According to the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI), during August of this year, the export volume of non-traditional products it grew by 16.4% when compared to the same month of the previous year.
The technical report Evolution of exports and imports He noted that the result was influenced by the favorable behavior of the agricultural (11.9%), textile (68.9%), chemical (16.0%) and non-metallic mining (54.4%) sectors.
In the agricultural sector, shipments of avocados (28.8%), blueberries (13.6%), asparagus (9.4%), preparations used for animal feeding (32.3%), among others, stood out. The growth of the textile sector was influenced by higher shipments of cotton polo shirts (110.0%), knitted cotton shirts (16.1%), polo shirts and knitted T-shirts made of other textile material (98.5%), knitted knitted cotton (134.2%), knitted cotton nightgowns and pajamas (22.1%), cotton sweaters (114.4%) and carded or combed fine alpaca or llama hair (103.7%) .
Shipments of undenatured ethyl alcohol (350.4%), polypropylene polymer plates (10.2%), among others, from the chemical sector also increased. Similarly, shipments from the iron and steel sector increased due to higher exports of refined copper wire with a cross section greater than 6 mm (2.0%), iron bar or non-alloy steel with notches and strands (238.6%). ), bars and profiles of refined copper (43.1%), etc.
The largest volume exported from the non-metallic mining sector was influenced by the largest transactions of natural calcium phosphate (85.7%), ceramic tiles with a water absorption coefficient greater than 0.5% and less than or equal to 10% (12.9%), among others. Likewise, the exported volume of the metalworking sector increased by 20.5%, due to the higher transactions of drilling or drilling machines, self-propelled (88.0%), parts of machines and apparatus of heading 84.74 (51.7%) , among others.
On the contrary, the negative result in the fishing sector (-23.3%) was due to lower shipments of squid, squid and frozen cuttlefish (-33.7%), and squid and cuttlefish (-60.3%) .
The total imported volume grew by 31.8%
In August 2021, imports in real values rose 31.8% compared to the same month of the previous year, explained by lower imports after the health emergency measures adopted by the Government as of March 16, 2020, which affected the normal transit of goods. The main merchandise supplying countries were China and the United States of America, with a share of 28.6% and 19.2%, respectively, of the total volume imported.
In the January-August period of this year, the imported volume grew by 32.1% due to the greater entry into our territory of capital goods and construction materials (43.2%), raw materials and intermediate products (30.7 %), and consumer goods (21.2%).
Imports of consumer goods grew by 5.4%
In the month of analysis, the import volume of consumer goods increased 5.4% due to higher purchases of durable consumer goods (13.2%) and non-durable (0.8%).
In the area of durable consumer goods, the largest acquisition of automobiles (12.0%), motorcycles (67.3%), plastic manufactures (6.1%), refrigerator and freezer with separate exterior doors (48.5%) influenced %). Likewise, non-durable consumer goods such as milk and concentrated powdered, granulated or solid cream (72.5%), footwear made of textile material and rubber or plastic soles (59.8%), other footwear (38.9% ) and more.
Acquisition of raw materials and intermediate products increased by 53.1%. In August of this year, the imported volume of raw materials and intermediate products grew by 53.1%, mainly due to the higher imported volume of fuels, lubricants and related products (89.0%); raw materials and intermediate products for industry (46.8%); and raw materials and intermediate products for agriculture (12.1%).
The raw materials and intermediate products for the industry that reported increases were: hard yellow corn (23.0%), crude soybean oil (1.5%), hot rolled or extruded steel bars (553.6%) , polypropylene in primary forms (115.5%), low-density polyethylene (108.5%), polyvinyl chloride without mixing with other substances (315.3%), among others. Similar results were shown by fuels, lubricants and related products, including crude petroleum oil (181.2%), B2 diesel with a sulfur content less than or equal to 50 ppm (13.4%) and B5 diesel with a sulfur content less than or equal to 50 ppm (52.2%).
In addition, the raw materials and intermediate products for agriculture most in demand were cakes and solid residues from soybean oil extraction (38.5%), as well as ammonium nitrate for agricultural use (96.8%), among others.
The import of capital goods and construction materials grew 24.6%. In August of this year, the imported volume of capital goods and construction materials reported a variation of 24.6%, a trend observed in most items such as capital goods for industry (10.9%) and equipment for transportation (66.5%).
Among the capital goods for the industry, the machines for data processing weighing less than or equal to 10 kg (10.2%) stood out; machines whose superstructure can rotate 360º (278.5%); digital telecommunication devices (27.4%); and mechanical shovels, excavators, loaders and loaders (100.3%). Also within this category were automotive dump trucks for use outside the road network (129.2%), diesel vehicles for the transport of goods with a load greater than 20 tons (121.2%) and road tractors for semi-trailers ( 107.5%).
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