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Weekly economic
bulletin for June 4, 2001
provided by Amcham (Costa Rican/American Chamber of Commerce)
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4
/ June / 2001 |
| Inflation
throughout May 2001
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0,68%
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| Rate
of inflation year throughout
May
2001 |
6,34%
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| Consumer
Price Index (CPI) throughout May
2001 |
214,65
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| Exchange
rate to date, May 1st, 2001, BUY
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¢
326,13 / US$ |
| Exchange
rate to date, May 1st, 2001, SELL
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¢
326,64 / US$ |
| Projected
exchange rate for the end of the year |
¢
337,90 / US$
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| Colon
devaluation on May |
0,50% |
| Colon
devaluation to date |
2,30%
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| Devaluation
accumulated for the end of May,
2001 |
2,59% |
| Prime
Rate |
7,00% |
| Colon
devaluation expected for 12/31/2001 |
6,16%
* |
| Prime
lending rate (in Colones) |
24,59%
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| Prime
lending rate (in Colones) for businesses
min |
22,75% |
| Prime
lending rate (in Colones) for businesses max |
28,00% |
* The Proyection is updated every week.
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