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Macro-economic Data

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A. Demography and Macroeconomy
- A.1 Population
- A.2 Economy
B. Housing Market
- B.1 Housing Stock: Production, Transactions
- B.2 Housing Prices and Cost for Urban Areas or Capital City

A. Demography and Macroeconomy

A.1 Population

Variable	End of 2015	End of 2014	End of 2013	Sources	Var ID
Total population	.09 million	.09 million	.09 million	WDI	A.1.1
Total number of households			.02 million	Republic of Seychelles National Bureau of Statistics	A.1.2
Average household size			3.62	Republic of Seychelles National Bureau of Statistics	A.1.3
Urban population (% of total)	53.89% of total	53.56% of total	53.23% of total	WDI	A.1.4
Urban population growth (annual %)	2.24%	2.27%	2.39%	WDI	A.1.5

A.2 Economy

Variable	End of 2015	End of 2014	End of 2013	Sources	Var ID
GDP, current prices (U.S. dollars)	1,375 USD (millions)	1,349 USD (millions)	1,315 USD (millions)	WEO	A.2.1
GDP based on PPP valuation of country GDP (Current international dollar)	2,417 USD (millions)	2,293 USD (millions)	2,124 USD (millions)	WEO	A.2.2
GDP per capita, current prices (U.S. dollars)	14,940.71 USD	14,769.86 USD	14,623.54 USD	WEO	A.2.3
GDP based on PPP per capita GDP (Current international dollar)	26,276.65 USD	25,101.83 USD	23,617.74 USD	WEO	A.2.4
GDP, constant prices (Percent change)	4.37%	6.21%	5.04%	WEO	A.2.5
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (Percent change)	3.16%	.52%	3.42%	WEO	A.2.6
GDP, deflator (Index)	226.54	222.17	217.64	WEO	A.2.7
Consumer price index	120.90	116.21	114.62	WDI	A.2.8
GINI Index	Not available		42.77	WDI	A.2.9
Median national annual household income		8,554.52 USD	8,825.29 USD	Republic of Seychelles National Bureau of Statistics	A.2.10
Growth in urban household income (%/year)					A.2.13
Employment (% of total laborforce)					A.2.14
Interest Rates:					A.2.15
Central bank lending/discount rate	Not available		5.13%	IFS	A.2.15.1
Yield on 3 months treasury bills	9.08%	3.64%	3.93%	IFS	A.2.15.2
Yield on 10-year Government bond	5.5%	5.5%	Not available	IFS	A.2.15.3
Average bank deposit rate	3.16%	2.33%	3.43%	IFS	A.2.15.4
Lending rate	12.36%	11.65%	12.29%	IFS	A.2.15.5

B. Housing Market

B.1 Housing Stock: Production, Transactions

Variable	End of 2015	End of 2014	End of 2013	Sources	Var ID
Number of dwelling units:					B.1.1
Total	Not available		.02 million	Republic of Seychelles National Bureau of Statistics	B.1.1.1
Characteristics of housing stock:					B.1.3
Tenure in urban areas (%):					B.1.4
Owner-occupied units	Not available		69.27% of total	Republic of Seychelles National Bureau of Statistics	B.1.4.1
Estimated Number of units completed/year					B.1.5

B.2 Housing Prices and Cost for Urban Areas or Capital City

Variable	End of 2015	End of 2014	End of 2013	Sources	Var ID
Median urban house price in USD:					B.2.1
Median house price to median annual HH income:					B.2.2
Annual average % change in median house prices:					B.2.3
M2 construction cost for median quality house					B.2.4

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