During the first quarter of the year, imports of televisions from companies in the region totaled $81 million, 20% less than the amount reported for the same period in 2018.
Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData: [GRAPHIC caption="Click to interact with the graphic"]
9% of Costa Rican consumers are interested in gaming consoles, and almost half of them are between 21 and 30 years old, and have a high level of purchasing power.
An analysis of consumer interests and preferences in Costa Rica, compiled by CentralAmericaData's Trade Intelligence Unit, provides interesting results on the preferences and favoritism of people who show interest in the different types of electronic equipment available. [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with graphic"]
From January to November 2018, imports of household appliances in Nicaragua totaled $106 million, 35% less than reported in the same period of the previous year.
Between the first eleven months of 2017 and the same period in 2018, foreign purchases of household appliances fell from $164 million to $106 million, according to the most current figures from the Central Bank of Nicaragua.
During the first half of 2018, imports of televisions in the region totaled $240 million, and purchases from Mexican companies increased 58% over the same period in 2017.
Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with graphic"]
With a few days to go before the end of the football world cup, Guatemalan companies dedicated to selling electronic equipment state that sales registered in June exceeded the sector's expectations.
According to figures from the Superintendency of Tax Administration, in the first five months of the year the entry of 526,000 televisions was recorded, for a value close to $76 million, highlighting a greater demand for devices of 43 inches and up.