In 2017, purchases of faucets and valves bought from the US by Central American countries added up to $86 million and grew by 6% with respect to the previous year, recovering from the fall registered between 2015 and 2016.
Figures from the Information System on the Faucet and Valve Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"]
In 2016 the value of Central American imports of faucets from Germany amounted to $12 million, 18% more than in 2015.
Figures from the Information System on the Market for Bathroom Fittings in Central America by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [Figure caption = "Click to interact with the graphic"]
Between January and September 2016 Central American countries imported $164 million in bathroom fittings, led by Costa Rica, with $48 million.
Figures from the Information Systemon the Market for taps in CentralAmerica by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [Figure caption = "Click to interact with the graphic"]
The City of San Francisco Menéndez in El Salvador has awarded the company Inversiones MJ a contract for bringing water to the colonies in the coastal zone.
On October 30 MJ Inversiones SA de C.V. was awarded the project "Bringing drinking water to the colonies, villages and townships in the coastal area that do not have clean water in the municipality of San Francisco Menéndez, Ahuachapán" in the amount of $6,999,797 million.
The Autonomous Executive Port Commission of El Salvador is calling on construction companies to participate in a project to dredge the access channel and docks at the Port of La Union.
Government Purchase El Salvador PREC-01/2014:
"PRE-QUALIFICATION CONDITIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROJECT FOR DREDGING AN ACCESS CHANNEL AND DOCKS IN LA UNION PORT. "