Peru: Non-traditional exports exceed pre-pandemic levels

Peru: Non-traditional exports exceed prepandemic levels

Shipments grew 16% between January and September, in relation to the same period of 2019, reported the BCR.

08/11/2021

The non-traditional exports They accumulated an amount of US $ 11,582 million between January and September of this year, thus growing 33.9% compared to the same period in 2020, reported the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCR).

The monetary entity even pointed out that the pre-pandemic levels have already been exceeded, because there was an increase of 16% in relation to what was achieved in that same season of 2019.

He indicated that the increase was due to the higher volumes shipped of agricultural products.

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In the period evaluated with respect to that registered before the pandemic, higher sales were observed in copper wire rod (92.4%), cotton T-shirts (63.2%), blueberries (77.4%), fresh avocado (40.5%), phosphate calcium (11.1%), fresh asparagus (5%), among other products.

As for September 2021, non-traditional exports amounted to US $ 1,598 million, registering an increase of 23.7% versus last year and 37.5% compared to the same month of 2019.