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Brazil 2004: Economic Outlook

The stability re-conquered: Defeating inflation through monetary policy Adjustment in the external sector Further effort needed on the fiscal front

From stability to growth Slow growth of employment The challenge of reducing poverty Investment and growth Initiatives to promote growth

Scenarios

The stability re-conquered

Monetary Policy and InflationCPI and core inflation

Annualized monthly rates (%)

Source: IBGE

4.97.6

-5

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

Jan-02

Feb-02

Mar-02

Apr-02

May-02

Jun-02

Jul-02

Aug-02

Sep-02

Oct-02

Nov-02

Dec-02

Jan-03

Feb-03

Mar-03

Apr-03

May-03

Jun-03

Jul-03

Aug-03

Sep-03

Oct-03

Nov-03

Dec-03

Jan-04

Feb-04

Mar-04

CPI inflation Core inflation - trimmed mean

Short-term interbank rates(Selic rates - % p.y.)

Monetary Policy and Inflation

Source: Banco Central do Brasil

26.5

18.0

16.2516

18

20

22

24

26

28

Sep

-01

Nov-0

1

Jan

-02

Mar-

02

May-0

2

Jul-

02

Sep

-02

Nov-0

2

Jan

-03

Mar-

03

May-0

3

Jul-

03

Sep

-03

Nov-0

3

Jan

-04

Mar-

04

Sucess of the external sector(US$ billion)Exports and Imports - (in twelve months)

Source: MDIC

40

45

50

55

60

65

70

75

jan/0

1

feb/0

1

may

/01

apr/0

1

may

/01

jun/0

1

jul/0

1

ago/0

1

sep/0

1

out/01

nov/01

dez/0

1

jan/0

2

feb/0

2

mar

/02

abr/0

2

may

/02

jun/0

2

jul/0

2

ago/0

2

sep/0

2

out/02

nov/02

dez/0

2

jan/0

3

feb/0

3

mar

/03

abr/0

3

may

/03

jun/0

3

jul/0

3

ago/0

3

sep/0

3

out/03

nov/03

dez/0

3

jan/0

4

feb/0

4-5

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Exports Imports Surplus

Success in the external sector

Current account deficit and Foreign Direct Investment

Source: Brasilian Central Bank

-10.0

-5.0

0.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

30.0

35.0

40.0

jan

/96

may

/96

sep

/96

jan

/97

may

/97

sep

/97

jan

/98

may

/98

sep

/98

jan

/99

may

/99

sep

/99

jan

/00

may

/00

sep

/00

jan

/01

may

/01

sep

/01

jan

/02

may

/02

sep

/02

jan

/03

may

/03

sep

/03

jan

/04

US

$ b

illio

ns

Foreign Direct Investment

Current Account Deficit

2002-20031999-20011996-1999

feb/04: US$ 5.1 bi

2004

feb/04: US$ 10.5 bi

Embi+ Brazil and Embi+ excl. Brazil and Argentina

100

300

500

700

900

Jan-

01

Mar

-01

May

-01

Jul-0

1

Sep

-01

Nov

-01

Jan-

02

Mar

-02

May

-02

Jul-0

2

Sep

-02

Nov

-02

Jan-

03

Mar

-03

May

-03

Jul-0

3

Sep

-03

Nov

-03

Jan-

04

1000

1500

2000

2500Embi+ Brazil

Embi+ (-BR-AR)

bps

Sucess in the external sector

Central Bank Reserves (including purchases from Treasury)

(in US$ millions)

Source: Banco Central do Brasil and Itau Bank

Net Reserves

02-jan-04 49,145 17,218 20,374 26,000

30-jan-04 53,261 21,502 25,124 30,630

27-feb-04 52,960 21,212 24,818 30,193

24-mar-04 51,600 20,852 24,458 29,751

Including Treasury

purchases

Date Gross

Reserves According IMF

Excluding FMI

Sucess of the external sector Real Exchange Rate

(Trade weighted currency basket)

