This is the 54th edition in the series which provides an assessment of the economies of the Latin America and the Caribbean region during 2001 and the first half of 2002. It includes: an overview of the regional economy as a whole, in terms of macroeconomic policies and reforms, internal economic performance and the external economic sector; and brief analyses of the economic performance of 20 countries including tables and data for the main economic indicators. The accompanying CD-ROM contains the full text and graphics, as well as a statistical appendix including over 400 data tables.