| COSTA RICA: Economic and financial data | ||||||
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| Real Sector | Fiscal Sector | Financial Sector | External Sector | Population | ||
| Observations | ||||||
| SDDS
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| REAL SECTOR | ||||||
| NATIONAL ACCOUNTS 1/ | ||||||
| GDP (current prices) | Millions of colones | Q3/09 | 4,112,531.9 | 4,050,308.9 | 1.5 | BCCR |
| Household final expenditure | Millions of colones | Q3/09 | 2,887,248.3 | 2,773,856.1 | 4.1 | |
| General Goverment final expenditure | Millions of colones | Q3/09 | 705,256.4 | 696,760.5 | 1.2 | |
| Gross fixed capital formation | Millions of colones | Q3/09 | 929,026.3 | 928,855.3 | 0.0 | |
| Change in inventories | Millions of colones | Q3/09 | -411,370.9 | -334,280.5 | 23.1 | |
| Exports of goods | Millions of colones | Q3/09 | 1,334,538.8 | 1,308,560.6 | 2.0 | |
| Exports of services | Millions of colones | Q3/09 | 528,268.4 | 480,445.0 | 10.0 | |
| Imports of goods | Millions of colones | Q3/09 | 1,627,072.4 | 1,585,062.6 | 2.7 | |
| Imports of services | Millions of colones | Q3/09 | 233,363.0 | 218,825.5 | 6.6 | |
| GDP (constant prices) | Millions of 1991 colones |
Q3/09 | 523,765.8 | 513,877.0 | 1.9 | BCCR |
| Household final expenditure | Millions of 1991 colones |
Q3/09 | 334,799.3 | 323,756.9 | 3.4 | |
| General Goverment final expenditure | Millions of 1991 colones |
Q3/09 | 43,378.1 | 43,264.5 | 0.3 | |
| Gross fixed capital formation | Millions of 1991 colones |
Q3/09 | 115,948.6 | 124,676.2 | -7.0 | |
| Change in inventories | Millions of 1991 colones |
Q3/09 | -18,662.8 | -16,004.1 | 16.6 | |
| Exports of goods | Millions of 1991 colones |
Q3/09 | 241,231.5 | 225,320.2 | 7.1 | |
| Exports of services | Millions of 1991 colones |
Q3/09 | 62,415.2 | 55,567.6 | 12.3 | |
| Imports of goods | Millions of 1991 colones |
Q3/09 | 224,101.0 | 216,506.9 | 3.5 | |
| Imports of services | Millions of 1991 colones |
Q3/09 | 31,243.1 | 26,197.4 | 19.3 | |
| PRODUCTION INDEX | ||||||
| IMAE (Índice mensual de actividad económica), Trend-cycle 1/ | 1991 = 100 | Nov/09 | 236.6 | 235.2 | 0.6 | BCCR |
| LABOR MARKET | ||||||
| Employment 2/ | Thousand of persons |
2009 | 1,955.5 | 1,957.7 | -0.1 | INEC |
| Unemployment 2/ | ||||||
| Total | Thousand of persons |
2009 | 165.9 | 101.9 | 62.8 | |
| Rate | % of labor force | 2009 | 7.8 | 4.9 | 59.2 | |
| Wages/earnings 2/ | Average monthly salaries in colones |
2009 | 322,320 | 301,110 | 7.0 | INEC |
| PRICE INDICES | ||||||
| Consumer price index | Jul. 2006 = 100 | Jan/10 | 137.41 | 135.21 | 1.6 | INEC |
| Producer price index | Dec. 1999 = 100 | Jan/10 | 303.96 | 302.44 | 0.5 | BCCR |
| Real Sector | Fiscal Sector | Financial Sector | External Sector | Population | ||
| Observations | ||||||
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| FISCAL SECTOR | ||||||
| General Government or Public Sector Operations 1/ | M. Hacienda | |||||
| Revenue | Millions of colones | 2008 | 4,210,964.9 | 3,619,506.9 | 16.3 | |
| Expenditure | Millions of colones | 2008 | 4,147,073.0 | 3,374,366.3 | 22.9 | |
