Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister Claudia Cornejo on Monday affirmed that Peruvian exports grew 100% in May this year compared to the same month in 2020, thus reaching a record high (US$19.6 billion) in the first five months of 2021.
This good performance is attributed to a sustained recovery in production and national exportable supply, as well as high prices for its main export products.
Thus, Peruvian exports amounted to US$4 billion last May, a 100.4% increase compared to the same month last year (US$1.9 billion) and up 11.6% over May 2019 (US$3.5 billion), before the pandemic started.
Moreover, in April, exports totaled US$3.8 billion, an increase of 104% from April 2020 and of 3% from April 2019.
In effect, shipments in April-May grew 100% compared to the same period in 2020, thus reaching a record high (US$19.6 billion) in the first five months of 2021.
"Peru's exports showed three-digit growth rates in the two-month period ending in May 2021, reaching higher levels than pre-pandemic. This shows the effort and resilience of our entrepreneurs and the whole export production chain," the minister pointed out.
It should be noted that the 100.4% growth recorded in May is attributed to higher sales of traditional (114%) and non-traditional (75%) products.
In said month, the most outstanding performance was recorded in traditional and non-traditional fishing exports, which grew 145.1% to US$283 million, as well as in agro-exports, which increased (26.7%) for the tenth consecutive month to US$551 million thanks to higher sales of fruits and vegetables.
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Published: 7/5/2021