Figure 1 Selected Economic Indicators 2001  2002  2003  2004  Real GDP Growth (%)  4.3  6.8  13.2  6.2  Energy Sector (%)  5.6  13.5  31.2  10.5  Non-Energy Sector (%)  2.8  3.4  3.8  2.9  Inflation: annual average (%) end of period  5.5 3.2  4.2 4.3  3.8 3.0  3.7r 5.6  Unemployment Rate (%)  10.8  10.4  10.5  8.6*  Fiscal Balance  -0.1  0.3  1.4  2.1r  External Current Account Balance  4.7  0.6  9.3  13.0  Central Government External Debt  17.7  17.7  15.0  13.1  Central Government Domestic Debt  18.7  19.6  15.8  15.9  1,585.5  1,907.4  2,241.9  2,975.5  In per cent of GDP  Net Official Reserves $  First, on the screen you can see a snapshot of the evolution of the main macroeconomic indicators over the past four years.
Figure 1: Selected Macro Economic Indicators Real GDP growth is projected to be about 6.2 percent of GDP in 2004, not unexpectedly, in large measure, because of the continued strong performance of the energy sector.