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Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean ▪ 2010 1 Argentina The Argentine economy recovered strongly in 2010, with GDP growth expected to be in the region of 8%, while the unemployment rate fell to about 7.5% in the third quarter. The factors holding back the economy had begun to reverse in the second half of the previous year as a result of both external and local developments. Notwithstanding lingering uncertainties in the international environment, demand for exportable goods recovered as a result of developments in agricultural product markets and the economic performance of major trading partners such as Brazil. The strong recovery in grain harvests, affected by a severe drought in the previous growing season, made a substantial contribution, together with sales of manufactures, to a considerable upsurge in exports (which did not, however, revisit the very high values of 2008). At the same time, domestic spending was stimulated by the behaviour of the private sector and by macroeconomic policies. The absence of signs of fragility in the country’s finances and currency, together with lower returns on external asset