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ContentsSummary
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Calendar .....................................................
19
Argentina ....................................................
20
Brazil
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Chile
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Colombia ....................................................
62
Mexico ........................................................
76
Peru.............................................................
91
Venezuela .................................................
101
Other Countries ....................................... 110
Bolivia ..................................................
110
Ecuador ............................................... 113
Paraguay ............................................. 116
Uruguay ............................................... 119
Notes.........................................................
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Order Form ...............................................
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February 2014
Next edition: 18 March 2014
Publication date: 18 February 2014
Information available: up to and including 17 February 2014
Forecasts collected: 12 February - 15 February 2014
Arne Pohlman Armando Ciccarelli Ricardo Aceves Carl KellyChief
Economist Head of Research Senior Economist Economist
Miriam C. Dowd Ricard Torn Dirina Manellari Enrique JorgeEditor
Senior Economist Economist Economist
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Forecast Summary | Major Economies and Latin America
Gross Domestic Product, ann. var. in %
Fiscal Balance, % of GDP
Consumer Prices, ann. var. in %
Current Account Balance, % of GDP
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015World -4.9 -4.4
-3.5 -3.0 -2.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
United States -8.3 -6.7 -4.1 -3.4 -2.8 -3.0 -2.7 -2.5 -2.4
-2.3Euro area -4.2 -3.7 -3.0 -2.6 -2.3 0.1 1.3 2.1 2.3 2.4Japan
-9.6 -9.8 -9.3 -7.7 -6.6 2.0 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.4China -1.1 -1.7 -1.9
-1.9 -1.9 1.9 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.1Latin America -2.1 -2.3 -2.7 -3.1 -2.8
-1.4 -1.8 -2.5 -2.4 -2.3
Central America -3.0 -3.0 -3.4 -3.5 -3.6 -6.7 -6.1 -6.2 -5.8
-5.7Chile 1.5 0.6 -0.6 -0.8 -0.7 -1.3 -3.5 -3.6 -3.5 -3.5Mexico
-2.4 -2.6 -2.4 -3.5 -3.1 -1.1 -1.2 -1.5 -1.7 -1.8
Mercosur -2.5 -2.7 -3.3 -3.6 -3.3 -0.9 -1.4 -2.4 -2.2
-1.9Argentina -1.6 -2.4 -2.5 -2.7 -2.8 -0.5 0.0 -1.1 -0.5
-0.6Brazil -2.6 -2.5 -3.3 -3.7 -3.4 -2.1 -2.4 -3.5 -3.3
-3.0Paraguay 0.8 -1.9 -1.0 -0.7 -0.6 1.2 0.4 1.2 0.8 0.3Uruguay
-0.6 -2.0 -1.9 -2.2 -1.9 -2.9 -5.3 -4.2 -3.3 -3.4Venezuela -4.0
-4.9 -4.8 -3.8 -3.4 7.7 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.5
Andean Com. -0.5 -0.5 -1.1 -1.3 -1.1 -2.2 -2.5 -3.2 -3.2
-2.8Bolivia 0.8 1.8 1.4 0.5 0.6 0.3 8.1 4.4 3.5 2.2Colombia -2.0
-1.9 -1.9 -1.8 -1.6 -2.9 -3.3 -3.3 -3.3 -3.0Ecuador 0.0 -1.1 -2.5
-2.6 -2.3 -0.3 -0.4 -1.1 -0.8 -0.8Peru 1.9 2.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 -1.9
-3.3 -5.1 -4.9 -4.0
Fiscal Balance, % of GDP Current Account, % of GDP
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015World 3.2 2.6
2.5 3.3 3.5 3.9 2.8 2.7 2.9 3.0
United States 1.9 2.8 1.9 2.9 3.0 3.1 2.1 1.5 1.7 2.0Euro area
1.6 -0.7 -0.4 1.0 1.4 2.7 2.5 1.4 1.1 1.4Japan -0.5 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.3
-0.3 0.0 0.4 2.4 1.6China 9.3 7.7 7.7 7.5 7.4 5.4 2.6 2.6 3.1
3.3Latin America 4.3 2.9 2.7 2.7 3.2 7.0 6.1 8.6 9.0 8.2
Central America 5.2 5.1 4.0 4.1 4.2 5.7 4.0 3.7 4.5 4.4Chile 5.9
5.6 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.4 1.5 3.0 2.9 3.0Mexico 4.0 3.9 1.2 3.4 3.9 3.8
3.6 4.0 3.9 3.4
Mercosur 3.8 1.7 2.6 1.7 2.2 8.9 8.3 12.8 13.8 12.6Argentina 8.9
1.9 4.4 0.9 1.9 9.5 10.8 11.0 18.0 17.2Brazil 2.7 1.0 2.3 2.1 2.2
6.5 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.6Paraguay 4.3 -1.2 12.3 4.6 4.4 4.9 4.0 3.7 5.1
4.8Uruguay 6.5 3.9 3.8 3.5 3.8 8.6 7.5 8.5 8.1 7.5Venezuela 4.2 5.6
1.6 -0.5 1.8 27.6 20.1 56.2 57.1 44.5
Andean Com. 6.8 5.0 4.4 4.8 4.9 4.3 2.8 2.5 3.0 3.1Bolivia 5.2
5.2 5.7 5.3 4.6 6.9 4.5 6.5 5.1 4.7Colombia 6.6 4.2 4.1 4.5 4.6 3.7
2.4 1.9 2.9 3.1Ecuador 7.8 5.1 4.0 4.1 4.0 5.4 4.2 2.7 3.6 3.6Peru
6.9 6.3 5.1 5.4 5.6 4.7 2.7 2.9 2.5 2.5
Real GDP, annual variation in % Consumer Prices, annual
variation in %
-2
0
2
4
6
8
World United States Euro area Japan China Latin America
2012 2013 2014 2015
-12
-9
-6
-3
0
World United States Euro area Japan China Latin America
2012 2013 2014 2015
-2
0
2
4
6
8
10
World United States Euro area Japan China Latin America
2012 2013 2014 2015
-4
-2
0
2
4
United States Euro area Japan China Latin America
2012 2013 2014 2015
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SummaryLatin Americas growth forecasts deteriorated for the 10th
consecutive month in February. LatinFocus Consensus Forecast
panelists cut the regions GDP forecasts by 0.1 percentage points to
2.7%. This months downward revision reflects lower prospects for 5
of the 11 economies surveyed and included a sizeable cut to
Argentinas growth prospects. The outlook was not changed for 5
economies, including the regions largest players, Brazil and
Mexico. Meanwhile, the GDP growth projection for Bolivia was
revised up. For 2015, forecasters left the regions growth prospects
unchanged at the 3.2% increase expected last month.
In the global arena, developed economies continue showing signs
of improvement, although with some setbacks. In the United States,
preliminary data indicated that the economy increased 1.9% in 2013,
which was below the 2.8% expansion tallied in 2012. For 2014, the
U.S. economy is expected to accelerate to a 2.9% expansion. In her
first Congressional testimony as Federal Reserve Chairwoman, Janet
Yellen emphasized the continuity of Ben Bernankes monetary policy,
while adding that the Fed will continue to unwind the extraordinary
monetary stimulus as long as data support it. On the other side of
the Atlantic, the economic news flow for the Euro area remains
encouraging. Eurozone GDP increased 0.3% over the previous quarter
in Q4, supported by growth in Germany and France. In addition, the
Netherlands grew a healthy 0.7% and Italy recorded its first
expansion since 2011. Panelists see the Euro area economy bouncing
back from a 0.4% contraction in 2013 to a 1.0% expansion in
2014.
This month, analysts attention shifted to emerging economies, in
specific, China. Recent indicators point to a softening in growth
in the worlds second largest economy. Chinas GDP slowed slightly
from a 7.8% increase in Q3 to a 7.7% annual expansion in Q4 2013.
Moreover, the PMI declined again in January, reaching the lowest
level in six months. Forecasters expect that GDP will moderate from
the 7.7% increase recorded in 2013 to a 7.5% expansion this year.
For 2015, panelists see Chinas economic growth decelerating further
to 7.4%.
In Latin America, recent indicators paint a rather bleak picture
of the Brazilian economy. In December, economic activity and
industrial production both a hit five-year low and retail sales
fell for the first time since February 2013. In January, business
confidence was down slightly and consumer
Regional outlook deteriorates
Change in 2014 GDP Growth Forecast
-0.9 -0.6 -0.3 0.0 0.3
Argentina
Venezuela
Mercosur
Chile
Latin America
Brazil
Uruguay
Peru
Paraguay
Ecuador
Andean Com.
Colombia
Mexico
Bolivia
.Source: LatinFocus Consensus Forecast.Note: Change between
February and January 2014 in percentage points.
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confidence dropped to the lowest level since June 2009. On the
external front, the current account gap widened in December.
Meanwhile, a severe drought in recent weeks took its toll on
agriculture output and energy production. These developments came
at delicate time, as the government has been forced to spend
additional resources on alternative sources of energy to make up
for a considerable drop in the production of hydroelectric power.
LatinFocus Consensus Forecast panelists left Brazils GDP growth
forecast for 2014 unchanged at the 2.1% expected last month. In
2015, the Brazilian economy is expected to grow 2.2%.
In Mexico, economic activity came in at a disappointing flat
year-on-year growth in November, which was below the 1.4% expansion
registered in October. More recent data showed mixed results in
December: industrial production decreased for a second consecutive
month, but the unemployment rate fell to a five-year low. Mexicos
external sector showed promise in December and the trade balance
surplus, driven by healthy growth in exports, overshot
expectations. Leading indicators, however, suggest that the economy
got off to a weak start in 2014. In January, the IMEF manufacturing
indicator fell back into contraction territory and consumer
confidence fell to the lowest level in over three years.
On 5 February, ratings agency Moodys upgraded Mexicos credit
rating from Baa1 to A3 with a stable outlook. After Chile, Mexico
is the second economy to earn the desired grade A sovereign rating.
The agency cited the structural reforms that President Enrique Pena
Nieto pushed through in 2013 as the main reason behind its decision
to revise the countrys rating. Moodys added that the reforms
approved in Mexico last year, will strengthen the countrys
potential growth prospects and fiscal fundamentals. Meanwhile,
analysts expect that credit agencies Standard & Poors and Fitch
Ratings will follow suit and upgrade Mexicos sovereign ratings by
the end of this year or the beginning of next year. LatinFocus
Consensus Forecast panelists maintained their growth projections
for 2014 unchanged at Januarys 3.4%. For 2015, panelists see
Mexican GDP growth accelerating to 3.9%.
The credit upgrade could not come at a better time for the
Mexican currency. In February, the Mexican peso (MXN), along with a
host of emerging market currencies, weakened against the U.S.
dollar (USD), reflecting investors jitters regarding the U.S.
Federal Reserves decision to continue tapering its bond purchases
as well as the deceleration in the Chinese economy. This translated
into a massive sell-off in emerging-market assets, which prompted
several currencies to fall against the USD. However, the markets
reaction to Mexicos credit rating upgrade was generally favorable,
which provided support to the MXN against USD and mitigated the
negative effects of the tapering of quantitative easing (QE).
Meanwhile, on top of the recent volatility in financial markets,
the Argentinean peso (ARS)
Evolution of Nominal Exchange Rates
60
100
140
180
220
Jan-11 Jul-11 Jan-12 Jul-12 Jan-13 Jul-13 Jan-14
ARS BRL CLP COP
UYU MXN PEN
Note: Nominal spot exchange rates, local currency units against
U.S. dollar (USD). 1 January 2011 = 100. Values below 100 indicate
appreciation of the currency.Source: Thomson Reuters and
FocusEconomics calculations.
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recorded its largest drop in twelve years on 23 January. The
plunge reflected the Argentinean Central Banks decision to scale
back intervention in foreign exchange markets in order to preserve
dwindling international reserves. Following the devaluation,
President Christina Fernandez de Kirchners administration relaxed a
portion of the capital controls that it had implemented after she
won re-election in 2011. (See details on page 20).
