Economic indicators and projections
The Division works to develop economic indicators for the region, such as measures of potential GDP and productivity, real exchange-rate indices and leading indicators of economic activity. The Division also prepares economic projections for each country in Latin America and the Caribbean, which are then used as an input for ECLAC publications.
Activities
Workshop on Trade Policy and Trade Indicators
Based on the ECLAC Division of International Trade and Integration's "Manual on Foreign Trade and Trade Policy: Basics, Classifications and Indicators of Trade Patterns and Trade Dynamics"
Industrial Ecology and Green Transformation
The goal of the meeting is to improve discussions about how the transformation of physical resources in modern society can contribute to address opportunities and challenges for sustainable development in Latin America. It also will contribute to strengthen an institutional network for the industrial ecology society.
Launch of the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2015
The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will launch its Economic Survey of Latin American and Caribbean 2015.
News
ECLAC Will Deliver its Last Annual Report from 2025, with Updated Economic Growth Projections for this Year and 2026
The “Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2025” will be launched on Tuesday, December 16 at a press conference led by the United Nations organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs.
The OECD, European Commission, CAF and ECLAC Advocate for a New Vision for Productive Development Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean
In a document that will be presented on Monday, November 10 at the Business Forum of the CELAC-EU Summit in Santa Marta, Colombia, the entities pose the need to scale up and improve these policies to foster a productive transformation that would allow the region to jump-start its productivity.
ECLAC’s Member Countries Agree to Strengthen Multilateralism and Recognize the Vital Role of the United Nations Regional Commissions for Implementing the 2030 Agenda
Today the thirty-eighth session of the Committee of the Whole was held in New York, where the Commission’s activities in 2024 were reported upon and its programme of work for 2027 was approved. The meeting was led by the institution’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs.
ECLAC Updates Growth Projections for Latin America and the Caribbean: An Expansion of 2.4% is Expected in 2025 and 2.3% in 2026
The region continues to be mired in a trap of low capacity for growth, with average rates of around 2%, with scant investment, low productivity, sluggish labor markets and high inequality levels.