Regions and Countries

1995

1996

1997

Var.% 1995-1996

Var.% 1996-1997

North America

349,307

329,917

347,740

-5.6

5.4

- Canada

41,898

36,271

37,032

-13.4

2.1

- Mexico

19,975

22,326

25,347

11.8

13.5

287,434

271,320

285,361

-5.6

5.2

Central America

218,023

234,326

247,039

7.5

5.4

- Guatemala

24,305

25,138

26,360

3.4

4.9

- El Salvador

22,340

24,141

24,166

8.1

0.1

- Honduras

15,876

16,475

18,319

3.8

11.2

- Nicaragua

102,557

119,995

129,333

17.0

7.8

- Panama

52,945

48,577

48,861

-8.3

0.6

South America

58,600

58,932

59,030

0.6

0.2

- Argentina

7,457

8,530

9,021

14.4

5.8

- Brazil

4,841

4,891

5,076

1.0

3.8

- Chile

7,393

6,820

6,293

-7.8

-7.7

- Colombia

17,036

19,367

19,357

13.7

-0.1

- Ecuador

8,164

5,780

5,019

-29.2

-13.2

- Peru

5,233

5,077

5,384

-3.0

6.0

- Venezuela

5,778

5,666

6,159

-1.9

8.7

- Other South America

2,698

2,801

2721

3.8

-2.9