The Institute of Economic and Social Studies (IEES) of the National Society of Industries (SNI) reported that between January and September 2021, US $ 6,153 million was registered in non-traditional industrial exports. This amount registers an increase of 8% compared to the same period in 2019, a year without a pandemic.
The sectors that exceeded the pre-pandemic levels were the steelmaker with 21%, textiles with 17.6%, chemicals with 16.4%, and non-metallic minerals with 1.5%. However, there are sectors that still do not exceed the pre-pandemic levels of 2019 such as wood and paper products with a decline of -15.4%, metalworking with -8.0%, and fisheries with -5.0%.
CAN SEE
The products that stand out are those derived from copper, with almost twice the number of exports, with an increase of 90.5% of what was exported in 2019. It is followed by rubber, 61.2%, frozen fish with 42.8%, plastic manufactured items with 31.1%, iron products with 21.2%, clothing and other apparel with 20.9% they are among the most prominent.
The products that fail to exceed the pre-pandemic levels are: silver products with -41%, Preparations and preserves with -27%, paper and cardboard manufactures with -19.3%, jewelry articles with -15.8%, frozen crustaceans and molluscs with -12.1%, organic and inorganic chemicals with -7 , 8%, among those affected.
.
Kingston is an accomplished author and journalist, known for his in-depth and engaging writing on sports. He currently works as a writer at 247 News Agency, where he has established himself as a respected voice in the sports industry.