Regarding price developments in January , higher inflation
readings were recorded in Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay,
Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. In Venezuela, inflation continues to
hover above the 50.0% mark. The National Statistics Institute
(INDEC) of Argentina released a new consumer price index on 13
February in an effort to restore confidence in the official
inflation data. (See details on page 21). According to the new
figures, consumer prices increased 3.7% over the previous month in
January. INDEC did not publish figures for annual inflation. Given
that the new consumer price index is likely to result in higher
inflation figures for Argentina, LatinFocus panelists revised their
inflation projections upward. Accordingly, participants expect
regional inflation to close 2014 at 9.0%, which is up 0.8
percentage points from last months forecast. For 2015, forecasters
also revised their projections up from the 7.6% expected in January
to the current 8.2%.
Ricardo AcevesSenior Economist
Change in 2014 Inflation Forecast
-1.5 0.0 1.5 3.0 4.5 6.0
Paraguay
Colombia
Ecuador
Andean Com.
Brazil
Peru
Chile
Mexico
Bolivia
Uruguay
Latin America
Mercosur
Argentina
Venezuela
.Source: LatinFocus Consensus Forecast.Note: Change between
February and January 2014 in percentage points.
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The Latin America outlook for 2014 deteriorated for the 10th
consecutive monthin February reflecting a sizable downward revision
to Argentina and lowerprojections for Chile, Peru, Uruguay and
Venezuela. Growth forecasts for theregions largest players Brazil
and Mexico was unchanged. Conversely, economicprospects for
Bolivia, improved over the previous month.
GDP 2.7 3.2 =
The regional inflation forecast for 2014 jumped by 0.8
percentage points over thelast month, reflecting higher projections
for Argentina, Uruguay and Venezuela.For 2015, panelists also
raised their regional inflation projections and now expectit to end
the year at 8.2% (December: 7.6%).
Inflation 9.0 8.2
Prospects of a financial crisis are looming following the
devaluation of the peso atthe end of January. The collapse of the
currency prompted the government topartially relax controls on U.S.
dollar purchases, which it had previously deemedessential.
Moreover, in an aim to make investing in the peso more attractive
andto stem the drain in international reserves, the Central Bank
raised interest rateson its short-term notes and put a cap on
private banks foreign currency holdings.Officials hope that the
measures will contribute to rekindling investor confidenceand
stabilizing the value of the peso. Moreover, they hope that a
weaker pesocan boost exports revenue going forward and provide the
country with much-needed foreign currency.
GDP 0.9 1.9
According to the new consumer price index released by INDEC,
prices rose 3.7%over the previous month in January. Inflation 18.0
17.2
On 29 January, the government declared a state of emergency in
response to theheavy rains and flooding that have battered the
country in recent months. Localauthorities were granted budget
allowances to deal with the aftermath and to helpthe more than
50,000 families that have been left homeless. Meanwhile,economic
activity increased 4.5% over the same month of the previous year
inNovember, which was below the 6.6% expansion observed in October.
This is theslowest expansion since July 2012.
GDP 5.3 4.6
Annual inflation fell from 6.5% in December to 6.1% in January.
Inflation 5.1 4.7
In December, economic activity and industrial production both
hit the lowestlevels in five years and retail sales fell for the
first time since February 2013.Business confidence was down
slightly in January, while consumer confidencedropped to the lowest
level since June 2009. On the external front, the currentaccount
gap grew wider in December. Meanwhile, a severe drought has led to
areduction in agricultural output and a drop in hydroelectric
output.
GDP 2.1 = 2.2
Annual inflation decreased from 5.9% in December to 5.6% in
January. Inflation 5.9 = 5.6 =
In December, economic activity rose 2.6% over the same month of
the previousyear, which was below the 2.8% increase recorded in the
previous month.Moreover, in January, both consumers and businesses
were less confident whichreflected a more pessimistic view on the
economy. In the same month, however,copper prices recorded an
increase of 1.1% over the previous month. Meanwhile,Chile lost
8,000 square miles of ocean when the court settled a six-year
maritimedispute with Peru on 27 January. The decision is expected
to affect the fishingindustry primarily.
GDP 4.0 4.2
Annual inflation fell from 3.0% in December to 2.8% in January.
Inflation 2.9 = 3.0 =
Recent polls show that President Juan Manuel Santos has a
healthy lead over hisopponents ahead of the 25 May presidential
election. That said, Santos isexpected to face a run-off in June,
as he will likely be unable to get more than50.0% of the votes. On
10 February, in an attempt to bolster regional trade, thepresidents
of the Pacific AllianceChile, Colombia, Peru and Mexicosigned
anagreement to eliminate tariffs on 92.0% of trade among their
countries.Meanwhile, the Colombian peso depreciated sharply in
recent weeks and hit itslowest level since December 2009 on a
sell-off in emerging markets.
GDP 4.5 = 4.6 =
Annual inflation edged up from 1.9% in December to 2.1% in
January. At itsmeeting on 31 January, the Central Bank left the
policy rate unchanged at 3.25%. Inflation 2.9 3.1 =
.
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Bolivia
ForecastsCurrent Developments2014 2015
Latin America
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Economic activity accelerated in Q3 2013. GDP expanded 4.9% in
the thirdquarter of last year, marking both an acceleration over
Q2s 3.8% expansion andthe strongest result in the last five
quarters. The reading was underpinned by animprovement in the
oil-sector, as oil-related GDP expanded 3.8% in Q3,rebounding from
a 1.9% contraction in the previous quarter.
GDP 4.1 = 4.0 =
Inflation rose from 2.7% in December to 2.9% in January.
Inflation 3.6 = 3.6
Novembers economic activity results came in at a disappointing
flat year-on-yeargrowth, which was below the 1.4% expansion
registered in October. Additionaldata showed mixed results in
December: industrial production decreased for asecond consecutive
month, but the unemployment rate fell to a five-year low.
Inaddition, the external sector showed more positive performance.
In December,the trade balance surplus was larger than expected as a
result of healthy growthin exports. Leading indicators, however,
suggest that 2014 got off to a weak start.In January, the
manufacturing indicator fell back into contraction territory
andconsumer confidence plummeted to the lowest level in over three
years.
GDP 3.4 = 3.9 =
Inflation rose from 4.0% in December to 4.5% in January, which
marked an eight-month high. Inflation 3.9 3.4 =
In November, economic activity expanded 8.7% over the same month
of theprevious year. The increase was below the 10.6% rise recorded
in October;however it overshot the 6.2% expansion observed in the
same month of theprevious year. Novembers result came on the back
of an expansion in agricultureand in industrial production. On 31
January, Fitch Ratings improved the countrysoutlook from stable to
positive, reflecting the recent economic acceleration.Furthermore,
Moodys changed Paraguays credit rating from Ba3 to Ba2 on
4February.
GDP 4.6 = 4.4
In January, annual inflation edged up from 3.7% in December to
3.9%. Inflation 5.1 4.8
On 8 January, the IMF released its Staff Report for the state of
the Peruvianeconomy. As the recent monthly and quarterly indicators
have suggested, thereport emphasized that the economy is performing
above average in the region,albeit signs of slowing economic growth
were seen in 2013. In particular, theexternal sectorwhich remains
largely dependent on Chinas economicactivityworsened again in
December. In the full year 2013, exports contracted9.5%, which
marked a deterioration over the 0.1% fall registered in 2012.
GDP 5.4 5.6
Annual inflation edged up from 2.9% in December to 3.1% in
January. Inflation 2.5 = 2.5
On 11 February, Economy and Finance Minister Mario Bergara
stated that thevolatility in neighboring Argentinas foreign
exchange markets is not expected togenerate a strong impact on the
Uruguayan peso (UYU) nor in the overall state ofthe economy. Since
the 2001 crisis, Uruguay has been diversifying and reducingits
share of commercial ties with Argentina. While Argentina was the
destinationfor around 18.0% of Uruguayan exports in the year 2000,
the share decreased toapproximately 6.0% in 2013. Meanwhile, in the
real sector, industrial productionexpanded 1.7% annually in
December (November: +1.9 year-on-year). In the fullyear 2013,
industrial output expanded 4.1% (2012: +5.8% yoy).
GDP 3.5 3.8 =
Annual inflation rose from 8.5% in December to 9.1% in January.
Inflation 8.1 7.5
On 11 February, President Nicolas Maduro announced that the
government willset a new currency exchange system in the next few
days. The so-called SicadII system comes on top of the official
system that offers dollars at 6.30 VEF perUSD and the Sicad auction
system that was launched in 2013. According toMaduro, Sicad II will
allow various public and private players to offer dollars,although
they will operate under the governments direction. In the political
arena,a clash between anti-government protesters and the police on
12 February leftthree people dead. This was the worst episode of
violence since Maduros victoryin the April 2013 presidential
election.
GDP -0.5 1.8
Annual inflation inched up from 56.2% in December to 56.3% in
January. Inflation 57.1 44.5 .
Peru
Venezuela
Current Developments (continued) Forecasts2014 2015
Uruguay
Mexico
Ecuador
Paraguay
Note: Arrows and equal sign denote changes in Consensus Forecast
over last month.
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GDP Growth, 2014
Notes and sources
Note: Gross domestic product, real annual variation in %.
Sources: National statistical institutes and central banks.
GDP per capita, 2014
Notes and sources
Note: GDP per capita in current USD.Sources: National
statistical institutes and central banks.
Gross Domestic Product, annual variation in %
GDP per capita, USD
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Latin America 2.9 2.7 2.7 3.2
3.5 3.7 3.8
Chile 5.6 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.5 4.6 4.7Mexico 3.9 1.2 3.4 3.9 3.9 4.0
4.1
Mercosur 1.7 2.6 1.7 2.2 2.8 3.1 3.1Argentina 1.9 4.4 0.9 1.9
2.7 3.6 3.7Brazil 1.0 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.9 3.0 3.1Paraguay -1.2 12.3 4.6
4.4 4.1 4.3 5.0Uruguay 3.9 3.8 3.5 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.2Venezuela 5.6 1.6
-0.5 1.8 2.3 2.6 2.7
Andean Com. 5.0 4.4 4.8 4.9 5.0 5.0 5.1Bolivia 5.2 5.7 5.3 4.6
4.5 4.8 5.4Colombia 4.2 4.1 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.8Ecuador 5.1 4.0 4.1
4.0 4.4 4.3 4.2Peru 6.3 5.1 5.4 5.6 5.8 5.9 6.0
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Latin America 9,744 9,833
9,553 10,085 10,534 11,015 11,671
Chile 15,400 15,900 15,679 16,360 17,366 18,537 19,783Mexico
10,122 10,850 11,398 12,291 12,979 13,685 14,457
Mercosur 11,391 11,151 10,279 10,777 11,170 11,551
12,256Argentina 11,590 11,210 7,973 7,277 6,861 6,859 7,303Brazil
11,329 11,038 10,578 10,978 11,416 12,026 12,710Paraguay 3,525
4,064 4,105 4,367 4,545 4,692 4,884Uruguay 15,084 17,601 16,845
17,471 18,718 20,208 21,383Venezuela 12,885 12,713 12,171 15,012
16,204 15,589 16,910
Andean Com. 6,636 6,800 6,933 7,321 7,677 8,171 8,671Bolivia
2,423 2,632 2,857 3,071 3,286 3,515 3,784Colombia 7,948 8,016 8,060
8,412 8,802 9,259 9,695Ecuador 5,787 6,083 6,429 6,814 7,264 7,748
8,254Peru 6,537 6,783 6,934 7,457 7,789 8,465 9,195
0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000
Bolivia
Paraguay
Ecuador
Andean Com.
Peru
Argentina
Colombia
Latin America
Mercosur
Brazil
Mexico
Venezuela
Chile
Uruguay
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
Latin America Andean Com. Mercosur Argentina Brazil Mexico
2012 2013 2014 2015
-2 0 2 4 6
Venezuela
Argentina
Mercosur
Brazil
Latin America
Mexico
Uruguay
Chile
Ecuador
Colombia
Paraguay
Andean Com.
Bolivia
Peru
0
2
4
6
Latin America Andean Com. Mercosur Argentina Brazil Mexico
2012 2013 2014 2015
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Consumption Growth, 2014
Notes and sources
Note: Total consumption, real annual variation in %. Data for
Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Uruguay and Venezuela refer to private
consumption.Sources: National statistical institutes and central
banks.
Investment Growth, 2014
Notes and sources
Note: Gross fixed investment, real annual variation in
%.Sources: National statistical institutes and central banks.
