Economy
| Major Industries | |
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| Pyrotechnics, Food/Food Processing, Furniture, Garments, Footwear, Metalcraft, Poultry and Hog Raising, Textile, Rattan |
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| Major Products | |
| Garments, Chicharon, Noodles, Balut, Sweet Preserves, Bakeries, Processed Meat, Dairy Products |
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| Commercial Banks | |
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| Rural Banks | |
| Hiyas Banking Corporation (Head Office - Market Site, Poblacion Branch) | |
| Santa Maria Rural Bank (Poblacion, Bagbaguin & Pulong Buhangin) |
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| Farmers Bank (Pulong Buhangin) | |
Santa María is predominantly agricultural. However, commercialization and industrialization is fast developing in the municipality. At present, there are more than 6,100 registered commercial establishments, most of them are in Barangay Poblacion, Pulong Buhangin, Caypombo, Sta. Clara, and Bagbaguin. There are more than 30 banking and financial institutions in Santa María These includes commercial, savings and rural banks.
On March 3, 2003, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issued Presidential Proclamation No. 337 designating the Santa María Industrial Park as a Special Economic Zone (Ecozone).
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