{"help": "https://data.iadb.org/api/3/action/help_show?name=resource_show", "success": true, "result": {"access_url": "https://data.iadb.org/dataset/abea491d-2123-4aed-b94a-5dcd057e4fad/resource/a6a80e4b-0789-4740-b1a5-c7f1c6a071c6", "cache_last_updated": null, "cache_url": null, "created": "2026-06-24T03:52:39.677298", "data_notes": {"en": "### What does Change in the Value of Inventories measure?\n\nIt measures the difference between additions to and withdrawals from inventories of goods held by producers during a given period, measured at current prices.\n\n### How does this indicator relate to GDP?\n\nIt is a component of gross capital formation in the national accounts, so changes in stockbuilding feed directly into GDP and can drive short-run fluctuations in the business cycle.\n\n### How many countries and which periods are covered?\n\nThe indicator covers 14 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean, with data spanning 1990 to 2026 at annual and quarterly frequency.\n\n### What units and transformations are available?\n\nValues are reported in millions of domestic currency or USD, as a share of GDP and in constant prices using the national-accounts deflator. Transformations include quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year growth rates.\n\n### Where does the data come from?\n\nThe data are compiled from national statistical institutes, including INDEC - Argentina, INEGI - Mexico, the Instituto Nacional de Estad\u00edsticas (INE) de Chile and the Instituto de Pesquisa Econ\u00f4mica Aplicada.\n\n### What is this indicator typically used for?\n\nIt is used to analyze stockbuilding behavior, decompose GDP growth and track business-cycle dynamics across Latin American and Caribbean economies.\n\n### How do I cite this indicator?\n\nCite it as: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Latin Macro Watch \u2014 \"Change in the Value of Inventories.\" data.iadb.org/dataset/latin-macro-watch-dataset.", "es": "### \u00bfQu\u00e9 mide la variaci\u00f3n de existencias?\n\nMide la diferencia entre las entradas y salidas de existencias de bienes en poder de los productores durante un per\u00edodo determinado, valorada a precios corrientes.\n\n### \u00bfC\u00f3mo se relaciona este indicador con el PIB?\n\nEs un componente de la formaci\u00f3n bruta de capital en las cuentas nacionales, por lo que las variaciones en las existencias inciden directamente en el PIB y pueden generar fluctuaciones de corto plazo en el ciclo econ\u00f3mico.\n\n### \u00bfCu\u00e1ntos pa\u00edses y qu\u00e9 per\u00edodos se cubren?\n\nEl indicador cubre 14 pa\u00edses de Am\u00e9rica Latina y el Caribe, con datos de 1990 a 2026 con frecuencia anual y trimestral.\n\n### \u00bfQu\u00e9 unidades y transformaciones est\u00e1n disponibles?\n\nLos valores se reportan en millones de moneda nacional o de USD, como porcentaje del PIB y en precios constantes con el deflactor de las cuentas nacionales. Las transformaciones incluyen tasas intertrimestral e interanual.\n\n### \u00bfDe d\u00f3nde provienen los datos?\n\nLos datos se recopilan de institutos nacionales de estad\u00edstica, como INDEC - Argentina, INEGI - Mexico, el Instituto Nacional de Estad\u00edsticas (INE) de Chile y el Instituto de Pesquisa Econ\u00f4mica Aplicada.\n\n### \u00bfPara qu\u00e9 se utiliza habitualmente este indicador?\n\nSe utiliza para analizar el comportamiento de las existencias, descomponer el crecimiento del PIB y seguir la din\u00e1mica del ciclo econ\u00f3mico en las econom\u00edas de Am\u00e9rica Latina y el Caribe.\n\n### \u00bfC\u00f3mo cito este indicador?\n\nC\u00edtelo as\u00ed: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), Latin Macro Watch \u2014 \u00abVariaci\u00f3n de existencias\u00bb. data.iadb.org/dataset/latin-macro-watch-dataset.", "fr": "### Que mesure la variation des stocks ?\n\nElle mesure la diff\u00e9rence entre les entr\u00e9es et les sorties de stocks de biens d\u00e9tenus par les producteurs au cours d'une p\u00e9riode donn\u00e9e, \u00e9valu\u00e9e aux prix courants.\n\n### Quel est le lien entre cet indicateur et le PIB ?\n\nC'est une composante de la formation brute de capital dans les comptes nationaux ; les variations de stocks influent donc directement sur le PIB et peuvent provoquer des fluctuations de court terme du cycle \u00e9conomique.