During 2020, imports of electrical wires and cables in Nicaragua and Guatemala increased in year-on-year terms, and in the cases of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Panama they decreased considerably.
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From January to March 2020, Central American companies imported $22 million in electrical cables and wires, and purchases from China increased by 13% compared to the same period in 2019.
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From January to June 2019, Central American companies imported $277 million worth of electrical wires and cables, and purchases from China increased 4% over the same period in 2018.
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In the first quarter of 2019, countries in the region imported electric transformers for $83 million, and purchases from companies in China increased 18% over the same period in 2018.
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From January to March 2019, Central American companies imported $133 million in electrical wires and cables, and purchases from the U.S. increased 23% over the same period in 2018.
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During 2018, Central American companies imported electric wires and cables for $539 million, and 70% were bought by companies in Costa Rica, Guatemala and Panama.
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In 2018, Central American countries allocated $310 million to the purchase of electrical transformers, and 45% was imported by companies in Panama and Costa Rica.
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In the first nine months of 2018, Central American countries imported $399 million in electrical wires and cables, and 50% were bought by companies in Costa Rica and Guatemala.
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In the first half of 2018, Central American countries imported $57 million in electric incandescent lamps and tubes, and 52% was purchased by companies in Guatemala and Costa Rica.
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In the first half of the year, Central American countries invested $164 million in purchasing electric transformers for $164 million, equivalent to a 6% increase over the same period in 2017.
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During the first half of the year, countries in the region imported $197 million in electrical cables and wires, and 63% were bought by companies in Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Guatemala.
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In the first quarter of the year, countries in the region imported $81 million worth of electrical transformers, registering an increase of 9% compared to the amount reported in the same period in 2017.
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In the first quarter of the year, countries in the region imported $169 million worth of electrical wires and cables, and 48% were purchased by companies in Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
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Between January and March of this year, companies in Guatemala imported $8 million worth of electric generators, 18% more than in the same period in 2017, and 55% came from the United States and China.
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During the first quarter of the year, companies in Guatemala allocated $11 million to the purchase of electric cables in Mexico, 29% more than was reported in the same period in 2017.
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