Peru's traditional exports totaled US$2.855 billion in January 2018, up by 22.8% compared to the same month last year, Central Reserve Bank (BCR) reported.
Said result was mainly due to higher sales of
copper,
gold, oil derivatives and zinc.
In the analyzed month, the average price of traditional products rose 21.4% supported by an increase in the prices of
copper (+29.3%), gold (+11.7%), zinc (+44.2%), crude oil and derivatives (+29%).
Likewise, the shipped volume of traditional products grew 1.2% mostly explained by higher sales of
copper (+8%),
gold (+10%), coffee (+12%), as well as crude oil and derivatives (+17.4%).
Copper and gold exports
The shipped volume of copper amounted to 202,000 tons, a 7.6% increase over the same month in 2017.
Moreover, the exported volume of gold reached 522,000 troy ounces, a 10% rise compared to the same period the previous year.
Higher shipments of concentrated copper were made by mining companies such as Antamina (+31.9%), Las Bambas (+0.4%), Antapaccay (+53.7%), Constancia (+208.8%) and Trafigura (+430.9%).
Finally, higher gold shipments by Buenaventura (+53.8%), Aurifera Retamas (+36.3%), trading companies (+16.2%) and Yanacocha (+6.3%) were also recorded in January.
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