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MAIN ECONOMIC INDICATORS, 2000-2006  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Employment Unemployment rate 6.6 8.5 10.3 10.5 10.3 10.0 9.9 Inflation - CPI, % 39.0 68.5 29.7 18.4 9.3 7.7 9.7 National Income GDP: nominal ($ Bn) 199.7 145.6 184.4 241.3 300.6 361.4 390.0 GNP: Nominal ($ Bn) 201.4 144.0 183.6 238.5 301.5 360.8 405.0 Debt, $ Bn Domestic debt 54.2 84.9 91.7 139.3 167.3 182.5 185.0 External debt 118.7 113.8 130.4 145.8 161.7 170.0 206.0 External Accounts, $ Bn Current Account -9.8 3.4 -1.5 -8.0 -15.5 -22.8 -18.9 Exports (f.o.b) 27.8 31.3 36.1 47.3 63.1 73.4 85 Imports (c.i.f) 54.5 41.4 51.6 69.3 97.5 116.7 137 Trade Volume 82.3 72.7 87.6 116.6 160.6 190.1 222 Trade Balance -26.7 -10.1 -15.5 -22.0 -34.4 -43.3 -52 Export/Import Ratio, % 51.0 75.7 69.9 68.2 64.7 63.0 62 Source: Turkish Statistics Institute; Central Bank; Treasury LOOKING AHEAD.. Natural Gas: The privatization of IGDAS, the leading natural gas distribution company in Istanbul with 3,000,000 subscribers, is on the agenda of the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK). IGDASs total assets add up to $2 billion and its annual sales volume amounts to 3.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas. Electricity Distribution: The privatization of the Turkish Electricity Distribution Company (TEDAS) has been under preparation since March 2004. TEDAS is divided into 21 regional distribution companies. There will be independent tenders for each of these. Interested parties will be eligible to buy one or more distribution companies, pending approval from the Turkish Competition Board. The tender process has started and bids are being accepted. Tourism: Main deals concluded include the sale of the Istanbul Hilton hotel for $255.5 million, Cyprus Turkish Airlines for $33 million, the Büyük Efes and Büyük Ankara hotels for $121.5 million and $36.8 million, respectively. The sale contract for Tarabya hotel has been s