THE HISPANIC POPULATION
BY US CENSUS BUREAU

The Hispanic population increased by more than 50 percent since 1990. The Hispanic population increased by 57.9 percent, from 22.4 million in 1990 to 35.3 million in 2000, com-pared with an increase of 13.2 per-cent for the total U.S. population. Population growth varied by group. Mexicans increased by 52.9 percent, from 13.5 million to 20.6 million. Puerto Ricans increased by 24.9 per-cent, from 2.7 million to 3.4 million. Cubans increased by 18.9 percent, from 1.0 million to 1.2 million. His-panics who reported other origins increased by 96.9 percent, from 5.1 million to 10.0 million.7 As a result of these different growth rates, the proportionate distribution of Hispanics by type changed be-tween 1990 and 2000. In 2000, Mexicans were 58.5 percent of all Hispanics (down from 60.4 percent in 1990), Puerto Ricans were 9.6 per-cent (down from 12.2 percent), Cu-bans were 3.5 percent (down from 4.7 percent), and the remaining 28.4 percent were of other Hispanic origins (up from 22.8 percent).

HISPANICS A POPLE IN MOTION
BY PEW HISPANIC CENTER

The Hispanic* population of the United States is growing fast and changing fast. The places Latinos live, the jobs they hold, the schooling they complete, the languages they speak, even their attitudes on key political and social issues, are all in flux. They now constitute this country's largest minority, but they are not an easily identified racial or ethnic group. Rather, they are defined by shared elements of Latin American ancestry and culture. In this chapter, we examine Hispanic demographic trends and labor market and educational outcomes; we also analyze the diverse attitudes, values, beliefs and language patterns of the Latino population

DIEZ SEÑALES DE ALERTA EN LA ECONOMÍA PARA EL 2006
Por ECONOMIA HOY

Pese a que el PIB del 2005 puede crecer por encima de lo previsto, para el próximo año los expertos esperan una desaceleración importante.

Sobre el comportamiento de la economía en el 2005 parece no haber duda acerca de su relativo buen resultado, que supera los pronósticos iniciales, incluyendo los del Gobierno: alrededor del 4,5 por ciento al finalizar el año. El dato sería el más alto desde 1996 y solo comparable con los buenos vientos de los primeros años de los noventa.

La cifra que incluso para algunos podría ser superior, 4,7 por ciento es el estimativo del Banco de la República, parece no sostenible ni siquiera en el 2006, en buena parte porque varios de los factores favorables que estuvieron acompañando la situación en el año que termina, no se presentarían con la misma contundencia en el futuro próximo.

Comportamiento del dolar con respecto al peso Colombiano - Año 2004 - Banco de la República (Documento en excel)

Comportamiento del dolar con respecto al peso Colombiano - Año 2005 - Banco de la República (Documento en excel)