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Economic and Financial Data for ARGENTINA
[Last Update 05/15/08; updated daily]

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Unit
Description
Observations
Annual 
Growth 
Rate (1)
Links to 
Argentina's Data
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Date of 
Latest
Latest 
data
Previous 
data
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REAL SECTOR            
National Accounts            
* GDP  at Constant Prices 
mill. 1993 pesos 
Q4/07
 379,278
366,959
9.1%
SPE - DNCN
GOODS PRODUCTIVE SECTORS (15)
 mill. 1993 pesos     Q4/07 118,842
 116,858
   8.28%
Agriculture, Forestry and Livestockbreeding.
 mill. 1993 pesos
Q4/07 13,415
 15,231
   4.90%
Fishing
 mill. 1993 pesos
Q4/07 263
 418
   -23.7%
Mining and Quarrying
 mill. 1993 pesos
Q4/07 5,550
 5,247
    2.57%
Manufacturing
 mill. 1993 pesos
Q4/07 64,081
 62,030
     9.55%
Electricity, Gas and Water
 mill. 1993 pesos
Q4/07 9,457
 10,058
     4.41%
Construction
 mill. 1993 pesos
Q4/07 26,075
 23,874
   10.24%
SERVICE PRODUCTIVE SECTORS (15)
 mill. 1993 pesos Q4/07 234,108
 225,973
     9.13%
Wholesale and Retail Trade and Repairs
 mill. 1993 pesos
Q4/07 50,507
 46,964
   12.24%
Hotels and Restaurants
 mill. 1993 pesos
Q4/07 9,436
 8,526
     9.82%
Transport, Storage and Communication
 mill. 1993 pesos
Q4/07 41,309
 38,585
   14.37%
Finance
 mill. 1993 pesos
Q4/07 18,404
 17,255
   18.06%
Real State, Business and Rental Services
 mill. 1993 pesos
Q4/07 48,348
 48,079
    4.68%
Public Management, Defense and Organizations Extra - territorial mill. 1993 pesos
Q4/07 16,191
 16,712
    4.48%
Teaching, Social and Health Services mill. 1993 pesos
Q4/07 28,218
 29,295
    4.82%
Other Communitaries, Social and Personal Activities and Domestic Servicies mill. 1993 pesos
Q4/07 21,695
 20,555
    5.20%
* GDP  at Current Prices 
mill. pesos 
Q4/07
 904,581
824,944
18.00% 
SPE - DNCN
Production Index (EMI)  (seasonally adjusted) 
2004=100
Mar/08
126.8
129.0
 3.0% 
INDEC
Labor Market            
* Employment  
rate 
% of population
Q4/07
42.1
42.4
  
INDEC
* Unemployment  
rate
% of labor force
Q4/07
        7.5
8.4
  
INDEC
*Wages/Earnings (2) 
1997=100
Q1/08 
315.9
316.8
21.5%
INDEC
Price index      
* Consumer  
Prices 
1999=100
Apr/08
209.40
207.70
8.9%
INDEC
* Wholesale  
Prices, IPIM  
1993=100
Apr/08
339.20
335.10
15%
INDEC
FISCAL SECTOR            
General Government Operations (3)          
SH
* Revenues 
mill. pesos
2006
 195,655.7 
154,560.0
    
* Expenditures 
mill. pesos
2006
186,406.4
149,185.5
    
* Balance,  
deficit(-)  
/ surplus(+) 
mill. pesos
2006
9,249.3
5,374.5
    
* Of which: Public enterprises and
and Others,
deficit(-)/surplus(+)
mill. pesos
2006
-469.0
-320.0
    
* Financing 
mill. pesos
2006
-9,249.3
-5,374.5
    
* Net financial invesment 
mill. pesos
2006
-24,234.9
-12,858.5
    
* Net Public debt and other net liabilities 
mill. pesos
2006
2,074.6
-784,.5
    
* Variation of net assets 
   mill. pesos
2006
12,911.0
6268.5
    
Central Government Operations (4)          
SH
* Revenues 
mill. pesos
Mar/08
13,814.0
14,257.9
    
* Expenditures 
mill. pesos
Mar/08
13,108.4
12,743.4
    
* Balance, 
 deficit(-)  
/ surplus(+) 
mill. pesos

Mar/08
705.6
 1,514.5
    
* Financing 
mill. pesos
Mar/08
-705.6
 -1,514.5
    
* Financing (in 
 local currency) 
mill. pesos
Mar/08
-224.7
201.8
    
* Financing (in 
 foreign currency) 
mill. pesos
Mar/08
-480.9
-1,716.3
    
Central Government Debt (stock, end of period) (5)
mill. pesos
Q4/07
455,750
431,908
SH
* By Currency            
-U.S. dollar mill. pesos    Q4/07   184,701   174,516    
-Argentine peso mill. pesos    Q4/07   215,311  203,734    
-Euro mill. pesos    Q4/07   46,777   44,753    
-Japanese Yen mill. pesos    Q4/07    6,743   6,660    
-Sterling pound mill. pesos    Q4/07     89
     91
    
-other currencies mill. pesos    Q4/07     2,128     2,153    
*By Creditor:            
Loans



   
-bilateral
mill. pesos
Q4/07
6,005
7,004
    
-multilateral
mill. pesos
Q4/07
47,393
44,807
    
-private banks
mill. pesos
Q4/07
3,669
3,218
    
-securities
mill. pesos
Q4/07
306,249
296,644
    
-guaranteed loan
mill. pesos
Q4/07
41,055
40,289
    
-others
mill. pesos
Q4/07
34,093
24,016
    
-arrears
mill. pesos
Q4/07
17,285
15,931
    
* Due in:  
            
