038.0 446.0 320.0 93.0 586.0 56.0 385.0 2s.0 120.0 915. 7 198.0 s44 .02 22 I 2. 3.50 .1 369.0 44.2 150. 5 L 756.7 179.0 47L.41 ) 17.4 ) 400.3 623.0 55.64L4.7 560.0 58.0426.7 675.0 72.0 4. 5 456.7 L47.9 53.25 168.0 156.1 34. 35 021.1 176. s 43.05 398.7 188.0 50.0^/40/44LEnglish eage 45 Table 20 (continued) 1981 1982 r98 3* 1984* 5.Equa 1s: Gross domestic Product Memorandum itemss GDP at current Prices(millions of cedis) GDP (at constant 1975 prices, change in Per cent) GDP deflator (change in per cent) GDP (at current Prices, change in per cent)5 362.05 036.24 888.2 5 250.7 74 326.6 -4 .5 81.7 73 .489 716.8 -5. r 28. 5 20.7190 2'70.9 272 986.2 -2.9 7.5 118.5 33.3 112.1 43.5 Sources fnformation provided by the Central Bureau of Statistics' Accra' * Provisional" z/ During ].974-L977 r $US = cedis l.l5 (annual average). lI9. Trade volume increased in 1984. Exports had declined in current dollar terms for three successive years before recovering in 1984 to a level which was' however' still only little more than 50 per cent of that of 1980' Imports' which had also declined signficantty in 1982 and 1983, recovered in 1984, but were still well below the lever needed to acquire raw materials, spare parts and eguipment needed for the recovery programme. On the capital account, while inflows of official grants and loans had'increased over thl period 1980-1984' debt servicing payments as a percentage of exports increased from 3.4 per cent in 1980 to 26'9 per cent in I984. The debt-servicinq payments on official medium-term loans increased almost threefold in 1984. The fol-lowing table, which includes balance of payments projections for 1985 and 1985, was part of the report prepared by the Government of
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on the economic development of a country, specifically discussing the country's gross domestic product, trade volume, and balance of payments. It also mentions debt servicing payments and the need for imports to acquire raw materials, spare parts, and equipment for a recovery program. This suggests that the report is focused on economic development and trade.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade