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This repository contains the corresponding information of the [Global & LAC Datahub](https://globallacdatahub.com/index.html), a comprehensive resource designed to offer deep insights into the multifaceted economic and political landscape of Latin America within the global context.

Global & LAC Datahub

Country-Level: Monetary & Financial

matias

This dataset provides essential information on various monetary and financial indicators worldwide. Below is a detailed overview of the dataset’s key elements:
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1.**Consumer Price Index**: Tracks the average prices of a basket of goods and services such as food and medical care. Expressed as an index and annual growth rate, available since 1950. Source: [IMF.](https://data.imf.org/?sk=4ffb52b23653409ab471d47b46d904b5)

2.**Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages Price Index:** A CPI division measuring essential food prices, including bread, meat, and non-alcoholic drinks. Expressed as an index and annual growth rate, available since 1950. Source: [IMF](https://data.imf.org/?sk=4ffb52b23653409ab471d47b46d904b5).

3.**Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas, and Other Fuels Index:** A CPI division covering housing costs and utilities like gas and electricity. Expressed as an index and annual growth rate, available since 1950. Source: [IMF](https://data.imf.org/?sk=4ffb52b23653409ab471d47b46d904b5).

4.**Currency in Circulation:** Physical money issued by the central bank, excluding holdings by banks. Measured in LCU and as a percentage of GDP, available since 1985. Source: [IMF.](https://data.imf.org/?sk=b83f71e8-61e3-4cf1-8cf3-6d7fe04d0930)

5.**Monetary Base:** Total currency in circulation plus central bank reserves. Measured in LCU and as a percentage of GDP, available since 1985. Source: [IMF.](https://data.imf.org/?sk=b83f71e8-61e3-4cf1-8cf3-6d7fe04d0930)

6**Broad Money:** Total money supply, including currency, deposits, and certain securities. Measured in LCU and as a percentage of GDP, available since 1985. Source: [IMF.](https://data.imf.org/?sk=b83f71e8-61e3-4cf1-8cf3-6d7fe04d0930)

7.**Domestic Credit to Private Sector:** Loans and credits provided to the private sector by financial institutions. Measured in LCU and as a percentage of GDP, available since 1960. Source: [World Bank.](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS)

8.**Domestic Credit to Private Sector by Banks**: Loans and credits to the private sector by deposit-taking corporations. Measured in LCU and as a percentage of GDP, available since 1960. Source: [World Bank.](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FD.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS)

9.**Monetary Policy Interest Rate:** Central bank’s interest rate to influence money supply and economic objectives. Expressed as a nominal percentage rate, available since 1945. Source: [BIS.](https://data.bis.org/topics/CBPOL)

10.**Monetary Policy Change:** Indicator for central bank rate adjustments (-1 for cuts, 0 for no change, +1 for increases). Summed for each period, available since 1945. Source: Calculations by Alphacast, based on [BIS](https://data.bis.org/topics/CBPOL)

11.**Exchange Rate Regime:** Classification of countries' exchange rate policies based on flexibility and policy independence. Categories include peg, floating, and other arrangements, available since 2008. Source: [IMF.](https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/Annual-Report-on-Exchange-Arrangements-and-Exchange-Restrictions)
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For further information, please refer to the following [documentation](https://globallacdatahub.com/index.html)
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Country-Level: Monetary & Financial

Sources

Monetary and Financial DatasetGlobal & LAC Datahub

Metadata - Global - Country Group ClassificationsGlobal Economic Datasets