Consumption, annual variation in %
Investment, annual variation in %
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Latin America 4.2 3.1 2.9 3.3
3.8 4.0 4.1
Chile 5.8 5.4 4.4 4.5 4.8 5.0 5.1Mexico 4.7 2.6 3.7 4.0 4.2 4.3
4.4
Mercosur 3.9 2.8 1.9 2.4 3.2 3.5 3.5Argentina 4.4 4.7 0.4 1.5
3.6 4.3 4.5Brazil 3.2 2.3 2.2 2.4 3.2 3.5 3.5Paraguay 3.1 6.0 6.2
4.4 4.5 5.6 5.9Uruguay 6.6 4.8 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.2Venezuela 7.0 3.5
0.4 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0
Andean Com. 5.2 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.9 5.0Bolivia 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7
4.7 5.0 5.1Colombia 4.8 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.7 4.9 5.0Ecuador 4.8 4.4 4.3
4.1 3.9 4.4 4.3Peru 6.3 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Latin America 2.8 3.7 3.4 4.6
5.1 5.4 5.5
Chile 12.3 5.5 3.9 6.1 7.2 7.1 7.2Mexico 4.6 0.0 5.3 6.2 5.8 6.0
6.4
Mercosur -0.5 4.5 1.5 2.9 3.9 4.4 4.5Argentina -5.0 4.8 -0.6 1.9
3.7 4.6 4.8Brazil -4.0 5.8 2.6 2.9 4.1 4.6 4.7Paraguay -7.7 18.6
14.0 13.8 10.3 10.0 10.9Uruguay 19.4 6.0 3.9 4.6 4.5 5.1
5.5Venezuela 23.3 -4.7 -4.5 2.6 2.5 2.9 3.1
Andean Com. 10.1 6.1 6.9 7.3 7.4 7.1 7.0Bolivia 6.2 8.7 7.8 8.0
7.9 8.7 9.2Colombia 7.6 5.2 7.0 7.4 7.3 6.8 6.7Ecuador 11.0 6.0 6.4
6.0 6.9 6.4 6.4Peru 14.8 7.3 6.9 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.5
-5 0 5 10 15
Venezuela
Argentina
Mercosur
Brazil
Latin America
Uruguay
Chile
Mexico
Ecuador
Peru
Andean Com.
Colombia
Bolivia
Paraguay
-6
0
6
12
Latin America Andean Com. Mercosur Argentina Brazil Mexico
2012 2013 2014 2015
0 2 4 6 8
Venezuela
Argentina
Mercosur
Brazil
Latin America
Mexico
Uruguay
Ecuador
Chile
Colombia
Andean Com.
Bolivia
Peru
Paraguay
0
2
4
6
Latin America Andean Com. Mercosur Argentina Brazil Mexico
2012 2013 2014 2015
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Industrial Production Growth, 2014
Notes and sources
Note: Industrial production, real annual variation in %.Sources:
National statistical institutes.
Retail Sales, 2014
Notes and sources
Note: Retail sales, real annual variation in %.Sources: National
statistical institutes.
Industrial Production, annual variation in %
Retail Sales, annual variation in %
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Latin America -0.1 0.5 2.4 3.0
3.5 3.7 3.7
Chile 2.2 -0.4 2.5 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.7Mexico 2.6 -0.7 3.3 3.8 4.0
4.1 4.1
Mercosur -1.6 0.9 1.7 2.3 3.1 3.3 3.4Argentina -1.2 -0.2 0.2 2.0
3.3 4.1 4.1Brazil -2.5 1.1 2.1 2.5 3.3 3.4 3.4Paraguay 4.1 4.6 4.1
3.8 4.1 4.3 4.9Uruguay 5.8 4.1 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.6Venezuela 1.8 0.2
0.0 1.5 1.8 2.3 2.6
Andean Com. 0.2 0.7 3.8 4.3 4.7 4.9 5.1Bolivia 4.9 6.8 7.2 8.4
9.0 10.0 10.9Colombia -0.3 -1.9 2.8 3.3 3.7 3.8 3.9Ecuador -2.0 4.9
6.2 4.3 4.6 4.8 4.9Peru 1.5 2.5 4.2 5.6 5.8 6.0 6.1
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Latin America 6.6 3.4 4.1 3.9
4.4 4.5 4.7
Chile 7.1 5.2 4.4 4.2 4.6 4.6 4.6Mexico 3.7 0.7 3.0 3.4 3.8 4.0
4.2Brazil 8.4 4.3 4.4 3.8 4.3 4.5 4.7Colombia 4.1 4.7 4.8 4.6 5.6
5.1 4.9Peru 6.7 5.8 5.6 5.9 6.5 6.7 6.8
3 4 5 6
Mexico
Latin America
Chile
Brazil
Colombia
Peru
0
2
4
6
8
10
Latin America Brazil Chile Colombia Mexico Peru
2012 2013 2014 2015
-2 0 2 4 6 8
Venezuela
Argentina
Mercosur
Brazil
Latin America
Chile
Colombia
Mexico
Andean Com.
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Ecuador
Bolivia
-4
-2
0
2
4
6
Latin America Andean Com. Mercosur Argentina Brazil Mexico
2012 2013 2014 2015
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Unemployment, 2014
Notes and sources
Note: Unemployment rate as % of active population (for details
see notes in country).Sources: National statistical institutes.
Fiscal Balance, 2014
Notes and sources
Note: Argentina: Non-financial public sector.Brazil: Public
sector borrowing requirement.Chile: Central government.Colombia:
Central government.Ecuador: Non-financial public sector.Mexico:
Non-financial public sector.Peru: Non-financial public
sector.Venezuela: Non-financial central government.Sources:
National statistical institutes and finance ministries.
Unemployment, % of active population
Fiscal Balance, % of GDP
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Latin America 6.2 6.0 6.2 6.2
6.1 5.9 5.8
Chile 6.5 6.0 6.4 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.0Mexico 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.4
4.4
Mercosur 6.1 6.0 6.4 6.6 6.4 6.2 6.2Argentina 7.2 7.3 8.0 8.3
7.9 7.4 7.4Brazil 5.5 5.4 5.8 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.7Paraguay 7.9 6.8 6.6
5.9 5.8 5.7 5.6Uruguay 6.3 6.6 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.4Venezuela 7.8 7.5
8.1 7.9 7.9 7.7 7.7
Andean Com. 8.6 7.8 7.7 7.5 7.3 7.2 7.0Bolivia 7.8 7.4 7.4 7.2
7.1 6.9 7.2Colombia 10.4 9.7 9.1 8.8 8.7 8.5 8.4Ecuador 4.9 4.7 5.5
5.6 5.3 5.6 5.6Peru 6.8 6.0 6.1 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.4
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Latin America -2.3 -2.7 -3.1
-2.8 -2.4 -2.1 -1.9
Chile 0.6 -0.6 -0.8 -0.7 -0.3 -0.3 -0.1Mexico -2.6 -2.4 -3.5
-3.1 -2.4 -2.1 -2.0
Mercosur -2.7 -3.3 -3.6 -3.3 -2.9 -2.6 -2.4Argentina -2.4 -2.5
-2.7 -2.8 -2.0 -1.7 -1.2Brazil -2.5 -3.3 -3.7 -3.4 -3.3 -3.2
-3.0Paraguay -1.9 -1.0 -0.7 -0.6 -0.8 -0.5 -0.7Uruguay -2.0 -1.9
-2.2 -1.9 -1.9 -1.8 -1.5Venezuela -4.9 -4.8 -3.8 -3.4 -1.8 -0.4
-0.2
Andean Com. -0.5 -1.1 -1.3 -1.1 -0.9 -0.6 -0.5Bolivia 1.8 1.4
0.5 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.8Colombia -1.9 -1.9 -1.8 -1.6 -1.4 -1.1
-0.9Ecuador -1.1 -2.5 -2.6 -2.3 -2.2 -1.2 -1.2Peru 2.1 0.5 0.0 0.0
0.1 0.2 0.2
-4 -2 0 2
Venezuela
Brazil
Mercosur
Mexico
Latin America
Argentina
Ecuador
Uruguay
Colombia
Andean Com.
Chile
Paraguay
Peru
Bolivia
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
Latin America Andean Com. Mercosur Argentina Brazil Mexico
2012 2013 2014 2015
4 6 8 10
Mexico
Ecuador
Brazil
Peru
Latin America
Mercosur
Chile
Paraguay
Uruguay
Bolivia
Andean Com.
Argentina
Venezuela
Colombia
4
6
8
10
Latin America Andean Com. Mercosur Argentina Brazil Mexico
2012 2013 2014 2015
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Inflation, 2014
Notes and sources
Note: End-of-year variation of consumer price index in
%.Sources: National statistical institutes and central banks.
Interest Rate, 2014
Notes and sources
Note: Nominal end-of-year interest rates in %. Argentina:
Central Bank 30-59 days deposit rate.Bolivia: Prime lending
rate.Brazil: SELIC rate.Chile: Monetary policy rate.Colombia:
Central Bank intervention rate. Ecuador: 91-120 days deposit
rate.Mexico: 1-day target interbank rate.Paraguay: Certificate of
deposit 180 days.Peru: Monetary policy rate.Uruguay: 30-day deposit
rate.Venezuela: 90-day average deposit rate.Sources: National
central banks.
Inflation, variation of consumer prices in %
Interest Rate, %2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Latin America 7.17 8.29 9.25 9.68 8.94 8.73 8.44Chile 5.00 4.50
4.03 4.49 5.14 5.19 5.23Mexico 4.50 3.50 3.59 4.32 4.97 5.39
5.42
Mercosur 8.92 11.69 13.81 14.20 12.41 11.87 11.26Argentina 12.42
17.75 30.20 29.64 23.45 20.90 17.30Brazil 7.25 10.00 11.12 11.88
10.33 10.01 9.43Paraguay 12.10 11.48 12.02 12.06 12.32 12.40
12.53Uruguay 6.85 7.35 7.25 6.63 6.50 7.00 7.50Venezuela 14.50
14.74 15.63 16.18 16.28 16.40 16.97
Andean Com. 4.53 3.94 4.45 4.96 5.13 5.14 5.24Bolivia 10.60
10.70 10.88 10.73 10.70 10.38 10.36Colombia 4.25 3.25 4.19 4.86
5.15 5.16 5.21Ecuador 4.53 4.53 4.59 4.67 4.77 4.85 4.90Peru 4.25
4.00 3.90 4.41 4.43 4.46 4.67
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Latin America 6.1 8.6 9.0 8.2
7.4 6.8 6.2
Chile 1.5 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1Mexico 3.6 4.0 3.9 3.4 3.4 3.3
3.3
Mercosur 8.3 12.8 13.8 12.6 11.2 10.1 9.1Argentina 10.8 11.0
18.0 17.2 16.0 13.9 12.2Brazil 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.1Paraguay
4.0 3.7 5.1 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.6Uruguay 7.5 8.5 8.1 7.5 6.4 6.1
5.7Venezuela 20.1 56.2 57.1 44.5 36.3 33.1 27.0
Andean Com. 2.8 2.5 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0Bolivia 4.5 6.5 5.1 4.7
4.2 4.1 4.6Colombia 2.4 1.9 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2Ecuador 4.2 2.7 3.6
3.6 4.0 3.9 3.9Peru 2.7 2.9 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.2
0 10 20 30 40
Mexico
Peru
Chile
Colombia
Andean Com.
Ecuador
Uruguay
Latin America
Bolivia
Brazil
Paraguay
Mercosur
Venezuela
Argentina
0
10
20
30
40
Latin America Andean Com. Mercosur Argentina Brazil Mexico
2012 2013 2014 2015
0
5
10
15
20
Latin America Andean Com. Mercosur Argentina Brazil Mexico
2012 2013 2014 2015 0 15 30 45 60
Peru
Chile
Colombia
Andean Com.
Ecuador
Mexico
Bolivia
Paraguay
Brazil
Uruguay
Latin America
Mercosur
Argentina
Venezuela
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Depreciation versus USD, 2014
Notes and sources
Note: Annual variation of national currencies versus USD in %.
Positive number means currency is losing value against USD.
Regional aggregates provided only as indicative
information.Sources: Central banks and Thomson Reuters.
Current Account Balance, 2014
Notes and sources
Note: Current account balance as % of GDP. Sources: National
statistical institutes and central banks.
