Exchange rates, inflation in the region, the stockmarket in figures...
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Exchange
rates
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| Local currency per US$1 | ||||
| COUNTRY | CURRENCY |
Year
ago
|
Previous
|
Current
|
|
30.08.02
|
22.08.03
|
29.08.03
|
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| Argentina | peso |
3.59
|
2.98
|
2.98
|
| Barbados | dollar |
2.00
|
2.00
|
2.00
|
| Belize | dollar |
2.00
|
2.00
|
2.00
|
| Bolivia | boliviano |
7.30
|
7.74
|
7.75
|
| Brazil | real |
3.03
|
2.98
|
2.97
|
| Chile | peso |
713.00
|
_
|
700.00
|
| Colombia | peso |
2,713.68
|
2,853.76
|
2,846.45
|
| Costa Rica | colón |
366.02
|
404.76
|
405.47
|
| Cuba | peso |
1.00
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
| Dominican Rep. | peso |
_
|
34.08
|
34.24
|
| Ecuador | dollar |
1.00
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
| El Salvador | colón |
8.75
|
8.75
|
8.75
|
| Grenada | EC dollar |
2.70
|
2.70
|
2.70
|
| Guatemala | quetzal |
7.80
|
_
|
7.94
|
| Honduras | lempira |
16.78
|
17.67
|
17.69
|
| Mexico | nuevo peso |
10.03
|
10.92
|
11.13
|
| Nicaragua | córdoba oro |
_
|
15.40
|
15.40
|
| Panama | balboa |
1.00
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
| Paraguay | guaraní |
6,180.00
|
_
|
6,260.00
|
| Peru | nuevo sol |
_
|
3.48
|
3.48
|
| Uruguay | nuevo peso |
29.75
|
28.50
|
28.80
|
| Venezuela | bolívar |
1,416.50
|
1,600.00
|
1,600.00
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| Sources: EFE; Bank of America. | ||||
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Inflation in the region
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| Country |
Source
|
May
|
June
|
July
|
Last
12m
|
Jan-Dec
2002
|
| Argentina | Indec |
-0.40
|
-0.10
|
0.40
|
7.30
|
41.00
|
| Bolivia | INE |
0.02
|
0.20
|
0.60
|
3.42
|
2.45
|
| Brazil | FGV |
-0.67
|
-0.70
|
-0.20
|
24.14
|
26.41
|
| Chile | INE |
-0.40
|
0.00
|
-0.10
|
3.10
|
2.80
|
| Colombia | Dane |
0.49
|
-0.05
|
-0.14
|
7.04
|
6.99
|
| Costa Rica | DGEC |
0.52
|
0.67
|
0.80
|
9.49
|
9.68
|
| Ecuador | Inec |
0.17
|
-0.21
|
0.03
|
7.73
|
9.36
|
| El Salvador | Min.Ec. |
-0.10
|
-0.10
|
-0.40
|
1.00
|
2.80
|
| Guatemala | BCG |
0.25
|
0.22
|
0.27
|
4.65
|
6.33
|
| Honduras | BCH |
0.10
|
0.30
|
0.40
|
6.70
|
8.10
|
| Mexico | Bco.Mx. |
-0.32
|
0.08
|
0.14
|
4.13
|
5.70
|
| Paraguay | BCP |
-1.20
|
-1.50
|
-0.70
|
12.00
|
14.60
|
| Peru | INE |
-0.05
|
-0.47
|
0.15
|
1.98
|
1.52
|
| Uruguay | DGEC |
0.37
|
0.16
|
0.50
|
19.46
|
25.94
|
| Venezuela | BCV |
2.30
|
1.40
|
1.80
|
31.90
|
31.20
|
| US | DOL |
0.20
|
0.10
|
0.10
|
2.10
|
1.60
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The
stockmarket in figures
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| Market | Index |
22.08.03
|
29.08.03
|
Variation
(%)
|
| Buenos Aires | Merval |
683.87
|
713.33
|
4.31
|
| São Paulo | Bovespa |
14613.03
|
15174.49
|
3.84
|
| Santiago | IPSA |
1367.35
|
1369.62
|
0.17
|
| Bogotá | IGBC |
2109.59
|
2081.65
|
-1.32
|
| San José | BCT |
11630.46
|
11870.72
|
2.07
|
| Quito & Guayaquil | Interinvest |
69.51
|
69.51
|
0.00
|
| Mexico | BMV |
7493.73
|
7591.42
|
1.30
|
| Lima | ISVBL |
1892.59
|
1896.82
|
0.22
|
| Caracas | BC |
14433.20
|
14497.20
|
0.44
|
| Source: Daily market reports. | ||||