It is almost $20 million less than for the same month in 2007, when $323.8 million was sent...

The figure for October confirms the fears of slowdown that analysts have been announcing in the last few months. As a consequence of the crisis experienced in the United States, which has the most Salvadoran immigrants, employment has been reduced, particularly in sectors such as construction, which is traditionally the main source of work for Salvadorans abroad.

Source: elsalvador.com

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