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Pharmaceuticals: Purchases from Mexico Up 14%Monday, July 25, 2022 During 2021, a moderate growth of 14% was observed, reaching $339 million of purchases in Central America from Mexico, where the main importer in the region was Guatemala with $83 million. Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with the graphic"]
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Fish Preparations: El Salvador is the Main Exporter in the RegionMonday, July 25, 2022 Sales of fish preparations and canned fish, caviar and its substitutes prepared with fish roe in the Central American region remained relatively stable, with a value of $22.3 million and 4,182 tons, with El Salvador being the main exporter with $82 million. Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData: [ GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with the graphic"]
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Ceramic Products: $548 Million in ImportsMonday, July 18, 2022 For 2021, there was a 74% increase equivalent to $548 million for a volume of 1,028,504 tons of ceramic products, with Guatemala being the largest importer with $83 million, the main supplier to the Central American region was Spain with 19% of purchases with $105 million. Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with the graphic"]
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Truck Tires: China is the Main supplierMonday, July 18, 2022 For 2021, the value of imports of tires for use in buses and trucks in Central America is observed for $299 million, which is an increase in the variation of almost 40% from the period analyzed from 2012 to 2020, in addition, the main supplier of this product is China, which has led in the region. Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with the graphic"]
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Gold: Nicaragua Led Exports in 2021Tuesday, July 12, 2022 For 2021, gold exports in Central America obtained a 387% increase in sales by reaching $310 million, with Nicaragua being the main exporter with a value of $1,534 million and a volume of 47 tons, being the main buyer the United States with $1,064 million. Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with the graphic"]
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Toilet Paper: Costa Rica, Main ImporterTuesday, July 12, 2022 By 2021, toilet paper imports increased slightly by 6% to reach $280 million, with Costa Rica being the main importer in the Central American region with $69 million, the main supplier to Central America was El Salvador with $170 million. Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with the graphic"] Honduras Exports January to March 2011Friday, June 10, 2011 In March 2011, exports reached $1.133 billion, driven by increases in sales of traditional products, especially coffee, bananas and sugar. At the end of the first quarter of 2011 the Honduran economy is showing signs of recovery, as reflected in the growth behavior presented in the Monthly Index of Economic Activity (IMEA), which reached a rate of 4.4%; an improvement also recorded in foreign trade, where exports of general goods rose by 47.6% from $768.0 million in 2010 to $1,133.3 million this year, principally in sales of coffee, bananas, melons, sugar and gold.
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Paper and Cardboard: Sector Reaches Pre-Pandemic LevelsMonday, July 4, 2022 By 2021, a recovery of the paper and cardboard sector is observed, reaching $2,471 million, equivalent to 1,942,360 tons, with the main supplier being the United States of America market with $837 million. Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with the graphic"]
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Pharmaceuticals: Purchases DownMonday, July 4, 2022 By 2021, there will be a reduction in the import of pharmaceutical products containing insulin at the Central American level by 44%, equivalent to $1,948 million, with Costa Rica being the main buyer with $10 million. Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with the graphic"] Honduras: Reform to the Free Zones LawWednesday, December 4, 2019 With the reform proposal to the Law of Free Zones presented to Congress, it is intended to reduce from 20 to 10 the requirements that must be met to approve a new free zone. After several months of working on the proposal to make changes to the law, the file was submitted to the legislative chamber and prepared by the Honduran Maquiladora Association (AHM), the Ministry of Finance, the Central Bank of Honduras and the Ministry of Economic Development (SDE). FTA Doubles Trade Between Guatemala and ColombiaWednesday, March 27, 2013 In the three years that the FTA has been in effect the trade balance favorable to Colombia increased from $251 million in 2009 to $527 million in 2012. The nations of the Northern Triangle of Central America, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, have a free trade agreement with Colombia, whose enactment in 2010 produced immediate effects, rapidly increasing trade in goods and services between the FTA parties. Honduras: Record Sugar ExportsTuesday, October 27, 2009 According to projections, in 2009 the country will export between $33 and $35 million. In terms of volume, Honduras will export around 100 million kilograms, 36.5% more than 2008, when 73.3 million were sold. Non Traditional Exports Accounted for 55%Thursday, January 21, 2010 Honduras exported $2.32 billion in 2009; 55.7% corresponded to non traditional exports. According to data from the Central Bank of Honduras (BCH), the remaining $1.29 billion correspond to products classified as 'traditional' (coffee and banana, for example). Honduras to Export Iron Oxide to ChinaTuesday, January 19, 2010 Agalteca Mine will export an initial shipment of 26.000 tons to China on January 28th. This export will ship from the Port of San Lorenzo in Honduras' south, explained Iván Gustavo Matute Gómez, head of ENP, the national ports corporation. Honduras benefits from boom in cocoa pricesThursday, April 24, 2008 With world prices at their highest in a decade, Honduras is reaping the rewards of a cocoa boom, said Aníbal Anaya, president of the nation's cocoa producers' association. Ayala said that though producers have processed only about 100 metric tons this year, Honduras has so far earned at least US$1.5 million in exports. |
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