REAL GDP GROWTH RATE (% CHANGE)                                                                      

Country                 1983   1984   1985   1986   1987   1988   1989   1990   1991   1992     1993 

Antigua & Barbuda        6.4    6.5    6.7   16.9   11.4    7.7    6.3    3.4    4.3    1.7      2.6 
Argentina                2.9    2.5   -4.4    5.6    2.5   -1.9   -6.2     .1    8.9    8.7      5.0 
Barbados                  .4    3.6    1.0    4.7    2.8    3.5    3.6   -3.3   -5.4   -2.9      1.8 
Belize                  -.60   4.80   2.20   4.80  12.60   9.60  12.90    8.0   4.70   4.90      4.3 
Bolivia                 -6.5    -.3    -.2   -2.9    4.5    3.0   2.80    4.1   5.30   2.70      3.2 
Brazil                  -3.5    5.3    7.9    7.6    3.6    -.1    3.3   -4.4     .9    -.9      4.5 
Chile                    -.7    6.3    2.5    5.6    5.7    7.4   10.0    2.1    6.0   10.4      6.0 
Colombia                 1.6    3.5    3.3    5.8    5.4    4.1    3.4    4.3    2.1    3.5      4.5 
Costa Rica               2.9    8.0     .7    5.5    4.8    3.4    5.7    3.6    2.3    7.7      6.0 
Dominica                 2.1    5.5    1.7    6.8    6.8    8.0   -1.2    6.4    2.2    2.1      2.1 
Dominican Republic       5.2     .5   -2.6    3.2    6.6    1.6    4.1   -5.0    -.9    7.8      3.0 
Ecuador                 -2.9    4.2    4.4    3.1   -6.0   10.5     .3    3.0    4.9    3.5      1.7 
El Salvador               .8    2.3    2.0     .6    2.7    1.6    1.0    3.4    3.5    5.1      5.0 
Grenada                  1.0    5.6    4.9    5.5    6.0    5.3    5.7    5.2    2.9     .1       .5 
Guatemala               -2.6     .5    -.6     .1    3.5    3.9    4.0    3.1    3.7    4.8      4.0 
Guyana                 -9.30   2.10    1.0   -.90    .90  -2.60  -3.30  -5.30    6.0    7.8      7.4 
Haiti                     .8     .3     .2     .6     .6   -1.5   -1.5   -3.0   -4.0   -4.0        na
Honduras                 -.9    4.3    4.2     .7    6.0    4.6    4.3     .1    3.3    5.6      3.7 
Jamaica                  2.2    -.9   -3.7    3.9    5.5    3.4    4.7    4.1     .8    1.8      3.0 
Mexico                  -5.3   10.3    2.6   -3.7    1.6    1.4    3.3    4.5    3.6    2.6       .6 
Nicaragua                4.6   -1.6   -4.1   -1.0    -.7  -12.5   -1.7    -.3    -.2     .4      -.5 
Panama                    .4    -.4    4.7    3.4    2.3  -15.6    -.4    4.6    9.6    8.6      5.9 
Paraguay                -3.0    3.1    4.0     .0    4.3    6.4    5.8    3.1    2.5    1.8      3.7 
Peru                   -12.0    4.8    2.2    9.2    7.4   -8.2  -11.8   -4.3    2.6   -2.8      7.0 
St. Kitts &  Nevis      -2.4    3.0   14.8    6.7    6.9    9.8    6.7    3.0    6.8    5.0      6.2 
St. Lucia                2.3    6.3    6.0    5.0     .5    9.2    5.4    5.5    2.0   6.70        na
St. Vincent & Grens.     5.1    9.6    4.6    7.2    6.3    8.6    5.9    6.5    3.3    5.9        na
Uruguay                 -6.0   -1.3     .2    7.6    5.8     .5    1.3     .9    2.9    7.4      1.7 
Venezuela               -5.6   -1.4    1.4    6.3    4.5    6.2   -8.6    6.5    9.7    6.8     -1.0