The exports Peruvian exports totaled US$53,651 million between January and September, which represented a growth of 14.6% when compared to the same period in 2023, revealed the Exporters Association (ADEX).
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The union specified that, in the case of traditional shipments, they registered an advance of 17.2%. Copper and gold represented 60.8% of this portfolio. The main destinations were China, India, Japan, Canada, the United States, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, South Korea, Brazil and Chile.
Meanwhile, non-traditional exports grew 7.9%. Here, sectors such as agroindustry, clothing, metalworking, chemicals and steel metallurgy stood out. In this case, the United States was positioned as the main destination.
Although the accumulated figure is positive, the president of the union, Julio Pérez Alván, expressed his concern about the decline in five sectors in these nine months: textiles (-0.8%), fishing for direct human consumption (-25.1%), mining non-metallic (-12.2%) and wood (-15.8%). Furthermore, in the primary category hydrocarbons fell (-4%).
“There are 4 with added value that have not yet been recovered, that is, the most labor-intensive. This result tells us that we must work together with the public sector in order to promote private investment, identify and support new drivers that add to Peru’s recovery and reach more markets,” he explained.
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