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Costa
Rica
Has
The
Lowest
Inflation
Rate
In
Central
America
Although
recent
studies
have
placed
San
Jose
among
the
most
expensive
cities
in
Latin
America
and
the
most
expensive
in
Central
America,
Costa
Rica
has
the
lowest
inflation
in
the
region.
According
to
figures
of
the
Central
American
Monetary
Council
to
the
end
of
June,
on
the
economies
of
Central
America
and
Dominican
Republic,
our
Costa
Rica's
accumulated
inflation
reached
2.78%,
followed
by
Nicaragua,
with
3.6
%.
If
the
study
of
mid-year
inflation,
Costa
Rica
is
the
lowest.
The
coordinator
of
the
Instituto
Nacional
de
Estadística
y
Censos
(INEC)
-
National
Institute
Indexes
of
Statistics
and
Censuses
-
Odette
Navarro,
said
that
in
the
first
months
of
the
year
there
were
significant
increases
in
transport
and
education.
El
Salvador
which
has
a
dollarized
economy
showed
an
inflation
of
6.27%.
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