = 100	Jun/10	111,7	97,5	14,56	8,76	[Backdata and detail]
Forward-looking indicator: qualitative business survey	monthly weightened results, gross series, seasonally adjusted	Aug/10	-5,1	-6,5	-21,54	71,98	[Backdata and detail]
Degree of utilisation of installed production capacity: total of all industries	last month of quarter weightened result, gross series, in percentage	Jul/10	79,9	76,6	4,31	9,75	[Backdata]
Employment	thousands, s.a. + w.d.a.	Q1/10	4.519,7	4.506,5	0,29	-0,23	[Backdata and detail]
Unemployment rate	seasonally adjusted, E.U.-definition, in percentage of labour force	Jul/10	8,9	8,8	1,14	11,25	[Backdata and detail]
Wages	index October 1980 = 100	Apr/10	244,5	244,3	0,08	1,28	[Backdata]
Consumer prices	index 2004 = 100	Aug/10	113,89	113,82	0,06	2,32	[Backdata and detail]
Producer Prices	index 2005= 100	Jul/10	119	119,1	-0,08	7,30	[Backdata and detail]
FISCAL SECTOR
SDDS Data Category and Component	Unit Description	Observations					More Info
SDDS Data Category and Component	Unit Description	Period and Date of Latest Data	Latest Data	Data for Previous Period	% Change from Previous Period	% Change from Same Period Last Year to Latest Period	More Info
General Government Operations
* Revenue	EUR millions	2009	162.758,5	168.197,7	-3,23	n.a.	[Backdata and detail]
* Expenditure	EUR millions	2009	183.224,1	172.426,4	6,26	n.a.	[Backdata and detail]
* Balance, Deficit (-) / Surplus (+)	EUR millions	2009	-20.465,6	-4.228,7	383,97	n.a.	[Backdata]
* Financing by new liabilities	EUR millions	2009	14.676	25.875	-43,28	n.a.	[Backdata and detail]
Central Government Operations
* Revenue	EUR millions	Jul/10	5.361	4.029	33,06	-4,76	[Backdata and detail]
* Expenditure	EUR millions	Jul/10	2.819	3.926	-28,20	-13,47	[Backdata and detail]
* Balance, Deficit (-) / Surplus (+)	EUR millions	Jul/10	3.086	40	7.615,00	59,40	[Backdata]
* Financing by new liabilities	EUR millions	Jul/10	2.838	5.143	-44,82	385,51	[Backdata and detail]
Central Government Debt
* Total debt	EUR millions	Jul/10	342.440	339.622	0,83	6,76	[Backdata and detail]
* By original maturity
** Up to 1 year	EUR millions	Jul/10	47.645	53.424	-10,82	-12,67	[Backdata]
** Over 1 year	EUR millions	Jul/10	294.795	286.198	3,00	10,74	[Backdata]
* By currency
** Euro (since 1999) (before 1999: only Belgian francs)	EUR millions	Jul/10	341.390	338.552	0,84		[Backdata]
** Foreign currencies (since 1999 only currencies not belonging to the euro zone)	EUR millions	Jul/10	1.050	1.070	-1,87		[Backdata and detail]
*** USD	EUR millions	Jul/10	0	0			[Backdata]
FINANCIAL SECTOR
SDDS Data Category and Component	Unit Description	Observations					More Info
SDDS Data Category and Component	Unit Description	Period and Date of Latest Data	Latest Data	Data for Previous Period	% Change from Previous Period	% Change from Same Period Last Year to Latest Period	More Info
Analytical Accounts of the Banking Sector
* National contribution to the euro area M3	EUR millions	Jul/10	419.200	426.600	-1,73	n.a.	[Backdata and detail]
* Domestic (eurozone) claims on general government (gross)	EUR millions	Jul/10	146.081	145.786	0,20	-2,84	[Backdata and detail]
** of which securities other than shares	EUR millions	Jul/10	123.748	124.547	-0,64	-2,21	[Backdata and detail]
* Domestic (eurozone) claims on private sector, other than MFI	EUR millions	Jul/10	384.742	388.074	-0,86	-1,58	[Backdata and detail]
** of which securities other than shares	EUR millions	Jul/10	93.929	88.061	6,66	15,73	[Backdata and detail]
* Deposits by central government	EUR millions	Jul/10	10.212	5.354	90,74	47,96	[Backdata]
* External position	EUR millions	Jul/10	-7.174	2.841	-352,52	-383,78	[Backdata]
* Foreign assets (outside euro area)	EUR millions	Jul/10	217.675	238.078	-8,57	2,72	[Backdata]
* Foreign liabilities (outside euro area)	EUR millions	Jul/10	224.849	235.237	-4,42	7,39	[Backdata]
Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank
* Base money	EUR millions	Jul/10	38.085	50.026	-23,87	-3,73	[Backdata and detail]
* Domestic (eurozone) claims on general government	EUR millions	Jul/10	13.315	13.251	0,48	27,71	[Backdata and detail]
* Domestic (eurozone) claims on all private sector	EUR millions	Jul/10	23.507	45.246	-48,05	-58,60	[Backdata and detail]
* External position	EUR millions	Jul/10	11.960	12.770	-6,34	35,72	[Backdata and detail]
Interest rates
* ESCB-rate for main refinancing operations	percentage	2010-09-02	1	1	0,00	0,00	[Backdata]
* 3 month Belgian Treasury Bills	percentage	2010-09-01	0,4	0,4	0,00	17,65	[Backdata]
* Belgian Government Bonds (benchmark, 10 year)	percentage	2010-09-02	2,91	2,88	1,04	-21,56	[Backdata]
Stock market, BAS - price index	index 1 January 1980 = 1000	2010-09-01	8.318,23	8.058,25	3,23	10,54	[Backdata]
EXTERNAL SECTOR
