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

CALENDAR
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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