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Economic Indicators for Paraguay

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Producer Price Index YoY	-1.7	-1.5	-1.5	-1.8	%
Consumer Confidence	39.67	42.99	42.99	38.21
Balance of Trade	-50.84	-49.29	253.45	-95.98	B
Inflation Rate YoY	1.5	1.6	2.1	1.5	%
GDP Growth Rate QoQ	-8.04	5.19	5.19	-8.04	%
GDP Growth Rate YoY	4	7.3	7.3	4	%
Interest Rate Decision	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	%
Consumer price index (2010 = 100)	176.15	176.15	176.15	108.25
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)	42.55	42.55	42.55	33.27	B
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)	40.44	40.44	40.44	29.49	B
GDP growth (annual %)	4.71	4.71	8.29	-0.82	B
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate)	5.79	5.79	7.55	4.09	%
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)	4.63	4.63	9.77	1.77	%
GDP (current US$)	42956263543.95	42956263543.95	42956263543.95	33271921136.32	B
Current account balance (% of GDP)	0.26	0.26	4.61	-7.14	B
Labor force, total	3455511	3455511	3455511	2686912
Population, total	6861524	6861524	6861524	5843939
New businesses registered (number)	3072	3072	3072	240
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)	2.44	2.44	2.68	2.44	%
Lending interest rate (%)	12.51	12.51	21.19	12.51	%
Physicians (per 1,000 people)	3.24	3.24	3.24	1.05
Real interest rate (%)	3.75	3.75	17.85	3.75	%
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)	89.88	89.88	92.94	71.5
Armed forces personnel, total	29000	29000	29000	25450
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)	0.53	0.53	0.53	0.53
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)	1.01	1.01	1.01	0.83
Time required to build a warehouse (days)	121	121	121	121
Time required to start a business (days)	35	35	35	35
Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education)	2.76	2.76	4.25	2.44	%