This document presents information updated through t analyzes patterns and trends of income inequality in Latin A surement and analysis of inequality have long been a major economics and other social sciences in the region. Howev reliable and consistent microeconomic data has always b against comprehensive assessments. Most studies are based o or are constrained to cover a single country. The United Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) have al assemble large databases of national household surveys