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Consumption of Imports Increased
The import of consumer goods
–durable and non-durable–
increased 14 percent in the 12
months that ended last July.
Costa Ricans imported us$1,7
billion between August 2005 and
July 2006, some us$200 million
more than the cumulate amount
through July 2005.
Consumer goods make up close to
15 percent of the overall
imports and they range from cars
to cookies. Of them, 67 percent
are defined as non-durable, and
they include foodstuff,
medicines, liquor, clothes, and
others.
Cars, home appliances,
furniture, and personal
decoration items are among the
durable ones.
Economist Rigoberto Torres said
that the increase in imported
goods is funded by the dollars
from direct foreign investment,
tourism, and the boom in
exports.
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