During the month of September, the country received $315.4 million in remittances, $12.7 million more than in the same period in 2012.
From a press release issued by the Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador:
Salvadorans living abroad sent remittances worth $2.9317 billion in the period between January and September 2013, an increase of $38.4 million, equivalent to a growth rate of 1.3% annually.
During the month of August remittances to El Salvador totaled $326.6 million, $11.2 million more than in the same period in 2012.
From a press release issued by the Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador:
Remittances from Salvadorans living abroad during the month of August 2013, totaled $326.6 million, up by $11.2 million and recording a growth rate of 3.5% compared to the same month last year, reported the department of Studies and Economic Statistics at the Central Reserve Bank.