According to data from the Central Bank, exports of goods increased 1% last July, reaching an accumulated $6.7 billion in the year.
This growth is explained by the good performance of the Free Zones regime, as it increased by 9.1% last month, reaching $3.6 billion.
On the other hand, companies outside that regime, especially small and medium-sized export companies, showed a 7.1% drop in July, the highest of the year.
In general terms, national exports of goods have shown moderate growth due to internal and external factors, such as climatic phenomena, deceleration of international trade and a decrease in the level of international prices of the main agricultural products that Costa Rica exports, such as pineapple, banana and potato.
Likewise, the situation with Nicaragua continues to affect the performance of the international sale of goods.