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Economic Indicators for Uruguay

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Unemployment Rate	7.2	7	7.6	7	%
Inflation Rate YoY	4.55	4.27	4.55	4.25	%
Balance of Trade	-182.8	-71.7	138.4	-182.8	B
GDP Growth Rate YoY	-0.5	0.9	0.9	-0.5	%
Industrial Production YoY	4.2	5.4	5.4	-3.5	%
Interest Rate Decision	5.75	5.75	5.75	5.75	%
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate)	9.46	9.46	10.41	6.44	%
Population, total	3423108	3423108	3429086	3371133
Real interest rate (%)	8.18	8.18	8.18	-3.35	%
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)	5.87	5.87	9.76	5.87	%
GDP growth (annual %)	0.37	0.37	5.56	-7.38	B
Consumer price index (2010 = 100)	277.19	277.19	277.19	126.87
Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education)	2.33	2.33	3.01	1.61	%
GDP (current US$)	77240831587.17	77240831587.17	77240831587.17	53668636567.87	B
Lending interest rate (%)	11.9	11.9	16.17	7.45	%
Labor force, total	1758271	1758271	1758271	1669499
Current account balance (% of GDP)	-3.77	-3.77	1.23	-3.92	B
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)	27.5	27.5	31.98	22.48	B
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)	24.24	24.24	29.14	20.45	B
Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP)	28.84	28.84	28.84	22.14	B
New businesses registered (number)	6999	6999	6999	3300
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)	1.48	1.48	2.02	1.48	%
Physicians (per 1,000 people)	6.2	6.2	6.2	3.97
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)	97.8	97.8	150.09	97.41
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)	2.48	2.48	2.52	2.44
Armed forces personnel, total	22000	22000	25450	22000
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)	60.28	60.28	60.28	40.09	B
Time required to build a warehouse (days)	265	265	265	265
Time required to start a business (days)	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5