Source: Itau Bank

2.93

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

jan

/84

jan

/85

jan

/86

jan

/87

jan

/88

jan

/89

jan

/90

jan

/91

jan

/92

jan

/93

jan

/94

jan

/95

jan

/96

jan

/97

jan

/98

jan

/99

jan

/00

jan

/01

jan

/02

jan

/03

jan

/04

Período Collor-Itamar

Bandas Cambiais

Câmbio Flutuante

Plano Real

,

3.07

Primary SurplusAccumulated in 12 months - % of GDP

Source: Central Bank(-) deficit; (+) superavit

4.19

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Jan-9

2

Jan-9

3

Jan-9

4

Jan-9

5

Jan-9

6

Jan-9

7

Jan-9

8

Jan-9

9

Jan-0

0

Jan-0

1

Jan-0

2

Jan-0

3

Jan-0

4

Nominal interest paymentAccumulated in 12 months - % of GDP

Source: Central BankProjection: Banco Itaú

8.98

6

7

8

9

10

11

Jan-

99

Apr

-99

Jul-9

9

Oct

-99

Jan-

00

Apr

-00

Jul-0

0

Oct

-00

Jan-

01

Apr

-01

Jul-0

1

Oct

-01

Jan-

02

Apr

-02

Jul-0

2

Oct

-02

Jan-

03

Apr

-03

Jul-0

3

Oct

-03

Jan-

04

Taxa de Juros Nominal para fev/04Hipóteses:Crescimento do PIB:3,5%Taxa Selic acumulada para o ano 2004: 15,40%

8,00%

Net Public Debt % of GDP

Source: Central Bank

58,18

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

55

60

65

Projected value: Hypothesis:GDP growth:3,5%Primary surplus:4,25%

56,20%

From stability to growth

Economic active population and employment have been growing

million inhabitants

2001 2002 Feb/02 Feb/03 Feb/04 Feb/03-Feb/04 change

Labor force 83.2 86.1 16,4 20,6 21,0 0,4

Employed 75,5 78,2 14,3 18,2 18,5 0,3

Formal workers 22,2 22,9 6,6 8,3 8,1 -0,2Informal workers 53,3 55,3 7,7 9,9 10,4 0,5

Unemployed 7,7 7,9 2,1 2,4 2,5 0,1

National Annual Survey PNAD (Brazil) Monthly Survey ( 6 major cities )

São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Salvador, Recife and Porto Alegre. Source: IBGE

Less people under poverty line but still the most demanding

challenge

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

1983 1993 2001

Population living under poverty line(income less than US$ 1 per day)

Source: IPEA

57.9 million

64.6 million inhabitants

64.4 million

% of total population

Higher rates of growth through higher savings of the public sector

% of GDP

Source: IBGE

-5

0

5

10

15

20

25

47/52 53/65 66/74 75/84 85/93 94/99

gross savings public savings private savings

external savings GDP

00/02

18.5

20.8

21.7

19.9

23.9

20.721.1

9.0

1,4

3,5

0,3

4,0

1.70,218.0

20.0

22.0

24.0

1968-80 1981-85 1986-89 1990-93 1994-1997 1998-02 2003e

0.0

3.5

7.0

10.5

Sustainable growth requires higher investment

% Investment/GDP

GDP growth

Initiatives to promote growth

• Social security reform

• New bankcrupcy law

• New rules to promote mortgage loans

• New regulatory framework for the electric power sector

• Reform of the processual code on the judicial system

Scenario

2003 2004 2005

GDP (% change) -0.2 4.1 3.9

CPI (IPCA % chg.) 9.3 6.1 4.9

Interest rate (Selic %p.y.) dec 16.5 14.75 12.25

R$/ US$ dec 2.92 3.01 3.16

Current account US$ billion 4.1 6.0as % of GDP 0.8 1.0

Trade balance US$ billion 24.8 30.0 25.0

Exports 73.1 86.0 87.0Imports 48.3 56.0 62.0

5.0

GDP (US$ billion) 528 550 571

0,9

Scenario

Further information:

Economic Consulting DepartmentTel: 55 11 5029 2650

economia@itau.com.br

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