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Costa Rican companies, main buyers
From January to September last year, the main importing country in Central America was Costa Rica with $34 million, followed by Honduras with $26 million, Panama with $14 million, El Salvador with $10 million, Nicaragua with $8 million and Guatemala with $7 million.

Origin of Imports
In the first nine months of 2018, 24% of the value imported from Central America was from Hong Kong, 24% from the US, 17% from China, 12% from Israel and 4% from Mexico.

For the period concerned over the past seven years, Hong Kong has been the fastest-growing market of origin for imports, representing 8% of total purchases in 2012 and rising to 24% in 2018.

Regional business upwards
Between January and September 2017 and the same period in 2018, the imported value of communication radios in the region increased 12%, growing from $89 million to $100 million.

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Communication Radios: 16% Increase in Imports

January 2019

In the first six months of 2018, countries in the region imported $69 million worth of communication radios, 16% more than what was purchased in the same period in 2017.

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Communication Radios: Trade Figures in Central America

September 2018

In the first three months of 2018, countries in the region bought $34 million worth of communication radios, and 76% were imported by companies in Honduras, Costa Rica and Panama.

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Communication Radios in Central America: Market Figures

July 2018

Last year, countries in the region bought $124 million worth of communication radios, and 67% were imported by companies in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama.

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Costa Rica: Radio Communication Business is Growing

October 2017

In 2016, imports of communications radios and similar devices in Costa Rica totaled $37 million, 44% more than the previous year.

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