| Net lending | Millions of colones | 2008 | 78,920.0 | -3,283.0 | ||
| Balance, deficit(-), surplus(+) of the Nonfinancial Public Enterprises | Millions of colones | 2008 | -222,161.2 | -222,161.2 | ||
| Balance, deficit (-), surplus (+) of the Nonfinancial Public Sector (NFPS) | Millions of colones | 2008 | -15,028.2 | 248,423.7 | ||
| Financing NFPS | Millions of colones | 2008 | 15,028.2 | -248,423.7 | ||
| * Domestic financing | Millions of colones | 2008 | -63,632.8 | -224,067.2 | ||
| ** Bank | Millions of colones | 2008 | 120,675.2 | -328,863.0 | ||
| ** Non-bank | Millions of colones | 2008 | -184,307.9 | 104,795.8 | ||
| * External financing | Millions of colones | 2008 | 61,840.8 | 1,906.1 | ||
| * Residual 3/ | Millions of colones | 2008 | 16,820.2 | -26,262.5 | ||
| Central Government operations | M. Hacienda | |||||
| Revenue | Millions of colones | Dec/09 | 309,721.9 | 163,570.2 | 89.4 | |
| Expenditure | Millions of colones | Dec/09 | 362,989.7 | 232,086.2 | 56.4 | |
| Balance, deficit(-), surplus(+) | Millions of colones | Dec/09 | -53,267.8 | -68,516.0 | ||
| Financing | Millions of colones | Dec/09 | 53,267.8 | 68,516.0 | ||
| * Domestic financing | Millions of colones | Dec/09 | 51,337.7 | 69,705.9 | ||
| ** Banks | Millions of colones | Dec/09 | 32,434.0 | -58,026.2 | ||
| ** Non-banks | Millions of colones | Dec/09 | 18,903.7 | 127,732.1 | ||
| * External financing | Millions of colones | Dec/09 | 1,930.1 | -1,189.9 | ||
| Central Government debt | M. Hacienda | |||||
| Gross outstanding debt | Millions of US dollars |
Dec/09 | 8,151.4 | 8,156.7 | -0.1 | |
| * Gross domestic debt | Millions of US dollars |
Dec/09 | 6,424.4 | 6,424.6 | 0.0 | |
| ** Short term | Millions of US dollars |
Dec/09 | 1,462.5 | 1,453.3 | 0.6 | |
| ** Long term | Millions of US dollars |
Dec/09 | 4,961.9 | 4,971.3 | -0.2 | |
| * Gross external debt | Millions of US dollars |
Dec/09 | 1,726.9 | 1,732.1 | -0.3 | |
| ** Short term | Millions of US dollars |
Dec/09 | 71.5 | 75.2 | -5.0 | |
| ** Long term | Millions of US dollars |
Dec/09 | 1,655.5 | 1,656.9 | -0.1 | |
| Debt
guaranteed by the Central Government 4/ |
Millions of US dollars |
Dec/09 | 360.1 | 352.2 | 2.2 | |
| Real Sector | Fiscal Sector | Financial Sector | External Sector | Population | ||
| Observations | ||||||
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| FINANCIAL SECTOR | ||||||
| Analytical accounts of the banking sector 1/ | BCCR | |||||
| Monetary aggregate M1 | Millions of colones | Dec/09 | 1,493,167.5 | 1,465,541.4 | 1.9 | |
| Monetary aggregate M2 | Millions of colones | Dec/09 | 4,292,718.4 | 4,245,604.5 | 1.1 | |
| Monetary aggregate M3 | Millions of colones | Dec/09 | 8,391,346.3 | 8,274,019.8 | 1.4 | |
| Net domestic credit to central government | Millions of colones | Dec/09 | 542,615.0 | 425,001.5 | 27.7 | |
| Domestic credit to the rest of the non-financial public sector | Millions of colones | Dec/09 | 45,377.7 | 50,082.6 | -9.4 | |
| Domestic
credit to the private sector |
Millions of colones | Dec/09 | 6,821,127.9 | 6,659,216.9 | 2.4 | |
| Domestic
credit to the non-bank financial private sector |
