Peru's total exports increased 22.8% between January and November 2017 thus totaling US$39.610 billion, Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister Eduardo Ferreyros informed on Friday.
It must be noted this result marks the 17th month of continuous growth in terms of foreign sales.
In the analyzed period, traditional exports from petroleum and natural gas (+55.4%),
fishing (+53%), and mining (+25.8%) sectors registered the highest growth rates.
As for non-traditional shipments,
fishing (+21.9%), iron and metal (+16.1%), metal-mechanic (+12.6%), farming (+9.3%), and textile (+5.7%) sectors stood out.
According to the minister, the increase registered in traditional shipments was driven by
higher commodities prices, as well as greater fishmeal production.
Furthermore, non-traditional exports were boosted by greater sales of avocados (45%),
blueberries (46%), animal feed (45%), and frozen giant squid (29%).
The cabinet member went on to add the positive trend in non-traditional exports enables the Andean country to look at 2018 with optimism.
"We are working hard to open new markets and actively promote our products abroad," he concluded.
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