Non-traditional exports total US$ 14,598 million between January-November 2021, according to BCR

From January to November 2021, non-traditional exports reached US$ 14,598 million, 17.4% more than the same period in 2019, reported the Central Reserve Bank (BCR).

Compared to the period from January to November 2020, the year of the COVID-19 pandemic, shipments grew by 28.8%.

The products that were sold the most abroad were blueberries, with a growth of 57.8% compared to the same period in 2019 (24.9% compared to the same period in 2020); fresh avocados, with an increase of 38.9%o versus the same period in 2019 (39.6% compared to January-November of the previous year); and fresh grapes, with an increase of 43.3% and 23% compared to the same periods of 2019 and 2020, respectively.

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In monthly terms, non-traditional exports amounted to US$ 1,562 million in November, higher by 26.9% and 19.5% compared to the same month of 2019 and 2020, respectively.

Foreign sales of fresh grapes stand out, which grew 58.9% compared to November 2019 (30% annually); and blueberries, which did so by 15.6% compared to the same month of 2019 (7.1% annually), among other products.

The BCR stated that, in the region, Peru registered the largest increase in non-traditional exports in the accumulated 12-month period, with a year-on-year expansion rate of 26.1% as of November 2021.

In the last five years, as of November 2021, Peru leads the growth of non-traditional exports in the countries of the region, with an average annual rate of 8.5%. This result is explained by the larger shipments of agricultural products (mainly fruits), textiles, chemicals, fishing and iron and steel.

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