Brazil - Economic Indicator Real Sector

	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
GDP (real ann. %-chg)	0.2	4.3	1.3	2.7	1.1	5.7	2004
Consumption (real ann. %-chg)	0.3	3.3	1.2	2.6	-0.3	3.9	2004
Investment (real ann. %-chg)	-7.2	4.5	0.4	-5.2	-4.6	9.1	2004
Agriculture (real ann. %-chg)	7.4	3.0	6.1	6.6	5.8	2.3	2004
Industry (real ann. %-chg)	-1.6	5.0	-0.6	2.1	1.3	7.9	2004
Services (real ann. %-chg)	1.9	3.9	1.9	3.2	0.8	5.0	2004
Manufacturing (real ann. %-chg)	-0.7	6.6	1.6	2.7	0.1	8.3	2004
Automobile Sales (ann. %-chg)	-7.1	16.5	9.4	-1.1	-7.0	16.7	2004
São P. Ret. Sales (real ann. %-chg)	-0.4	6.0	-7.0	2.0	10.6	5.0	2004
Retail Sales (real ann. %-chg)	-	-	-2.8	-5.1	3.2	11.4	2004
Unemployment (%)	6.3	4.8	10.6	10.5	10.9	9.6	2004
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)	-5.8	-3.6	-3.6	-4.6	-5.1	-2.7	2004

Note: On 1 January 2003, the National Statistical Institute (IBGE) changed its unemployment methodology lowering the working age from 15 to 10 years. Backward series are available only until October 2001.

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