Table 2. Main economic indicators of Uzbekistan Indicators 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008* Real GDP growth (annual change, percent)
4.2
7.7
7.0
7.3
9.5
9.0
Consumer price Inflation (year average, percent)
11.6
6.6
10.0
14.2
12.3
11.3
* Projected.
Sources: International Monetary Fund,‘Regional Economic Outlook: Middle East and Central Asia’, May 2008.; staff estimates.
5. Government of Uzbekistan, ‘Welfare Improvement Strategy’, 2007.
6. The development of the WIS and the UNDP role are discussed in Chapter 4.
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Table 3. Progress towards achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in Uzbekistan