United States, Costa Rica, Jamaica: United States, Costa Rica, Jamaica 5.4

Major Industries
What industries are most prominent in the country? What do most people do for work there? Are there any famous special items the country produces?

1. United States

Mineral, agriculture (grain), shipping
Manufacturing: petroleum, steel, motor vehicles, aerospace, chemicals, electronics, lumber, mining, consumer goods, food processing, etc.
Work for companies, businesses, on farms

2. Costa Rica

Microprocessors, food processing, medical equipment, textiles and clothing, construction materials, fertilizer, plastic products
Work in retail, manufacturing
Coffee, bananas, sugar, textiles, electronic components, electricity

3. Jamaica

Tourism, bauxite/alumina, agro processing, light manufactures, rum, cement, metal, paper, chemical products, telecommunications
Work in businesses, travel industry, farmer
Sugarcane, bananas, coffee, citrus, yams, vegetables, poultry, goats, mollusks

Advantage
Through which products or industries does the country enjoy absolute advantage? Through which products or industries does the country enjoy comparative advantage over the other two countries? Does the United States already have a trade relationship with the country? If so, list products of exchange. You may leave the box for the United States blank on this one. You may reference statistics about current production in the countries, amounts or value of natural resources, and other data.

1. United States

Absolute advantage: military exports, software
Comparative advantage: corn (agricultural products)

2. Costa Rica

Absolute advantage: bananas and coffee
Comparative advantage: fruit
Products of exchange: integrated circuits, medical equipment, bananas, pineapples, coffee, melons, sugar, textiles, electronic components, medical equipment

3. Jamaica

Absolute advantage: tourism
Comparative advantage: sugarcane
Products of exchange: alumina, sugar, bananas, chemicals, citrus fruits, rum, coffee, tourism