Regional exports —without taking into account Lima and Callao areas— exceeded US$10.497 billion between January and May this year, the Association of Peruvian Exporters (Adex) revealed.
The result led to a 17% increase from the same period last year.
The most outstanding regions during the analyzed term were: Ancash, Arequipa, Apurimac, Ayacucho, Ica, Cusco, Junin, Lambayeque, Piura, Puno, Tumbes, and San Martin.
On the other hand, Cajamarca, La Libertad, Moquegua, Pasco and Tacna regions saw decreases in their exports.
Arequipa
In this context,
Arequipa region was the top exporting area (US$1.876 billion; +7.4%).
Said figure was the outcome of
copper, gold and molybdenum shipments, accounting for over 80% of Arequipa's total exports.
Silver, fine alpaca fiber, fishmeal, fish pellets, zinc, artichokes and orthoboric acid sales also stood out.
Arequipa's products arrived in more than 75 countries, including China, Japan, and the United States. Together, the three mentioned nations welcomed more than 85% of the total.
Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, South Korea, Spain, and Switzerland also stood out in this sense.
Ancash
Ancash was the second largest exporting region (US$1.435 billion; +30.5%).
Traditional and
non-traditional exports accounted for 93% and 7% of its exportable supply, respectively.
Copper, zinc
and fishmeal represented 78% of Ancash's total exports, followed by those of mangoes, scallops, gold, fresh grapes, frozen mackerels and avocados.
The main target markets were: Bulgaria, Chile, China, Germany, India, Japan, South Korea, Spain, and the Netherlands.
Ica
The third most important exporting area was Ica (US$1.352 billion; +24.9%).
The most demanded items were: iron, fresh grapes, copper, fresh and frozen asparagus, iron bars, pomegranates, gold and avocados. Ica's exportable supply arrived in 81 markets.
Others
Next in the ranking were Apurimac (US$1.123 billion), La Libertad (US$897.96 million), Piura, Puno, Moquegua, Cajamarca, Cusco, Junin, Lambayeque, Ayacucho, Tacna and Tumbes, among others.
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