Exchange Rates vs. USD, annual variation in %
Current Account Balance, % of GDP2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
2018
Latin America -1.8 -2.5 -2.4 -2.3 -2.2 -2.1 -2.0Chile -3.5 -3.6
-3.5 -3.5 -3.8 -3.8 -3.8Mexico -1.2 -1.5 -1.7 -1.8 -1.7 -1.6
-1.1
Mercosur -1.4 -2.4 -2.2 -1.9 -1.8 -1.8 -1.8Argentina 0.0 -1.1
-0.5 -0.6 -0.3 -0.7 -0.9Brazil -2.4 -3.5 -3.3 -3.0 -2.8 -2.7
-2.7Paraguay 0.4 1.2 0.8 0.3 -0.2 0.0 0.2Uruguay -5.3 -4.2 -3.3
-3.4 -3.2 -3.0 -2.5Venezuela 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.5 2.2 2.2 1.9
Andean Com. -2.5 -3.2 -3.2 -2.8 -2.7 -2.6 -2.4Bolivia 8.1 4.4
3.5 2.2 2.1 1.6 1.6Colombia -3.3 -3.3 -3.3 -3.0 -3.0 -2.9
-2.6Ecuador -0.4 -1.1 -0.8 -0.8 -1.2 -1.6 -1.6Peru -3.3 -5.1 -4.9
-4.0 -3.6 -3.2 -3.1
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Latin America 2.5 13.7 9.3 5.5
4.8 5.2 1.3
Chile -7.9 9.8 2.9 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.2Mexico -7.8 1.3 -2.4 0.3 0.9
0.8 0.5
Mercosur 9.1 21.5 17.8 9.8 8.8 9.8 2.0Argentina 14.2 32.6 51.0
26.8 23.9 12.1 5.3Brazil 9.9 15.3 4.4 3.7 2.3 2.2 1.5Paraguay -3.1
6.9 -0.3 2.4 3.3 4.2 2.7Uruguay -3.6 10.2 9.9 5.8 0.6 2.9
4.5Venezuela 0.0 46.5 67.6 28.6 31.7 47.6 2.4
Andean Com. -6.3 7.7 2.0 1.5 0.2 0.1 1.0Bolivia 1.4 -1.4 0.8 0.3
-1.3 -0.1 4.7Colombia -8.8 9.2 3.0 2.1 1.8 1.2 2.8Ecuador - - - - -
- -Peru -5.3 9.5 1.5 1.3 -2.2 -1.7 -2.1
-6 -3 0 3 6
Peru
Chile
Colombia
Brazil
Uruguay
Andean Com.
Latin America
Mercosur
Mexico
Ecuador
Argentina
Paraguay
Venezuela
Bolivia
-15 0 15 30 45 60 75
Mexico
Paraguay
Ecuador
Bolivia
Peru
Andean Com.
Chile
Colombia
Brazil
Latin America
Uruguay
Mercosur
Argentina
Venezuela
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
Latin America Andean Com. Mercosur Argentina Brazil Mexico
2012 2013 2014 2015
-20
0
20
40
60
Latin America Andean Com. Mercosur Argentina Brazil Mexico
2012 2013 2014 2015
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Export Growth, 2014
Notes and sources
Note: Nominal annual variation in % of merchandise
exports.Sources: National statistical institutes and central
banks.
Import Growth, 2014
Notes and sources
Note: Nominal annual variation in % of merchandise imports.
Sources: National statistical institutes and central banks.
Exports, annual variation in %
Imports, annual variation in %
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Latin America 1.6 0.4 5.7 6.4
7.5 8.0 8.4
Chile -3.9 -1.2 5.4 6.7 10.1 11.4 11.4Mexico 6.1 2.6 7.4 7.2 8.8
9.5 9.8
Mercosur -2.7 -0.7 3.0 5.3 5.9 6.4 6.9Argentina -3.7 2.6 1.4 2.1
4.2 5.8 6.5Brazil -5.3 -0.2 4.6 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.7Paraguay -7.8 7.9
18.6 6.3 3.2 4.3 6.4Uruguay 6.9 5.1 8.1 6.2 7.9 8.1 9.4Venezuela
4.9 -6.2 -2.6 2.6 3.8 4.5 4.6
Andean Com. 5.5 -2.2 8.1 7.5 7.4 7.5 7.2Bolivia 34.4 12.7 5.9
6.4 6.9 8.6 4.9Colombia 5.6 -2.2 10.5 7.8 7.7 7.4 7.2Ecuador 6.5
5.0 5.2 4.8 4.9 5.1 5.3Peru -0.1 -9.5 7.1 9.0 8.5 8.8 8.9
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Latin America 4.4 3.2 5.6 6.4
7.4 7.5 8.2
Chile 5.6 0.2 7.0 7.5 9.8 11.6 11.8Mexico 5.7 2.8 8.9 7.5 9.4
9.1 9.9
Mercosur 1.2 4.8 0.6 5.2 5.5 5.8 6.4Argentina -7.8 8.0 -1.3 4.3
5.9 7.0 8.0Brazil -1.4 7.4 1.4 5.2 5.4 5.5 5.8Paraguay -5.8 9.6
13.0 12.9 5.5 5.0 5.6Uruguay 14.7 1.7 3.9 5.5 3.8 3.7 5.7Venezuela
26.8 -8.7 -4.0 4.7 5.6 6.3 7.5
Andean Com. 8.4 1.7 7.4 6.4 6.5 6.7 7.1Bolivia 4.3 4.2 11.9 6.0
5.8 4.6 6.2Colombia 9.0 -1.3 8.8 7.1 7.4 7.7 7.9Ecuador 4.3 6.1 2.1
5.2 4.5 5.3 5.9Peru 10.9 2.7 7.8 6.1 6.4 6.5 6.8
-5 0 5 10 15
Venezuela
Argentina
Mercosur
Brazil
Ecuador
Uruguay
Latin America
Chile
Andean Com.
Peru
Colombia
Mexico
Bolivia
Paraguay
-10
-5
0
5
10
Latin America Andean Com. Mercosur Argentina Brazil Mexico
2012 2013 2014 2015
-5 0 5 10 15 20
Venezuela
Argentina
Mercosur
Brazil
Ecuador
Chile
Latin America
Bolivia
Peru
Mexico
Andean Com.
Uruguay
Colombia
Paraguay
-10
-5
0
5
10
Latin America Andean Com. Mercosur Argentina Brazil Mexico
2012 2013 2014 2015
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International Reserves, 2014
Notes and sources
Note: International reserves as months of imports.Sources:
Central banks.
External Debt, 2014
Notes and sources
Note: External debt as % of GDP.Sources: National statistical
institutes, central banks and finance ministries.
International Reserves, months of imports
External Debt, % of GDP
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Latin America 9.3 8.9 8.7 8.4
8.2 8.0 7.7
Chile 6.7 6.6 6.3 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.3Mexico 5.3 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.2 5.1
4.7
Mercosur 14.9 13.2 13.4 12.7 12.5 12.6 12.3Argentina 7.6 5.0 4.0
2.6 3.0 3.9 4.4Brazil 20.1 18.0 18.4 17.6 17.4 17.3 16.8Paraguay
5.4 5.6 5.9 5.4 5.4 5.6 5.7Uruguay 13.3 14.7 14.7 14.6 14.4 14.3
13.9Venezuela 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.3
Andean Com. 10.7 11.4 10.7 10.5 10.5 10.3 9.9Bolivia 22.2 20.7
18.7 18.9 18.8 18.7 15.7Colombia 7.6 9.0 8.7 8.5 8.2 8.1 8.2Ecuador
1.2 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0Peru 18.7 18.8 17.6 17.1 17.6 17.1
16.2
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Latin America 21.2 21.4 22.7
22.0 22.1 21.7 21.3
Chile 43.9 46.9 45.1 44.2 42.5 41.2 39.3Mexico 19.3 18.8 18.7
18.3 18.9 18.8 18.4
Mercosur 18.9 19.2 21.6 20.8 21.2 20.9 20.9Argentina 29.8 30.4
42.6 43.8 48.9 52.4 54.7Brazil 13.9 14.1 15.5 15.6 15.5 14.8
14.2Paraguay 25.3 21.9 22.1 21.8 21.6 21.6 24.6Uruguay 41.4 37.3
40.1 36.1 32.8 29.5 27.2Venezuela 31.3 32.1 34.3 28.4 29.6 31.4
32.2
Andean Com. 24.0 23.4 24.1 23.7 22.4 21.3 20.3Bolivia 37.2 33.2
33.8 31.8 27.6 26.2 23.5Colombia 21.3 22.4 23.2 23.0 22.3 21.8
21.6Ecuador 18.9 18.4 18.0 18.0 17.9 17.8 16.7Peru 29.6 26.0 27.1
26.2 23.7 21.2 19.3
10 20 30 40 50
Brazil
Ecuador
Mexico
Mercosur
Paraguay
Latin America
Colombia
Andean Com.
Peru
Bolivia
Venezuela
Uruguay
Argentina
Chile
10
20
30
40
50
Latin America Andean Com. Mercosur Argentina Brazil Mexico
2012 2013 2014 2015
0 5 10 15 20
Ecuador
Argentina
Venezuela
Mexico
Paraguay
Chile
Colombia
Latin America
Andean Com.
