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Economic Indicators for LA

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
GDP growth (annual %)	3.75	3.75	8.53	0.5	B
Labor force, total	3173370	3173370	3173370	2356676
Consumer price index (2010 = 100)	239.07	239.07	239.07	94.22
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)	31.23	31.23	31.23	0.14	%
Current account balance (% of GDP)	2.55	2.55	2.55	-15.72	B
GDP (current US$)	15843155731.26	15843155731.26	18981805250.24	5446433157.4	B
Population, total	7633779	7633779	7633779	6229930
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)	2.45	2.45	3.38	2.45	%
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate)	1.21	1.21	3.27	0.71	%
Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education)	2.8	2.8	5.18	2.12	%
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)	1.31	1.31	1.69	1.03
Physicians (per 1,000 people)	0.33	0.33	0.44	0.2
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)	0.46	0.46	0.46	0.45
New businesses registered (number)	699	699	901	40
Armed forces personnel, total	129000	129000	129100	129000
Time required to build a warehouse (days)	92	92	92	83
Time required to start a business (days)	173	173	187	78
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)	100.01	100.01	101.95	95.75
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)	33.21	33.21	40.75	30.08	B
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)	41.88	41.88	60.31	41.88	B
Lending interest rate (%)	22.61	22.61	24.78	22.61	%
Real interest rate (%)	12.29	12.29	28.54	12.29	%