totaled US$4.162 billion last July —a figure that reported an increase of 16% over the same month of 2020, the
reported on Wednesday.
It was followed by South Korea (US$189 million; +81.3%), Switzerland (US$180 million; +108.3%), the Netherlands (US$144 million; +37%), Brazil (US$118 million; +110%), and Chile (US$115 million; +27.2%).
Regarding the main exported product lines, among them are copper minerals, whose value amounted to US$795 million, followed by gold (US$654 million), refined copper cathodes (US$287 million), lead minerals (US$118 million), iron minerals (US$91 million), and residual oil (US$69 million).
Fishmeal (shipments worth US$200 million), as well as raw fish fats and oils (US$68 million), also had a good performance in the analyzed month. These product lines correspond to the
traditional macro sector.
Concerning
non-traditional exports, shipments of fresh avocados (US$235 million), fresh mandarins (US$67 million), frozen squid (US$53 million), fresh asparagus (US$50 million), and refined copper wires (US$32 million) stood out.