Exports from the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) reached US$ 84 million in 2021. The amount represents an increase of 30% compared to 2020, and 34% compared to 2019, a year without a pandemic for the country, reported the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur). The ministry also specified that in the last year the […]
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Export of exotic fruits grew 46.2% during 2021
The Research Center for Global Business and Economics of the Exporters Association (CIEN-ADEX) reported that shipments of Peruvian exotic fruits abroad totaled around US$ 13,400,000 during 2021, representing a growth of 46.2% compared to 2020. According to the report Exotic Fruits: Evolution of the National and World Market, the most important was the passion fruit […]
Non-traditional and traditional exports reached historical highs in 2021, reported the BCRP
The Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP) reported that non-traditional and traditional Peruvian exports reached historical highs in 2021, explained by the higher volumes in the first case and the better prices In a second. In detail, non-traditional exports registered a historical maximum of US$ 16,372 million in 2021, which meant a growth of 28.2% […]
Manufacturing dispatches exceeded pre-pandemic levels by 12%: US$ 8,417 million in 2021
The National Society of Industries (SNI) reported that non-traditional industrial exports reached US$ 8,417 million in 2021, a growth of 39.6% compared to 2020 and a positive variation of 12% compared to the 2019 period. According to the report of the Institute of Economic and Social Studies (IEES) of the SNI, the rebound in manufacturing […]
Food exports to Asia grew 31.5% in 2021, according to ADEX
Exports to the Asian market of the traditional agricultural, agricultural-agroindustrial and non-traditional fishing sectors accumulated US$1,572 million in 2021. The amount represents an increase of 31.5% compared to 2020 (US$1,195 million), reported the Association of Exporters (ADEX). In detail, according to the ADEX Data Trade Commercial Intelligence System, shipments to Asia in the agribusiness sector […]
US trade deficit exceeded $859 million in 2021
The fiscal deficit of the United States in its foreign trade of goods and services reached a record figure of US$ 859.1 million in 2021. The amount represents an increase of 27% in relation to what was registered in the previous year (US$ 678, 7 million), according to data published this Tuesday by the Bureau […]
Mining exports reached US$ 36,698 million between January and November 2021
The last Mining Statistical Bulletin (BEM) of the Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem) revealed that, between January and November 2021, the export of mining products reached US$ 36,698 million, making it the highest historical figure. This result also reflected an increase of 56.6% compared to the same period in 2020. In detail, copper shipments […]
Ica: Sunafil audits agro-export companies and verifies working conditions of 18,000 employees
The National Superintendence of Labor Inspection (Sunafil) reported that it has inspected 64 agro-export companies in the Ica region in order to verify the working conditions, as well as the safety and health, of approximately 18,000 employees, who are dedicated to planting and fruit harvest of station. To carry out this process, the inspectors of […]
Ginger exports fell by 13.4% as of November 2021
The Exporters Association Global Business and Economics Research Center (CIEN-ADEX) reported that, between January and November 2021, exports of Peruvian ginger (kion) abroad totaled around US$81,200,000, representing a drop of 13.4% compared to the same period in 2020. Last year’s decline was due to lower prices due to higher volumes of ginger from China, which […]
Fruit and vegetable exports exceeded US$ 5,000 million as of November 2021
The agro-export management of the Association of Exporters (Adex) reported that fruit and vegetable exports abroad exceeded US$ 5,123,619,000 between January and November 2021, which meant an increase of 22% compared to the same period in 2020 (US$ 4,207,935,000). The vice president of the Fruit and Vegetable Committee of the business association, Daniel González Hernández, […]