 - 2007
mill. pesos
Q4/07
75,933
34,586
    
 - 2008-2012
mill. pesos
Q4/07
142,965
162,437
    
- 2013-2089
mill. pesos
Q4/07
236,852
234,885
    
FINANCIAL SECTOR            
Analytical Accounts of the Banking Sector          
BCRA
* Monetary 
 aggregate (M1*)  
(6)  
mill. pesos
 Feb/08 112,943 116,888 14.5%  
* Monetary 
 aggregate (M3*)  
(7)  
mill. pesos
Feb/08
280,364
279,023
23.1%
  
* Gross domestic  
credit to Public  
Sector 
mill. pesos
 Feb/08
101,503
104,213
 3.9%
  
* Gross domestic  
credit to Private 
 Sector 
mill. pesos
 Feb/08
121,249
120,074
 36.9%  
* Net External 
 Position 
mill. pesos
Feb/08
-6,745
-6,439
-9.6%
  
Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank, end of period (8)          
BCRA
* Monetary 
 liabilities 
mill. pesos
  May/07/08    111,109
    109,091
 25.7%
  
* Net domestic 
 claims on  
Public Sector 
mill. pesos
  May/07/08
52,353
     52,318
 7,0%
  
* Gross domestic 
 claims on 
 Private Sector 
mill. pesos
  May/07/08
-60,638
-62,483
12.5%
  
* Net External 
 Position 
mill. pesos
  May/07/08
153,802
152,762
26.3%
  
Interest rates (13)
          
BCRA
Public Debt Interest rates (14)




SF
Stock Market (MERVAL), monthly average
1988=100
Apr/08 
2,137.79
2,110.36
-1.9%
CNV
EXTERNAL SECTOR            
Balance of Payments          
SPE - DNCI
Current Account
    mill. US$    Q4/07
     3,158
     765
   20.0%
Goods Net
    mill. US$    Q4/07     4,610
     2,425
    24.6%
* Imports of  
goods (FOB) 
mill. US$
Q4/07
16,629
14,466

 
* Exports of  
goods (FOB) 
mill. US$
Q4/07
12,019
12,041

 
Services Net
    mill. US$     Q4/07       -61
      -470
  -290.6%
* Services: Imports

   mill. US$     Q4/07     2,921
      2,271

*Services: Exports
    mill. US$     Q4/07     2,982
     2,741

*Income Credit
    mill. US$     Q4/07     1,636
     1,683

*Income Debit
    mill. US$     Q4/07     3,102
      2,950

Net receipts from current transfers
    mill. US$     Q4/07      75
        77
    -42.3%
Capital Accounts
    mill. US$     Q4/07       1
         97

Financial Accounts
    mill. US$     Q4/07    -574
     -1,707

Direct Investment Abroad
    mill. US$     Q4/07    -320      -298

Direct Investment in Argentina
    mill. US$     Q4/07    1,902
      1,823

Portfolio and Financial Derivatives - Net
    mill. US$     Q4/07     313
     -1,789

Other Investment - Net
    mill. US$     Q4/07    -2,468
     -1,444

International Reserves (Transactions)
    mill. US$     Q4/07     2,941
       -842

Net errors and omissions
    mill. US$     Q4/07       356
         4

International reserves (stock, end of period) (9)
mill. US$
May/07/08
50,207
     49,963  
BCRA (10)
*Gold
mill. US$
  May/07/08
1,575
1,560

*Aladi (Net)
mill. US$
May/07/08
18
9

*Currency
mill. US$
  May/07/08
2,142
  1,823

*SDRs
mill. US$
May/07/08
 519
  531

* Deposits to be realized in foreign currency
mill.US$
  May/07/08
45,953
46,039

IMF Reserve Position    mill.US$      Mar/08      0.31       0.31
  BCRA (10)
International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (Template)
mill. US$
Mar/08

 
BCRA (10)
Total External Debt (stock end of period) (12)
mill. US$
Q4/07
123,197
120,212
  
SPE - DNCI
* Public Sector 
mill. US$
Q4/07
70,506
67,710
     15.6  
* Nonbank  
Private Sector 
mill. US$
Q4/07
46,759
47,042
     10.5  
* Financial Sector  
(excluding Central 
 Bank) 
mill. US$
Q4/07
5,932
5,460
  9.0 
  
Merchandise trade          
INDEC
* Total exports 
 (FOB) 
mill. US$
Mar/08
4,961
5,189
19%
  
* Total imports 
 (CIF) 
mill. US$
Mar/08
4,160
4,207
22%
  
Exchange rate 
A$/US$
Daily
 
    
 BCRA
International Investment Position
 
 
 
 
  
SPE - DNCI
* Net international investment position (stock, end of period) 
mill. US$
2006
    19,097     15,262
25.1%
  
* External Assets 
mill. US$
2006
   174,988    161,393
8.4%
  
  - Reserve Assets 
mill. US$
2006
    32,037    28,076
14.1%
  
  - Direct investment 
mill. US$
2006
    25,531    23,340
9.4%
  
  - Other Assets 
mill. US$
2006
   117,420   109,977
6.8%
  
 * External Liabilities 
mill. US$
2006
   155,891   146,131
6.7%
  
     - Direct investment 
mill. US$
2006
   62,135    56,954
9.1%
  
  - Portfolio investment 
mill. US$
2006
   44,686    33,533
33.3%
  
      **Equity 
mill. US$
2006
    4,377    2,497
75.3%
  
      **Debt
mill. US$
2006
   40,309   31,037
29.9%
  
- Other liabilities 
mill. US$
2006