Imports:
$10.88 billion (2006 est.)
Imports - commodities:
raw materials, consumer goods, capital equipment, petroleum
Imports - partners:
US 41.3%, Japan 5.6%, Venezuela 4.8%, Mexico 4.8%, Ireland 4.3%,
Brazil 4.2%, China 4.2% (2005)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$2.5 billion (2006 est.)
Debt - external:
$6.42 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Currency (code):
Costa Rican colon (CRC)
Currency code:
CRC
Exchange rates:
Costa Rican colones per US dollar - 513.302 (2006), 477.79 (2005),
437.91 (2004), 398.66 (2003), 359.82 (2002)
Fiscal year:
calendar year
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