During the first nine months of 2018, $263 million in ceramic products were imported, and almost 50% was purchased by companies in Costa Rica and Guatemala.
Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with graphic"]
During the first six months of 2018, Central American companies imported hydraulic cement for $77 million, and purchases from China increased 42% over the same period in 2017.
Figures from the information system on the the Hydraulic Cement Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with graphic"]
Drywall imports in the countries of the region in 2017 exceeded $65 million, and more than 65% of purchases were made by companies in Costa Rica, Panama and Guatemala.
From the report “Drywall Market in Central America” compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData:
During the first half of the year, Central America totaled $177 million in imports of ceramic products, and purchases from Spain rose 11% over the same period in 2017.
Figures from the information system on the Ceramics Market in Central America, compiled by the Trade Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData:[GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with graphic"]
In the first quarter of the year Central America imported $90 million worth of ceramic products, and purchases from the European country grew by 3% compared to the same period in 2017.
Figures from the study on the Market for Ceramic Products in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData:
In the first three months of 2018, countries in Central America imported $36 million worth of hydraulic cement, 9% more than was purchased in the same period in 2017.
Figures from the Information System on the Hydraulic Cement Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"]
In the first quarter of the year El Salvador imported $7 million worth of aluminum and its manufactured goods from Guatemala, 10% more than in the same period in 2017.
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Explained in part by imports from Spain, last year purchases from Central American countries grew by 7% compared to 2016, totaling $386 million.
Figures from the study on the Ceramic Products Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAPHIC caption = "Click to interact with graph"]
In the region there are nearly 4,000 retail points of sale of hardware products, 45% of which are concentrated in Guatemala and Costa Rica.
Analysis by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData yields interesting results about hardware stores function and where they are located in Central American countries.
In 2017, countries in the region imported $46 million worth of ceramic products from Mexico, and 48% was purchased by companies in Guatemala and Panama.
Figures from the information system on the the Ceramics Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"]
In the first nine months of 2017, countries in the region imported $110 million worth of hydraulic cement, 38% more than was purchased in the same period in 2016.
Figures from the information system on the Hydraulic Cement Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData : [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with the graph"]
In the first nine months of 2017, countries in Central America imported $291 million worth of ceramic products, 3% more than what was purchased in the same period in 2016.
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In 2016 Central American countries imported $331 million worth of plastic pipes and fittings, 10% more than in 2015.
Figures from the information system on the Central American Market for Plastic Pipes and Fittings, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with the graph"]
In 2016 intraregional trade in hydraulic cement totaled $59 million, 18% less than in 2015, and the main exporter is still Costa Rica.
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In 2016 Central American countries imported from Brazil $36 million worth of ceramic products such as tiles, paving stones, floor tiles and others, which represents an increase of 21% compared to 2015.
Figures from the information system on thethe Ceramics Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit atCentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with the graph"]