COVID-19 and climate change have directly impacted the supply chains of the sectors and industries that generate the most economic output.
Unfortunately, fiction has become reality, and a global pandemic coupled with sudden climate changes have increased these problems worldwide, also due to unforeseen events in logistics routes and the exponential increase in online shopping, forcing industries to increase the load of transportation, vehicles, staff and resources in general.
During 2020, Guatemala continued to be the main buyer of soaps and cleaning preparations in the Central American region with $59.4 million, the supplier market was Honduras with $83.2 million, which is equivalent to 65.52%.
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For 2020, Honduras was the largest importer of iron and steel sheets in the Central American region with $198 million, it is noted that the main seller was China with 46.15% of the market, equivalent to $330.5 million, being the country with the highest growth in sales.
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In 2020, Nicaragua was positioned as the largest exporter of Central America with $440.1 million, in addition, the main buyer of coffee was the United States with 35.53% equivalent to $832.7 million, followed by Germany with $330.1 million.
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During 2020, Costa Rica was positioned as the largest buyer in the region with 87 million, the main selling country for this year was Mexico with 73.6 million equivalent to 30.92%.
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In 2020, Costa Rica positioned itself as the largest exporter in Central America by selling $148.4 million, and the Netherlands acquired 24.87% of the region's exports.
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During 2020, Panama positioned itself as the largest importer of pumps for liquids in Central America with $46 million, the largest supplier was the United States with 44.05% representing $56.7 million, however, it can be seen that in the Central American region it dropped by 42.96% compared to 2019.
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In 2020, Guatemala acquired the largest share of veterinary vaccines in the Central American market with $15.2 million, the main seller being the United States with 35.65%, equivalent to $12.4 million in the region.
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In 2020, Costa Rica was the largest importer of pet food with a value of $41.7 million, in addition, the United States was the largest supplier of this category in Central America with a $61.4 million share.
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During 2020 Guatemala remained in the lead in regional imports with $51.5 million and the largest supplier of the year was China with 39.3%, in the year-on-year variation of Central America decreased by 14.76% by obtaining only $629.7 million compared to 2019 with $755.4 million.
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Costa Rica is positioned in the regional market as the largest buyer with $171.6 million, also, the United States remains the main supplier of plastic pipe with $109.2 million.
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The import of beer in the region was dominated by Guatemala with $26.3 million equivalent to 25.88% of regional purchases, the main supplier of this product was Mexico with $38.6 million which is 51.72%.
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Customer dwell time is an analysis that should be closely monitored to capitalize on the full potential of each point of sale, indicating greater customer satisfaction.
Estimating and improving the average customer dwell time inside physical stores is possible thanks to technological tools such as Big Data, location intelligence analysis and mobility data, which improve strategic decision making by helping to increase the time consumers spend inside stores, and increasing the sales conversion rate as well.
During the second quarter of 2021 China was the largest supplier of hydraulic cement in the region with 35.92% of the market, followed by the United States of America with 19.83%, Russia 18.68% and Colombia 14.52%.
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