QCOSTARICA – In February, the annual growth rate of economic activity was 2.2%, making this the tenth consecutive month of slowdown.
From a statement issued by the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR):
In the first two months of 2015 the country’s production, measured by the cycle trend of the Monthly Index of Economic Activity, grew by 2.4% (3.5% in the same two months in 2014). The annual rate in February was 2.2% (3.7% in February-14).
This result was led mainly by the performance of service industries and to a lesser extent, construction and manufacturing.
Read here the full report (in Spanish).
Source: Centralamericandata.com, bccr.fi.cr