In 1998 GDP grew 4%, which was less than estimated. The rate of growth slowed in the later months of 1998 - after Hurricane Mitch hit.
Exports of rice and corn went down, because crops were damaged. Therefore people earnt less money, so were poorer, and government had less to spend on development
Total damage caused by the hurricane is estimated to be $1.2 billion. Cost of repaires took money away from development
Education of children suffered - number of children that worked increased by 8.1%. Therefore children had a lower quality of life and found it harder to get good jobs later in life
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