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Peruvian exports total US$7.362 billion in Jan-Feb 2021

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00:30 | Lima, Apr. 9.

In the first two months of 2021, Peruvian exports totaled US$7.362 billion —an amount 4.4% higher compared to the same period in 2020— the Association of Peruvian Exporters (Adex) has reported.

This result was mainly driven by shipments of copper, gold, and fresh grapes, the business guild highlighted.

In the first two months of the year, traditional exports totaled US$4.919 billion —an amount higher by 0.8% compared to the similar period of 2020.

Adex specified that mining was the most important sector with US$3.968 billion, despite contracting 5.6% due to lower demand for copper and gold. Traditional fishing followed, with US$524.74 million and an important expansion of 142.8%.

For their part, hydrocarbon shipments totaled US$370.56 million (-9.3%) and those of the agricultural sector reached US$55.73 million (+7%).

The most important destination of the traditional supply was China (US$2.308 billion), which increased its orders by 32.1%, followed by Canada (US$370.75 million; +5.7%) and Japan (US$361.91 million; +38.2%).

Next come India (US$342.81 million; +12.4%) and Switzerland (US$284.45 million; -6.8%), among others.

Non-traditional exports

On the other hand, non-traditional or value-added exports totaled US$2.442 billion and experienced a positive variation of 12.5% due to the good performance of various subsectors.

Among them, the agroindustry stood out with US$1.302 billion and an increase of 16.1% thanks to greater demand for grapes, fresh or dried mangoes, blueberries, asparagus, avocados, and bananas, among others.

(END) NDP/MVB

Publicado: 9/4/2021