Colombia - Economic Indicators

	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Real Sector
GDP (real annual %-change)	0.6	-4.2	2.9	1.4	2.0	2.0	Q2 2003
Manufacturing (real annual %-chg)	-1.7	-13.5	10.6	0.7	1.0	1.0	Jun-03
Unemployment (%)	15.7	18.0	19.5	16.4	15.7	17.8	Jul-03
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)	-3.4	-7.0	-3.5	-3.7	-4.6	-4.3	Q1 2003
Monetary Sector
Money (annual variation of M1 in %)	-5.4	22.1	30.1	12.1	15.5	10.0	Jul-03
Money (annual variation of M3 in %)	8.9	6.4	3.8	9.9	8.4	11.4	Jul-03
Inflation (CPI, annual variation in %)	16.7	9.2	8.8	7.6	7.0	7.3	Aug-03
Inflation (PPI, annual variation in %)	13.5	12.8	11.0	6.9	9.3	9.0	Aug-03
Interest Rate (90d DTF rate in %)	36.3	15.8	13.4	11.5	7.7	7.8	Jul-03
Markets
Stock Market (ytd in US$-terms in %)	-45.3	-19.1	-41.2	37.1	18.3	54.7	29-Aug-03
Stock Market (IGBC ytd in %)	-22.3	-8.4	-26.4	32.8	52.5	27.5	29-Aug-03
Bond Market (EMBI Plus var. in %)	-	423.9	756.5	531.5	645.0	420.0	29-Aug-03
Bond Market ('27 Bond over UST)	701	500	721	618	598	418	29-Aug-03
External Sector
Exchange Rate (Peso/US$)	1,535.6	1,873.8	2,229.2	2,291.2	2,864.8	2,846.3	Aug-03
Balance of Payments (US$ m)	-1,390	-315	870	1,217	138	-236	Q1 2003
Current Account Balance (US$ m)	-4,858	671	628	-1,250	-1,643	-2,058	Q1 2003
Trade Balance (US$ m)	-3,744	917	1,583	-524	-791	-1,104	Jun-03
Exports (US$ m)	10,890	11,575	13,121	12,309	11,908	12,169	Jun-03
Imports (US$ m)	14,634	10,658	11,538	12,834	12,699	13,273	Jun-03
Int. Reserves (US$ m)	8,740	8,102	9,004	10,192	10,844	10,440	Aug-03
Int. Reserves (months of imports)	6.8	9.1	9.4	9.5	10.2	9.9	Aug-03
External Debt (US$ m)	33,678	33,403	33,439	39,038	37,232	36,112	May-03
Ratings
Sov. Rating Moody's	Baa3	Ba2	Ba2	Ba2	Ba2	Ba2	29-Aug-03
Sov. Rating S & P	BBB-	BB+	BB	BB	BB	BB	29-Aug-03
Sov. Rating Fitch IBCA, Duff & Phelps	BBB	BBB	BB+	BB	BB	BB	29-Aug-03

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