Video Cameras: Less Business in Central America

From January to September 2019, companies in the region allocated $44 million to the import of video cameras, 8% less than in the same period in 2018, with Nicaragua and Costa Rica being the markets where purchases decreased the most.

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Regional Business Decline
Between January and September 2018 and the same period in 2019, the value of television cameras, digital cameras and camcorders imported into Central America registered a fall, from $47.3 million to $43.7 million.

Panama, Main Importer
As of September last year, the largest buyer in the region was Costa Rica with $12 million, followed by Panama with $11 million, Guatemala with $10 million, Honduras and El Salvador with $5 million each, and Nicaragua with $1.4 million.

Three of the six countries recorded year-on-year increases in purchases. In Honduras imports increased 14%, while in Guatemala and El Salvador the increases were 1% and 2%, in that order.

Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama were the markets that registered negative variations, reporting declines of 41%, 15% and 12%, respectively.

USA, Main Seller
From January to September 2019, 35% of the value imported into the region came from the USA, 34% from China, 3% from Taiwan, 3% from Spain and 2% from Japan.

China is the market of origin of imports that has grown the most for the period in question in recent years, since in 2012 it represented 20% of total purchases in Central America, and in 2019 that proportion rose to 34%.

Note: For this report, prepared by CentralAmericaData, SIECA data were used.

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