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Economic Indicators for BJ

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Labor force, total	5146844	5146844	5146844	3950108
Population, total	13712828	13712828	13712828	9445710
Consumer price index (2010 = 100)	120.82	120.82	120.82	100
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)	2.73	2.73	6.74	-0.79	%
GDP growth (annual %)	6.35	6.35	7.19	1.78	B
GDP (current US$)	19673284686	19673284686	19673284686	10693321363.66	B
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)	30.16	30.16	34.52	24.96	B
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)	21.19	21.19	31.43	19.87	B
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)	4.89	4.89	5.39	4.89	%
Current account balance (% of GDP)	-6	-6	-1.75	-6.67	B
New businesses registered (number)	5560	5560	5985	199
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate)	1.68	1.68	2.65	1.04	%
Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education)	10.3	10.3	12.1	10.3	%
Real interest rate (%)	4.56	4.56	7.33	-2.47	%
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)	0.45	0.45	0.49	0.42
Lending interest rate (%)	6.25	6.25	6.93	5.04	%
Armed forces personnel, total	12000	12000	12250	7250
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)	0.4	0.4	0.41	0.37
Time required to build a warehouse (days)	88	88	227	88
Physicians (per 1,000 people)	0.06	0.06	0.08	0.05
Time required to start a business (days)	8.5	8.5	32.5	8.5
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)	97.26	97.26	97.26	70.63