Textile Trade Figures in Central America

In the first quarter of the year, imports of yarns and textile supplies in Central America totaled $127 million, registering a 10% drop compared to the same period in 2017.

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Import of yarns and textile inputs in Central America Al March 31st, 2022  

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Figures from the Information System on the Textiles and Textile Supplies Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: Click to interact with graphClick to interact with graph

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Variation of regional imports 
Between the first quarter of 2017 and the same period in 2018 the import volume of yarns and textile supplies registered a decrease of 8%, decreasing from 35,000 tons to 32,000 tons.

In line with the behavior of the import volume, in the period in question the import value registered a decrease of 10%, going from $141 million in 2017 to $127 million in 2018.

Imports by country 
In the first three months of the year, the main buyer of yarns and textile supplies in Central America was Guatemala, with $45 million, followed by El Salvador, with $44 million, Costa Rica, with $13 million, Nicaragua, with $12 million, Panama, with $7 million and Honduras, with $5 million.

Origin of imports 
From January to March 2018, 40% of the value imported from Central America came from the USA, 20% from China, 4% from the Panama Free Trade Zone and 2% from Mexico.

In the first quarter of each of the last six years, China has been the market of origin of imports that has grown the most, as in 2013 it represented 12% of the total value purchased by the region, and in 2018 that proportion rose to 20%.

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