Beauty and Personal Care: Costa Rica is the Main Importer

For the third quarter of 2021, purchases in the Central American region of beauty and personal care products increased by 28% to reach $413 million, with Mexico being the main supplier of these products with a sales value of $123 million.

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Costa Rica, Main Buyer
For the third quarter of 2021 the main importer in Central America was Costa Rica with $93 million, followed by Guatemala with $90 million, El Salvador with $70 million, Panama with $65 million, Honduras with $54 million and Nicaragua with $41 million.

Variation in Regional Business
Between the first nine months of 2020 and the same period of 2021 the total value imported into Central America grew by 28%, rising from $322 million to $413 million.

For the periods in question, purchases from U.S. companies reported an increase, in this case by 17%, rising from $63 million to $74 million.

Origin of Imports
From January to September 2021, 30% of the value imported from Central America came from Mexico, 18% from the USA, 9% from Colombia and 4% from Spain.

In the last ten years, Spain was the market of origin of imports that grew the most, given that in 2012 it represented 2% of total Central American purchases and in 2021 that proportion reached 4%.

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