{"id":1333,"date":"2025-08-18T12:45:44","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T12:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ics.cr\/?p=1333"},"modified":"2025-08-15T21:44:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T21:44:18","slug":"costa-rica-records-trade-deficit-of-317-million-in-second-quarter-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ics.cr\/en\/costa-rica-registra-deficit-comercial-de-317-millones-de-dolares-en-el-segundo-trimestre-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Costa Rica records trade deficit of US$317 million in the second quarter 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The National Institute of Statistics and Census of Costa Rica released today <a href=\"https:\/\/inec.cr\/estadisticas-fuentes\/estadisticas-economicas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">preliminary foreign trade results for the second quarter of 2025<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-4-icon-path\">\r\n                            <g fill-rule=\"evenodd\" id=\"action\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" transform=\"matrix(0.92307696,0,0,0.92307696,-1.8461539,-1.8461539)\">\r\n                                <g transform=\"translate(-270,-45)\">\r\n                                    <g transform=\"translate(272,47)\">\r\n                                        <path d=\"m 20,22 v 2.008845 C 20,25.108529 19.110326,26 18.008845,26 H 16 v -2 h 2 v -2 z m 0,-2 v -2 h -2 v 2 z m -6,6 h -3 v -2 h 3 z M 9,26 H 6 V 24 H 9 Z M 4,26 H 1.991155 C 0.89147046,26 0,25.110326 0,24.008845 V 22 h 2 v 2 H 4 Z M 0,20 v -3 h 2 v 3 z m 0,-5 v -3 h 2 v 3 z M 0,10 V 7.991155 C 0,6.8914705 0.88967395,6 1.991155,6 H 4 V 8 H 2 v 2 z M 6,6 H 8 V 8 H 6 Z\" \/>\r\n                                        <path d=\"M 24.008845,0 C 25.108529,0 26,0.88967395 26,1.991155 v 16.01769 C 26,19.108529 25.110326,20 24.008845,20 H 7.991155 C 6.8914705,20 6,19.110326 6,18.008845 V 1.991155 C 6,0.89147046 6.8896739,0 7.991155,0 Z M 8,2 H 24 V 18 H 8 Z\" \/>\r\n                                        <path d=\"m 21,12 c 0.552285,0 1,-0.447715 1,-1 V 5 C 22,4.4477152 21.552285,4 21,4 h -6 c -0.552285,0 -1,0.4477152 -1,1 0,0.5522847 0.447715,1 1,1 h 3.580002 l -6.287109,6.292893 c -0.390524,0.390524 -0.390524,1.02369 0,1.414214 0.390524,0.390524 1.02369,0.390524 1.414214,0 L 20,7.4190674 V 11 c 0,0.552285 0.447715,1 1,1 z\" \/>\r\n                                    <\/g>\r\n                                <\/g>\r\n                            <\/g>\r\n                        <\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During this period, exports of goods reached a value of US$6,596 million, while imports totaled US$6,912 million, leaving a trade balance deficit of approximately US$317 million.<\/p>\n<p>Santamar\u00eda Customs led in both exports and imports, handling more than 45 percent of the total value of goods. Maritime transport moved nearly 59 percent of imports, while air transport was key for 45 percent of exports.<\/p>\n<p>Among the main exported products are medical and surgical instruments and apparatus, parts of machinery and electrical appliances, and fresh fruit. 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