In recent years, televisions manufactured in Mexico have lost importance according to the amount purchased, since in the first half of 2016 they represented 54% of total regional imports and for the same period in 2020 the proportion fell to 39%.
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During the first quarter of the year, TV imports by companies in the region totaled $74 million, which is 9% less than the amount reported for the same period in 2019.
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During the first quarter of the year, imports of televisions from companies in the region totaled $81 million, 20% less than the amount reported for the same period in 2018.
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In El Salvador, the Ministry of Economy drafted a bill to regulate the commercialization and importation of devices not compatible with digital television, but the Superintendence of Competition failed to endorse it.
At the end of 2018, the country began its transition to digital television, since the state-owned TV channel Canal 10 began broadcasting the open digital signal, and it was reported that in the next three years it will have to be implemented by private TV stations.
During the first half of 2018, imports of televisions in the region totaled $240 million, and purchases from Mexican companies increased 58% over the same period in 2017.
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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%.
With a few days to go before the end of the football world cup, Guatemalan companies dedicated to selling electronic equipment state that sales registered in June exceeded the sector's expectations.
According to figures from the Superintendency of Tax Administration, in the first five months of the year the entry of 526,000 televisions was recorded, for a value close to $76 million, highlighting a greater demand for devices of 43 inches and up.
In 2017, television imports from China totaled $120 million, equivalent to an increase of 8% compared to figures from 2016.
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In 2017, countries in the region imported $198 million worth of televisions from Mexico, and 57% were purchased by companies in Guatemala and Costa Rica.
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In the first nine months of 2017, Central American countries imported $282 million worth of televisions, 8% more than was bought during the same period in 2016.
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Between January and November 2017, countries in the region imported $189 million worth of television sets from Mexico, and 56% was purchased by companies in Guatemala and Panama.
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In 2016 imports of television sets in Costa Rica totaled $100 million, and the value imported from China grew by 52%.
Figures from the information system on the the Televisions Market in Costa Rica, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with the graph"]