PRESIDÊNCIA DA REPÚBLICA

Brasília
1999

SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

THE ECONOMY

INFLATION

• MONTHY INFLATION - Comparison with previous stabilization plans
• INFLATION RATE* - accumulated 12 months
• BASIC FOOD BASKET vs. MINIMUM WAGE

GROWTH

• GROSAS DOMESTIC PRODUCT - average growth rate per year (%))
• REAL PER CAPITA GDP - average growth rate
• GRAIN PRODUCTION
• FERTILIZER CONSUMPTION

PRODUCTION INCENTIVES

• GROSS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION (% GDP)
• GROWTH OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTIVITY - physical prodution per hour paid in manufacturing industry
• AGRICULTURAL INCENTIVES
• NEW INDUSTRIAL POLICY
• CAPITAL GOODS AS A PERCENTAGE SHARE OF IMPORTS
• MANUFACTURED GOODS EXPORTS - US$ millions
• EXPORT FINANCING PROGRAM - PROEX - investments (in R$ millions)
• DISBURSEMENTS OF THE FOREIGN TRADE CREDIT PROGRAM (BNDES-EXIM) TO SUPPORT EXPORTATION OF CAPITAL GOODS (US$ millions)

MINIMUN WAGE AND EARNINGS

• PURCHASING POWER OF MINIMUM WAGE - as a percentage of the basic food basket
• AVERAGE EARNINGS OF EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS - in Reais as of April, 1999

EMPLOYMENT

• URBAN UNEPLOYMENT RATE COMPARISON WITH OTHER COUNTRIES - may/1999
• URBAN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN LATIN AMERICA - 1º quarter/99
• BRAZIL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FIGURES - (em %)
• EMPLOYED POPULATION BY SECTOR METROPOLITAN REGIONS - (may 1994/1999)

CONSUPTION AND QUALIT OF LIFE

• PROCESSED FOOD - CONSUMPTION VARIATION % - FROM 1994 TO 1998
• PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH HOME APPLIANCES
• PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH HOME APPLIANCES
• NATIONAL CEMENT CONSUMPTION - in 1.000 tons
• BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE NEW PRIVATE HOMES
• INSTALLED CAPACITY FOR GENERATION OF ENERGY
• INVESTIMENT INCREASE IN PIPELINES FOR THE NORTHEAST - 300 million m³/year available 1.600 km of pipelines built
• WATER AVAILABILITY ÁGUA BOA PROJECT NORTHEAS DESALINIZATION

FISCAL POLICY AND STRUCTURAL REFORMS

• INTRODUCTION
• REFORMS
• RECOVERY OF THE ROLE OF PUBLIC BUDGET
• ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM
• SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM
• TAX REFORM
• FISCAL STABILIZATION PROGRAM
• STATES, MUNICIPALITIES AND STATE-OWNED COMPANIES
• FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW

PRIVATIZATION PROGRAM

• NATIONAL PRIVATIZATION PROGRAM - 1991/1999
• SALES REVENUES EXCLUDING TRANSFERRED DEBTS
• NEXT PRIVATIZATIONS

EXTERNAL SECTOR

• TRADE BALANCE - Accumulated in 12 months (Jan/94 to May/99)
• IMPORTS AS PERCENTAGE OF GDP
• DIRECT NET FOREIGN INVESTMENTS - Accumulated flow in the year - US$ billions
• INTERNATIONAL RESERVES - INTERNATIONAL LIQUIDITY (in US$ billions)

SOCIAL PROGRESS

EDUCATION

• ENROLLMENT GROWTH PER EDUCATIONAL LEVEL 1994/1998
• "ALL KIDS IN SCHOOL" PROGRAM NATIONAL REGISTRATION WEEK FEBRUARY 7-14, 1998
• PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN FINISHING - Elementary & Junior high School
• NET SCHOOLING RATE - Brazil 1991/1998
• % OF CHILDREN ATTENDING SCHOOL PER AGE GROUP - 1992/93 - 1995/97
• "DIRECTLY IN SCHOOL" PROGRAM - transferred resources
• SCHOOL LUNCH - nº of students served
• SCHOOL LUNCH - Municipalities served in decentralized manner
• NATIONAL TEXTBOOK PROGRAM - nº of distributed books
• EDUCATION AT DISTANCE - SCHOOL TV (Tecnological Support Progrom) 1997/1998

HEALTH

• INFANT MORTALITY RATE - per 1,000 children born
• AVOIDED DEATH OF CHILDREN 12 Mos. & UNDER - FOR THE 1991 TO 1998 PERIOD
• COMMUNITY HEALTH AGENTS - nº of agents
• COMMUNITY HEALTH AGENTS - nº of municipalities served
• PROPORTION OF PREGNANT WOMEN WITH PRENATAL APPOINTMENTS ASSISTED BY PACS
• FAMILY HEALTH PROGRAM - nº of municipalities
• FAMILY HEALTH PROGRAM - nº of teams

SOCIAL SECUTIRY

• RURAL BENEFITS
• EVOLUTION IN AVERAGE AMOUNTS GRANTED BY SOCIAL SECURITY
• NUMBER OF SENIOR AND HANDICAPPED CITIZENS BENEFITED FROM SOCIAL SECURITY

AGRARIAN REFORM

• NUMBER OF FAMILIES SETTLED BY THE AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM

PRESIDÊNCIA DA REPÚBLICA
Secretaria de Comunicação de Governo

Contributing Entities:
Ministério da Fazenda
Secretaria de Política Econômica
Banco Central do Brasil
Ministério do Orçamento e Gestão