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Economic Indicators for CR

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Inflation Rate MoM	-0.11	-0.47	0.71	-0.47	%
Inflation Rate YoY	-0.17	-0.28	-0.17	-1.37	%
Balance of Trade	-2437.36	-973.1	-973.1	-2437.36	B
Unemployment Rate	7	7.1	7.1	7	%
GDP Growth Rate YoY	3.4	4	4	3.4	%
Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education)	5.23	5.23	8.93	4.32	%
Current account balance (% of GDP)	-1.44	-1.44	-1.01	-5.1	B
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)	38.92	38.92	42.41	30	B
Real interest rate (%)	9.19	9.19	12.87	1.02	%
GDP growth (annual %)	5.11	5.11	7.94	-4.27	B
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)	33.56	33.56	39.82	28.23	B
Labor force, total	2371723	2371723	2533888	2262483
GDP (current US$)	86497941439.02	86497941439.02	86497941439.02	47231655431.14	B
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate)	8.32	8.32	16.43	7.73	%
Population, total	5212173	5212173	5212173	4736593
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)	0.53	0.53	8.27	-0.02	%
Consumer price index (2010 = 100)	143.7	143.7	143.7	104.88
Lending interest rate (%)	9.1	9.1	18.21	5.51	%
New businesses registered (number)	20733	20733	20758	10273
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)	71.11	71.11	71.11	71.11	B
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)	1.52	1.52	1.88	1.52	%
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)	95.59	95.59	101	89.91
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)	1.18	1.18	1.18	1.09
Physicians (per 1,000 people)	2.77	2.77	3.21	2.43
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)	0.63	0.63	0.63	0.6
Armed forces personnel, total	10000	10000	10000	9800
Time required to start a business (days)	23	23	57.5	22.5
Time required to build a warehouse (days)	138	138	152	138