Peru's traditional exports expanded 11.5% last April, thus accumulating 10 months of positive results, the country’s Central Reserve Bank (BCR) informed.
Growth was underpinned by greater mining, petroleum derivatives and natural gas shipments.
The average price of traditional products increased 14.9% in the analyzed period, although shipped volume decreased 3%.
Market destinations
In April 2017, China was the top destination for Peruvian traditional exports (US$737 million), followed by Switzerland (US$171 million) and India (US$159 million).
At regional level, the most demanding markets were located in Asian (+27.8%) and North American (+10.4%) areas.
Likewise, April saw increasing traditional-product shipments to Panama (petroleum derivatives), South Korea (copper and natural gas), China (zinc and petroleum derivatives), Spain (natural gas) and India (copper).
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Published: 6/14/2017