Last year, the region bought $3.874 million worth of plastic and manufactured goods from abroad, 6% more than in 2016, and 35% of imports came from the United States.
Figures from the information system on theMarket for Plastic and its Manufactures in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"]
In 2017, Central America countries imported $96 million worth of various common metal manufactures from Mexico, 14% more than what was purchased in 2016.
Figures from the information system on the Market for Common Metals in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"]
From January to September 2017, countries in the region imported $430 million worth of aluminum and its manufactures, and 45% was purchased by companies in Costa Rica and Guatemala.
Figures from the information system on the Central American Market for Aluminium and its Manufactures, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"]
In 2017, exports of rubber and its manufactures from Central America to Mexico totaled $84 million, 93% more than the previous year.
Figures from the information system on the Rubber Market and its Manufactures in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"]
In 2017, the value of Central American purchases of plastic and its manufactures from companies in Mexico grew by 21% compared to 2016, in contrast to the decreases registered between 2013 and 2015.
Figures from the information system Market for Plastics and its Manufactures in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"]
In Guatemala, SMEs are being invited to take part in the next Central American Manufexport fair, to be held in Antigua, in September 2018.
A call is being made to SMEs from the sectors of food and beverages, hygiene and personal care, cleaning for the home, plastic products, cosmetics, and other manufactured goods to participate in a business conference which will take place on the 26th and 27th of September 2018 in Antigua, Guatemala.
In April and May, two Peruvian trade mission will visit Panama, Costa Rica and Guatemala in search of business opportunities.
The Exporters Association of Peru (ADEX) has organized two trade missions from companies from various sectors and foreign trade students from Peru.
Gestion.pe reports that "the first exploration mission from the imports and logistics sector will be held from 16th to 20th of April in Panama and aims at learning about the trade and development opportunities in this country which trades with the world more than $18 billion and through which passes 14,000 ships and more than 12 million containers a year. "
Imports for the first nine months of 2008 reached $1.2 billion, 30% more than for the same period last year.
Laestrella.com reports that "the manufacturing industry had a 4% growth, driven mainly by the development of agro-industrial products.
The report prepared by the Panama Industrial Union (SIP) points out that "this is the first time that the sector has surpassed the billion dollar mark for the import of raw materials, which is evidence of the sector's dynamism.
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