Guatemala continued to be the main importer in the region during the first quarter of 2021 with $15.7 million, in Central America there was an increase in purchases of 4.26%.
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From January to September 2020, Central American imports of vehicle batteries totaled $155 million, and purchases from Korean companies increased 27% compared to the same period in 2019.
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In the first half of 2020, imports of vehicle batteries in El Salvador, Nicaragua and Guatemala increased in year-on-year terms, and in Honduras, Costa Rica and Panama there were decreases.
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In the first quarter of the year, Central American countries imported vehicle batteries for $57 million, and 57% was purchased by companies in Guatemala and Costa Rica.
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From January to April 2020, Central American companies imported from Mexico $28 million in electric batteries, 4% more than in the same period in 2019.
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From January to November 2019, Central American countries imported $72 million in car batteries from Mexico, 2% more than what was purchased in the same period in 2018.
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In the first six months of the year, the countries of the region imported $111 million in vehicle batteries, 6% more than in the same period of 2018.
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Variation in Regional Imports Between the first half of 2018 and the same period in 2019, the value of car batteries imported into Central America registered an increase from $105 million to $111 million.
In the first nine months of 2018, countries in the region imported $150 million in vehicle batteries, and business purchases in Japan grew 5% over the same period in 2017.
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In the first half of 2018, countries in the region imported $105 million worth of vehicle batteries, 8% more than what was purchased in the same period in 2017.
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In the first nine months of 2018, Central American countries imported from Mexico $59 million in car batteries, 7% more than what was purchased in the same period of 2017.
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The countries of the region imported batteries for vehicles for $50 million in the first quarter of 2018, and 60% was purchased by companies in Guatemala, Costa Rica and Panama.
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In the first quarter of 2018, Central American countries imported $19 million worth of car batteries from Mexico, and 49% were bought by companies in Guatemala and Honduras.
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