Figures from the biannual report by the US Office of Textiles and Clothing (OTEXA) show that between January and June Nicaragua sold 255 million square meter equivalents (SME) to the United States generating revenues of $708 million.

In the same period last year, the country exported a total volume of 225.7 million square meter equivalents, worth a total of $670 million.

Alvaro Baltodano, presidential delegate for investment in Nicaragua, told Laprensa.com.ni that "... the data is showing that the maquiladoras are able to cope with the loss of tariff preference level (TPL), which allowed clothing companies export to that country items made with raw materials from countries outside of DR-CAFTA. "

See OTEXA figures.

Source: laprensa.com.ni

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