The latest report from the General Comptroller of the Republic details that between the first eleven months of 2018 and the same period in 2019, purchases abroad fell by $277 million, from $12,101 million to $11,824 million.

For the periods in question imports of intermediate goods also reported declines, in this case was 4%, going from $ 3,027 million in 2018 to $ 2,922 million in 2019.

In the case of purchases of consumer goods, they varied from Ch$5,813 million to Ch$5,723 million. Imports of capital goods recorded a reduction, falling from $3,261 million to $3,180 million.

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