During 2018, the value of diapers and similar items imported into the region totaled $285 million, 3% more than in 2017.
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Honduras, main buyer
Last year, the main buyer of diapers and similar items in Central America was Honduras, with $60 million, followed by Panama, with $59 million, El Salvador, with $47 million, Guatemala, with $44 million, Nicaragua, with $39 million and Costa Rica, with $37 million.
From January to September 2018, the value of imported diapers and similar items in the region totaled $143 million, and purchases from companies in Mexico grew 11% over the same period in 2017.
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During the first half of the year, the value of imported diapers and similar products in the region reached $143 million, and purchases from companies in Mexico increased 8% over the same period in 2017.
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In the first quarter of the year Panama reported $13 million in purchases of diapers and similar items, and imports from Mexico grew by 25% compared to the same period in 2017.
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During the first quarter, the import value of diapers and similar items in countries in the region amounted to $71 million, 5% more than the purchases made in the same period in 2017.
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In 2017 the import value of diapers and similar items in countries in the region amounted to $277 million, of which 38% was purchased by companies in Panama and Honduras.
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Between 2016 and 2017, purchases of diapers and similar items made by the Central American countries in Mexico grew by 5%, going from $120 million to $126 million.
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Between 2015 and 2016, the value of diapers and similar items imported into countries in the region fell slightly, going from $289 million in 2015 to $285 million in 2016.
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