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Economic Indicators for FJ

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Lending interest rate (%)	4.97	4.97	7.85	4.97	%
GDP growth (annual %)	8.03	8.03	20.02	-17.04	B
Labor force, total	390298	390298	400364	364378
GDP (current US$)	5494797540.73	5494797540.73	5581425327.44	2870624635.68	B
Consumer price index (2010 = 100)	137.8	137.8	137.8	100
Population, total	936375	936375	936375	905169
Real interest rate (%)	0.55	0.55	8.67	-5.99	%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)	69.33	69.33	69.47	44.51	B
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)	2.46	2.46	2.75	2.46	%
New businesses registered (number)	1352	1352	1352	1121
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)	48.17	48.17	61.11	27.25	B
Current account balance (% of GDP)	-17.38	-17.38	-1.43	-17.38	B
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)	4.52	4.52	7.28	-2.6	%
Armed forces personnel, total	4000	4000	4040	3500
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)	0.51	0.51	0.51	0.51
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)	94.84	94.84	100.57	51.45
Time required to build a warehouse (days)	141	141	141	141
Time required to start a business (days)	40	40	58	40
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)	1.89	1.89	2.2	1.88
Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education)	5.02	5.02	6.76	1.47	%
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate)	4.32	4.32	9	4.32	%
Physicians (per 1,000 people)	0.81	0.81	0.81	0.41