SDDS Data Category and Component	Unit Description	Observations					More Info
SDDS Data Category and Component	Unit Description	Period and Date of Latest Data	Latest Data	Data for Previous Period	% Change from Previous Period	% Change from Same Period Last Year to Latest Period	More Info
Balance of Payments of Belgium
* Current account (net)	EUR millions	Mar/10	-484	-723	-33,06	40,39	[Backdata]
** Good and services (net)	EUR millions	Mar/10	-237	35	-777,14	52,51	[Backdata]
*** Import of goods and services	EUR millions	Mar/10	24.453	20.798	17,57	-58,10	[Backdata and detail]
*** Export of goods and services	EUR millions	Mar/10	24.216	20.833	16,24	20,81	[Backdata and detail]
** Income (net)	EUR millions	Mar/10	233	302	-22,85	-70,65	[Backdata and detail]
** Current transfers (net)	EUR millions	Mar/10	-479	-1.060	-54,81	31,57	[Backdata and detail]
* Capital account (net)	EUR millions	Mar/10	-16	-26	-38,46	84,91	[Backdata and detail]
* Financial account and international reserves (net)	EUR millions	Mar/10	1.542	92	1.576,09	-13,32	[Backdata and detail]
International reserves
* Gross international reserves
** Reserve assets of the NBB	USD billions	Jul/10	25,2	25,5	-1,18	50,90	[Backdata]
*** Gold	USD billions	Jul/10	8,5	9,1	-6,59	23,19	[Backdata]
*** SDR's	USD billions	Jul/10	6,7	6,5	3,08	1.016,67	[Backdata]
*** IMF-position	USD billions	Jul/10	1,9	1,9	0,00	46,15	[Backdata]
*** Foreign currencies	USD billions	Jul/10	8	8	0,00	1,27	[Backdata]
* Data template on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity	EUR millions	Jul/10	19.410	20.881	-7,04	64,59	[TEMPLATE] [Backdata]
Merchandise Trade
* Total exports	EUR millions	May/10	24.525,3	24.911,8	-1,55	20,55	[Backdata and detail]
* Total imports	EUR millions	May/10	23.636,7	24.528,2	-3,63	24,12	[Backdata and detail]
Exchange Rates: EUR	USD	2010-09-01	1,28	1,268	0,95	-10,58	[Backdata and detail]
International Investment Position - BLEU
* Assets	EUR billions	2001	2.539	2.284	11,16	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Direct investment	EUR billions	2001	586	519	12,91	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Portfolio investment	EUR billions	2001	1.184	1.086	9,02	n.a.	[Backdata]
*** Equity securities	EUR billions	2001	448	476	-5,88	n.a.	[Backdata]
*** Debt securities	EUR billions	2001	736	610	20,66	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Other investment	EUR billions	2001	753	666	13,06	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Reserve assets	EUR billions	2001	16	13	23,08	n.a.	[Backdata]
* Liabilities	EUR billions	2001	2.388	2.112	13,07	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Direct investment	EUR billions	2001	649	558	16,31	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Portfolio investment	EUR billions	2001	973	872	11,58	n.a.	[Backdata]
*** Equity securities	EUR billions	2001	772	713	8,27	n.a.	[Backdata]
*** Debt securities	EUR billions	2001	201	159	26,42	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Other investment	EUR billions	2001	766	682	12,32	n.a.	[Backdata]
* Net	EUR billions	2001	151	172	-12,21	n.a.	[Backdata]
International Investment Position - Belgium
* Assets	EUR billions	2008	1.559	1.670	-6,65	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Direct investment	EUR billions	2008	442	441	0,23	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Portfolio investment	EUR billions	2008	522	569	-8,26	n.a.	[Backdata]
*** Equity securities	EUR billions	2008	145	213	-31,92	n.a.	[Backdata]
*** Debt securities	EUR billions	2008	377	356	5,90	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Other investment	EUR billions	2008	584	649	-10,02	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Reserve assets	EUR billions	2008	11	11	0,00		[Backdata]
* Liabilities	EUR billions	2008	1.449	1.572	-7,82	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Direct investment	EUR billions	2008	482	551	-12,52	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Portfolio investment	EUR billions	2008	282	270	4,44	n.a.	[Backdata]
*** Equity securities	EUR billions	2008	35	50	-30,00	n.a.	[Backdata]
*** Debt securities	EUR billions	2008	247	220	12,27	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Other investment	EUR billions	2008	685	751	-8,79	n.a.	[Backdata]
* Net	EUR billions	2008	110	98	12,24	n.a.	[Backdata]
Gross external Debt	EUR millions, end-period stock	Q1/10	861.717	875.153	-1,54	-9,76	[Backdata and detail]
POPULATION
SDDS Data Category and Component	Unit Description	Observations					More Info
SDDS Data Category and Component	Unit Description	Period and Date of Latest Data	Latest Data	Data for Previous Period	% Change from Previous Period	% Change from Same Period Last Year to Latest Period	More Info
Total population	thousands	2009	10.780	10.730	0,47	n.a.	[Backdata]