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Peru BCR: Trade balance registered surplus last June

Exportaciones del país. Foto: Mincetur.

Exportaciones del país. Foto: Mincetur.

18:19 | Lima, Aug. 06.

Last June, Peru’s trade balance registered a trade surplus of US$29 million; the first positive result during the current year, Peru’s Central Bank announced.

The outcome was due to exports valued at US$3.102 billion and imports worth US$3.071 billion.

With regard to May 2015, the result meant a US$291 million increase thanks to traditional exports (US$459 million) and non-traditional ones (US$12 million).

Traditional exports were boosted by larger shipments of fish flour and copper, whereas the agricultural sector contributed to the expansion of non-traditional exports. 

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Published: 8/6/2015