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Record Sales Abroad
Costa Rican exports reached a
record us$8.2 billion, which is
17 percent higher than in 2005.
Except for the fishing sector,
all of the others increased
their sales abroad.
The performance of exports adds
to the records Costa Rica’s
economy set last year, which
included growth, direct foreign
investment, lower rate of
devaluation, and reduction of
the passive basic rate.
According to analysts, the
nation’s advantages include the
facts that it does not limit its
exports to only a few products
nor to a few markets.
Because sales abroad increased
more than expected, Foreign
Trade Minister, Marco Ruiz, said
that the Government changed the
export goal.
Even though the goal was to
reach $us11 billion by the year
2010, now it is thinking about
reaching us$18 billion.
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