According to the Central American Trade Monitor for the Third Quarter 2018, prepared by the Secretariat of Central American Economic Integration (SIECA), imports of goods in the region totaled $54,665 million from July to September last year, recording a 6.5% increase over the same period in 2017.

From the Central America Monitor:

The commercial exchange of goods in Central America during the third quarter of 2018 registered a 4.7% increase over the same period in 2017. However, exports to third markets registered a slight evolution, according to figures from the most recent Central American Trade Monitor, corresponding to the third quarter of 2018.

The main results reflected by the Monitor are the following:

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