Rise was mainly underpinned by higher purchases of fuels, lubricants and related items (40.8%), as well as raw materials and intermediate products for agricultural (44.7%) and industrial (10.5%) sectors.
Likewise, April saw increasing imported volume of crude oil (59.2%), diesel #2 (2.3%) and gasoline (100.4%).
Among agricultural raw materials and intermediate products, mineral or chemical nitrogen fertilizers (240.9%) stood out.
As for the industrial sector, the most imported products were hard yellow corn (+178.2%); biodiesel and its mixtures (+92.4%); and vaccines for humans (+54.7%), among others.
Consumer goods
During the analyzed month, the imported volume of consumer goods expanded 9.4%.
In this context, the volume of durable (11.4%) and non-durable (7.6%) consumer good imports stood out.