From the Center for Research on Global Economy and Business of the Association of Exporters, from January to August of this year, exports generated 2,172,998 jobs (between direct, indirect and induced), reflecting an increase of 29.3 % compared to the same period in 2020 (1 million 680 thousand), thanks to the dynamism of agribusiness,
Although they clarify that although positive figures were observed in almost all sectors (except traditional agriculture), these are due to the low base of comparison, since in March of last year the containment measures were established. However, a positive rate (19.9%) is also shown compared to the same period of 2019, exceeding that registered before COVID-19.
Adex specifies that only in August the stock stood at 313,304, which was worth an increase of 7.1% in relation to the same month of 2020, supported by the higher employment associated with non-traditional exports (11.4%) and to a lesser extent traditional exports (0.8%).
Although, if compared with the same in 2019, the increase was 19.3%, with which it retakes a double-digit growth compared to the pre-ndemic period (in June and July there was an increase of only 3.6% and 2.6%, respectively).
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