Truly remarkably and it has been a great demonstration of solidity... indeed, this happens for the first time in history!!!
So, that's GREAT!!
Except for Venezuela whose economy shrinked by 4,6% between 2008 and 2010 (-7,6% if you consider demographic growth) according to the Central Bank.
http://www.bcv.org.ve/c2/indicadores.aspretrieve AGREGADOS MACROECONÓMICOS
then "PIB por Sectores Institucionales. Precios Constantes. Base 1997"
In the excel file, calculate:
(2010 GDP - 2008 GDP)/2008 GDP
Or: (55,807,510 - 58,525,074)/ 58,525,074
-4,6% between 2008 and 2010.
That means the Venezuelan crisis has been 10 times worse than in the US, where the contraction of the product amounted for -0,5% in the same period)Check US stats here
http://www.bea.gov/iTable/iTable.cfm?ReqID=9&step=1retrieve "Domestic Product and Income"
BY THE WAY,
isn't Correo del Orinoco a Venezuelan government newspaper??What does the ".gob.ve" means??