During last year, imports of electric generators increased year-on-year in Nicaragua and Guatemala, and decreased in Costa Rica, Panama, Honduras and El Salvador.
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During the first nine months of 2020, imports of electric generators increased year-on-year in Nicaragua and Guatemala, and decreased in Costa Rica, Panama, Honduras and El Salvador.
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In recent years, electricity generators from Spain have gained importance in terms of the amount purchased, since in the first half of 2012 they represented barely 0.5% of total regional imports and for the same period in 2020 the proportion rose to 15%.
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In the first three months of 2020, Central American companies bought electric motors and generators abroad for $29 million, 39% less than what was reported for the same period in 2019.
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In the first nine months of 2019, the region's companies bought electric motors and generators abroad for $127 million, 35% less than what was reported for the same period in 2018.
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In the first half of 2019, purchases of electric motors and generators in the region totaled $84 million, and imports made by companies in El Salvador and Panama grew 80% and 35%, respectively.
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During the first quarter of the year, imports of electric motors and generators in Central America totaled $48 million, an amount that is barely 2% higher than the purchases recorded in the same period in 2018.
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During the last year, imports of electric motors and generators totaled $222 million, 46% more than in 2017, which is largely because of purchases from El Salvador from Spanish companies.
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From January to September 2018, imports of electric motors and generators totaled $195 million, 80% more than in the same period in 2017, because of purchases from El Salvador from Spanish companies.
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In the first six months of 2018, purchases of electric motors and generators in the region totaled $74 million, of which 51% was imported by companies in El Salvador and Guatemala.
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In the first three months of 2018 imports of electric motors and generators added up to $16 million, a figure that is triple the $5 million that the Central American country bought in the same period in 2017.
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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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In 2017, purchases of electric motors and generators from Central American countries totaled $152 million, which represents an increase of 3% compared to the previous year.
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In 2017, purchases of electric wires and cables from Central American countries totaled $791 million and grew by 74% with respect to the previous year, in contrast to the fall recorded between 2015 and 2016.
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In 2016, imports of electric motors and generators totaled $33 million, a figure that is more than triple the $9 million that the Central American country bought in 2012.
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