Peru's total exports amounted to US$35.59 billion between January and September of this year, up by 12% over the same period in 2017, the Peruvian Exporters Association (Adex) informed.
Furthermore, the Inca country's
non-traditional exports totaled US$9.63 billion in the analyzed period, thus increasing 14.8% compared to the same term last year.
Agro-exports —the main sub-sector— reached US$4.05 billion, up 16% from the similar period in 2017.
The top destinations were the United States, the Netherlands, Spain, Ecuador, the United Kingdom, Chile, China, and South Korea.
The second-major sub-sector was the chemical one. It totaled US$1.15 billion, thus expanding 14.9% over the same term the previous year.
Likewise,
fishery exports —for direct human consumption— reached US$1.10 billion, a 30.9% rise compared to the same period.
Traditional exports
On the other hand,
traditional shipments amounted to US$25.96 billion in the aforementioned months, thus expanding 10.4%.
As for sub-sectors, the main ones were the
mining (US$20.66 billion), petroleum-natural gas (US$3.10 billion), fishery (US$1.76 billion), and traditional agro-exports (US$432 million) spheres.