## Chile: Staff Report for the 2002 Article IV Consultation

_IMF Staff Country Reports, July 31, 2002_

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Chile: Staff Report for the 2002 Article IV Consultation](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2016/12/30/chile-staff-report-for-the-2002-article-iv-consultation-15981)

## Other formats

- [Markdown version](/en/publications/cr/issues/2016/12/30/chile-staff-report-for-the-2002-article-iv-consultation-15981/index.md)
- [Structured JSON version](/en/publications/cr/issues/2016/12/30/chile-staff-report-for-the-2002-article-iv-consultation-15981/index.json)
- [Bundle manifest](/en/publications/cr/issues/2016/12/30/chile-staff-report-for-the-2002-article-iv-consultation-15981/bundle-manifest.json)

## Bibliographic details
- Published: July 31, 2002
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451807509.002

---

### Macroeconomic assessment
- Economic fundamentals remain sound and have improved through the evolution of the policy regime in recent years.
- The country is operating in a difficult environment for several years, coping with a sequence of negative shocks.
- Real GDP grew by 2.8 percent in 2001.
- Weakening domestic demand was offset by a strong expansion of net export volumes.

### External sector and prices
- There has been a substantial decline in Chile’s terms of trade.
- The external current account deficit has widened moderately, to about 2 percent of GDP.

### Thematic coverage (subjects and keywords)
- Subjects: Banking, Exchange rates, Exports, External debt, Foreign exchange, International trade, Labor, Metal prices, Prices
- Keywords: CR, exchange market intervention, exchange rate, Exchange rates, Exports, Global, interest rate, ISCR, Metal prices, policy council, policy development, policy horizon, rate pass-through, regime

### Publication metadata (key items)
- Pages: 59
- Volume: 2002
- Issue: 155
- Series: Country Report No. 2002/155
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451807509.002
- Stock No: 1CHLEA0012002
- ISBN: 9781451807509
- ISSN: 1934-7685
- Publication date on page: July 31, 2002

*Chile: Staff Report for the 2002 Article IV Consultation, IMF Staff Country Reports 2002, 155 (2002).*

---

## Content in this bundle

- **IMF Concludes 2002 Article IV Consultation with Chile**
  - [IMF Concludes 2002 Article IV Consultation with Chile (Markdown version)](/-/media/websites/imf/imported-full-text-pdf/external/pubs/ft/scr/2002/_cr02155.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [IMF Concludes 2002 Article IV Consultation with Chile (PDF)](/-/media/websites/imf/imported-full-text-pdf/external/pubs/ft/scr/2002/_cr02155.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}

---

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2016/12/30/chile-staff-report-for-the-2002-article-iv-consultation-15981_