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Untitled Document Important dates - January 1st - New Year's Day
- March 19 - San Jose Holiday
- Holy Thursday and Holy Friday - Changes every year
- April 11 - Anniversary of Rivas Battle
- May 1st - Labour Day
- July 25 - Annexation of Nicoya Party
- August 2 - Our Lady of Los Angeles
- August 15 Assumption / Mother's Day
- September 15 Independence Day
- October 12 - Meeting of the Cultures Day
- December 25 - Christmas Day
Economic Statistics | Costa Rica has a Gross Domestic Product of US$29,913M. This is distributed by sectors in the following way: agriculture with 6.5%, having as main products coffee, pineapples, bananas, sugar; industry with 25.9%, having as main products microprocessors, food processing, textiles, construction materials; and the services sector with 67.6%. | National Accounts | National Accounts | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | est. 2009 | proj. 2010 | | | | | | | | 8.8% | 7.8% | 2.6% | -1.1% | 3.2% | | 22,526 | 26,267 | 29,834 | 29,913 | 35,144 | | 5,120 | 5,837 | 6,630 | 6,503 | 7,477 | | | | 100.0% | | | | Agriculture | | | 6.5% | | | | Industry | | | 25.9% | | | | Services | | | 67.6% | | | | 9.4% | 10.8% | 13.9% | 4.0% | 7.6% | | -0.7% | 0.6% | 0.2% | -2.9% | -4.0% | GPD Growth Trade Statistics | Regarding foreign trade, US represents its main commercial partner buying 37.0% of Costa Rican exports, whereas the main export products are constituted by manufactured goods and products from the zona franca. | | Foreign Trade (2008) | | | | See other countries | | | | | | | | | | | Exports | | | | Imports | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | US | | 37.0% | | US | | 31.1% | | China | | 11.1% | | China | | 7.7% | | Netherlands | | 5.1% | | Mexico | | 7.6% | | Panama | | 4.4% | | Venezuela | | 5.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Maquila & Zonas Francas | | 33.5% | | Intermediate goods | | 52.2% | | Manufactured goods | | 22.5% | | Consumer goods | | 18.0% | | Bananas | | 7.2% | | Capital goods | | 15.3% | | Coffee | | 3.2% | | | | | | Balance of Payments (US$ mill.) | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | est. 2009 | proj. 2010 | | | | | | | 518.00 | 498.00 | 555.00 | 565.00 | 550.00 | | | | | | | | 8,102 | 9,300 | 9,566 | 8,864 | 10,255 | | 10,829 | 12,285 | 14,551 | 11,260 | 13,514 | | -1,376 | -1,251 | -2,783 | -491 | -932 | | % GDP | -6.1% | -4.8% | -9.3% | -1.6% | -2.7% | | 4 | -865 | -389 | -738 | -903 | | % GDP | 0.0% | -3.3% | -1.3% | -2.5% | -2.6% | | 349 | 470 | 442 | 354 | 486 | | % GDP | 1.5% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.4% | | -1,023 | -1,646 | -2,730 | -875 | -1,349 | % GDP | -4.5% | -6.3% | -9.2% | -2.9% | -3.8% | | 1,371 | 1,634 | 2,015 | 1,382 | 1,492 | | % GDP | 6.1% | 6.2% | 6.8% | 4.6% | 4.2% | | -534 | -146 | 519 | -211 | -90 | | % GDP | -2.4% | -0.6% | 1.7% | -0.7% | -0.3% | | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | proy.2009 | proj. 2010 | | | | | | | | 6,591 | 7,846 | 8,949 | 8,474 | 8,857 | | % GDP | 29.3% | 29.9% | 30.0% | 28.3% | 25.2% | | | | | | | | 599 | 629 | 933 | 951 | 960 | | 383 | 372 | 545 | 586 | 641 | | 216 | 257 | 388 | 365 | 319 | Country links Media Government and Financial Entities International Agreements
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