In the Dominican Republic, the Presidency's Social Assistance Plan is tendering for the supply of appliances and household goods to be donated to low-income families for a 12-month period.
Dominican Republic Government Purchase PASP-CCC-LPN-2021-0003:
"Appliances, household goods and furniture required:
The General Directorate of Public Procurement is tendering the contract to supply state entities with different types of household appliances and home appliances for the period from 2021 to 2023.
Panama Government Purchase 2021-1-27-0-99-LM-002406:
"This Framework Agreement shall be valid for two years, counted from the date of activation of the Virtual Store in the Electronic System of Public Procurement 'PanamaCompra', and may be extended, for up to one additional year, prior communication to the supplier(s).
Between July and October 2020, the number of people in Guatemala looking online for options to buy a coffee machine increased by 87%, while the number of Salvadoran consumers looking to buy a vacuum cleaner decreased by 60%.
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More than 4 million people in the region are looking to buy appliances online, and 19% of these consumers are exploring options for purchasing climate control equipment.
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From January to November 2018, imports of household appliances in Nicaragua totaled $106 million, 35% less than reported in the same period of the previous year.
Between the first eleven months of 2017 and the same period in 2018, foreign purchases of household appliances fell from $164 million to $106 million, according to the most current figures from the Central Bank of Nicaragua.
In the wholesale appliance distribution business in Costa Rica, it is estimated that Supro Suplidora and Corporación Watersonn represent close to 15% of the market share.
An analysis of CentralAmericaData's information shows that other companies with considerable commercial activity in the wholesale of appliances are Mabeca and Solcasa.
Imports of household appliances between April and July 2017 and the same period in 2018 reported a decline of 17% in Nicaragua.
According to figures from the Central Bank of Nicaragua, purchases abroad decreased from $100 million in 2017 to $84 million this year. The most significant year-on-year fall was recorded during the seventh month, as between July 2017 and the same month of this year the fall was 60%.
Between January and September of this year, imports of durable consumer goods such as televisions, washing machines, refrigerators and telephones dropped by 10% compared to the same period in 2016.
Figures from the Central Bank show that in the first nine months of the year purchases of televisions abroad went down by 53% compared to the same period in 2016.The case of washing machines is similar, with imports of these items going down 46% in the same period.
In the first quarter of the year Nicaraguans spent $31 million on household appliances, 13% more than in the same period of 2014.
Televisions, kitchens, refrigerators and stereos are the three types of appliances that Nicaraguans are buying the most. Between 2010 and 2014, imports of these devices increased by 25% due to the increase in the purchasing power of consumers.