The publication Los números índices y su relación con la economía (available in Spanish only), summarizes the links between price and volume index numbers and microeconomic theory, presents recommended formulas for international measurements, and explains how to use them in international price and volume comparisons.…
In the first quarter of 2018, the U.S. economy grew at an annualized rate of 2%, a slower pace than previously thought, but growth is expected to rebound in the current quarter. Growth was held back by the slowdown in consumer spending, which grew only 0.9% in the first quarter, after a 4% growth in the fourth quarter of last year. U.S. employers added 1,287,000 jobs during the first half of 2018. Unemployment rate was at 4% at the end of June. Compared with its pace before the 2008 recession, productivity growth is disappointingly slow. On a year-ago basis, unit labor costs were up 1.1% in th…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) renewed its commitment to serve as a pertinent and effective instrument for the region’s development during the closing of the UN regional organization’s thirty-seventh session, which concluded on Friday in Havana, Cuba.
The closing ceremony was led by Amina Mohammed, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary and Rodrigo Malmierca, Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment.
“This session has reinforced ECLAC’s long tradition of sustainable dialogue with its members, maintaining a…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) renovó hoy su compromiso de servir como instrumento pertinente y eficaz para el desarrollo de la región, durante la clausura del trigésimo séptimo período de sesiones del organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas, que culminó este viernes en La Habana, Cuba.
La ceremonia de cierre fue encabezada por Amina Mohammed, Vicesecretaria General de las Naciones Unidas, Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL y por Rodrigo Malmierca, Ministro del Comercio Exterior y la Inversión Extranjera de Cuba.
“Este período de sesiones ha refor…
A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) renovou hoje seu compromisso de servir como instrumento pertinente e eficaz para o desenvolvimento da região, durante o encerramento do Trigésimo sétimo Período de Sessões do organismo regional da ONU, em Havana, Cuba.
A cerimônia de encerramento foi liderada por Amina Mohammed, Vice-Secretária-geral da ONU, por Alicia Bárcena, Secretária-Executiva da CEPAL e por Rodrigo Malmierca, Ministro de Comércio Exterior e Investimento Estrangeiro de Cuba.
“Esse Período de Sessões reforçou a longa tradição da CEPAL de um diálogo sustentável c…
Representatives of the member countries of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) highlighted the organization’s leadership and called for the strengthening of its position and its pivotal role as a space for reflection and dialogue in the fight against inequality.
During the second day of the regional commission’s thirty-seventh session, which ends on Friday, May 11 in Havana, Cuba, ECLAC presented a report on the activities carried out in the last biennial (2016-2017), and the organization’s projected work agenda through 2020.
“We want to thank ECLAC not only fo…
Representantes de los países miembros de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) destacaron hoy el liderazgo del organismo y llamaron a fortalecer su rol y su papel preponderante como espacio de reflexión y diálogo en la lucha contra la desigualdad.
En la celebración de la segunda jornada de trabajo del trigésimo séptimo período de sesiones de la Comisión regional, que culmina el viernes 11 en La Habana, Cuba, la CEPAL presentó un informe con las actividades realizadas en el último bienio (2016-2017), y el proyecto de programa de trabajo del organismo al 2020.
“Queremos …
The U.S. economic expansion remains on track and it has entered its ninth year. January marked the 103th month of growth for the U.S. economy. By May, the current economic expansion will become the second longest on record.1 The unemployment rate sits at 4.1%, the lowest level since December 2000, suggesting the economy has reached, or nearly reached, full capacity.…
La gran mayoría de las principales estadísticas económicas de Cuba tienen una periodicidad anual y se publican con un rezago de varios meses e, inclusive, de años. Por ello, nos parece importante contar con un indicador más oportuno (trimestral) de la actividad económica de Cuba, que sirva de herramienta para enriquecer y hacer más preciso el análisis macroeconómico del país caribeño.
Este documento analiza en detalle eta temática . En la primera sección se describe el procedimiento para construir un «indicador de la economía exterior de Cuba (IEE)», con una frecuencia trimestral. En la segund…
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