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High Death Rate From Traffic
Accidents Has Officials Worried
Last weekend was perhaps the
bloodiest weekend as far as
traffic accidents, when 15
people died on the streets
across the nation.
Union Head Refuses To Meet
President Over TLC Talks
Albino Vargas, head of the
powerful the national employees
union - ANEP - declined
yesterday an invitation by Costa
Rican president, Oscar Arias, to
sit and dialogue over the
Tratado Libre de Comercio (TLC)
- free trade agreement with the
United States.
Lower Inflation Index
The reduction in the prices of
fuels directly influenced a drop
in the inflation index in
September, when it decreased by
0.16 percent.
Consumption of Imports Increased
The import of consumer goods
–durable and non-durable–
increased 14 percent in the 12
months that ended last July.
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