MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Uruguay 2012 GDP expanded 3.9% boosted by construction and domestic demand
Uruguay’s GDP expanded 3.9% last in 2012 over the previous year despite a slight contraction in the fourth quarter, according to a late Wednesday release from the Central bank. The bank’s original estimate was 4%. In 2011 the economy grew a revised 6.5%. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesOther than the incompetent directors of UTE who masterminded FOUR price rises in 2012 and one in 2013 so far, I have not met anybody who has increased their income by more than the inflation figure.
Mar 28th, 2013 - 05:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I also do not know of anybody who thinks inflation for 2012 was 7.48%. I have run an Excel spreadsheet covering all our expenses since we arrived in UY not quite 2 years ago and can prove that the figure is certainly nearer 10%. Considering we are retired and own our own very nice house here and have no children or dependants I shudder to think what the inflation rate is for young families: it must be greater than 12%.
So given that “Families’ final consumption increased 6.5% and became one of the main growth factors for the Uruguayan economy in 2012” why is this surprising? The families MUST have cut back on their living standards to produce this low figure.
The government MUST get a hold of inflation very, very soon or risk a runaway that will be very difficult to stop. The forecast in growth for 2013 seems to follow the level of incompetence expected from having two competing government departments running the economy.
Why should this government be able to run a balanced economy when their only response was to freeze prices, not deal with the root cause of the trouble: their own profligacy?
Its credit cards which most families cant or wont pay back Chris
Mar 28th, 2013 - 09:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0#1
Mar 29th, 2013 - 07:31 am - Link - Report abuse 0If you don't like it, go back where you came from !!
Who invited you to that “horrible” country anyway ?
2 redpoll
Mar 29th, 2013 - 12:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0It's the same the world over unfortunately. It does of course increase their costs and in some cases they get out of hand and run up really unimaginable debts.
First time I have seen this: one pensioner couple in the supermarket paid for what appeared to be their weekly shop with three credit cards and had to apportion an amount to each. I just hope for their sake they have a way to pay for it.
I see we have the twat sussie calling itself aedi now.
@4 In BA I seem to recall that when you bought your weekly groceries on your credit card you could pay it off over 12 months.... maybe that makes sense with hyperinflation if there is a 0% interest charge on the debt... but it didn't make much sense to me.
Mar 29th, 2013 - 03:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0In Australia all the banks will let you move your credit cards over to them with only a 1 or 2% interest charge for the first 12 months. The cunning buggers know that you will still have a swag of debt on your card a year later when they jack the rate up to 20%.
Yes Frank. When will folk learn to use thier cards as a convenience and not as a credit. Yes if they fall behind its 20% interest. Bit like Bill Kearns “Tale of Trevors trapped Testicle”
Mar 29th, 2013 - 03:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0#4
Mar 30th, 2013 - 02:13 am - Link - Report abuse 0Normally, I wouldn't waste my time on idiotic comments, this time I will insist:
Just GO BACK WHERE YOU CAME FROM !
Credit cards aren't common in Uruguay but there are more people with money in this country now due to the increase in jobs. I do live in Uruguay and can attest to how expensive living has become here. Add this to a rising Peso and you have a perfect storm which is driving the expat retirees to the wall.
Mar 31st, 2013 - 11:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Not sure what aedi is on about. Perhaps he is an Argentine?
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