Mercosur
Uruguay
Peru
Brazil
Bolivia
0
5
10
15
20
25
Latin America Andean Com. Mercosur Argentina Brazil Mexico
2012 2013 2014 2015
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Mexico Chile
Overview | Spread in bps
Peru
Colombia
Argentina
Venezuela Uruguay
Brazil
Major Risk Indicators | EMBI Spreads and Sovereign Ratings
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
EMBI + LatinArgentina
0
250
500
750
1,000
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
EMBI + LatinColombia
0
250
500
750
1,000
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
EMBI + LatinPeru
0 400 800 1,200 1,600
Chile
Colombia
Peru
Uruguay
Mexico
Brazil
EMBI + Latin
Ecuador
Argentina
Venezuela
0
250
500
750
1,000
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
EMBI + LatinChile
0
250
500
750
1,000
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
EMBI + LatinMexico
0
250
500
750
1,000
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
EMBI + LatinBrazil
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
EMBI + LatinUruguay
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
EMBI + LatinVenezuela
January December Rating Outlook Rating Outlook Ratings
OutlookArgentina 1,085 808 B3 Negative CCC+ Negative CC -Bolivia -
- Ba3 Stable BB- Stable BB- StableBrazil 278 230 Baa2 Stable BBB
Negative BBB StableChile 155 159 Aa3 Stable AA- Stable A+
StableColombia 208 163 Baa3 Positive BBB Stable BBB StableEcuador
605 530 Caa1 Stable B Positive B StableMexico 219 177 A3 Stable
BBB+ Stable BBB+ StableParaguay - - Ba2 Positive BB- Stable BB-
PositivePeru 202 162 Baa2 Positive BBB+ Stable BBB+ StableUruguay
239 194 Baa3 Positive BBB- Stable BBB- StableVenezuela 1,400 1,141
B2 Negative B- Negative B+ Negative
Moody's S & P Fitch RatingsSovereign Spreads (bps)
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Mexico Chile
Overview | month-on-month var. in %
Peru
Colombia
Argentina Brazil
Major Stock Markets | Performance in %
Last Month Last 3 Months Last 12 Months YTD Last Month Last 3
Months Last 12 Months YTDArgentina -23.9 -16.7 6.8 -23.9 11.6 16.5
73.8 11.6Brazil -10.8 -20.9 -29.4 -10.8 -7.5 -12.2 -20.3 -7.5Chile
-12.6 -19.6 -37.4 -12.6 -6.1 -11.0 -22.8 -6.1Colombia -12.6 -22.7
-34.5 -12.6 -8.4 -14.8 -20.1 -8.4Mexico -6.5 -3.8 -13.1 -6.5 -4.3
-0.4 -9.7 -4.3Peru 0.3 -4.3 -30.0 0.3 -1.9 -5.3 -27.9 -1.9Venezuela
- - - - 3.3 8.4 471.6 3.3Latin America -9.6 -16.2 -26.5 -9.6 - - -
-Emerging Markets -6.6 -9.5 -12.4 -6.6 - - - -World -4.1 -1.3 10.4
-4.1 - - - -
MSCI Price Indices (USD) National Benchmark Stock Indices (local
currencies)January 2014
0
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Latin AmericaArgentina
50
100
150
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Jan-10 Jan-11 Jan-12 Jan-13 Jan-14
Latin AmericaColombia
40
60
80
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Jan-10 Jan-11 Jan-12 Jan-13 Jan-14
Latin AmericaBrazil
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Latin AmericaMexico
-25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 5
Argentina
Colombia
Chile
Brazil
Latin America
Emerging Markets
Mexico
World
Peru
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United States
Japan
Brazil
Colombia
Peru
Euro Area
Argentina
Chile
Mexico
Venezuela
Cross Exchange Rate Forecasts | Year end
U.S. Dollar (USD) 2012 2013 2014 2015United States - - - -Japan
86.7 105.3 109.4 113.6Euro Area 0.76 0.73 0.78 0.79Argentina 4.92
6.52 9.84 12.48Brazil 2.05 2.36 2.47 2.56Chile 479 525 541
545Colombia 1,767 1,930 1,988 2,030Mexico 12.87 13.04 12.73
12.77Peru 2.55 2.80 2.84 2.87Venezuela 4.30 6.30 10.56 13.58
Japanese Yen (JPY,100) 2012 2013 2014 2015United States 1.15
0.95 0.91 0.88Japan - - - -Euro Area 0.87 0.69 0.71 0.70Argentina
5.67 6.19 8.99 10.98Brazil 2.36 2.24 2.25 2.25Chile 552 499 494
480Colombia 2,037 1,833 1,816 1,787Mexico 14.83 12.38 11.63
11.24Peru 2.94 2.65 2.59 2.53Venezuela 4.96 5.98 9.65 11.95
Brazilian Real (BRL) 2012 2013 2014 2015United States 0.49 0.42
0.41 0.39Japan 42.3 44.6 44.4 44.4Euro Area 0.37 0.31 0.31
0.31Argentina 2.40 2.76 3.99 4.88Brazil - - - -Chile 234 222 219
213Colombia 863 817 806 794Mexico 6.28 5.52 5.16 4.99Peru 1.25 1.18
1.15 1.12Venezuela 2.10 2.67 4.28 5.31
Colombian Peso (COP, 1000) 2012 2013 2014 2015United States 0.57
0.52 0.50 0.49Japan 49.1 54.6 55.1 56.0Euro Area 0.43 0.38 0.39
0.39Argentina 2.78 3.38 4.95 6.15Brazil 1.16 1.22 1.24 1.26Chile
271 272 272 269Colombia - - - -Mexico 7.28 6.75 6.40 6.29Peru 1.44
1.45 1.43 1.42Venezuela 2.43 3.26 5.31 6.69
Peruvian Nuevo Sol (PEN) 2012 2013 2014 2015United States 0.39
0.36 0.35 0.35Japan 34.0 37.7 38.6 39.5Euro Area 0.30 0.26 0.27
0.28Argentina 1.93 2.33 3.47 4.34Brazil 0.80 0.85 0.87 0.89Chile
188 188 191 190Colombia 692 691 701 706Mexico 5.04 4.66 4.49
4.44Peru - - - -Venezuela 1.68 2.25 3.72 4.73
Euro (EUR) 2012 2013 2014 2015United States 1.32 1.38 1.29
1.26Japan 114 145 141 143Euro Area - - - -Argentina 6.48 8.98 12.69
15.74Brazil 2.70 3.25 3.18 3.23Chile 631 724 697 688Colombia 2,330
2,659 2,562 2,562Mexico 16.96 17.96 16.41 16.11Peru 3.37 3.85 3.66
3.63Venezuela 5.67 8.68 13.61 17.14
Argentine Peso (ARS) 2012 2013 2014 2015United States 0.20 0.15
0.10 0.08Japan 17.6 16.2 11.1 9.1Euro Area 0.15 0.11 0.08
0.06Argentina - - - -Brazil 0.42 0.36 0.25 0.20Chile 97 81 55
44Colombia 359 296 202 163Mexico 2.62 2.00 1.29 1.02Peru 0.52 0.43
0.29 0.23Venezuela 0.87 0.97 1.07 1.09
Chilean Peso (CLP, 100) 2012 2013 2014 2015United States 0.21
0.19 0.18 0.18Japan 18.12 20.04 20.24 20.84Euro Area 0.16 0.14 0.14
0.15Argentina 1.03 1.24 1.82 2.29Brazil 0.43 0.45 0.46 0.47Chile -
- - -Colombia 369 367 368 372Mexico 2.69 2.48 2.35 2.34Peru 0.53
0.53 0.52 0.53Venezuela 0.90 1.20 1.95 2.49
Mexican Peso (MXN) 2012 2013 2014 2015United States 0.08 0.08
0.08 0.08Japan 6.74 8.08 8.60 8.90Euro Area 0.06 0.06 0.06
0.06Argentina 0.38 0.50 0.77 0.98Brazil 0.16 0.18 0.19 0.20Chile
37.2 40.3 42.5 42.7Colombia 137 148 156 159Mexico - - - -Peru 0.20
0.21 0.22 0.23Venezuela 0.33 0.48 0.83 1.06
Venezuelan Bolvar (VEF) 2012 2013 2014 2015United States 0.23
0.16 0.09 0.07Japan 20.17 16.72 10.36 8.37Euro Area 0.18 0.12 0.07
0.06Argentina 1.14 1.03 0.93 0.92Brazil 0.48 0.37 0.23 0.19Chile
111 83 51 40Colombia 411 306 188 149Mexico 2.99 2.07 1.21 0.94Peru
0.59 0.44 0.27 0.21Venezuela - - - -
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Economic Release Calendar
Date Country Event18 February Chile Central Bank Meeting20
February Argentina February Consumer Confidence21 February
Argentina December Economic Activity21 February Argentina January
Merchandise Trade21 February Brazil January Balance of Payments21
February Mexico Q4 2013 National Accounts (by Sector)21 February
Mexico December Economic Activity (IGAE)24 February Peru Q4 2013
National Accounts26 February Brazil Central Bank Meeting26 February
Brazil February Consumer Confidence (**)26 February Mexico January
Merchandise Trade26 February Venezuela Q4 2013 National Accounts
(**)27 February Brazil Q4 2013 National Accounts28 February Brazil
February Business Confidence (**)1 March Chile February Copper
Prices (**)3 March Mexico February IMEF Manufacturing PMI3 March
Mexico January Remittances3 March Paraguay February Consumer
Prices3 March Paraguay February Economic Activity5 March Chile
January Economic Activity (IMACEC)5 March Colombia February
Consumer Prices5 March Mexico February Consumer Confidence5 March
Uruguay February Consumer Prices7 March Chile February Consumer
Prices7 March Chile February Business Confidence (**)7 March
Ecuador February Consumer Prices7 March Mexico February Consumer
Prices7 March Venezuela February Consumer Prices (**)7 March
Venezuela February Car Sales (**)8 March Colombia February Consumer
Confidence (**)10 March Chile February Consumer Confidence (**)11
March Brazil January Industrial Production12 March Brazil February
Consumer Prices13 March Brazil January Retail Sales13 March Chile
Central Bank Meeting13 March Mexico January Industrial Production13
March Peru Central Bank Meeting14 March Argentina February Consumer
Prices14 March Colombia January Exports14 March Ecuador January
Economic Activity14 March Ecuador January Merchandise Trade14 March
Uruguay January Industrial Production15 March Brazil January
Economic Activity (**)17 March Colombia January Industrial
Production18 March Chile Q4 2013 National Accounts
(*) Preliminary estimate. (**) Approximate date.
Calendar
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Argentina
OUTLOOK | Largest devaluation in 12 years forces government to
relax capital controlsThe Argentinean peso (ARS) recorded its
largest drop in twelve years as the Central Bank scaled back
intervention in order to preserve dwindling international reserves.
On 23 January, the peso closed at 7.90 ARS per USD, which was 13.4%
weaker than the close of the previous day and represented the pesos
steepest fall since the height of the Argentinean financial crisis
in 2002. The Central Bank gave in and allowed the currency to drop
in order to stop the drain of international reserves, which closed
January at USD 27.7 billion, the lowest level in over seven years.
Foreign exchange reserves are of vital importance to Argentina; the
country relies on the reserves to pay for imports and to honor its
debt obligations, as it has had no access to financial markets
since it defaulted in 2001.
Following the devaluation, the government relaxed part of the
capital controls that it had implemented gradually since Christina
Fernandez de Kirchners reelection in October 2011. The Kirchner
administration had previously argued that these controls were
essential. The national tax agency (AFIP) authorized purchases of
up to a maximum of USD 2,000 for citizens earning a monthly salary
of more than ARS 7,200. People who are qualified to make purchases
will be able to save up to 20.0% of their monthly salary in USD. A
20.0% surcharge will be levied on USD purchases; USD deposits of
more than a year will be excluded from the surcharge.
Meanwhile, the Central Bank adopted measures to draw investors
to the peso and to stop the drain on reserves. The Bank raised
interest rates on its fixed-rate notes and adopted a regulation by
which private banks will not be able to
Prospects of a financial crisis are looming following the
devaluation of the peso at the end of January. The collapse of the
currency prompted the government to partially relax controls on
U.S. dollar purchases, which it had previously deemed essential.
Moreover, in an aim to make investing in the peso more attractive
and to stem the drain in international reserves, the Central Bank
raised interest rates on its short-term notes and put a cap on
private banks foreign currency holdings. Officials hope that the
measures will contribute to rekindling investor confidence and
stabilizing the value of the peso. Furthermore, they hope that a
weaker peso can boost exports revenue going forward and provide the
country with much-needed foreign currency.
The panel sees GDP rising 0.9% this year. Next year, panelists
expect GDP growth to accelerate to 1.9%.
According to the new consumer price index released by INDEC,
prices rose 3.7% over the previous month in January. The panel
expects inflation to end 2014 at 18.0% and 2015 at 17.2%.
Outlook deteriorates
LONG-TERM TRENDS | 3-year averages
Armando CiccarelliHead of Research
Argentina
2010-12 2013-15 2016-18Population (million): 40.6 42.0 43.4GDP
(USD bn): 430 369 304GDP per capita (USD): 10,583 8,820 7,008GDP
growth (%): 6.6 2.4 3.3Fiscal Balance (% of GDP): -1.3 -2.7
-1.7Public Debt (% of GDP): 44.0 44.6 42.7Inflation (%): 10.1 14.4
14.9Current Account (% of GDP): 0.0 -0.7 -0.7External Debt (% of
GDP): 32.2 39.0 52.0
Exchange Rate and International Reserves
Note: Daily international reserves (USD bn) and daily spot
exchange rate of official and non-official Argentinean peso (ARS)
against U.S. dollar (USD).Source: Argentinean Central Bank and
Thomson Reuters.
20
30
40
50
60
0
4
8
12
16
Jan-11 Jul-11 Jan-12 Jul-12 Jan-13 Jul-13 Jan-14
International Reserves (USD bn, right scale)
ARS per USD (official, left scale)
ARS per USD (unofficial, left scale)
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hold more than 30.0% of their wealth in foreign assets. These
measures were partially effective in stopping the slide of the peso
and stabilizing its value. On 14 February, the peso rose to 7.81
ARS per USD after having reached the lowest level on record on 31
January, when it traded at 8.02 ARS per USD.
Confidence in the peso, however, remains low, as Argentineans
are still worried about prospects of another devaluation in the
coming months. On 14 February, the black-market peso traded at
11.93 ARS per USD. While this reading was stronger than the record
low of 13.05 ARS per USD reached on 23 January, it was a
substantial 8.9% weaker than the level recorded on the same day of
the previous month and a hefty 55.6% weaker on an annual basis.
Against a backdrop of soaring inflation and faltering economic
growth, analysts believe that the measures adopted by the
government may not be enough to restore confidence in the value of
the peso, prevent further devaluations in the coming months nor
stem the threat of a full-blown financial crisis. LatinFocus
Consensus Forecast panelists expect the official peso to end 2014
at 9.84 ARS per USD, which would represent a 55.2% drop compared to
the 6.34 ARS per USD recorded at the end of 2013. For 2015,
panelists expect the currency to weaken further and end the year at
12.48 ARS per USD.
LatinFocus Consensus Forecast panelists see GDP expanding 0.9%
in 2014, which is down 0.8 percentage points from last months
forecast. In 2015, panelists expect the economy to grow 1.9%.
