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 six months of 2020, Central American countries spent $39 million on tractor imports, 28% less than what was reported for the same period in 2019, a drop that is largely explained by the purchasing behavior of Guatemala and Honduras.
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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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If the quarantine and mobility restriction measures are extended by two months, it is forecast that by the end of the year the annualized demand for repair and maintenance services of machinery and industrial equipment in Central America will have fallen by 5%.
The "Information System for the Impact Analysis of Covid-19 on Business", prepared by the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, measures the degree of impact that the crisis will have on companies according to their sector or economic activity, considering different scenarios for the coming months.
The impact of the covid19 crisis on the construction sector in Central America is expected to be explained, to a greater extent, by the expected fall in the business of prefabricated steel structures.
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Kaeser Compressors, Cemcol and Goldstar Elevators, are some of the companies with the most important contracts to supply machinery and tools to public institutions in Central America.
An analysis by CentralAmericaData's Trade Intelligence Unit provides interesting data on the companies that were awarded contracts to supply machinery and tools to the governments of Central American countries in 2019.
In the first six months of 2019, Central American countries spent $54 million to import tractors, and purchases from companies in the U.S. and Mexico fell in year-on-year terms by 42% and 14%, respectively.
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From February 5 to 7, the event called "Expo Machine 2020" will take place in the country's capital, where several types of machines, equipment, products and services from the construction, industrial, logistics, maritime, mining and agricultural sectors will be offered.
The event's organizers informed that for this year's edition, 70 exhibitors will participate, including national and international ones, who will exhibit an average of 200 brands.
In the first three months of 2019, Central American countries spent $25 million on tractor imports, and purchases from companies in the U.S. and Mexico fell 31% and 29% year-on-year, respectively.
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In the first nine months of 2018, Central American countries spent $135 million on tractor purchases, with Panama and Costa Rica representing 44% of total imports.
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Zebol, Técnica Universal, Cemcol and Airco are some of the companies awarded the most important contracts to supply machinery and tools to public institutions in Central America.
An analysis of CentralAmericaData's Trade Intelligence unit provides data on the companies that during the last year were favored by the region's governments, with contracts to supply different types of machinery and tools.
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 half of 2018, companies from Panama and Costa Rica invested $171 million to import port cranes, while no transactions were recorded in the other countries of the region.
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In the first half of the year, Central American countries spent $90 million on tractor purchases, and imports from the U.S. increased 17% over the same period in 2017.
Figures from the information system on the Tractor Market in Central America complied by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with graphic"]
Recognized Brazilian company of backhoe loaders, telescopic, articulated and other types of cranes looking for companies interested in representing the brand and distributing their machinery in Central America and Mexico. The company manufactures and sells telescopic,...
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