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Imports by country
From January to June 2018, the largest buyer of alcoholic beverages in Central America remained Guatemala, with $45 million, followed by Panama, with $39 million, Costa Rica, with $36 million, Honduras, with $31 million, El Salvador, with $20 million and Nicaragua, with $6 million.

Variation in regional imports
Between the first half of 2017 and the same period in 2018, the value imported into the region increased 24%, from $143 million to $176 million.

For the periods concerned, imports from Mexico increased 41%, as purchases from U.S. companies grew from $33 million to $46 million.

Origin of imports
In the first six months of last year, 26% of the value imported into the region was from Mexico, 21% from the U.S., 8% from the United Kingdom and 6% from Chile.

Mexico is the source market of imports that has grown the most in the first half of the last six years, since in 2013 represented 13% of total regional purchases and in 2018 reached 26%.

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Alcoholic Beverages: Import up 23%

April 2019

From January to September 2018, Central American companies imported $269 million in alcoholic beverages, 23% more than in the same period in 2017, mainly because of purchases from Mexico.

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Beer: More Business with Mexico

March 2019

In the first nine months of 2018, beer imports in Central America totaled $128 million, 50% more than in the same period in 2017, and the increase is because of the behavior of purchases from Mexico.

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Beer: Imports Increase 45%

November 2018

Because of the purchase behavior from Mexico, during the first half of the year, beer imports in Central America totaled $83 million, 45% more than in the same period in 2017.

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Alcoholic beverages: Imports increase 25%

October 2018

During the first three months of the year, the countries of the region reported imports of alcoholic beverages for $88 million, 25% more than what was reported in the same quarter of 2017.

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