Brazil's current conditions
7.10
Sources: ILO. Panorama Laboral, IBGE/PME
Inflation
Years Inflation%
1965-79 30.0
1980-93 423
1992 1149
1993 2489
1994 929
1995 22.0
1996 9.1
1997 4.3
1998 2.5
1999 8.4
2000 7.0
2001 6.8
2002 8.4
2003f 14.0
2004f 5.5
Source: International Monetary Fund
Exchange Rates
Year Exchange Rate
1995 0.8440
1996 0.9712
1997 1.0409
1998 1.1173
1999 1.2099
2000 1.8190
2001 1.9410
2002 2.3610
2003 3.3090
*All rates given for the month of Jan with US$ as the base
Source: Federal Reserve Bank [next page]