current prrces r u3.4 L 3i2.9 r. 512.5 r 76r.5 2 L2s.o Consumption 975.3 Ir4s.6 r332.0 1580.0 r954.0Gross invesrment 138.1 197.3 180.5 L91.5 17I.0 Resource gap (-) in current prices cDP at L972/'13factor cost GDP in current market pri.ces GDP at L972/73 factor cost Gross donestic expendrture tn current prlces consumpt,ron Gross rnvestrnent Resource gap (-) Consuner prtcesGross domestlc savrng 5.2 0.9 0.4 -I.0 2.L-84.2 -L77.4 -174.5 -196.5 -130.0 401.7 418.0 420.0 420.L 420.5 (Annual per cent change) 2r.r L2.3 1s.8 r7.0 27.5 6.0 4.I 0. 5 24.8 r9.7 r3.5 16.5 20.6 (Per cent of cDp) 94.8 99.r 9e.6 .1.0r.0 9?.9r3.4 Io.3 I3.5 rI.6 8.6 -8.2 -r5.4 -r3.0 -L2.6 -0.5 (Annual per cent change) Consumer price indexfor Freetonn (average) I4.f I9.3 I3.? 26.9 49.4 Source! Government of Srerra lJeone. ! The GDP data are provistonal eatimates. p/ Project1ons.A/ 40 / 441 English Page 84 3. Balance of pavments 237. There has been a deterioration in the balance of payments, reflecting both afall in the volume and value of exports and increased import prices, especiallyfuel. Up to the early 1970s, long-term capital imports (mainly private) more or less covered current account deficits. Since then the overall balance has showndeficits. However, because of the existence of a parallel market with significant though fluctuating levels of unrecorded transactions, the data on exports, imports and balance of payments have to be interpreted with particular caution. This needfor caution is indicated also by the large size of the item short-term capital anderrors and omissions in most years since L978/79. 238. In 1982/83 minerals' mainly diamonds, bauxite and rutile, accounted for about 75 per cent of the value of recorded exports with agricultural commodities - cocoorcoffee and palm kernels - accounting for the remainder. Recorded exports, althoughfluctuating from year to year, have declined since L979/80t exports in 1982-1984
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a statistical report on the economy of Sierra Leone, providing data on gross domestic product (GDP), consumption, investment, and trade. The report highlights the country's balance of payments, which has deteriorated due to a decline in exports and increased import prices. The data also shows the country's reliance on mineral exports, particularly diamonds, bauxite, and rutile.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade