Highlights:
-In the third quarter of 2018, the U.S. economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.5% after rising 4.2% in the second quarter. Growth remained strong, but its composition deteriorated, as inventories accounted for almost two-thirds of the growth. Growth was led by consumer spending, which contributed 2.45% to growth, down from 2.6% in the second quarter, and inventories, which contributed 2.3%.
-U.S. employers added 2,268,000 jobs from January to November 2018, more jobs than in 2017.
Unemployment rate held steady at 3.7% at the end of November, the lowest level since 1969, while year…
1 Mayo 2017, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 07:27
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The Preliminary Overview of the Economies of the Caribbean analyzes in its 2016-2017 edition the economic performance of the region throughout 2016, the international context and macroeconomic policies implemented by countries, while also providing an outlook for 2017. The Caribbean recorded economic growth of only 0.8 per cent in 2016 but growth is expected to rebound to 2.4 per cent in 2017. The poor performance observed in 2016 was primarily due to a 3.7 percent contraction in the goods producing economies, which were hard hit by the decline in commodity prices in general and hydrocarbons i…
13 Feb 2018, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 07:30
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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.…
23 Mayo 2025, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 07:23
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La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) albergará del 26 al 28 de mayo la XXXVII edición del Seminario Regional de Política Fiscal, tradicional foro que por más de tres décadas ha convocado a autoridades, especialistas, sociedad civil y academia para dialogar sobre los desafíos de política fiscal que enfrentan los países de la región.
En la reunión participarán autoridades de los Ministerios de Hacienda y Finanzas de 13 países de la región y reconocidos expertos de organismos internacionales, academia, organizaciones de sociedad civil y organizaciones no gubernamenta…
29 Mar 2023, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 07:23
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Columna de opinión
(publicado originalmente en el sitio web del Foro Económico Mundial-WEF el 19 de enero de 2023)
Se estima que el crecimiento medio de los países de América Latina y el Caribe será del 1,3% en 2023, reflejando una trampa estructural de bajo crecimiento, elevada desigualdad, instituciones débiles y mala gobernanza, combinada con unas condiciones internacionales adversas.
Los gobiernos de la región enfrentan dificultades para promover la creación de empleo, mantener el gasto y las transferencias sociales e invertir en educación. La región se enfrenta al riesgo de episodios de agitación social…
1 Ago 2017, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 07:27
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This document, prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Washington Office, presents and analyzes the most recent developments (first half of 2017) concerning capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean.…
This document, prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Washington Office, presents and analyzes the most recent developments (third quarter of 2015) concerning capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean.…
1 Ago 2015, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 07:22
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This document, prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Washington Office, presents and analyzes the most recent developments (first half of 2015) concerning capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean.…
1 Mayo 2017, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 07:27
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This document, prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Washington Office, presents and analyzes the most recent developments (first quarter of 2017) concerning capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean.
The main highlights are:
- 2017 started with the highest monthly issuance on record for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)’s cross-border bond market, with total issuance reaching US$ 24.2 billion in January. Petrobras led the way, issuing a US$ 4 billion dual-tranche bond on January 9, encouraging other issuers to come to the market.
- Although…
There is much advocacy in the Caribbean regarding the need for evidence-based policy making, that is – policy making that is based on timely and reliable data regarding a particular economic and/or social problem, to promote good governance and facilitate enhanced policy and programme outcomes. However, the reality remains an elusive one for many Caribbean policy makers, who implement policies based on ideas, as well as ad hoc or outdated data.
Outside of the Caribbean, the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States of America are countries where polic…
28 Mar 2023, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 07:43
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Noticias
Against a backdrop of higher global interest rates and borrowing costs, total Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) international bond issuance in 2022 was US$ 64 billion, down 57% from 2021 and the lowest annual amount since 2008, according to ECLAC’s latest report on capital flows to the region.
Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: 2022 year-in-review and 2023 early developments provides an overview of the region’s international bond issuances, spreads and credit ratings in 2022 and in the beginning of 2023. This report presents and analyses the main trends and developments concern…
21 Abr 2020, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 07:28
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Comunicado de prensa
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is affecting the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean through external and domestic factors, the combined effect of which will lead to the worst contraction that the region has ever undergone, exceeding those seen in 1914 and 1930. According to the latest estimates, an average regional contraction of -5.3% is forecast for 2020, ECLAC indicated today while launching a new report.
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, presented on this Tuesday, April 21, the COVID-19 Special Rep…
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, will present on Tuesday, August 31 the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2021: Labour dynamics and employment policies for sustainable and inclusive recovery beyond the COVID-19 crisis, one of the institution’s most important flagship annual reports, which takes stock of the region’s economies in the last year, especially regarding the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, and provides outlooks for 2021 and 2022.
The latest iteration of this document – which has been publis…
15 Abr 2019, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 07:33
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This paper analyses the relationship between innovation and job creation in firms. In particular, it seeks out data on the role played by innovation during the latest phase of expansion in Argentine manufacturing employment (2010–2012). It uses the model proposed by Harrison and others (2014), taking an instrumental variables approach and drawing data from the recently concluded National Survey of Employment Dynamics and Innovation (ENDEI). The results show that process innovations do not influence employment growth, but that this is positively affected by product innovations. The latter also …
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present on Tuesday, October 6 its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2020: Main conditioning factors of fiscal and monetary policies in the post-COVID-19 era, the institution’s flagship annual economic report, which takes stock of the region’s economies in the last year, with special emphasis on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, and examines the prospects for the coming months.
The latest edition of this document – published by the United Nations regional commission since 1948 – will present an analysis o…
1 Feb 1990, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 07:45
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La primera parte comprende indicadores socioeconómicos derivados (tasas de crecimiento, participaciones y coeficientes), que representan una visión resumida de cada área de interés. En este conjunto de indicadores están incluidos los que se emplean en las evaluaciones regionales periódicas del proceso de desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe que realiza la Secretaría de CEPAL. La segunda parte contiene series históricas en números absolutos, que corresponden, en general, a los años 1960, 1970 y 1975 y 1980, y al período comprendido entre 1982 y 1988 cuando son de origen nacional; en cambio …
En el Anuario Estadístico de América Latina y el Caribe de la CEPAL se presenta un conjunto de estadísticas básicas que caracterizan la situación económica, sociodemográfica y ambiental de la región referidas a un período en particular. Esta información es parte del conjunto de estadísticas disponibles en CEPALSTAT, el portal de bases de datos y publicaciones estadísticas de la CEPAL.
La presente edición del Anuario contiene datos que se encontraban disponibles hasta mediados de diciembre de 2013. Como novedad se han incluido perfiles regionales a modo de resumen para cada una de las áreas, a …
1 Abr 2005, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 07:25
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La edición 2004 del Anuario estadístico de América
Latina y el Caribe contiene una selección de las
principales series estadísticas sobre la evolución
económica y social de los países de la región. Representa
un esfuerzo de la División de Estadística y Proyecciones
Económicas de la CEPAL, orientado a homogeneizar
las cifras y a hacerlas internacionalmente comparables. La primera parte comprende indicadores socioeconómicos
derivados (tasas de crecimiento, proporciones
o coeficientes), que representan una visión resumida de
cada área de interés y que constituyen antecedentes para
que la informac…
1 Feb 1989, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 07:45
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La primera parte comprende indicadores socioeconómicos derivados (tasas de crecimiento, participaciones y coeficientes), que representan una visión resumida de cada área de interés. En este conjunto de indicadores están incluidos los que se emplean en las evaluaciones regionales periódicas del proceso de desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe que realiza la Secretaría de CEPAL. La segunda parte contiene series históricas en números absolutos, que corresponden, en general, a los años 1960, 1970, y al período comprendido entre 1980 y 1987.…
1 Mar 1987, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 07:45
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La primera parte comprende indicadores socioeconomicos derivados (tasas de crecimiento, participaciones y coeficientes o proporciones), que representan una vision resumida de cada area de interes. En este conjunto de indicadores estan incluidos los que se emplean en las evaluaciones regionales periodicas de la Estrategia Internacional del Desarrollo y del Programa de Accion Regional. La segunda parte contiene series historicas en numeros absolutos, que corresponden, en general, a los anos 1960, 1965, 1970 y 1975, y al periodo comprendido entre 1980 y 1986.…