Exported volume grew 13.3% during June of 2025, driven by the greater shipments of traditional products

The National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) informed that in June of 2025, the total volume exported of goods grew 13.3% compared to the same month of 2024, due to the increase of the shipments of traditional (14.9%) and non-traditional (9.3%) products.

In the technical report Evolution of the Exports and Imports, is informed that the main countries of destination of the exports were: China (46.1%), United States of America (9.8%) and Japan (5.7%) of the total exported value in real terms.

In the first semester of 2025, the total volume exported registered a growth rate of 13.5% compared to the same period of the last year, explained by the increase in the transactions of traditional (12.2%) and non-traditional (17.0%) products.

During the month under analysis, traditional exports increased 14.9%, compared to June of 2024, due to the increase of agriculture (57.5%), petroleum and natural gas (30.6%), fishing (13.9%) and mining (12.9%) exports.

The mining volume exported was higher in 12.9% to the level registered in June of 2024, driven by the greater sale of copper (5.1%), followed by gold (13.7%), lead (104.6%), zinc (53.9%) and tin (21.6%).

Fishing exports registered a variation of 13.9% due to the favorable performance of the exported volume of fishmeal (19.5%). Also, outstood the following products: coffee (57.4%) inside the agriculture sector, that together grew 57.5%.

During June of 2025, the export volume of non-traditional products grew 9.3% compared to the same month of the last year, linked to the positive evolution of five productive sectors.

Within this context, the shipments of the fishing sector increased 96.7%, driven by greater shipments of mussels and frozen scallops (289.4%), cuttlefishes and squids (215.3%) and preserved fish (13.4%).

The growth rate of the export volume of the agribusiness sector was of 6.3%, outstanding the fresh or refrigerated asparagus (23.6%), blueberries (193.0%) and other fruits, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (103.7%).

The shipments of the non-metallic mining sector increased 15.5%, due to the transactions of anthracites (395.0%) and glazed ceramic flags and paving (107.4%).

The iron and steel industries sector grew 9.4%, mainly due to the sale of refined copper wire (8.0%), unalloyed zinc (6.9%) and other sheets and strips of refined copper of thickness greater than 0.15 mm (31.7%).

Finally, the exports of textile products increased 2.4%, due to the increase in the shipments of cotton T-shirts (11.3%), carded or combed fine alpaca or llama hair (12.4%) and shirts of synthetic or artificial fibers (78.5%).

In June of 2025, the imports increased 17.4% compared to the same month of the last year, accumulating 12 months of continuous growth.

In the first semester of 2025, the imports grew 17.2% compared to the same period of the last year, due to the increase in the income of consumption goods (19.9%), capital goods and construction materials (17.7%) and raw materials and intermediate products (15.7%).

During the month under analysis, the import volume of raw materials and intermediate products was 20.0% higher than the registered in June of 2024. This result was due to the greater purchases of raw materials and intermediate products for the industry (18.4%), among them, hard wheat other than for sowing (83.9%), hard yellow corn (23.1%) and polyethylene of high density (47.1%).

Raw materials and intermediate products for agriculture grew 17.2% compared to the same month of the last year, outstanding the preparations for feeding animals (87.5%) and ammonium sulphate (14.7%).

Likewise, the fuels, lubricants and allied products increased 25.8%, associated to the great demand of Diesel B5 (64.5%) and B2 (9.2%).

In June of 2025, the import of consumption goods increased 18.5% compared to the value reached in June of 2024, both in non-durable (18.5%) and durable (18.5%) consumer goods.

In the non-durable consumer goods, outstanding the medication for human use (22.2%), medication for oncologic treatment or HIV for retail sale (131.6%) and other footwear (0.9%).

In the durable consumer goods, it outstood the car assembly (31.3%), televisions (11.4%) and plastic manufacturing (18.6%).

In June of 2025, the volume imported of capital goods and construction materials grew 13.0% compared to the level registered in June of 2024, driven by the increase in the purchases intended to uses and economic destinations.

Capital goods for the industry increased 8.8%, driven by greater acquisitions of smart phones (21.6%), devices of digital telecommunications or by carrier current (1.9%) and parts of machines and crane devices, bulldozers and trailers (123.3%).

The imported volume of transportation equipment grew 23.5%, outstanding the assembled pick-up trucks (58.3%), trucks for cargo transport (83.8%) and pneumatics used in vehicles and machinery for construction and mining (11.6%).

Capital goods for agriculture increased 23.9%, especially caterpillar tractors (14.3%).

On the other hand, construction materials grew 14.9%, such as glazed ceramic flags and paving (39.6%) and iron bars or non-alloy steel with indentations and ribs (31.7%).