OUTLOOK | Consumer sentiment drops to lowest level in eight
monthsIn January, the Universidad Torcuato di Tella (UTDT) consumer
confidence index fell 5.4% over the previous month to 43.7 points,
dropping to the lowest level in eight months. The index has been
steadily deteriorating over the course of the last three months.
The drop moved consumer sentiment even further below the 50-point
threshold that separates pessimism from optimism.
The deterioration mostly reflected households more pessimistic
outlook on their personal financial situations. Nevertheless,
consumers intentions to buy durable goods improved over the
previous month.
LatinFocus panelists see private consumption growing 0.4% this
year, which is down 1.6 percentage points from last months
forecast. Next year, panelists expect consumption to expand
1.5%.
MONETARY SECTOR | Argentina launches new inflation index
On 13 February, the National Statistics Institute (INDEC)
unveiled a new consumer price index in the hope of restoring
confidence in official inflation data. The publication of new
inflation figures comes in response to the timeline the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) set in December 2013 that
required Argentina to release new GDP and inflation figures by
March 2014. The previous inflation index was viewed with suspicion
both within the country and abroad for underreporting inflation
figures, which had prompted the IMF to censure Argentina for not
supplying accurate economic data.
The new inflation index measures prices in the whole country,
whereas the previous readings were based solely on Buenos Aires and
its metropolitan area. According to the new figures, consumer
prices increased a hefty 3.7% over the previous month in January.
INDEC did not publish figures for annual inflation.
Consumer Confidence
Note: Monthly consumer confidence index. Values above 50
indicate an optimistic assesment in consumer sentiment while values
below 50 indicate a pessimistic assesment.Source: Universidad
Torcuato di Tella (UTDT).
40
45
50
55
60
Jan-11 Jul-11 Jan-12 Jul-12 Jan-13 Jul-13 Jan-14
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The reading came on the back of higher prices for all the
categories covered by the index, with notable rises in the prices
for food and beverages as well as for transportation. The hefty
increase largely reflected the impact of the devaluation of the
peso at the end of January, which prompted many businesses to mark
up their import goods. If compared to the former inflation index,
Januarys result would represent the highest monthly inflation since
July 2002.
The new inflation gauge brings official inflation figures closer
to the independent estimates made by local private analysts.
According to the so-called Congress Index (IPC-Congreso), which is
an alternative inflation gauge based on independent estimates
collected by opposition lawmakers, consumer prices increased 4.6%
in January over the previous month (December: +3.4% month-on-month)
and annual inflation rose from 28.4% in December to 30.8% in
January, the highest level since independent inflation records
began in June 2011.
On the back of the new inflation estimates, panelists revised up
their projections for official inflation notably. LatinFocus
Consensus Forecast panelists see official inflation at 18.0% by the
end of 2014, which is up 4.9 percentage points from last months
estimate. Panelists estimate that official inflation will slow to
17.2% by the end of 2015. Forecasts for the non-official inflation
gauge point to even higher figures. Panelists surveyed by
LatinFocus expect non-official consumer prices to increase 34.4% in
2014, which is up 4.9 percentage points over last months forecast.
Analysts see non-official inflation slowing to 30.5% in 2015.
EXTERNAL SECTOR | Exports fall in DecemberIn December, exports
contracted 13.5% over the same month of the previous year and fell
to USD 5.4 billion. The reading followed the 0.7% contraction
recorded in the same month of 2012 and represented the largest
contraction in over four years. A month-on-month comparison
corroborates the negative picture reported in the annual figures.
Exports plunged 16.8% on a seasonally-adjusted basis in December.
The result contrasted the 2.6% increase recorded in November and
marked the largest monthly drop in more than 15 years.
Imports dropped 5.2% annually in December (December 2012: -8.8%
year-on-year). As a result of the plunge in exports, the trade
surplus narrowed to USD 272 million, which was almost four times
less than the USD 835 million recorded in December 2012. In the
full year 2013, the country recorded a USD 9.0 billion surplus,
marking the lowest surplus since 2001. The dismal performance
largely reflects the widening of the countrys energy deficitthe
difference between the countrys energy exports and imports. The
energy deficit rose from USD 2.7 billion in 2012 to USD 6.2 billion
in 2013, which was the third consecutive year in which Argentina
was a net importer of energy.
LatinFocus Consensus Forecast panelists expect that exports will
expand 1.4% in 2014, pushing them to USD 84.2 billion. For 2015,
the panel expects exports to grow 2.1%.
Individual Forecasters 2014 2015Panelist A 30.0 26.0Panelist B
36.6 37.8Panelist C 45.0 40.0Panelist D 33.6 31.0Panelist E 38.0
35.0Panelist F 29.9 22.3Panelist G 32.1 25.0Panelist H 33.6
-Panelist I 35.0 -Panelist J 32.5 30.0Panelist K 37.8 32.0Panelist
L 37.0 30.0Panelist M 33.9 26.7Panelist N 35.0 38.0Panelist O 38.0
28.6Panelist P 30.0 25.0Panelist Q 28.5 -Panelist R 32.0 -Consensus
34.4 30.530 days ago 29.5 27.860 days ago 28.8 27.590 days ago 28.6
26.8
.
Non-Official Inflation
Note: Non-official inflation estimates, based on annual
variation of consumer prices in %. Individual panelist names no
longer displayed because the Argentinean government fines
institutions that publish independent inflation estimates based on
a different methodology than INDEC.Source: LatinFocus Consensus
Forecast.
Merchandise Trade
Note: 12-month sum of trade balance in USD billion and annual
variation of the12-month sum of exports and imports in %.Source:
Argentina Central Bank.
-40
0
40
80
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
Dec-10 Jun-11 Dec-11 Jun-12 Dec-12 Jun-13 Dec-13
%
Trade Balance (USD bn, left scale)
Exports (yoy, right scale)
Imports (yoy, right scale)
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Economic Indicators | 2009 - 2018
Annual Data 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
2018Real SectorPopulation (million) 39.7 40.1 40.6 41.0 41.5 42.0
42.4 42.9 43.4 43.9GDP per capita (USD) 7,753 9,186 10,975 11,590
11,210 7,973 7,277 6,861 6,859 7,303GDP (USD bn) 308 369 445 475
465 335 309 294 297 320Economic Growth (GDP, annual var. in %) 0.9
9.2 8.9 1.9 4.4 0.9 1.9 2.7 3.6 3.7Domestic Demand (annual var. in
%) -1.0 11.3 10.7 1.9 5.2 1.2 2.3 4.5 5.3 5.3Private Consumption
(annual var. in %) 0.5 9.0 10.7 4.4 4.7 0.4 1.5 3.6 4.3 4.5Fixed
Investment (annual var. in %) -10.2 21.2 16.6 -5.0 4.8 -0.6 1.9 3.7
4.6 4.8Industrial Production (annual variation in %) 0.1 9.7 6.5
-1.2 -0.2 0.2 2.0 3.3 4.1 4.1Unemployment (% of active population,
aop) 8.7 7.8 7.2 7.2 7.3 8.0 8.3 7.9 7.4 7.4Fiscal Balance (% of
GDP) -0.6 0.2 -1.6 -2.4 -2.5 -2.7 -2.8 -2.0 -1.7 -1.2Public Debt (%
of GDP) 48.8 45.3 41.8 44.9 41.7 45.3 46.8 44.4 42.3 41.3Monetary
and Financial Sector Money (annual variation of M2 in %) 14.6 34.6
29.8 38.4 25.7 27.6 32.0 26.7 24.9 20.3Inflation (CPI, annual
variation in %, eop) 7.7 10.9 9.5 10.8 11.0 18.0 17.2 16.0 13.9
12.2Inflation (CPI, annual variation in %, aop) 6.3 10.5 9.8 10.0
10.6 14.9 17.6 16.6 14.9 13.0Inflation (WPI, annual variation in %,
eop) 10.3 14.6 12.7 13.1 14.8 - - - - -Central Bank 30-59 Days Dep.
Rate (%, eop) 9.4 10.1 13.3 12.4 17.8 30.2 29.6 23.5 20.9 17.3Stock
Market (MERVAL variation in %) 115.0 51.8 -30.1 15.9 88.9 - - - -
-Exchange Rate (ARS per USD, eop) 3.80 3.97 4.30 4.92 6.52 9.84
12.48 15.46 17.32 18.24Exchange Rate (ARS per USD, aop) 3.73 3.91
4.13 4.55 5.48 8.62 11.16 13.97 16.39 17.78External Sector Current
Account Balance (% of GDP) 3.6 0.4 -0.5 0.0 -1.1 -0.5 -0.6 -0.3
-0.7 -0.9Current Account Balance (USD bn) 11.0 1.4 -2.2 0.0 -5.1
-1.6 -1.7 -1.0 -2.1 -3.0Trade Balance (USD bn) 16.9 11.4 9.7 12.4
9.0 11.0 9.9 8.9 8.4 7.7Exports (USD bn) 55.7 68.2 84.1 80.9 83.0
84.2 86.0 89.6 94.8 101.0Imports (USD bn) 38.8 56.8 74.3 68.5 74.0
73.0 76.2 80.7 86.4 93.3Exports (annual variation in %) -20.5 22.5
23.3 -3.7 2.6 1.4 2.1 4.2 5.8 6.5Imports (annual variation in %)
-32.5 46.4 30.9 -7.8 8.0 -1.3 4.3 5.9 7.0 8.0International Reserves
(USD bn) 48.0 52.2 46.4 43.3 30.6 24.4 16.5 20.4 28.0
34.2International Reserves (months of imports) 14.8 11.0 7.5 7.6
5.0 4.0 2.6 3.0 3.9 4.4External Debt (USD bn) 116 129 141 142 142
143 135 144 156 175External Debt (% of GDP) 37.6 35.1 31.7 29.8
30.4 42.6 43.8 48.9 52.4 54.7 Quarterly Data Q3 12 Q4 12 Q1 13 Q2
13 Q3 13 Q4 13 Q1 14 Q2 14 Q3 14 Q4 14Economic Growth (GDP, annual
var. in %) 0.7 2.1 3.0 8.3 5.5 1.1 0.6 0.9 0.7 1.8Economic Growth
(GDP, qoq s.a. var. in %) 0.7 1.5 2.1 2.2 -0.2 - - - - -Domestic
Demand (annual var. in %) 0.7 3.1 4.8 10.3 5.9 0.0 0.6 0.9 1.8
1.7Private Consumption (annual var. in %) 2.1 4.5 6.1 9.2 8.3 -3.5
-0.9 0.4 0.7 1.6Fixed Investment (annual var. in %) -3.5 -1.9 1.3
16.2 6.1 -2.5 -1.4 -0.9 -0.2 -0.1Industrial Production (annual
variation in %) -2.5 -0.9 -1.3 3.5 0.7 -3.5 -1.4 -1.4 1.2
2.0Unemployment (% of active population) 7.6 6.9 7.9 7.2 6.8 7.2
7.8 7.8 8.0 8.2Inflation (CPI, annual variation in %, eop) 10.0
10.8 10.6 10.5 10.5 11.0 13.8 15.4 16.3 18.0Central Bank 30-59 Days
Dep. Rate (%, eop) 11.8 12.4 12.1 15.8 16.3 17.8 25.3 26.9 28.0
30.2Exchange Rate (ARS per USD, eop) 4.70 4.92 5.12 5.39 5.79 6.52
8.29 8.73 9.31 9.84Exchange Rate (ARS per USD, aop) 4.61 4.80 5.01
5.24 5.58 6.07 7.38 8.51 9.02 9.58Current Account Balance (% of
GDP) 0.1 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.3 -1.8 -1.6 0.0 -0.9 -0.6Current Account
Balance (USD bn) 0.7 -0.7 -2.5 0.9 -1.3 -7.8 -5.5 0.1 -2.8
-1.9Trade Balance (USD bn) 3.6 2.2 1.3 3.6 2.2 1.9 1.9 3.9 2.5
2.0Exports (USD bn) 22.1 19.8 17.4 23.5 22.6 19.5 18.1 22.9 22.6
20.4Imports (USD bn) 18.6 17.6 16.1 19.9 20.4 17.7 16.1 19.0 20.1
18.4 Monthly Data Apr-13 May-13 Jun-13 Jul-13 Aug-13 Sep-13 Oct-13
Nov-13 Dec-13 Jan-14Economic Activity (EMAE, annual var. in %) 8.6
9.3 6.9 5.8 5.0 5.9 3.2 2.2 - -Industrial Production (annual
variation in %) 1.7 5.2 3.8 2.8 -0.5 -0.2 -0.5 -4.7 -5.4 -Cons.
