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
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Previous
|
Current
|
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10.01.03
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09.01.04
|
16.01.04
|
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| Argentina | peso |
3.27
|
2.92
|
2.91
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| Barbados | dollar |
2.00
|
2.00
|
2.00
|
| Belize | dollar |
2.00
|
2.00
|
2.00
|
| Bolivia | boliviano |
7.55
|
7.87
|
7.87
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| Brazil | real |
3.38
|
2.83
|
2.82
|
| Chile | peso |
729.00
|
562.00
|
577.00
|
| Colombia | peso |
2,928.76
|
2,750.92
|
2,724.53
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| Costa Rica | colón |
380.71
|
419.78
|
420.59
|
| Cuba | peso |
1.00
|
1.00
|
1.00
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| Dominican Rep. | peso |
22.50
|
40.20
|
49.64
|
| Ecuador | dollar |
1.00
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
| El Salvador | colón |
8.75
|
8.75
|
8.75
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| Grenada | EC dollar |
2.70
|
2.70
|
2.70
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| Guatemala | quetzal |
7.73
|
_
|
8.11
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| Honduras | lempira |
17.16
|
17.97
|
17.98
|
| Mexico | nuevo peso |
10.69
|
10.92
|
10.91
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| Nicaragua | córdoba oro |
14.84
|
15.77
|
15.77
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| Panama | balboa |
1.00
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
| Paraguay | guaraní |
7,120.00
|
6,180.00
|
6,220.00
|
| Peru | nuevo sol |
3.50
|
3.47
|
3.46
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| Uruguay | nuevo peso |
29.00
|
29.90
|
29.90
|
| Venezuela | bolívar |
_
|
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
|
October
|
November
|
December
|
Last
12m
|
Jan-Dec
2002
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| Argentina | Indec |
0.60
|
0.20
|
0.20
|
3.70
|
41.00
|
| Bolivia | INE |
1.25
|
-0.51
|
0.90
|
3.94
|
2.45
|
| Brazil | FGV |
0.29
|
0.34
|
0.52
|
9.30
|
12.53
|
| Chile | INE |
-0.20
|
-0.30
|
-0.30
|
1.10
|
2.80
|
| Colombia | Dane |
0.06
|
0.35
|
0.61
|
6.49
|
6.99
|
| Costa Rica | DGEC |
1.17
|
1.42
|
1.25
|
9.87
|
9.68
|
| Ecuador | Inec |
0.01
|
0.33
|
-0.04
|
6.07
|
9.36
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| El Salvador | Min.Ec. |
0.31
|
0.07
|
0.20
|
2.50
|
2.80
|
| Guatemala | BCG |
0.43
|
0.45
|
0.58
|
5.85
|
6.33
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| Honduras | BCH |
0.40
|
0.70
|
0.30
|
7.70
|
8.10
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| Mexico | Bco.Mx. |
0.37
|
0.83
|
0.43
|
3.98
|
5.70
|
| Nicaragua |
BCN
|
0.39
|
0.82
|
0.76
|
6.48
|
3.87
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| Paraguay | BCP |
2.10
|
1.30
|
0.90
|
9.30
|
14.60
|
| Peru | INE |
0.05
|
0.17
|
0.56
|
2.48
|
1.52
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| Uruguay | DGEC |
0.52
|
0.16
|
0.65
|
10.19
|
25.94
|
| Venezuela | BCV |
1.50
|
1.90
|
1.80
|
27.10
|
31.20
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| US | DOL |
-0.10
|
-0.30
|
0.58
|
5.85
|
1.60
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Previous:
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The
stockmarket in figures
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| Market | Index |
09.01.04
|
16.01.04
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Variation
(%)
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| Buenos Aires | Merval |
1195.40
|
1208.18
|
1.07
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| São Paulo | Bovespa |
23916.72
|
23154.58
|
-3.19
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| Santiago | IPSA |
1476.40
|
1459.48
|
-1.15
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| Bogotá | IGBC |
2478.99
|
2482.25
|
0.13
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| San José | BCT |
10835.42
|
10311.60
|
-4.83
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| Quito & Guayaquil | Interinvest |
67.64
|
68.56
|
1.36
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| Mexico | BMV |
9102.82
|
9193.81
|
1.00
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| Lima | ISVBL |
2915.23
|
2788.39
|
-4.35
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| Caracas | BC |
25633.21
|
26947.76
|
5.13
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| Source: Daily market reports. | ||||