Statistical bulletin - 01.03.1960, Page 6

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No. 3
Registered motor-vehicles in 1959.
The number of motor-vehicles on register at the end of 1959 was 20 576, i. e. 5 703 trucks,
14 553 cars and 320 motor-cycles. The motor-vehicles in use are of many different makes. Of the trucks
the most frequent are Chevrolet (26,9 per cent) and Ford (20,2 per cent), and as to the passenger cars,
Willy’s Jeep (14 per cent) and Ford(ll,7 per cent). The number of motor-vchicles on register has been
as follows the last seven years: End of the year
' 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959'
Trucks 4 370 4 685 5 471 5 473 5 535 5 547 5 703
Cars and omnibuses 6 846 7 508 10 140 11 110 12 267 13 260 14 553
Motor-cycles 291 312 332 328 321 316 320
Of the trucks at the end of 1959 1 241 are with more than one seat for passengcrs, and of
the cars 325 with more than 6 seats (omnibuses).
The Central Bank.
1957 1958 1959 1960
Dec. 31 Dec 31 Nov. 30 Dec. 31. Jan. 31 Febr 29
Assets
Gold coin 5 731 5 730 5 730 16 535 16 535 38 582
Foreign correspondents 21 394 32 506 16 572 2 811 16 784 10 487
Foreign securities 96 312 107 453 142 318 141 651 141 432 301 458
Foreign bills 103 224 65 768 27 144 22 624 26 579 40 445
Clearing accounts 18 494 35 476 41 982 46 061 56 136 152 378
Treasury, current account 33 511 5 044 82 249 18 594 43 146 -
Treasury. sundry accounts Treasury re. subscr. to IMF and 87 027 142 891 122 239 120 785 119 227 148 888
IBRD 15 040 15 040 20 561 19 897 19 897 417 202
Other accounts - - - 121 125
Treasury Devaluation Account... - - - - 224 816
Domestic bonds Advances to banks and savings 43 512 51 845 92 327 95 481 97 794 109 409
banks Advances to investment credit i 87 713 169 354 53 027 70 071 97 663 58 312
funds J 1 10 000 13 700 13 700 11 600 11 600
Loans on bonds 41 000 65 720 54 250 65 134 136 276 202 239
Rediscounts 457 796 644 591 863 860 857 503 780 820 768 471
The Fisheries Mortgage Dep 63 447 61 450 53 065 54 750 50 535 50 606
Sundry items 30 074 1 857 10 673 1 597 12 378 9 257
Cash 31 102 480 531 458 522
Total 1 104 306 1 314 827 1 600 177 1 547 725 1 627 381 2 544 797
Liabilities
Notes in circulation Deposits of banks and savings 362 795 407 410 413 380 412 170 372 240 354 745
banks Deposits of investment credit U 181 1 48 960 70 806 40 187 32 135 51 159
funds í ! 14 153 14 964 10 209 15 401 12 891
The Mortgage Credit Dep 13 257 18 151 18 457 20 358 19 597 21 077
Treasury general account Treasury, other current accounts . 1 43 735 (}« 991 46 987 45 799 56 604 21 48 302 652
Government undertakings accounts I 63 177 113 137 116 071 168 607 130 756
Other current account deoosits ... 1 | 27 921 63 356 52 057 49 347 46 145
Counterpart deposits 183 831 180 265 176 700 176 700 173 134 173 134
Foreign correspondents 148 379 87 173 204 779 217 026 234 967 509 981
Debt to EPU 86 949 113 055 120 865 110 659 106 952 249 572
Foreign bills discounted - 14 125 - 7 444 14 608 12 565
Clearing accounts Deposits of IMF and IBRD: 37 992 82 127 100 757 86 038 108 844 233 409
Relating to IMF and IBRD quotas - - - - 19 899 324 432
Special drawings on IMF - - - - - 107 280
Commercial Bank special deposits . 12 000 12 000 12 000 12 000 12 000 12 000
Sundry items 9 266 12 332 54 002 15 120 17 159 22 102
Capital and reserves 164 921 189 987 189 987 225 887 225 887 213 595
Total 1 104 306 1 314 827 1 600 177 1 547 725 1 627 381 2 544 797