Costa Rica's economy slows down

Production continued to slow down in September affecting company sales, new hires and employment.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

In September the monthly index of economic activity, which reflects variations in the physical number of goods and services produced in the country, barely increased 1.8%, as compared to September of last year.

This is the smallest increase since February 2002 and reinforces this downward trend.

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