Costa Rican goods exports grow 17%

Published 2021년 5월 22일

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Costa Rica's good exports have seen a 17% increase in the first four months of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020, totaling $4,518 million, a rise of $656 million. The precision and medical equipment sector experienced the largest growth with a 32% increase, followed by the food industry with a 16% growth. North America was the primary destination for these exports, showing a 19% growth with the sale of medical devices, juices, and pineapple. Europe was the second-largest destination with a 12% expansion. Pedro Beirute, the general manager of Procomer, believes this indicates a positive trend in reactivating the export sector since the pandemic began.

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By Redacción PortalPortuario.cl / Agencia Prensa Latina, @PortalPortuario, Exports of goods from Costa Rica grew 17% in the first four months of 2021 compared to the same stage of the previous year, indicated data from the Foreign Trade Promoter (Procomer)., In money, in the first four months, sales of goods abroad amounted to 4,518 million dollars, which meant 656 million dollars more than in the same period of 2020., Procomer highlighted that the January-April 2021 period was the one with the greatest expansion in the last five years, since in 2017 it was 5%, in 2018 it was 7%, in 2019 it was 1% and in 2020 it was 3%. The increase of 17% this first four-month period of 2021 responds mainly to the precision and medical equipment sector, with an increase of 32%, occupying the first place in the country's exports of goods, with a participation of 35%., The official data from Procomer reflect that other manufacturing sectors also grew at double digits, such as the food industry, ...

Source: CLPortalportuario