Confidence Index (50-point threshold) 44.1 41.7 44.5 47.5 50.0 48.7
51.9 49.9 46.2 43.7Inflation (CPI, mom variation in %) 0.7 0.7 0.8
0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.4 3.7Inflation (CPI, annual variation in %,
eop) 10.5 10.3 10.5 10.6 10.6 10.5 10.6 10.5 11.0 -Exchange Rate
(ARS per USD, eop) 5.19 5.28 5.39 5.51 5.67 5.79 5.91 6.14 6.52
8.02Exports (annual variation in %) 12.7 13.6 7.7 2.4 0.4 3.0 5.6
2.8 -13.5 -
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0%
10%
20%
30%
< -2.0 -1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 > 5.0
Real Sector | Gross Domestic Product
1 | Real GDP | 2000-2018 | var. in %
3 | GDP 2014 | evolution of forecasts
2 | Real GDP | Q1 10-Q4 14 | var. in %. Real GDP growth in %
*
4 | GDP 2015 | evolution of forecasts
Notes and sources
General: Long-term chart period from 2000 to 2018 unless
otherwise stated. All real sector data are from the National
Statistical Institute (INDEC, Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas).
Forecasts based on LatinFocus Consensus Forecast.1 GDP, annual
variation in %. 2 Quarterly GDP (not seasonally adjusted),
year-on-year variation in %. 3 GDP, evolution of 2014 forecasts
during the last 18 months.4 GDP, evolution of 2015 forecasts during
the last 18 months.5 GDP, panelist distribution of 2014 forecasts.
Concentration of panelists in forecast interval in
%. Higher columns with darker colors represent a larger number
of panelists.
Individual Forecasts 2014 2015abeceb.com - -Banco Bradesco -0.5
0.0Banco de Galicia 1.5 -BBVA Banco Francs 2.8 2.1BofA Merrill
Lynch 0.4 2.9Capital Economics - -Citigroup Global Mkts 3.0
2.0Credit Suisse -0.3 -0.5C&T Asesores - -Deutsche Bank 1.6
2.8EIU -0.6 3.0Elypsis -1.5 -Empiria Consultores 1.5 3.0Estudio
Bein & Asoc. -1.5 -Fundacin Capital - -Goldman Sachs 1.7
1.3HSBC 2.4 3.0Ita BBA - -JPMorgan 0.5 1.9LCG 2.0 0.8Nomura 0.2
0.1OJF & Asociados 3.0 3.0Oxford Economics 1.2 2.1Santander 0.5
1.6UBS 2.4 2.7UIA - CEU -1.0 -SummaryMinimum -1.5 -0.5Maximum 3.0
3.0Median 1.2 2.1Consensus 0.9 1.9History30 days ago 1.7 2.360 days
ago 1.7 2.590 days ago 1.9 2.7Additional ForecastsIMF (Oct. 2013)
2.8 2.8World Bank (Jan. 2014) 2.8 2.5
*Forecasts for official GDP, as elaborated by INDEC.
-20
-10
0
10
2000 2005 2010 2015
ArgentinaLatin AmericaWorld
-5
0
5
10
15
Q1 10 Q1 11 Q1 12 Q1 13 Q1 14
ArgentinaLatin AmericaWorld
-2
0
2
4
6
Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec
MaximumConsensusMinimum
-2
0
2
4
6
Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec
MaximumConsensusMinimum
5 | GDP 2014 | Panelist Distribution
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Real Sector | Additional forecasts
9 | Investment | evol. of forecasts
-2
0
2
4
6
Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec
2014 2015
8 | Investment | variation in %
-40
-20
0
20
40
2000 2005 2010 2015
Argentina
Latin America
7 | Consumption | evolution of fcst
0
1
2
3
4
Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec
2014 2015
6 | Consumption | variation in %
-20
-10
0
10
20
2000 2005 2010 2015
ArgentinaLatin America
Consumption Investmentvariation in % variation in %
Individual Forecasts 2014 2015 2014 2015abeceb.com - - - -Banco
Bradesco - - - -Banco de Galicia 1.6 - 2.1 -BBVA Banco Francs 2.5
1.5 2.9 2.8BofA Merrill Lynch 0.7 3.1 -5.0 5.0Capital Economics - -
- -Citigroup Global Mkts 3.2 2.6 1.3 0.1Credit Suisse -2.0 -1.5
-2.4 -2.0C&T Asesores - - - -Deutsche Bank 2.1 3.4 1.0 4.0EIU
-2.1 1.1 -9.2 2.0Elypsis - - - -Empiria Consultores -4.1 0.8 -3.3
0.0Estudio Bein & Asoc. -2.5 - 4.0 -Fundacin Capital -2.0 -
-6.0 -Goldman Sachs - - - -HSBC 0.9 1.3 0.1 -0.4Ita BBA - - -
-JPMorgan - - - -LCG 2.0 1.7 1.7 1.3Nomura 0.7 0.6 0.0 -0.5OJF
& Asociados 2.0 0.0 -0.2 6.4Oxford Economics -0.4 2.0 -1.1
1.9Santander 0.9 1.5 3.0 4.8UBS 2.8 3.0 0.8 1.2UIA - CEU - - -
-SummaryMinimum -4.1 -1.5 -9.2 -2.0Maximum 3.2 3.4 4.0 6.4Median
0.9 1.5 0.1 1.6Consensus 0.4 1.5 -0.6 1.9History30 days ago 2.0 2.6
1.3 3.660 days ago 2.3 3.4 1.7 3.290 days ago 2.4 3.6 2.2 2.8
Notes and sources
Long-term chart period from 2000 to 2018 unless otherwise
stated. All real sector data are from the National Statistical
Institute (INDEC, Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas). Forecasts
based on LatinFocus Consensus Forecast.6 Private consumption,
annual variation in %. 7 Private consumption, evolution of 2014 and
2015 forecasts during the last 18 months.8 Gross fixed investment,
annual variation in %.9 Gross fixed investment, evolution of 2014
and 2015 forecasts during the last 18 months.
Consumption and Investment
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Real Sector | Additional Forecasts
Industry Unemployment Fiscal Balance variation in % % of active
pop. % of GDP
Individual Forecasts 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015abeceb.com
-1.2 - 7.6 7.5 -2.9 -Banco Bradesco - - - - - -Banco de Galicia
-1.6 - 7.8 - -2.5 -BBVA Banco Francs 1.8 1.7 8.1 7.9 -1.9 -1.8BofA
Merrill Lynch - - 8.5 9.0 -2.1 -3.1Capital Economics - - 8.5 9.0
-2.0 -2.0Citigroup Global Mkts - - 7.7 8.1 - -Credit Suisse - - - -
-4.3 -3.9C&T Asesores - - - - -3.4 -3.7Deutsche Bank 1.1 2.1
8.5 8.5 -4.8 -4.2EIU 2.1 6.0 8.2 8.4 -3.0 -2.7Elypsis - - - - -
-Empiria Consultores - - 8.1 8.3 -2.7 -2.6Estudio Bein & Asoc.
-2.0 - 8.5 - -1.4 -Fundacin Capital - - 7.9 - -2.9 -Goldman Sachs -
- - - -2.8 -3.2HSBC 0.8 0.8 - - -1.6 -Ita BBA - - 7.8 8.7 -2.8
-2.0JPMorgan - - - - -5.0 -LCG 1.8 1.5 7.5 7.8 -0.7 -2.1Nomura - -
- - -3.0 -3.2OJF & Asociados 1.9 -0.7 7.2 8.1 -3.9 -3.3Oxford
Economics -2.8 3.3 8.1 8.2 -1.6 -1.2Santander 0.1 1.0 - - -2.8
-3.7UBS 1.5 2.5 7.9 7.8 -2.0 -1.8UIA - CEU -1.5 - 7.5 - -
-SummaryMinimum -2.8 -0.7 7.2 7.5 -5.0 -4.2Maximum 2.1 6.0 8.5 9.0
-0.7 -1.2Median 0.8 1.7 7.9 8.2 -2.8 -2.9Consensus 0.2 2.0 8.0 8.3
-2.7 -2.8History30 days ago 1.0 1.8 7.8 8.1 -2.8 -2.560 days ago
1.5 2.4 7.9 8.0 -2.5 -2.490 days ago 1.7 2.4 8.0 8.0 -2.6 -2.1
Notes and sources
Long-term chart period from 2000 to 2018 unless otherwise
stated. All real sector data are from the National Statistical
Institute (INDEC, Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas) and the
Ministry of Economy (MECON, Ministerio de Economia y Produccion).
See below for details. Forecasts based on LatinFocus Consensus
Forecast.10 Industrial production, annual variation in %. Source:
INDEC.11 Industrial production, evolution of 2014 and 2015
forecasts during the last 18 months.12 Unemployment, % of active
population. Source: INDEC.13 Balance of non-financial public sector
as % of GDP. Source: MECON.
Industry, Unemployment and Fiscal Balance
13 | Fiscal Balance | % of GDP
-4
-2
0
2
4
2000 2005 2010 2015
Argentina
Latin America
12 | Unemployment | % of active pop.
5
10
15
20
25
2000 2005 2010 2015
ArgentinaLatin America
11 | Industry | evol. of forecasts
0
1
2
3
4
Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec
2014 2015
10 | Industry | variation in %
-20
-10
0
10
20
2000 2005 2010 2015
Argentina
Latin America
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0%
20%
40%
60%
< 6.0 10.0 14.0 18.0 22.0 26.0 30.0 34.0 > 34.0
Monetary Sector | Inflation
14 | Inflation | 2000 - 2018 | in %
16 | Inflation 2014 | evolution of fcst
15 | Inflation | Q1 10-Q4 14 | in %
17 | Inflation 2015 | evolution of fcst
Notes and sources
Long-term chart period from 2000 to 2018 unless otherwise
stated. All monetary sector data are from the National Statistical
Institute (INDEC, Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas). Forecasts
are based on LatinFocus Consensus Forecast.14 Inflation, annual
variation of consumer price index (CPI) in % (eop). 15 Quarterly
inflation, annual variation of consumer price index (CPI) in %
(eop).16 Inflation, evolution of 2014 forecasts during the last 18
months.17 Inflation, evolution of 2015 forecasts during the last 18
months.18 Inflation, panelist distribution of 2014 forecasts.
Concentration of panelists in forecast interval
in %. Higher columns with darker colors represent a larger
number of panelists.
Individual Forecasts 2014 2015abeceb.com - -Banco Bradesco -
-Banco de Galicia 18.0 -BBVA Banco Francs 20.0 21.5BofA Merrill
Lynch 27.0 33.0Capital Economics - -Citigroup Global Mkts 13.8
13.8Credit Suisse 25.6 20.9C&T Asesores - -Deutsche Bank - -EIU
- -Elypsis 32.0 -Empiria Consultores 11.5 11.5Estudio Bein &
Asoc. 21.0 -Fundacin Capital - -Goldman Sachs 16.8 18.4HSBC - -Ita
BBA - -JPMorgan 18.0 20.0LCG - -Nomura 12.4 15.0OJF & Asociados
- -Oxford Economics 12.6 10.1Santander 11.4 12.5UBS 12.0 13.0UIA -
CEU - -SummaryMinimum 11.4 10.1Maximum 32.0 33.0Median 17.4
15.0Consensus 18.0 17.2History30 days ago 13.1 13.860 days ago 12.5
13.090 days ago 11.4 10.6Additional ForecastsIMF (Oct. 2013) 10.8
10.8
18 | Inflation 2014 | Panelist Distribution
Inflation | annual variation of consumer price index in %
5
15
25
35
Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec
MaximumConsensusMinimum
-20
0
20
40
60
2000 2005 2010 2015
ArgentinaLatin America
0
8
16
24
32
40
Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec
MaximumConsensusMinimum
4
8
12
16
20
Q1 10 Q1 11 Q1 12 Q1 13 Q1 14
ArgentinaLatin America
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0%
20%
40%
60%
< 7.60 8.20 8.80 9.40 10.00 10.60 11.20 11.80 > 11.80
Monetary Sector | Exchange Rate
19 | Exchange Rate | ARS per USD
21 | ARS per USD 2014 | evol. of fcst
20 | Exchange Rate | ARS per USD
22 | ARS per USD 2015 | evol. of fcst
Notes and sources
Long-term chart period from 2000 to 2018 unless otherwise
stated. All monetary sector data are from Thomson Reuters.
