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OTHER GENERAL INDICATORS

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 Total population by rural and urban areas and
total labour force by gender, National Population Census 1960-2001
Thousand persons

Total of which: Total of which:

Labour
Population Urban Rural Men Women
Force
Habitants % Habitants % Number % Number %
1960 20 013 (1) 14 758 73.7 5 252 26.3 7 424 5 809 78.2 1 615 21.8
1970 23 364 (2) 18 797 78.4 5 165 21.6 9 011 6 722 74.6 2 288 25.4
1980 27 949 (1) 23 192 83.0 4 754 17.0 9 989 7 249 72.6 2 739 27.4
1991 32 615 28 436 87.2 4 179 12.8 13 202 8 423 63.8 4 778 36.2
2001 36 260 32 380 89.3 3 879 10.7 15 264 9 025 59.1 6 238 40.9
1. Excluding the Antarctic sector, Malvinas Islands and South Atlantic Islands.
2. Estimates from INDEC (1989), Estudios Nº15, “Estimaciones y proyecciones de población 1950-2025”.

Source: Demography analysis of the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC),

Gross Domestic Product (GDP), market prices, 2002-2006

Millions current pesos
GDP
2002 312 580
2003 375 909
2004 447 643
2005 531 939
2006 654 413

Source: Direction of National Accounts, Ministry of Economy and Production.

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 Exports and imports of Argentina, 2002-2006
Millions USD

50 000
45 000
40 000
35 000
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Exports Imports

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 Exports and imports of Argentina by main products, 2006
Percentage share in national total

Exports Imports

Others Mineral Others

20% products 15%
Mineral Machinery
Chemicals 19% products and electrical
6% 7% materials
30%
Manufacture
s of metals
Transport 7%
Vegetable
equipment
products
10% Oils and Plastics and
Live 14% Transport
fats Food rubber Chemicals
animals equipment
8% 15% 7% 16%
8% 18%

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 Exports from Argentina by product, 2002-2006
(Common Customs Tariff Nomenclature of MERCOSUR)
Millions USD
COMMON NOMENCLATURE
EXPORTS
OF MERCOSUR
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
TOTAL 25 453.5 29 138.3 34 135.7 39 722.6 45 902.2
Live animals 1 591.6 1 929.8 2 514.8 3 028.5 3 630.6
Vegetable products 4 213.2 5 160.0 5 493.4 6 449.7 6 296.7
Oils and fats 2 083.8 2 831.5 3 155.6 3 290.7 3 888.3
Food 3 900.1 4 805.4 5 442.7 5 948.0 7 029.7
Mineral products 4 973.3 5 633.1 6 581.6 7 636.8 8 735.3
Chemicals 1 463.5 1 675.2 2 146.9 2 453.8 2 801.7
Plastics and rubber 807.0 855.9 1 128.0 1 403.3 1 528.0
Hides and skins 759.2 793.6 939.4 949.4 1 036.2
Wood and charcoal 141.2 197.0 277.1 278.5 318.5
Paper 332.9 388.9 483.6 494.9 581.1
Textile materials 383.2 377.5 462.8 486.6 492.0
Footwear, umbrellas and others 13.2 18.7 21.4 30.4 34.0
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 94.2 102.0 124.5 144.4 166.1
Manufactures of metals 1 593.8 1 545.6 1 706.7 2 318.7 2 475.6
Machinery and electrical materials 937.5 861.0 1 057.8 1 324.1 1 560.2
Transport equipment 1 712.2 1 631.6 2 102.5 2 987.8 4 382.0
Photographic and optical instruments 86.7 83.3 127.5 168.0 184.7
Others1 366.9 350.2 369.4 329.0 761.5
1. Exclude special transactions.
Source: National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC).

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 Imports to Argentina by product, 2002-2006
(Common Customs Tariff Nomenclature of MERCOSUR)
Millions USD

COMMON NOMENCLATURE IMPORTS

OF MERCOSUR 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
TOTAL 8 928.5 13 756.6 22 207.1 28 438.5 33 914.9
Life animals 56.3 111.9 103.6 116.0 119.1
Vegetal products 182.0 266.1 387.6 402.7 418.4
Oils and fats 17.9 33.2 39.9 36.0 35.0
Food 216.9 248.2 307.7 364.3 426.0
Mineral products 627.6 733.8 1 251.2 1 951.9 2 232.8
Chemicals 2 513.7 3 270.2 4 232.8 4 644.7 5 336.5
Plastics and rubber 750.3 1 235.2 1 639.7 2 073.3 2 324.5
Hides and skins 35.4 41.4 71.7 84.4 118.4
Wood and charcoal 43.4 76.2 111.7 123.1 146.6
Paper 365.8 482.4 663.4 802.5 872.3
Textile materials 253.1 611.9 761.3 911.5 1 067.4
Footwear, umbrellas and others 30.0 100.5 155.0 196.7 260.2
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 89.0 142.6 207.9 254.9 331.2
Manufactures of metals 590.7 809.9 1 462.9 1 987.2 2 315.9
Machinery and electrical materials 1 878.7 3 377.8 6 361.1 8 508.3 10 449.4
Transport equipment 950.6 1 669.8 3 615.6 4 867.5 6 042.3
Photographic and optical instruments 213.1 353.8 517.0 672.9 831.7
Others1 114.0 191.7 317.0 440.6 587.2
1. Exclude special transactions.
Source: National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC).
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 Manufacturing trade by technological intensity, 2001-2006
(International Standard Industrial Classification ISIC Rev.3)
High-tech Millions USD

