Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Latin America and the Caribbean GDP % change on year ago LT Consensus Forecast * latest 2005 2006F 2007F Argentina 9.0 Q1 '06 9.2 6.8 4.5 Brazil 3.4 Q1 '06 2.3 3.6 3.8 Chile 5.1 Q1 '06 6.3 5.6 5.2 Colombia 5.2 Q1 '06 5.1 4.5 4.1 Ecuador 4.9 Q4 '06 3.5 3.0 2.7 Mexico 5.5 Q1 '06 3.0 4.0 3.4 Peru 7.2 Q1 '06 6.7 5.2 4.8 Venezuela 9.4 Q1 '06 9.3 6.1 4.3 Industrial production Unemployment % change on year ago % rate latest latest Argentina 7.7 Apr '06 11.4 Q1 '06 Brazil -1.9 Apr '06 10.4 Apr '06+ Chile 0.9 Apr '06 8.3 Apr '06 Colombia -2.4 Apr '06 12.1 Apr '06 Ecuador -4.6 Apr '06 10.3 Apr '06 Mexico -0.9 Apr '06 3.3 Apr '06+ Peru 3.0 Apr '06 9.5 Apr '06 Venezuela -- -- 10.2 Apr '06 Producer prices Consumer prices % change on year ago LT Consensus Forecast * latest 2005 2006F 2007F Argentina 10.9 Apr '06 12.3 13.0 12.8 Brazil -3.1 Apr '06 5.7 4.4 4.4 Chile 5.7 Apr '06 3.7 3.2 3.1 Colombia 3.3 Apr '06 4.9 4.4 4.2 Ecuador 21.7 Apr '06 3.5 3.5 3.2 Mexico 4.1 Apr '06 3.3 3.4 3.4 Peru 4.3 Apr '06 1.5 2.6 2.4 Venezuela 10.7 Apr '06 14.4 14.1 14.3 Exchange rates Current account end of...