En este trabajo se presenta la clasificación del gasto en consumo final de los hogares e Instituciones Privadas Sin Fines de Lucro (IPSFL) por finalidad, a precios corrientes y constantes para el periodo 2003-2007, utilizando el Clasificador de Consumo Individual por Finalidad (COICOP). Las...

El Banco Central de Chile (BCCh) elabora mediciones de actividad económica en distintas frecuencias. Es así como, en el marco de las cuentas nacionales, compila el Producto Interno Bruto (PIB) real y nominal, en periodicidad anual y trimestral. Adicionalmente, elabora el Índice Mensual de...

En este trabajo se presenta el empalme de las series a nivel de subclases del Índice de Precios al Consumidor (IPC) de Chile, para el período que va desde abril-1989 hasta diciembre-2008. La metodología ocupada es la misma que utiliza el Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (INE) para obtener...

Este artículo constituye el primer esfuerzo por proporcionar una caracterización extensiva de la deuda financiera de los hogares chilenos en la última década, que permita contribuir al debate con una evaluación del riesgo que este segmento conlleva para el sistema financiero chileno. Con...

This paper introduces a coherent set of statistics that allows close monitoring of the Central Bank’s foreign exchange interventions, its international reserves situation, its foreign currency exposure, and its consolidated foreign liquidity position with the Central Government. The set of...

For many years, Chile has benefited from two surveys of labor force developments for the “Greater Santiago Area.” One of these surveys dates back to the 1950s and is conducted by the University of Chile. The other is a national survey, conducted by the National Institute of Statistics (NIS),...

Gross Domestic Product by Region shows how economic activity has evolved in each region of the country. In this document, the Central Bank of Chile presents the methodology and results of the series of the Gross Domestic Product by Region for the years 1996-2004. This series is based on the...

The gradual and uniform reduction of the general ad valorem import tariff has been a fundamental part in Chile’s global trade liberalization process, initiated in previous decades. This reduction was strengthened with the implementation of Free Trade Agreements with Chile’s main trade...

This paper presents the methodology of fixed asset investment measurement (i.e., gross fixed capital formation, GFCF) by economic activities for the Chilean economy during the period 2004- 2005, at current and constant prices. Fixed asset investment by economic activities is estimated...

This paper describes the Employment Advertisement Index that, based on information on firms seeking to recruit, provides an insight on unsatisfied demand for labour. The new index uses a different methodology and takes into account some difficulties found in the previously released Vacancy...