Imports of Consumer Goods up 4%

In the first quarter of the year, Panama reported purchases abroad for $3.167 million, and imports of consumer goods grew 4% over the same period in 2018.

Thursday, May 23, 2019

The most recent report of the General Comptroller of the Republic details that between the first quarter of 2018 and the same period of 2019 foreign purchases fell by $53 million, from $3.220 million to $3.167 million.

For the periods concerned, imports of intermediate goods also reported a decrease, in this case it was 11%, going from $816 million to $726 million in 2018.

In the case of consumer goods purchases increased 4%, from $1.469 million to $1.527 million. Imports of capital goods were other that registered a decline, falling from $933 million to $914 million.

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