CHILE: Economy Expands By 7.6%; Fastest Pace In More Than 5 Years.

BLOOMBERG/ Sebastian Boyd and Randy Woods /

  Thru August, Chile's economy increased at its fastest pace -7.6 percent- in more than five years...even as it recovers from a powerful February earthquake and serious aftershocks.
The IMF estimates Chile will expand by 5 percent this year and 6 percent in 2011, the fastest pace since 2004.