Costa Rica: desempeño macroeconómico en 1996
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1997-12-01
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Ramirez, Edwin
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Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
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Durante 1996, la economía de Costa Rica mostró un estancamiento en su actividad productiva que finalmente devino en una contracción del 1% en el Producto Interno Bruto (PIB), después de un año previo de desaceleración en ese agregado nacional (2,5% de variación en 1995) y muy lejos del desempeño alcanzado en 1992 (7,7%) y 1993 (6,5%). Esa contracción económica apenas si puede asociarse al cumplimiento de presuntas severas metas de estabilización macroeconómica contabilizadas en el último convenio respectivo con el Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI). En efecto, el déficit fiscal excedió las expectativas del Gobierno y se situó en el 5,1% respecto del PIB, superando al indicador del año previo que fue del 4,4%; y el déficit en la cuenta corriente de la balanza de pagos incrementó su participación respecto del PIB (1,6%). El nivel de divisas en poder del Banco Central se contrajo ligeramente a contrapelo de la meta del programa de estabilización. Los precios, sin embargo, mostraron una desaceleración en su ritmo de crecimiento; así, la inflación disminuyó hasta ubicarse en un 13,9%, medida por la variación anual del índice de precios al consumidor (IPC) a diciembre.
During 1996, the Costa Rican economy showed a stagnation in its productive activity that finally resulted in a 1% contraction in Gross Domestic Product (GDP), after a previous year of deceleration in that national aggregate (2.5% of variation in 1995) and very far from the performance achieved in 1992 (7.7%) and 1993 (6.5%). This economic contraction can hardly be associated with the fulfillment of presumed severe macroeconomic stabilization goals recorded in the last respective agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In effect, the fiscal deficit exceeded the Government's expectations and stood at 5.1% with respect to GDP, surpassing the previous year's indicator of 4.4%; and the deficit in the current account of the balance of payments increased its participation with respect to the GDP (1.6%). The level of foreign exchange held by the Central Bank contracted slightly against the target of the stabilization program. Prices, however, showed a slowdown in their growth rate; thus, inflation decreased to 13.9%, measured by the annual variation of the consumer price index (CPI) to December.
During 1996, the Costa Rican economy showed a stagnation in its productive activity that finally resulted in a 1% contraction in Gross Domestic Product (GDP), after a previous year of deceleration in that national aggregate (2.5% of variation in 1995) and very far from the performance achieved in 1992 (7.7%) and 1993 (6.5%). This economic contraction can hardly be associated with the fulfillment of presumed severe macroeconomic stabilization goals recorded in the last respective agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In effect, the fiscal deficit exceeded the Government's expectations and stood at 5.1% with respect to GDP, surpassing the previous year's indicator of 4.4%; and the deficit in the current account of the balance of payments increased its participation with respect to the GDP (1.6%). The level of foreign exchange held by the Central Bank contracted slightly against the target of the stabilization program. Prices, however, showed a slowdown in their growth rate; thus, inflation decreased to 13.9%, measured by the annual variation of the consumer price index (CPI) to December.
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COSTA RICA, GOBIERNO, MACROECONOMÍA, DEFICIT FISCAL, GOVERNMENT, MACROECONOMIC, FISCAL DEFICIT