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Gross domestic product growth
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According to preliminary estimations of the National Statistics Administrative
Department (DANE), the annual growth for Colombia in the third quarter of 2001 was 0.98%,
2.4 percentage points lower than the registered in the same period of the previous year.
The growth with regards to the precedent quarter was 0.74% and during the year the growth
was 1.44%. The latter number is 1.33 percentage points lower than the registered one the
same period of 2000. The annual growth of the economy was led by the sectors of:
exploitation of mines and quarries (3.52%), electricity, gas and water (2.83%),
construction (3.9%), transport and communication (2.46%), social services (1,66%),
financial establishments (1.19%) and trade (0.45%). On the contrary, a fall appeared in
the sectors of Agricultural (-0.27%) and Industry (-3.31%). In the quarter are outlined
the growths of exploitation of mines and quarries (7.71%), construction (3.35%) and social
services (2.46%). During the year, the groups that are outlined are electricity, gas and
water (2.29%), trade (2.14 %) and transport (2.35%).

REAL GDP GROWTH BY SECTOR %
| SECTOR
|
1998 |
|
1999p |
2000p |
Variations 2001 p* |
| Annual |
Quarterly |
Accrued during the year |
| I Quarter |
II Quarter |
III Quarter |
I Quarter |
II Quarter |
III Quarter |
I Quarter |
II Quarter |
III Quarter |
| AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK, FISHING, FORESTRY AND HUNTING |
0.08 |
|
0.22 |
5.18 |
3.17 |
-0.37 |
-0.27 |
-0.87 |
-1.43 |
0.30 |
3.17 |
1.38 |
0.82 |
| MINING AND QUARRY EXPLOITATION |
14.13 |
|
5.14 |
-5.45 |
-7.58 |
-3.72 |
3.52 |
-0.99 |
-2.42 |
7.71 |
-7.58 |
-5.71 |
-2.70 |
| ELECTRICITY, GAS AND WATER |
1.41 |
|
-2.28 |
2.30 |
1.07 |
3.00 |
2.83 |
0.50 |
0.99 |
0.26 |
1.07 |
2.03 |
2.29 |
| MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY |
0.30 |
|
-10.16 |
9.88 |
2.75 |
1.26 |
-3.31 |
-0.35 |
-0.40 |
-1.06 |
2.75 |
2.00 |
0.18 |
| CONSTRUCTION |
-9.09 |
|
-21.46 |
-1.06 |
-4.27 |
-1.42 |
3.90 |
-7.01 |
3.78 |
3.35 |
-4.27 |
-2.84 |
-0.62 |
| COMMERCE, REPAIRS, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS |
-2.29 |
|
-8.59 |
5.06 |
4.20 |
1.83 |
0.45 |
0.45 |
-0.62 |
0.19 |
4.20 |
3.00 |
2.14 |
| TRANSPORTATION, STORAGE AND COMMUNICATIONS |
3.11 |
|
-1.43 |
3.61 |
2.05 |
2.54 |
2.46 |
0.73 |
0.95 |
0.52 |
2.05 |
2.30 |
2.35 |
| FINANCIAL, INSURANCE, REAL STATE AND SERVICE INSTITUTIONS |
-2.05 |
|
-7.00 |
-0.26 |
1.22 |
0.10 |
1.19 |
2.01 |
-0.33 |
0.34 |
1.22 |
0.66 |
0.84 |
| SOCIAL SERVICES, COMMUNAL AND PERSONAL |
2.75 |
|
3.15 |
-1.05 |
-0.24 |
0.79 |
1.66 |
-1.41 |
0.06 |
2.46 |
-0.24 |
0.28 |
0.74 |
| Minus: Imputed banking
services |
-9.25 |
|
-20.39 |
-8.13 |
-4.65 |
-13.24 |
-5.75 |
1.59 |
-6.45 |
3.47 |
-4.65 |
-9.00 |
-7.94 |
| Subtotal value added |
0.87 |
|
-3.24 |
2.93 |
1.40 |
1.23 |
0.99 |
-0.45 |
0.04 |
0.94 |
1.40 |
1.31 |
1.21 |
| Plus taxes except IVA |
3.26 |
|
-3.14 |
-4.34 |
4.42 |
3.20 |
-7.98 |
-0.67 |
-0.77 |
-4.94 |
4.42 |
3.81 |
-0.29 |
| Minus: Subsidies |
18.64 |
|
0.54 |
16.28 |
14.92 |
33.31 |
19.25 |
4.27 |
5.70 |
-3.97 |
14.92 |
23.69 |
22.18 |
| Plus non deducible IVA |
-6.23 |
|
-17.28 |
4.98 |
6.11 |
7.24 |
4.46 |
1.61 |
1.61 |
-0.06 |
6.11 |
6.68 |
5.92 |
| Plus: Duties and taxes on imports |
-1.41 |
|
-23.49 |
8.08 |
15.08 |
27.46 |
15.25 |
8.70 |
6.73 |
-2.48 |
15.08 |
21.15 |
19.11 |
| GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT |
0.56 |
|
-4.05 |
2.81 |
1.72 |
1.64 |
0.98 |
-0.30 |
0.13 |
0.74 |
1.72 |
1.68 |
1.44 |
p : Provisional.
*: Annual Variation = actual quarter / same quarter of the previous quarter.
Quarterly Variation = actual quarter / previous quarter.
Accrued Variation During the Year = Accrued variation during the year /
previous accrued same period during the year.
Source: National Administrative Department of Statistics(DANE). |