Peru's traditional exports totaled US$3.084 billion in March 2018, up by 28% compared to the same month last year, Central Reserve Bank (BCR) reported.
Said result was mainly due to higher sales of
copper,
gold, zinc, crude oil and derivatives.
In the analyzed month, the shipped volume of traditional products grew 15.4%, mostly explained by higher sales of copper (+22.3%), zinc (+9.6%), gold (+7.8%), as well as crude oil and derivatives (+13.2%).
Likewise, the average price of traditional products rose 10.9%, supported by an increase in the prices of zinc (+27.4%), crude oil and derivatives (+15.9%), copper (+8.4%) and gold (+7.6%),
The aforementioned figures offset lower prices of coffee (-14.4%) and fishmeal (-0.5%).
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Published: 5/13/2018