A short guide to Peruvian macro data
Interested in activity, prices, monetary, fiscal, external sector, and financial data for Peru? There are loads of datasets, see for example this Repository which has official statistics from INEI and BCRP. However, this short guide will help you find the our "must-see" datasets.
Peru Country Profile Dashboard
The starting point is our Peru Macro Dashboard, a fully automatized Dashboard presenting up-to-date data. You can catch a glimpse and get a broad idea of the latest developments.
The Charts are fully integrated with our datasets, so if you want to replicate any of them, you can download the source Dataset, or just click the button “Clone Chart” to reproduce the Chart inside our Platform.
The main sources for the data used on this Dashboard come from the Central Bank of Peru (BCRP), the National Institute of Statistics and Information (INEI) and Peru's Ministry of Economy and Finances (MEF). The data is fully integrated with our database which means once the sources release the data, our database will be instantaneously updated on our platform.
Our Dashboard contains five sections: Activity, Prices, Money and Banking, Fiscal, External Sector and Financial.
Activity
To track the economic activity of the Peruvian Economy, you can monitor the evolution of GDP, Industrial Production, Employment and Wages.
- Quarterly Gross Domestic Product
- Monthly Gross Domestic Product
- Industrial Production
- Wages and Employment
Prices
For prices and inflation, you can track the main inflation metrics for Perú, such as the Core and Headline Inflation, and its groups in this Dataset. Also, if you click here you can access BCRP's Market Expectations Survey with official figures for inflation expectations.
Money and Banking
Money and banking data tracks the main Interest rates of the Peruvian Economy. If you are curious about the Bank Interest Rates check it out this Dataset . Other relevant information is:
Fiscal
The Fiscal data tracks the evolution of the Fiscal Accounts and the Debt of Peru. Check it out on the following datasets:
External Sector
In the External Sector Section you can track variables such as Trade Balance, Exchanges Rates and Balance of Payments:
Financial
Finally, for Financial Data there is plenty of information about Perus's Risk Premium, Stock Market and Equities. Beyond Argentina, we have a comprehensive dataset covering the Risk Premium for multiple countries, take a look here.
If you want to further explore Peru's Data you can click here and filter the categories you are interested in. Also, you can find datasets which compile information of several countries, such as OECD or BIS.