The external sector
- Author: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Main Title: Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 1998-1999 , pp 95-115
- Publication Date: December 1999
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/b3437d45-en
- Language: English
The shock waves from the crisis that erupted in Asia in 1997 were transmitted to Latin America and the Caribbean through the external sector, where both merchandise trade and capital flows were adversely affected. The main trade effects were a steep decline in the prices of commodities, which make up the bulk of the region’s exports, and a weakening of external demand in many of the countries. The first of these factors led to a drop in unit values for exports, and the second to a slowdown in the growth of export volumes -compounded, in some countries, by the destruction of export crops as a result of weather-related natural disasters. The end result was that the region’s export earnings fell for the first time since 1986 and the growth of the purchasing power of exports slowed considerably.
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