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| SECTOR | IMPORTS | 5Y/YR | RANK | EXPORTS | 5Y/YR | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Machinery | $427.0M | +8.3% | 76 | $44.7M | +5.8% | 69 |
| Automation and Robotics | $126.0M | +7.8% | 77 | $33.3M | -6.4% | 66 |
| Pumps and Valves | $183.9M | +8.4% | 85 | $32.2M | +13.7% | 69 |
| Material Handling | $94.0M | +10.2% | 92 | $6.73M | -3.2% | 81 |
| Food Processing Equipment | $96.5M | +3.5% | 77 | $6.81M | -4.0% | 75 |
| Steel and Metal Products | $1.96B | +7.9% | 75 | $629.6M | +5.8% | 88 |
| Specialty Chemicals | $828.8M | +5.7% | 70 | $432.7M | +8.6% | 59 |
| Plastics and Polymers | $1.84B | +8.0% | 63 | $680.5M | +9.8% | 61 |
| Packaging | $468.1M | +4.9% | 56 | $335.4M | +2.7% | 52 |
| Industrial Textiles | $83.0M | +3.6% | 80 | $44.5M | -5.1% | 63 |
| Electrical Equipment | $743.5M | +9.5% | 74 | $689.9M | +8.1% | 60 |
| Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics | $309.7M | +2.6% | 65 | $4.36B | +66.0% | 19 |
| Automotive Components | $316.5M | +9.5% | 88 | $309.9M | +0.3% | 57 |
| Aerospace Components | $8.26M | -7.6% | 125 | $12.0M | -4.6% | 90 |
| Medical Devices | $1.07B | +14.7% | 44 | $10.00B | +18.4% | 9 |
| Construction Materials | $238.1M | +8.0% | 86 | $51.9M | -8.1% | 95 |
| HVAC and Industrial Refrigeration | $298.5M | +14.9% | 73 | $3.59M | -7.2% | 95 |
| Power Generation Equipment | $22.0M | +5.2% | 135 | $1.45M | -6.8% | 114 |
| Water Treatment Equipment | $42.7M | +17.2% | 81 | $2.95M | +0.9% | 78 |
| Mining Equipment | $98.0M | +13.4% | 120 | $10.9M | -0.8% | 98 |
World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
DuPont expanded a Costa Rica facility with a 16,000-square-foot addition to produce sterile healthcare packaging such as pouches, header bags and lids.
Snetor signed a joint venture agreement with Coansa in San José, Costa Rica, on July 3, 2023, creating Coansa Snetor and providing for Snetor to acquire up to 51% of Coansa's plastics distribution business in Costa Rica, Guatemala and El Salvador.
OKAY Industries built a 62,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in the Evolution Free Zone in Grecia, Costa Rica, to relocate and expand its operations, expected to be completed in summer 2024 and adding over 200 jobs.
Costa Rica's Consejo Nacional de Producción, through its Fábrica Nacional de Licores, awarded lines 2 and 3 of a cardboard box tender to Corrugados del Guarco S.A. for US$249,504 including VAT. Line 1 was declared void.
ICU Medical announced a US$13.2 million investment at its Heredia, Costa Rica manufacturing facility, including a new infusion pump line and sterilization plant, expected to add 100 jobs.
Edwards Lifesciences opened a new $100 million facility of 274,000 square feet at La Lima Industrial Park in Cartago, Costa Rica, adding 500 jobs by the end of 2020. The building joins an existing plant in the same park to expand production of finished cardiac implantable products.
