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Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean

The Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean is issued annually by the Economic Development Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).  It covers the economic situation in Latin America and the Caribbean and provides a concurrent economic overview of the region, as provided by the Division and other experts based on statistical indicators which are collected annually.

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Economic and Social Development
ECON SURV LAT AMER 1956

Economic Survey of Latin America 1956

Series:
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
31 Dec 1956
Published since 1948, this report examines various aspects of the previous year’s macroeconomic situation in the region and makes projections for the coming months. The study also includes country notes that review the performance of the main economic indicators in the period analysed.
ECON SURV LAT AMER 1955

Economic Survey of Latin America 1955

Series:
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
31 Dec 1955
Published since 1948, this report examines various aspects of the previous year’s macroeconomic situation in the region and makes projections for the coming months. The study also includes country notes that review the performance of the main economic indicators in the period analysed.
ECON SURV LAT AMER 1954

Economic Survey of Latin America 1954

Series:
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
31 Dec 1954
Published since 1948, this report examines various aspects of the previous year’s macroeconomic situation in the region and makes projections for the coming months. The study also includes country notes that review the performance of the main economic indicators in the period analysed.
ECON SURV LAT AMER 1953

Economic Survey of Latin America 1953

Series:
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
31 Dec 1953
Published since 1948, this report examines various aspects of the previous year’s macroeconomic situation in the region and makes projections for the coming months. The study also includes country notes that review the performance of the main economic indicators in the period analysed.
ECON SURV LAT AMER 1951/52

Economic Survey of Latin America 1951-1952

Series:
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
31 Dec 1952
Published since 1948, this report examines various aspects of the previous year’s macroeconomic situation in the region and makes projections for the coming months. The study also includes country notes that review the performance of the main economic indicators in the period analysed.
ECON SURV LAT AMER CARIB 2016

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2016

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the challenges of financing for development

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Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
16 Jan 2017
Published since 1948, This is the sixty-eighth edition of the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean, which corresponds to the year 2016, consists of three parts. Part I outlines the region’s economic performance in 2015 and analyses trends in the first half of 2016, as well as the ou...
ECON SURV LAT AMER 1948

Economic Survey of Latin America 1948

Series:
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
31 Dec 1948
The Economic Survey of Latin America is issued annually by the Economic Development Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). It covers the economic situation in Latin America and provides a concurrent economic overview of the region.
ECON SURV LAT AMER 1989

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 1989

Series:
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
31 Dec 1989
The Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean is issued annually by the Economic Development Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). It covers the economic situation in Latin America and provides a concurrent economic overview of the region.
ECON SURV LAT AMER 1984

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 1984

Series:
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
31 Dec 1984
Features : 1 ) the major trends in the economy of Latin America and the Caribbean in 1984 ; 2) economic developments by countries in the region examining economic growth , production , employment and unemployment , prices and wages , the external sector, and monetary and fiscal policies; and 3 ) ...
ECON SURV LAT AMER 1983

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 1983

Series:
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
31 Dec 1983
Analyzes the evolution of the economy of Latin America and the Caribbean in 1983 , the financial constraint , the transfer of resources and external debt renegotiations ; and presents the economic evolution of each country in the region , examining economic growth, external sector , prices and wa...
ECON SURV LAT AMER 1982

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 1982

Series:
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
31 Dec 1982
Reviews the main changes during 1982 in the parities and exchange systems of the countries of Latin America , and the basic features of the processes renegotiation external debt . Discuss exchange rate policy implemented by the countries of the region , highlighting the existence of strong devalu...
ECON SURV LAT AMER 1981

Economic Survey of Latin America 1981

Series:
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
31 Dec 1981
This Publication Analyzes economic developments in Latin America in 1981. It examines the evolution of the economy in each of the countries in the region : economic growth, employment and unemployment , the external sector , prices and wages.
ECON SURV LAT AMER 1980

Economic Survey of Latin America 1980

Series:
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
31 Dec 1982
The Economic Survey of Latin America 1980 Analyzes the evolution of the economy of the region in 1980. It examines economic developments in each of the countries of Latin America: production, prices, trade, current account balances and financing , economic growth, external sector and inflation. S...
ECON SURV LAT AMER CARIB 2015

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2015

Challenges in Boosting the Investment Cycle to Reinvigorate Growth

Series:
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
17 Feb 2016
Published since 1948, this report examines various aspects of the previous year’s macroeconomic situation in the region and makes projections for the coming months. The 2015 edition of this report outlines the region’s economic performance in 2014 and analyses trends in the first half of 2015, as...
ECON SURV LAT AMER 2014

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2014

Challenges to Sustainable Growth in a new External Context

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Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
19 Jan 2015
The Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2014 looks at how economic growth in the region has been slowing since 2011, and the data available for the first six months of 2014 indicate that the region will not match the growth rate of 2.5% recorded in 2013. Growth has been muted over ...
ECON SURV LAT AMER 2013