Millions of colones | Dec/09 | 182,391.0 | 182,230.6 | 0.1 | |
| Net external position | Millions of colones | Dec/09 | 2,129,026.9 | 2,085,843.7 | 2.1 | |
| Analytical accounts of the Central Bank 1/ | BCCR | |||||
| Monetary base | Millions of colones | Jan/10 | 1,168,525.7 | 1,210,021.8 | -3.4 | |
| Net domestic credit to central government | Millions of colones | Jan/10 | -59,369.7 | -49,422.8 | 20.1 | |
| Domestic credit to the rest of the non-financial public sector | Millions of colones | Jan/10 | 3,875.6 | 3,890.1 | -0.4 | |
| Domestic
credit to the private sector |
Millions of colones | Jan/10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Credit to commercial banks | Millions of colones | Jan/10 | 357.1 | 1,843.3 | -80.6 | |
| Net external position | Millions of colones | Jan/10 | 2,093,083.7 | 2,102,215.4 | -0.4 | |
| Interest rates | ||||||
| Six
month reference rate (policy variable rate) |
Annual percent | Daily | BCCR | BCCR | ||
| Discount rate | Annual percent | Daily | BCCR | BCCR | ||
| Basic borrowing rate | Annual percent | Daily | BCCR | BCCR | ||
| Zero coupon securities (short term instruments) | Annual percent | Bi-weekly | M. Hacienda | M. Hacienda | ||
| Fixed-rate debt securities (medium and long term instruments) | Annual percent | Monthly | M. Hacienda | M. Hacienda | ||
| Stock market: share price index | ||||||
| Índice
accionario Bolsa Nacional de Valores (IBNV) |
January 2, 1995=100 |
Daily | BNV | BNV | ||
| Real Sector | Fiscal Sector | Financial Sector | External Sector | Population | ||
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| EXTERNAL SECTOR | ||||||
| Balance of payments 1/ | BCCR | |||||
| Current account | Millions of US dollars |
Q3/09 | -301.2 | -67.7 | 344.8 | |
| Trade balance | Millions of US dollars | Q3/09 | -571.9 | -433.2 | 32.0 | |
| *Exports of goods | Millions of US dollars |
Q3/09 | 2,241.1 | 2,250.6 | -0.4 | |
| *Imports of goods | Millions of US dollars |
Q3/09 | -2,813.1 | -2,683.9 | 4.8 | |
| Services balance | Millions of US dollars |
Q3/09 | 529.8 | 509.7 | 4.0 | |
| Net income balance | Millions of US dollars |
Q3/09 | -343.7 | -232.8 | 47.6 | |
| Net current transfers | Millions of US dollars |
Q3/09 | 84.6 | 88.6 | -4.5 | |
| Capital account | Millions of US dollars | Q3/09 | 658.1 | -67.7 | ||
| * Net capital transfers | Millions of US dollars | Q3/09 | 10.3 | 11.3 | ||
| Financial account | Millions of US dollars |
Q3/09 | 647.8 | -79.0 | ||
| * Direct investment | Millions of US dollars |
Q3/09 | 375.1 | 301.0 | ||
| * Portfolio investment | Millions of US dollars |
Q3/09 | -225.0 | -92.6 | ||
| * Other investment | Millions of US dollars |
Q3/09 | 497.6 | -287.5 | ||
| * Net errors and omissions | Millions of US dollars |
Q3/09 | -233.9 | -97.1 | ||
| Change in reserve assets | Millions of US dollars |
Q3/09 | -122.9 | 232.6 | ||
| International reserves and foreign currency liquidity | ||||||
| Gross international reserves | ||||||
| *
Official reserves assets 5/ (weekly) |
Millions of US dollars |
Jan/29/10 | 4,072.4 | 4,141.0 | -1.7 | BCCR |
| * Foreign exchange | Millions of US dollars |
Jan/29/10 | 3,819.5 | 3,887.4 | -1.7 | |
