An increase in Chilean exports in February

Published 2021년 3월 4일

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Chile's exports and imports experienced significant growth in February 2021, with exports increasing by 24.8% and imports by 33.9% compared to the same month in 2020. The total commercial exchange for the first two months of 2021 showed a positive variation of 14.3%, reaching USD 23,972 million. Mining products, especially copper, played a key role in this growth. However, there was a decrease in imports of avocados, urchins, olive oil, mollusks, plums, and grapes. The economic reactivation of China, the United States, and the European Union, along with the vaccination process, have contributed to this trend.

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By Redacción PortalPortuario.cl, @PortalPortuario, Mining boosted Chilean exports during the month of February, according to the Foreign Trade Report prepared by the Studies Department of the National Customs Service., The analysis showed that exports registered an increase in 24.8% when compared with the same month of 2020, with sales of USD 5,765.7 million. Imports, meanwhile, increased even more: 33.9% with purchases for USD 5,760.1 million. For the period January-February 2021, Chile's commercial exchange with the world was USD 23,972 million, a figure that presented a positive variation of 14.3% compared to the same period in 2020. For this same period, exports grew 14.8% with USD 13,716.2 million and imports totaled USD 11,081 million with an increase of 14.5%. Undersecretary of Finance, Alejandro Weber, indicated that “I see an auspicious start to 2021 for our foreign trade, which shows a positive behavior in the first months of the year, especially in February. We are ...

Source: CLPortalportuario