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2013

Three Decades of Uneven and Unstable Growth

Series:
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
30 Oct 2013
The Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2013 analyses the policies required to improve the perspectives of sustainable regional growth. It reviews the links between economic growth, investment and employment, as well as the fiscal and monetary policies, industrial, trade and social...
ECON SURV LAT AMER 2012

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2012

Policies for an Adverse International Economy

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Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
1 Feb 2013
The Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2013 analyses the policies required to improve the perspectives of sustainable regional growth. It reviews the links between economic growth and investment and employment, as well as the fiscal and monetary policies, industrial, trade and soc...
ECON SURV LAT AMER 2010/11

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2010-2011

International Integration and Macroeconomic Policy Challenges amid Global Economic Turmoil

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Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
23 Mar 2012
This publication is issued annually by the Economic Development Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). This sixty-third edition of the Economic Survey looks at the nature of the recovery from the financial global and economic crisis whose fallout spread a...
ECON SURV LAT AMER 2009/10

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2009-2010

The Distributive Impact of Public Policies

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Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
9 Mar 2011
In 2009, the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean experienced the brunt of the global financial crisis on their levels of activity. However, since the second half of the that year, most countries in the region just begun a vigorous recovery that should strengthen with a regional GDP expan...
ECON SURV LAT AMER 2008/09

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2008-2009

Policies for Creating Quality Jobs

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Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
26 Apr 2010
This publication comes at a critical point in the economic development of the Latin American and Caribbean region. A growth phase that the region's recent history cannot equal in nature and duration has come to an end and output is contracting. The first part of this edition looks at the channels...
ECON SURV LAT AMER 2007/08

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2007-2008

Macroeconomic Policy and Volatility

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Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
13 Jan 2009
The Economic Survey is one of ECLAC's flagship publications, and has been issued since 1948. This new edition covers the region's economic performance in 2007 and the first semester of 2008, and suggests growth estimates for this year.
ECON SURV LAT AMER 2006/07

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2006-2007

Series:
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
7 Apr 2008
The publication surveys the main economic events and developments of 2006 and the first half of 2007 in the light of the region’s recent economic performance. The fifty-ninth edition of the survey is aimed to provide further inputs for the economic debates concerning means of promoting a rapid, s...
ECON SURV LAT AMER 2005/06

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2005-2006

Series:
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
9 Feb 2007
This year's edition of the Economic survey of Latin America and the Caribbean,the fifty-seventh in this series, is divided into two parts. The first analyses the main features of the regional economy, while the second examines the situation in the individual countries of Latin America and the Car...
ECON SURV LAT AMER 2004/05

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2004-2005

Series:
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
2 Jun 2006
This year's edition of the Economic survey of Latin America and the Caribbean,the fifty-seventh in this series, is divided into two parts. The first analyses the main features of the regional economy, while the second examines the situation in the individual countries of Latin America and the Car...
ECON SURV LAT AMER 2002/03

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2002-2003

Series:
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
5 Nov 2004
The present edition of the Survey consists of three parts. The first part covers the main aspects of the regional economy from a sectorial and thematic perspective. The second part contains information of the analysis of the economic performance of the 19 countries of Latin America and the Spanis...
ECON SURV LAT AMER 2003/04

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2003-2004

Series:
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
11 Mar 2005
This year's Survey, the fifty-sixth edition in this series, is divided into two parts. The first analyses the main features of the regional economy, while the second examines the situation in the individual countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. A summarized statistical appendix is supplem...
ECON SURV LAT AMER 2002/03 OUTLOOK

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2002-2003

Current Conditions and Outlook

Series:
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
7 Nov 2003
This publication provides an assessment of the region’s economic performance during the first half of 2003 and of its prospects for the remainder of the year. An analysis is presented of the main aspects, including its macroeconomic policies, levels of economic activity, inflation, employment an...
ECON SURV LAT AMER 2001/02

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2001-2002

Series:
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
6 Jun 2003
This survey consists of two distinctive parts. The first part examines main aspects of the regional economy, while the second part contains an analysis of the individual countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. The part on the regional economy covers the situation in the first semester of 20...
ECON SURV LAT AMER 2001/02 OUTLOOK

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2001-2002

Current Conditions and Outlook

Series:
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
11 Oct 2002
This publication provides an assessment of the region's economic performance during the first half of 2002 and its prospects for the remainder of the year. It presents an analysis of the region's external sector, macroeconomic policy, levels of economic activity, inflation, employment, saving and...
ECON SURV LAT AMER 2000/01

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2000-2001

Series:
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
31 May 2002
This survey presents an overview of the regional economy and the economic performance in 2000 and the first half of 2001. It also offers individual country reports on the performance of the 20 countries of Latin America for the same period. In addition, the Economic Survey of Latin America and th...