Total volume of exported goods grew 11.1% in September of 2025

The National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) informed that in September of 2025, the total volume of exported goods increased by 11.1% compared to the same month of 2024, due to the greater shipment of traditional (11.7%) and non-traditional (8.8%) products.

In the technical report Evolution of Exports and Imports also noted that, during the period of January-September of 2025, the total volume exported grew by 9.9% compared to the same period of the last year. This result was explained by the greater transactions of traditional products of the following sectors: fishing, oil and natural gas traditional products, mining and agricultural, as well as non-traditional products of the following sectors: agribusiness, textile, fishing, chemical, metal-mechanical and iron and steel sector.

During the month under analysis, the traditional exports increased 11.7% compared to September of 2024, driven by the increase of the mining (10.0%), of oil and natural gas (5.0%), agribusiness (31.8%) and fishing (98.0%) shipments.

The volume exported of mining products grew 10.0% against the level registered during September of 2024, due to the greater shipment of oresuch as copper shipment of minerals such as copper (17.1%), that maintain as the main driver of the exports. In real terms, totalized US$ 1,876.00 million and represented more than the half of the volume exported of mining products (61.2%). In addition, China concentrated the 86.1% of the exports of this metal.

In addition, shipments of gold (1.8%), lead (18.8%), iron (19.7%), tin (8.1%) and refined silver (75.2%), registered positive results.

Traditional exports of fishing products increased by 98.0% due to the increase of volume exported of fish meal (199.0%). Likewise, the agriculture volume grew 31.8%, mainly due to greater sales of coffee (32.2%). Meanwhile, the exports of oil and natural gas increased 5.0%, due to the increase in the shipments of petroleum-based products(36.8%).

During September of 2025, the volume exported of non-traditional products increased 8.8% compared to the same month of the last year. This growth was mainly driven by the agribusiness sector, which shipments increased 12.5%. Among the most dynamic products outstood the blueberries (9.1%), crude cacao (25.5%) and avocados (67.9%).

The exports of the iron and steel sectorincreased 20.0%, based in the greater shipments of refined copper wire (71.0%), non-alloy steel(29.6%) and other sheets and strips of refined copper of thickness greater than 0.15 mm (53.7%).

Fishing sector registered a positive variation of 13.6%, due to the greater shipments of frozen mussels and scallops (617.8%), cuttlefishes and squids (716.1%) and preserved fish(10.6%).

On the other hand, the exports of the non-metallic mining sector grew 11.6%, driven by the greater shipments of anthracites (115.5%) and plates and ceramic plates (61.8%).

The dynamism of the chemical sector reflected a variation of 4.8%, due to the increase in the shipments of undenatured ethyl alcoholwith alcoholic grade higher or equal to 80% (103.7%) and cochineal carmine (68.9%). In addition, the greater shipments of textile products (6.3%) was explained due to the increase in the export of cotton T-shirts (3.4%) and cotton knit shirts (1.6%).

During September of 2025, the imports expressed in real values of 2007 increased 13.0% compared to the same month of the last year, accumulated 15 months in a row of growth. During the period of January-September of 2025, the volume imported increased 15.7% against the same period of 2024, driven by the greater acquisition of consumption goods (18.8%), capital goods and construction materials (18.8%), as well as raw materials and intermediate products (12.4%).

During September of 2025, the imports of consumption goods grew 13.5% compared to the same month of 2024, due to the increase in the purchases of non-durable (12.0%) and durable (15.6%) goods.

Among the non-durable goods outstood the medications for human use (12.4%), different toys (38.0%), beauty, make-up and skin care preparations (35.7%), as well as medications for oncologic or HIV treatment for retail sale (15.3%).

Regarding durable goods, it outstood the assembled automobiles (18.2%), the motorcycles and velocipedes with piston engine (55.0%), in addition the plastic manufactures (36.1%).

During September of 2025, the volume imported of raw materials and intermediate products increased 12.0% compared to the level registered during September of 2024. This result was attributed to the increase of consumables for the industry (10.0%), such as iron or zinc plated steellaminated products (226.2%) and chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, semi-bleached or bleached (83.9%).

In addition, raw materials and intermediate products for agriculture grew (48.4%), especially oil cakes and the other solid residues of the extraction of soybean oil (27.3%).

The import of fuels, lubricants and allied products increased 9.6%, mainly due to the greater demand of crude oil of petroleum (14.0%) and diesel B5 (62.6%).

During the month under analysis, the volume imported of capital goods and construction materials grew 14.0% compared to September of 2024, explained by the increase of the purchases in their different uses or economic destinations.

Capital goods for the industry registered a variation of 16.5% in volumes imported, due to the increase in the Smart phones (4.5%), machines for data processing of weight lower or equal to 10 Kg (68.5%), digital telecommunication devices or by carrier current (2.6%), parts of machines and crane devices, bulldozers and equipment for plain (59.9%), as well as parts of devices for reception, conversion and transmission or voice, image or other data regeneration (0.3%).

The volume imported of equipment for transportation increased 2.2%. Among the main products it outstood the assembled pick-up trucks (16.5%), diesel vehicles for transportation of load higher than 20 tons (32.0%) and the road tractors for semi-trailers (82.2%).

Capital goods for agriculture grew 54.5%, especially caterpillar tractors (54,5%). Construction materials increased 36.5%, outstanding the constructions and parts of iron and steel casting (68.4%) and iron and non-alloyed steel rods with indentations and notches (346.9%).