The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) downwardly revised its growth projection for the region’s economies in 2025.
According to new estimates released today, the United Nations organization forecasts that the region will grow 2.0% on average this year, which is four-tenths lower than what was projected in December 2024.
By subregion, the downward revision is greater for the Caribbean (eight-tenths lower, excluding Guyana) and for Central America and Mexico (seven-tenths lower) than it is for South America, where the downward revision is just one-tenth. The growth …
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) revisó a la baja la proyección de crecimiento para las economías de la región en 2025.
Según nuevas estimaciones dadas a conocer hoy, el organismo de las Naciones Unidas prevé que la región crecerá en promedio un 2,0% este año, cuatro décimas menos que lo proyectado en diciembre 2024.
Por subregiones, la revisión hacia la baja es mayor para el Caribe (8 décimas a la baja, excluyendo a Guyana) y para América Central y México (7 décimas a la baja), que para América del Sur, donde la revisión a la baja es de solo una décima. Los crecim…
United States trade in goods slowed in 2023, ending the recovery following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, as goods exports and imports declined by 2.2% and 4.9%, respectively. The decrease in merchandise trade contrasts with significant improvements in services trade, as exports and imports of services rose by 8.2% and 4.8%, respectively. Recently, exports of digitally enabled services have considerably outpaced those of other services and goods, underscoring their growing importance in the global market.
The relative weight of Latin America and the Caribbean in United States tra…
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