Peruvian non-traditional exports amounted to US$1.242 billion last May, representing a 75% expansion over the same month in 2020, the
Lima Chamber of Commerce (CCL) reported on Tuesday.
Products with the highest demand
Likewise, Idexcam pointed out that
non-traditional agricultural shipments last May recorded a positive variation of 30% compared to May 2020 —after registering amounts valued at US$540.2 million.
These products account for 13.49% of the total exported goods.
Fruits and vegetables were the main export products of the subsector, reporting values of US$304.2 million (+30.44%) and US$88 million (+21.75%), respectively.
Meanwhile, the chemical sector —with a 4.41% market share— exported goods worth US$176.7 million, representing a rise of 74.49% compared to the US$101.3 million registered in May 2020.
For its part, the
textile-apparel sector experienced an expansion of 365.52% by reaching US$137.5 million —a figure higher than the US$29.1 million registered in May 2020.
"This subsector has a participation of 3.39% in the total exported, being clothing (398.03%) and yarns (583.24%) the products with the highest growths," it concluded.
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Published: 7/13/2021