Sections
| Title |
|---|
| Costa Rica: |
| The following represents a general Table of Contents outline for the Country Economic |
| Forecast. The actual report may cover any or all of the topics listed below. |
| - Highlights and Key Issues - four/five paragraphs of analysis covering the |
| main economic and political issues contained in the subsequent Economic Overview |
| - Forecast Table showing % changes for the country - with 2 years of historical |
| data and 4 years of forecast data for the following: |
| - Domestic demand |
| - Private consumption |
| - Fixed investment |
| - Stockbuilding (% of GDP) |
| - Government consumption |
| - Exports of goods and services |
| - Imports of goods and services |
| - Unemployment |
| - Consumer prices |
| - Current account balance (US$ and % of GDP) |
| - Government budget (% of GDP) |
| - Short-term interest rates (%) |
| - Long-term interest rates (%) |
| - Exchange rate (vs. US dollar) |
| - Exchange rate (vs. euro) |
| - Economic Overview - two pages of events-driven analysis highlighting the |
| most recent economic activity and, where relevant, political developments of the |
| country, detailing significant changes to Oxford Economics' forecasts |
| - Charts and Tables - covering a full range of economic developments relevant |
| to the time period covered. These could include such topics as: |
| - Contributions to GDP growth |
| - Monthly industrial output |
| - Business and consumer confidence |
| - Unemployment rate |
| - Retail sales |
| - Prices and earnings |
| - Consumption and investment |
| - Government balance and debt |
| - GDP and industrial production |
| - Monetary policy and bond yields |
| - Background Information on the country |
| - One or two pages of text covering the main historical political and economic factors |
| that determine the country's current position |
| - Key Facts on the country |
| - Map of the country |
| - Key political facts |
| - Long-term economic and social development - changes since 1980 |
| - Structure of GDP by output - latest year |
| - Long-term sovereign credit ratings and outlook |
| - Corruption perceptions index- latest year |
| - Structural economic indicators - changes since 1990 |
| - Destination of goods' exports -prior years - latest year |
| - Composition of goods & services exports - latest year |
