MyZoneCostaRica -- Your best source for property in beautiful Costa Rica mailto MyZoneCostaRica

Costa Rican National Real Estate Listing Service

   
 
 

Inflation Rates



Change in the Rate of Exchange at the
Last Day of Each Month
In Costa Rican Colones to U.S. Dollars

Devaluation of the Colon

Month
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Jan.
222.41
246.32
274.06
299.95
319.45
344.79
382.33
Feb.
224.48
248.32
276.44
301.67
321.00
347.57
385.55
Mar.
226.41
250.32
279.08
303.55
322.88
350.39
388.83
Apr.
228.60
252.35
281.34
304.92
324.20
353.25
391.99
May
230.87
254.44
283.99
306.63
325.99
326.74
395.44
June
233.07
256.85
286.64
308.42
327.85
359.79
398.59
July
325.06
259.40
288.97
310.00
329.72
363.08
402.22
Aug.
236.91
261.69
290.78
311.74
331.80
366.11
405.55
Sept.
238.80
264.07
292.62
313.35
333.99
369.12
408.88
Oct.
240.96
266.67
294.55
315.01
336.38
372.64
412.54
Nov.
242.70
269.17
296.42
316.79
339.15
375.88
415.97
Dec.
244.53
271.49
298.36
318.30
241.40
379.05
419.01
Source: Banco Central de Costa Rica    




Costa Rica 1999 Inflation

Month
Inflation
Accumulated
Jan.
1.80
1.80
Feb.
0.73
2.54
Mar.
-0.37
2.16
Apr.
0.12
2.28
May
0.81
3.11
June
1.39
4.55
July
0.25
4.81
Aug.
0.59
5.43
Sept.
0.60
6.12
Oct.
1.47
7.68
Nov.
0.94
8.69
Dec.
1.31
10.11




Costa Rica 2000 Inflation

Month
Inflation
Accumulated
Jan.

1.78

1.78

Feb.

1.45

3.25

Mar.

0.68

3.95

Apr.

-0.35

3.59

May

-0.08

3.58

June

1.35

4.91

July

1.23

6.29

Aug.

0.66

6.99

Sept.

0.38

7.40

Oct.

0.63

8.08

Nov.

0.83

8.97

Dec.

1.17

10.25





Costa Rica 2001 Inflation

Month
Inflation
Accumulated
Jan.

1.39

1.39

Feb.

1.15

2.56

Mar.

1.71

4.31

Apr.

1.25

5.62

May

0.68

6.34

June

0.28

6.64

July

0.61

7.29

Aug.

0.80

8.14

Sept.

0.61

8.80

Oct.

0.07

8.87

Nov.

0.89

9.76

Dec.

1.09

10.96





Costa Rica 2002 Inflation

Month
Inflation
Accumulated
Jan.

1.12

1.12

Feb.

0.45

1.57

Mar.

0.78

2.34

Apr.

0.17

2.54

May

0.63

3.19

June

0.64

3.84

July

1.47

5.37

Aug.

1.19

6.62

Sept.

0.40

7.04

Oct.

0.66

7.74

Nov.

1.03

8.86

Dec.

0.76

9.68





Costa Rica 2003 Inflation

Month
Inflation
Accumulated
Jan.

0.65

0.65

Feb.

0.81

1.47

Mar.

0.65

2.12

Apr.

0.96

3.11

May

0.52

3.65

June

0.67

4.34

July

0.80

5.18

Aug.

0.41

5.62

Sept.

0.13

5.73

Oct.

1.17

6.99

Nov.

1.42

8.51

Dec.

1.36

9.87