En su edición 2022, el Balance Preliminar de las Economías de América Latina y el Caribe examina el comportamiento de las economías de la región durante el presente año y actualiza las estimaciones de crecimiento y otros indicadores económicos que reflejan el impacto sufrido por los países de la región a raíz de la crisis del COVID-19 y su posterior recuperación. En particular, este informe anual presenta nuevas estimaciones del producto interno bruto (PIB) para la región y todos sus países en 2022 y proyecciones para 2023. El documento analiza la dinámica económica y social del año que recién…
Latin American and Caribbean issuers placed US$ 64 billion in bonds on international bond markets in 2022, the smallest annual amount since 2008. In January 2023, sovereign and corporate bond issuers from the region placed almost US$ 17 billion in international bonds, a sizable improvement from the last few months of 2022, but a weaker January issuance than in previous years.
The region’s international bond issuance of green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked (GSSS) bonds followed the broader market trend of declining bond activity owing to worsening macroeconomic conditions. Th…
Los países de América Latina y el Caribe enfrentan un panorama económico desafiante en 2023. En el frente externo se espera una mayor desaceleración tanto del crecimiento como del comercio mundial, precios de productos básicos más bajos que en 2022 y condiciones financieras a nivel mundial que seguirán influidas por la aversión al riesgo y las políticas monetarias restrictivas en los países desarrollados.…
This survey examines the economic performance of economies of the Caribbean in 2021 and the first few months of 2022 and comprises five chapters. The first chapter gives an overview of global, regional and subregional economic performance in the Caribbean. The second provides an analysis of the subregion’s fiscal performance and debt burden. The third looks at monetary policy and their impacts. The fourth is focused on the external sector, while the fifth concludes.…
This overview examines the economic performance of economies of the Caribbean in 2021 and comprises four chapters. The first chapter provides a comparative analysis across Caribbean economies of the main macroeconomic variables, namely GDP growth, monetary indicators, as well as fiscal and external accounts. The second chapter concludes, while the annex includes individual country briefs that give an overview of the economic situation for the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and a subregional assessment of the countries of the Eastern Caribbean Currenc…
The United States economy grew by 2.9% in the third quarter of 2022, a sharp turnaround following two quarters of contraction. Trade was the main source of growth, followed by consumer spending. The labour market averaged 392,000 new jobs per month from January–November 2022, with 4.3 million new jobs created in the period. Inflation rose by 7.1% in November, the slowest 12-month pace since December 2021, closing out a year in which it climbed to the highest level in four decades. The rapid pace of price increases in 2022 added pressure on the Federal Reserve to tame inflation by raising inter…
United States economic outlook: third quarter of 2022
The United States economy rose 2.9% in the third quarter of 2022, a sharp turnaround following two quarters of contraction. Here is the economic outlook in five charts:…
After breaking an annual record in 2021, total Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) bond issuance in international markets has slowed considerably in 2022.…
In a context of external uncertainties and domestic restrictions, the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean will grow by 3.7% in 2022, just over half of the 6.7% rate recorded in 2021. It is estimated that the deceleration in economic growth will intensify in 2023, giving rise to a 1.3% rate.
According to its Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2022 – unveiled by the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs – the monetary policy responses adopted worldwide in 2022, in a …
En un contexto de incertidumbres externas y restricciones internas, los países de América Latina y el Caribe crecerán un 3,7% en 2022, poco más de la mitad de la tasa del 6,7% registrada en 2021. Se estima que en 2023 se profundice la desaceleración del crecimiento económico y se alcance una tasa del 1,3%.
De acuerdo con el Balance Preliminar de las Economías de América Latina y el Caribe 2022, dado a conocer por el Secretario Ejecutivo de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, las respuestas de política monetaria adoptadas a nivel …
Num contexto de incertezas externas e restrições internas, os países da região crescerão 3,7% em 2022, pouco mais da metade da taxa de 6,7% registrada em 2021. Estima-se que em 2023 se aprofunde a desaceleração do crescimento econômico e se alcance uma taxa de 1,3%.
De acordo com o Balanço Preliminar das Economias da América Latina e do Caribe 2022, divulgado pelo Secretário Executivo da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, as respostas de política monetária adotadas mundialmente em 2022, num contexto de aumento da inflação global, provoca…
The 2022 edition of Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean examines the behavior of the region’s economies over the current year and updates estimates for growth and other economic indicators that reflect the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the region’s countries along with their subsequent recovery. Specifically, this annual report presents new Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates for the region and all of its countries in 2022 as well as projections for 2023. The document analyzes the economic and social dynamics of the year that is about to end and discu…
A atividade econômica da América Latina e do Caribe em 2022 apresenta uma taxa de crescimento superior à esperada durante o primeiro semestre do ano e desaceleração durante o segundo semestre. A desaceleração observada na segunda metade de 2022 se manterá em 2023, permitindo prever que no próximo ano a taxa de crescimento será significativamente menor que a de 2022.…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present on Thursday, December 15 its annual flagship report Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2022, in which it examines the behavior of the region’s economies over the current year and updates estimates for growth and other economic indicators that reflect the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the region’s countries along with their subsequent recovery.
Specifically, the document will present new Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates for the region and all of its countries in 2022 a…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentará el próximo jueves 15 de diciembre su informe anual (flagship) Balance Preliminar de las Economías de América Latina y el Caribe 2022, en el cual examina el comportamiento de las economías de la región durante el presente año, y actualiza las estimaciones de crecimiento y otros indicadores económicos que reflejan el impacto sufrido por los países de la región a raíz de la crisis del COVID-19 y su posterior recuperación.
En particular, el documento presentará nuevas estimaciones del producto interno bruto (PIB) para la regi…
No dia 15 de dezembro a Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) apresentará seu relatório anual Balanço Preliminar das Economias da América Latina e do Caribe 2022, no qual examina o comportamento das economias da região durante este ano e atualiza as estimativas de crescimento e outros indicadores econômicos que refletem o impacto sofrido pelos países da região devido à crise da COVID-19 e sua posterior recuperação.
O documento apresentará novas estimativas do produto interno bruto (PIB) da região e de seus países em 2022 e projeções para 2023. Esta edição do relatório ana…