Chile's exports and imports continue to decline affected by the pandemic

By Redacción PortalPortuario.cl, @PortalPortuario, Chile's global trade exchange figures with the world continue to be affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, as reflected by the figures from the Customs Studies Department for the period of January 1 and August 31, 2020, which also reflected an increase in the flow of products to and from China. According to data, the Chilean global trade exchange was 78,476 million dollars, a decrease of 13.7% compared to the same period of the year. 2019, and a tax collection of 7,808 million dollars. In these eight months, the country's exports decreased in terms of amount by 9.1%, with 45,106.6 million dollars. However, shipments to China increased by 9.8% and remained the main buyer, reaching a share of 35.7% of the country's total exports, followed by the United States (14.3%) and Japan (9.0%)., While total imports had a contraction of 18.2%, totaling 35,865 million dollars. China, in the same way, was positioned as the main seller with a ...