| * Reserve position in the Fund | Millions of US dollars |
Jan/29/10 | 31.1 | 31.2 | -0.4 | |
| * Special drawing rights | Millions of US dollars |
Jan/29/10 | 206.6 | 207.5 | -0.4 | |
| * Gold | Millions of US dollars |
Jan/29/10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| * Other claims | Millions of US dollars |
Jan/29/10 | 15.2 | 14.8 | 2.7 | |
| * Liquidity template | Millions of US dollars |
Dec/09 | 4,066.3 | 4,059.8 | 0.2 | BCCR |
| Merchandise trade 1/ | ||||||
| Total exports (f.o.b.) | Millions of US dollars |
Dec/09 | 689.6 | 764.1 | -9.8 | BCCR |
| Total imports (c.i.f.) | Millions of US dollars |
Dec/09 | 1,055.4 | 1,104.8 | -4.5 | BCCR |
| International Investment Position | ||||||
| Total Assets | Millions of US dollars |
2008 | 12,246.7 | 12,030.2 | 17.6 | |
| Direct investment | Millions of US dollars |
2008 | 531.6 | 525.9 | 71.2 | |
| Portafolio investment | Millions of US dollars |
2008 | 953.1 | 1,488.2 | 61.8 | |
| Equity | Millions of US dollars |
2008 | 66.8 | 55.3 | -22.9 | |
| Debt | Millions of US dollars |
2008 | 886.3 | 1,432.9 | 63.6 | |
| Other investment | Millions of US dollars |
2008 | 6,962.9 | 5,902.4 | -1.4 | |
| Reserve assets | Millions of US dollars |
2008 | 3,799.1 | 4,113.6 | 34.7 | |
| Total Liabilities | Millions of US dollars |
2008 | 19,204.1 | 16,460.0 | 15.6 | |
| Direct investment | Millions of US dollars |
2008 | 10,820.6 | 8,802.8 | 25.2 | |
| Portafolio investment | Millions of US dollars |
2008 | 921.7 | 1,157.2 | 4.5 | |
| Equity | Millions of US dollars |
2008 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Debt | Millions of US dollars |
2008 | 921.7 | 1,157.2 | 4.5 | |
| Other investment | Millions of US dollars |
2008 | 7,461.8 | 6,500.0 | 7.2 | |
| International investment position | Millions of US dollars |
2008 | -6,957.4 | -4,429.8 | ||
| External Debt | Millions of US dollars |
Q3/09 | 8,376.0 | 8,240.5 | 2.1 | BCCR |
| Exchange rate | ||||||
| Spot market: exchange rate | Colones/US dollar | Daily | BCCR | BCCR | ||
| Real Sector | Fiscal Sector | Financial Sector | External Sector | Population | ||
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| POPULATION | ||||||
| Total population (annual) 6/ | Number of persons |
2009 | 4,438,995 | 4,412,474 | 0.6 | INEC |
| 1/ Preliminary data | ||||||
| 2/ A flexibility option is being taken for the periodicity of the data on labor statistics. Annual data from the survey "Encuesta de Hogares | ||||||
| y Propósitos Múltiples", are calculated every year between July and August and disseminated the following month of november. | ||||||
| 3/ There may be small statistical discrepancies between the balance and the financing due to valuation difference at the time of calculation. | ||||||
| 4/ The domestic guaranteed debt is not disseminated as it is analytically insignificant (less than 5 % of the total government debt). | ||||||
| 5/ Data are updated weekly every Tuesday. The reference day is the previous Friday. | ||||||
| 6/ Data based on census of 2000 and correspond to the first of July of each year. | ||||||
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