Peru's trade balance posted a US$346 million surplus in October 2017, thus maintaining the positive performance registered since July 2016, Central Reserve Bank (BCR) informed.
According to the issuing entity, the Andean country has registered an accumulated trade surplus worth US$4.601 billion in the first 10 months of the current year.
During the analyzed month, Peru's total exports reached US$3.843 billion, up by 8.2% over the same period in 2016.
On the other hand, imports totaled US$3.497 billion, a 9.6% increase compared to October 2016, mostly underpinned by greater consumer good (+15.5%) and input (+12.2%) purchases.
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