\n\n### Combien de pays et quelles p\u00e9riodes sont couverts ?\n\nL'indicateur couvre 14 pays d'Am\u00e9rique latine et des Cara\u00efbes, avec des donn\u00e9es de 1990 \u00e0 2026 en fr\u00e9quence annuelle et trimestrielle.\n\n### Quelles unit\u00e9s et transformations sont disponibles ?\n\nLes valeurs sont exprim\u00e9es en millions de monnaie nationale ou de USD, en pourcentage du PIB et en prix constants \u00e0 l'aide du d\u00e9flateur des comptes nationaux. Les transformations incluent les taux trimestriels et annuels.\n\n### D'o\u00f9 proviennent les donn\u00e9es ?\n\nLes donn\u00e9es sont compil\u00e9es \u00e0 partir des instituts nationaux de statistique, dont INDEC - Argentina, INEGI - Mexico, l'Instituto Nacional de Estad\u00edsticas (INE) de Chile et l'Instituto de Pesquisa Econ\u00f4mica Aplicada.\n\n### \u00c0 quoi sert g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement cet indicateur ?\n\nIl sert \u00e0 analyser le comportement des stocks, d\u00e9composer la croissance du PIB et suivre la dynamique du cycle \u00e9conomique dans les \u00e9conomies d'Am\u00e9rique latine et des Cara\u00efbes.\n\n### Comment citer cet indicateur ?\n\nCitez-le ainsi : Banque interam\u00e9ricaine de d\u00e9veloppement (BID), Latin Macro Watch \u2014 \u00ab Variation des stocks \u00bb. data.iadb.org/dataset/latin-macro-watch-dataset.", "pt_BR": "### O que a varia\u00e7\u00e3o de estoques mede?\n\nMede a diferen\u00e7a entre as adi\u00e7\u00f5es e as retiradas de estoques de bens mantidos pelos produtores durante um per\u00edodo, avaliada a pre\u00e7os correntes.\n\n### Como esse indicador se relaciona com o PIB?\n\n\u00c9 um componente da forma\u00e7\u00e3o bruta de capital nas contas nacionais, de modo que as varia\u00e7\u00f5es de estoques afetam diretamente o PIB e podem provocar flutua\u00e7\u00f5es de curto prazo no ciclo econ\u00f4mico.\n\n### Quantos pa\u00edses e quais per\u00edodos s\u00e3o cobertos?\n\nO indicador cobre 14 pa\u00edses da Am\u00e9rica Latina e do Caribe, com dados de 1990 a 2026 em frequ\u00eancia anual e trimestral.\n\n### Quais unidades e transforma\u00e7\u00f5es est\u00e3o dispon\u00edveis?\n\nOs valores s\u00e3o apresentados em milh\u00f5es de moeda nacional ou de USD, como percentual do PIB e em pre\u00e7os constantes usando o deflator das contas nacionais. As transforma\u00e7\u00f5es incluem taxas trimestral e anual.\n\n### De onde v\u00eam os dados?\n\nOs dados s\u00e3o compilados de institutos nacionais de estat\u00edstica, incluindo o INDEC - Argentina, o INEGI - Mexico, o Instituto Nacional de Estad\u00edsticas (INE) de Chile e o Instituto de Pesquisa Econ\u00f4mica Aplicada.\n\n### Para que esse indicador \u00e9 normalmente utilizado?\n\n\u00c9 usado para analisar o comportamento dos estoques, decompor o crescimento do PIB e acompanhar a din\u00e2mica do ciclo econ\u00f4mico nas economias da Am\u00e9rica Latina e do Caribe.\n\n### Como fa\u00e7o para citar este indicador?\n\nCite assim: Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento (BID), Latin Macro Watch \u2014 \"Varia\u00e7\u00e3o de estoques\". data.iadb.org/dataset/latin-macro-watch-dataset."}, "datastore_active": true, "datastore_contains_all_records_of_source_file": false, "description": "Change in the Value of Inventories is a national-accounts measure of the difference between additions to and withdrawals from inventories of goods held by producers during a given period, measured at current prices, and is published in the Latin Macro Watch dataset of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). As a component of gross capital formation, it captures short-run fluctuations in stockbuilding that influence GDP. The series supports economists, national-accounts analysts and researchers tracking the business cycle across Latin America and the Caribbean.\n\n### Coverage\nData are available for 14 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean at annual and quarterly frequency, spanning 1990 to 2026. Values are reported in millions of domestic currency, millions of USD, as a share of GDP and in constant prices using the national-accounts deflator. 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