2006

High-tech
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001

Medium-low- Medium-high- 2006

2005
tech 2004
2003
2002
2001
2006
2005
tech

2004
2003
2002
2001
2006
Low-tech

2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
-20000 -10000 0 10000 20000

Import Export

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 Manufacturing trade by industry and technological intensity, 2002-2006
(International Standard Industrial Classification ISIC Rev.3)
Millions USD

High-technology manufacturing

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Manufacturing sectors
Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports Exports
Total 1 741.1 670.3 2 653.5 716.7 4 896.6 721.2 6 065.7 811.4 7 246.0 1 188.0
Aerospace 185.1 80.5 74.2 175.4 509.7 26.0 462.4 50.7 602.6 259.6
Pharmaceuticals 930.2 376.2 1 182.8 368.3 1 384.8 463.9 1 425.2 472.3 1 623.1 573.4
Computers, office machinery 193.1 40.9 474.0 21.0 748.8 20.7 1 005.7 23.6 1 185.4 26.9
Electronics, communications 219.9 89.1 572.7 70.7 1 742.9 86.2 2 509.4 100.0 3 016.4 145.0
Scientific instruments 212.8 83.6 349.8 81.3 510.4 124.4 663.0 164.8 818.5 183.1

Medium-high-technology manufacturing
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Manufacturing sectors
Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports Exports
Total 3 846.2 3 784.0 6 077.1 3 851.0 9 928.5 5 146.2 12 721.1 6 607.1 15 440.0 8 157.3
Electrical machinery 372.0 162.2 519.8 146.5 832.0 189.2 1 084.9 241.1 1 454.4 279.3
Motor vehicles 704.4 1 574.3 1 481.4 1 419.5 3 001.0 2 037.1 4 088.0 2 862.6 5 069.1 3 994.5
Chemicals excl. pharm. 1 925.8 1 557.4 2 645.9 1 809.2 3 604.0 2 342.9 4 204.7 2 764.5 4 742.6 3 006.0
Other transport equipment 28.9 15.4 39.0 11.5 91.6 15.8 203.4 23.3 328.0 31.0
Non-electrical machinery 815.1 474.7 1 391.0 464.3 2 399.9 561.2 3 139.9 715.6 3 845.9 846.5

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Medium-low-technology manufacturing

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Manufacturing sectors
Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports Exports
Total 1 565.9 6 239.0 2 198.2 6 946.8 3 535.6 7 935.8 4 883.4 9 377.3 5 664.3 10 387.6

Petroleum refineries & products 440.7 4 220.9 485.3 4 931.7 930.2 5 678.0 1 430.3 6 284.0 1 631.8 6 936.9

Rubber and plastic products 406.8 320.1 675.7 340.8 882.2 444.1 1 087.3 594.6 1 295.0 715.0
Non-metallic mineral products 91.4 103.5 146.7 117.2 213.9 140.1 262.5 166.3 342.0 194.5
Shipbuilding 32.3 25.1 71.0 23.3 36.1 13.0 112.5 30.9 42.6 79.2
Ferrous metals 488.6 1 508.9 669.2 1 493.7 1 204.7 1 599.2 1 671.4 2 236.2 1 968.9 2 396.6
Fabricated metal products 106.1 60.5 150.3 40.1 268.5 61.4 319.3 65.3 384.0 65.4

Low-technology manufacturing

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Manufacturing sectors
Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports Exports
Total 1 259.4 9 369.2 1 986.4 11 669.9 2 621.8 13 530.7 3 160.9 14 981.2 3 703.8 17 992.9
Wood and furniture 170.0 137.3 176.0 250.9 292.9 164.0 397.0 177.0 537.4 594.3
Paper printing 408.8 472.1 558.1 584.5 774.5 760.8 925.6 774.1 1 018.8 896.2
Food, beverages and tobacco 389.7 8 291.5 528.9 10 359.1 609.5 12 005.4 690.7 13 382.3 767.1 15 833.5
Textile and clothing 290.9 468.3 723.4 475.4 944.9 600.5 1 147.6 647.8 1 380.5 668.9
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