Forecasts based on LatinFocus Consensus Forecast.19 Exchange rate,
ARS per USD (eop).20 Quarterly exchange rate, ARS per USD (eop).21
Exchange rate, evolution of 2014 forecast during the last 18
months.22 Exchange rate, evolution of 2015 forecast during the last
18 months.23 Exchange rate, panelist distribution of 2014
forecasts. Concentration of panelists in forecast
interval in %. Higher columns with darker colors represent a
larger number of panelists.
Individual Forecasts 2014 2015abeceb.com 9.50 11.84Banco
Bradesco - -Banco de Galicia 9.50 -BBVA Banco Francs 10.30
13.89BofA Merrill Lynch 10.00 13.00Capital Economics 8.50
8.00Citigroup Global Mkts 10.00 12.80Credit Suisse 11.74
15.48C&T Asesores 9.50 11.15Deutsche Bank 8.87 -EIU 11.19
14.11Elypsis 10.25 -Empiria Consultores 9.89 12.51Estudio Bein
& Asoc. 9.26 -Fundacin Capital 10.60 -Goldman Sachs 10.00
12.70HSBC 10.00 13.00Ita BBA 9.45 13.70JPMorgan - -LCG 9.13
11.92Nomura 9.10 14.50OJF & Asociados 9.96 11.76Oxford
Economics 9.01 9.29Santander - -UBS - -UIA - CEU - -SummaryMinimum
8.50 8.00Maximum 11.74 15.48Median 9.92 12.75Consensus 9.84
12.48History30 days ago 8.38 10.6160 days ago 8.06 9.7390 days ago
7.90 9.22
23 | ARS per USD 2014 | Panelist Distribution
Exchange Rate | ARS per USD
4
6
8
10
12
Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec
MaximumConsensusMinimum
0
5
10
15
20
2000 2005 2010 2015
0
5
10
15
20
Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec
MaximumConsensusMinimum
2
4
6
8
10
Q1 10 Q1 11 Q1 12 Q1 13 Q1 14
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External Sector | Current Account and Trade Balance
6
8
10
12
14
16
Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec
2014 2015
27 | Trade Balance | evol. of forecasts
0
40
80
120
2000 2005 2010 2015
Trade BalanceExportsImports
26 | Trade Balance | USD bn
-5
0
5
10
2000 2005 2010 2015
ArgentinaLatin America
24 | Current Account | % of GDP
-1.0
-0.5
0.0
0.5
Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec
2014 2015
25 | Current Account | evol. of fcst
Current Account and Trade BalanceCurrent Account Trade
Balance
% of GDP USD bnIndividual Forecasts 2014 2015 2014
2015abeceb.com -0.3 -0.1 9.3 8.8Banco Bradesco - - - -Banco de
Galicia -0.7 - 8.5 -BBVA Banco Francs -0.5 -0.7 10.1 10.7BofA
Merrill Lynch -0.4 -1.4 8.2 2.0Capital Economics 0.5 0.0 18.9
15.0Citigroup Global Mkts -0.4 -0.4 11.9 10.6Credit Suisse -1.1
-1.4 - -C&T Asesores 0.8 0.3 13.7 11.1Deutsche Bank -1.7 -2.0
6.0 5.0EIU 0.1 0.3 17.7 18.2Elypsis 0.0 - 12.5 -Empiria Consultores
-0.5 -1.6 14.0 10.2Estudio Bein & Asoc. 0.9 - 15.8 -Fundacin
Capital -0.6 - 11.8 -Goldman Sachs -1.3 -1.7 8.8 8.0HSBC 0.2 -0.1
8.4 9.1Ita BBA -1.2 0.5 8.0 12.0JPMorgan -0.2 - 6.0 -LCG -0.1 0.7
14.6 14.9Nomura -2.7 -0.5 - -OJF & Asociados -0.7 -0.7 10.2
9.0Oxford Economics -0.2 -0.1 11.5 12.7Santander -0.6 -1.1 5.5
2.5UBS -0.6 -0.6 8.8 8.8UIA - CEU - - 13.0 -SummaryMinimum -2.7
-2.0 5.5 2.0Maximum 0.9 0.7 18.9 18.2Median -0.5 -0.5 10.2
10.2Consensus -0.5 -0.6 11.0 9.9History30 days ago -0.8 -0.9 9.0
8.260 days ago -0.8 -0.9 8.6 7.290 days ago -0.7 -0.8 8.8 8.0
Notes and sources
Long-term chart period from 2000 to 2018 unless otherwise
stated. All external sector data are from National Statistical
Institute (INDEC, Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas). Forecasts
based on LatinFocus Consensus Forecast.24 Current account balance,
as % of GDP. 25 Current account balance, evolution of 2014 and 2015
forecasts during the last 18 months.26 Trade balance, exports and
imports, in USD. 27 Trade balance, evolution of 2014 and 2015
forecasts during the last 18 months.
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External Sector | Exports and Imports
Exports and ImportsExports ImportsUSD bn USD bn
Individual Forecasts 2014 2015 2014 2015abeceb.com 81.5 82.8
72.2 74.0Banco Bradesco - - - -Banco de Galicia 84.0 - 75.5 -BBVA
Banco Francs 85.2 86.7 75.1 76.0BofA Merrill Lynch 78.5 75.5 70.3
73.5Capital Economics 88.0 92.0 69.1 77.0Citigroup Global Mkts 82.0
83.2 70.1 72.6Credit Suisse - - - -C&T Asesores 82.8 82.6 69.1
71.5Deutsche Bank 86.0 91.0 80.0 86.0EIU 82.6 87.8 64.9 69.7Elypsis
84.7 - 72.2 -Empiria Consultores 83.0 83.7 69.0 73.5Estudio Bein
& Asoc. 85.5 - 69.7 -Fundacin Capital 82.8 - 71.0 -Goldman
Sachs 84.5 86.0 75.7 78.0HSBC 83.5 84.8 75.2 75.7Ita BBA - - -
-JPMorgan 89.1 - 83.1 -LCG 85.1 88.9 70.5 74.0Nomura - - - -OJF
& Asociados 85.5 89.4 75.3 80.4Oxford Economics 87.9 93.5 76.4
80.9Santander 80.0 81.8 74.5 79.3UBS 86.1 86.1 77.2 77.2UIA - CEU
84.0 - 71.0 -SummaryMinimum 78.5 75.5 64.9 69.7Maximum 89.1 93.5
83.1 86.0Median 84.3 86.0 72.2 75.8Consensus 84.2 86.0 73.0
76.2History30 days ago 85.6 87.8 76.3 79.460 days ago 85.5 87.9
76.7 80.390 days ago 86.1 89.9 77.0 81.9
Notes and sources
Long-term chart period from 2000 to 2018 unless otherwise
stated. All external sector data are from National Statistical
Institute (INDEC, Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas). Forecasts
based on LatinFocus Consensus Forecast.28 Exports, annual variation
in %. 29 Exports, evolution of 2014 and 2015 forecasts during the
last 18 months.30 Imports, annual variation in %. 31 Imports,
evolution of 2014 and 2015 forecasts during the last 18 months.
70
75
80
85
90
95
Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec
2014 2015
31 | Imports | evol. of forecasts
-100
-50
0
50
100
2000 2005 2010 2015
ArgentinaLatin America
30 | Imports | variation in %
-40
-20
0
20
40
2000 2005 2010 2015
ArgentinaLatin America
28 | Exports | variation in %
80
90
100
110
Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec
2014 2015
29 | Exports | evolution of fcst
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External Sector | Additional forecasts
130
140
150
160
170
Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec
2014 2015
35 | External Debt | evol. of forecasts
0
50
100
150
200
2000 2005 2010 2015
Argentina
Latin America
34 | External Debt | % of GDP
0
6
12
18
2000 2005 2010 2015
ArgentinaLatin America
32 | Int. Reserves | months of imports
10
20
30
40
50
Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec
2014 2015
33 | Int. Reserves | evolution of fcst
International Reserves and External DebtInt. Reserves External
Debt
USD bn USD bnIndividual Forecasts 2014 2015 2014 2015abeceb.com
23.8 23.0 - -Banco Bradesco - - - -Banco de Galicia 25.0 - - -BBVA
Banco Francs 25.5 - - -BofA Merrill Lynch 24.6 12.4 - -Capital
Economics - - - -Citigroup Global Mkts 26.0 17.5 128 128Credit
Suisse 21.1 13.1 146 145C&T Asesores 27.0 - - -Deutsche Bank
23.8 15.1 137 133EIU - - - -Elypsis 29.5 - - -Empiria Consultores
22.1 14.5 - -Estudio Bein & Asoc. 30.0 - - -Fundacin Capital
23.0 - - -Goldman Sachs 21.6 13.3 - -HSBC 26.0 19.5 165 -Ita BBA
23.6 23.0 - -JPMorgan 23.4 - 138 -LCG 26.1 19.1 - -Nomura - - -
-OJF & Asociados 18.0 11.5 - -Oxford Economics - - - -Santander
- - - -UBS - - - -UIA - CEU - - - -SummaryMinimum 18.0 11.5 128
128Maximum 30.0 23.0 165 145Median 24.2 15.1 138 133Consensus 24.4
16.5 143 135History30 days ago 25.1 17.9 142 14360 days ago 26.3
20.8 142 14390 days ago 28.5 26.0 146 153
Notes and sources
Long-term chart period from 2000 to 2018 unless otherwise
stated. All external sector data are from National Statistical
Institute (INDEC, Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas). Forecasts
based on LatinFocus Consensus Forecast.32 International reserves,
months of imports. 33 International reserves, evolution of 2014 and
2015 forecasts during the last 18 months.34 External debt as % of
GDP. 35 External debt, evolution of 2014 and 2015 forecasts during
the last 18 months.
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Fact Sheet
Argentina in the Region
Population | %-share in Latin America GDP | %-share in Latin
America
Argentina8.2%
Brazil40.7%
Mexico21.3%
Venezuela7.2%
Colombia6.6%
Other16.0%
Argentina7.2%
Brazil34.6%
Mexico20.2%
Colombia8.2%
Peru5.4%
Other24.3%
U.S.A.12.4%
Other EU-27
12.5%
Germany5.4%
Other Asia ex-Japan
6.1%China14.5%
Other LatAm12.3%
Brazil26.1%
Other10.6%
U.S.A.5.0%
EU-2714.4%
Other Asia ex-Japan
10.1%
China6.4%
Other LatAm15.5%
Brazil20.8%
Chile6.4%
Other21.4%
Other7.2%
Manufact. Products81.6%
Mineral Fuels11.2%
Other7.6%
Manufact. Products32.6%
Mineral Fuels6.8%
Food53.0%
Trade Structure
Primary markets | share in %
Primary products | share in %
Economic Structure
GDP by Sector | share in % GDP by Expenditure | share in %
Exports
Exports
Imports
Imports
-20
0
20
40
60
80
1002004-06 2007-09 2010-12
Net Exports
Investment
GovernmentConsumption
PrivateConsumption
0
20
40
60
80
1002004-06 2007-09 2010-12
Agriculture
Manufacturing
Other Industry
Services
General Data
Economic Infrastructure
Political Data
Long-term Foreign Currency Ratings
Strengths Weaknesses
Well educated labor force Unorthodox economic policy Rich in
natural resources Vulnerability to external shocks Competitive
exchange rate
.
Limited access to international financial markets
Energy (2010)Primary Energy Production (trillion Btu):
3,429Primary Energy Consumption (trillion Btu): 3,349Electricity
Generation (billion kW-h): 119Electricity Consumption (billion
kW-h): 111.1Oil Supply (thousand bpd): 791Oil Consumption (thousand
bpd): 620CO2 Emmissions (million metric tons): 174.4
Agency Rating OutlookMoodys: B3 NegativeS&P: CCC+
NegativeFitch Ratings: CC -
Telecommunication (2012) Telephones - main lines (per 100