Anuario estadístico de América Latina y el Caribe

This edition contains a selection, updated to the end of December 1999, of the main statistical series available on economic and social trends in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Part One consists of derived social and economic indicators (growth rates, ratios or coefficients) that provide an overview of each area of interest, along with the background material needed to make the information suitable for use in specialized analyses. Part Two provides historical series in absolute figures which can be used for a variety of purposes. The majority of the statistical tables cover a single topic, organized to facilitate comparisons among countries as well as between individual countries and regional totals or averages (the exception being tables on the balance of payments and national accounts, which have been prepared on a country-by-country basis). In most of the tables, countries are listed in alphabetical order. Presented in both Spanish and English. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR