The Foreign Trade Research and Development Institute of the Lima Chamber of Commerce (Idexcam) revealed that smartphones, tablets and chocolates have achieved significant dynamism in their imports due to the Mother’s Day campaign, as they have registered an upward trend in the first quarter.
Thus, between January and March of this year, smart telephone equipment, also called smartphones, registered an imported value of US$ 357,800,000 after the acquisition of 1,956,308 units, being China and Vietnam the main supplier countries of the Peruvian market.
The increase in the value of imports of smartphones from Vietnam stands out, which went from US$ 33,900,000 in value, with 207,287 units in January of this year to US$ 44,600,000 and 202,872 units in March, thus observing an increase in the average price per unit of 33.9%.
Idexcam considered that, in general, the progress in imports of these mobile devices is due to the fact that they have become, over time, essential tools in people’s daily lives, whether for work or home use. This, since today it is not limited only to making or receiving phone calls, but its use is greater: it ranges from digital agendas and entertainment, to news terminals.
On the other hand, it also highlighted the fact that there was a decrease in imported units in the month of March (701,047), in relation to the month of January (833,512).
In the case of tabletsimports in the analysis period totaled US$ 54,200,000 after the acquisition of 381,258 units, being China absolutely the main supplier with a participation of 99% of the total imported.
According to import statistics, in January 119,691 tablets were imported for a value of US$ 15,560,000. In February, imported units amounted to 124,276 with a value of US$ 18,360,000, while corresponding to March, imports exceeded 137,291 units valued at US$ 20,320,000.
In the case of chocolates, a product that is very present in these celebrations, imports in the first semester totaled 4,243 tons valued at US$ 11,430,000, being Colombia the main supplier of this product, followed by Mexico.
“In January, 1,011 tons of chocolate were bought from abroad, for a value of US$ 2,750,000, in February an increase was observed after the acquisition of 1,283 tons for a value of US$ 3,480,000. Meanwhile, in March this growing trend continued, importing 1,949 tons with a value of US$ 5,210,000,” noted Óscar Quiñones.
Source: Larepublica
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