Exported Volume Of Non-Traditional Products Increased 8.8% In June Of The Current Year

In June 2022, the export volume of non-traditional products increased in 8.8% compared with the same month of the last year. The monthly result had a greater influence from the non-metallic mining (with a variation of 82.2%), iron and steel industry (40.9%), chemistry (31.7%) and textile (16.4%) sectors; this was informed by the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI), in the Technical report Evolution of Exports and Imports.

 

The exports of non-metallic mining increased due to greater shipments of natural calcium phosphate (108.7%), anthracite (204.7%), laminated safety glass for automobile, aircraft and others (736.5%) and ceramic tiles with a coefficient of water absorption higher than 0.5% and lower or equal to 10% (4.5%). In the case of the shipments of iron and steel sector outstands the greater sales of non-alloy zinc with a zinc content lower than 99.99% in weight (87.3%), refined copper wire with cross section higher than 6 mm (6.2%), iron and non-alloy steel bar grooved and with strands (143.9%) and bars and refined copper profiles (35.1%).

 

The positive behavior of chemical sector is based in the greater transactions of polymer plates of polypropylene (35.2%), zinc oxide (40.1%), sulfuric acid (351.3%), among others. Also, the shipments of the textile sector increased due to the greater export of cotton shirts (12.8%), cotton knit shirts (52.0%), among others.

 

Export volume of traditional products decreased 10.7%

During the month under study, the export volume of traditional products decreased in 10.7% explained by the lower production of mining sector (-19.2%).

 

Likewise, the INEI informed that the total volume of export goods decreased in 5,4% due to the lower shipments of traditional products. In nominal terms, the total value of exports (US$ 4 698.5 million) decreased in 1.2% a result of the lower prices of silver, copper, lead and gold.

 

Total imports increased in 8.3%

During the month of June 2022, the imports grew in 8.3% compared to the same month of the last year. A different trend showed, this indicator, during the period January-June 2022, the import volume registered a drop of 0.7%, due to the lower income to our territory of capital goods and construction materials (-7.3%), as well as consumption goods (-5.6%).

 

In 20.3% increased the acquisition of raw material and intermediate products

During the sixth month of the current year, the import of raw materials and intermediate products increased in 20.3% due to the increase of the volume of purchase of raw materials and intermediate products for the industry (9.0%), fuels, lubricants and allied products (43.5%) and raw materials and intermediate products for agriculture (27.1%).

 

Among the raw materials and intermediate products for the industry that registered a greater demand were: polyethylene of high density (77.3%), hard yellow corn (64.3%), waste and iron and steel waste (18.1%), polypropylene in primary forms (2.4%), other poly terephthalate with viscosity higher or equal to 78ml/g (43.4%), polychloride de non-blend with other substances vinyl (26.8%), among others. Among the fuels and allied products that reported positive results were Diesel B5 with a content of Sulphur lower or equal to 50 ppm (216.1%), petroleum crude oil (13.4%), gasoline sin tetra ethylene for automobiles (146,5%), jet fuel type kerosene for reactors and turbines (215.5%) and liquified propane gas (7.6%). Likewise, raw material and intermediate products for agriculture that presented a positive variation were oil-cakes and solid waste from the extraction of soy oil (238%), ammonium nitrate for agricultural use (402.1%) and mineral fertilizers or nitrogenated chemicals (88,1%).

 

Import of consumption goods increased 5.2%

During June of the current year, the volume import of consumption goods increased in 5.2% as a result of the higher demands of durable consumption goods (5.9%) and nondurable consumption goods (4.6%).

 

Durable consumption goods that had demand were the automobiles (35.7%), games activated with coins, game pieces or similar articles (841.0%), tableware and other articles for table or kitchen service (65.3%) and radios (35.9%). Likewise, we have the non-durable consumer goods, medicines for human consumption (17.5%), beauty, make-up and skin-care preparations (47,1%), other footwear (43.6%), medicines for oncologic or HIV treatment (40.3%) and shampoos (34.9%).

 

Import of Capital Goods and Construction Materials decreased 6.7%

During the sixth month of the year, the volume import of Capital Goods and Construction Materials drop 6.7%, the same result registered in the areas of capital goods for industry (-8.5%), construction materials (-30,7%) and capital goods for agriculture (-20,3%).

 

Among capital goods for industry with negative result were the machines for data processing of weight lower or equal to 10 kg (-17.8%), digital telecommunication devices (-33.3%), machines which its structure could rotate 360° (-13.4%), among others. The same behavior was observed in construction materials, being the products that impact in the drop of iron or non-alloy steel bar grooved and with strands (-27.8%), constructions and its parts of iron or steel foundry (-1.9%), ceramic tiles with a coefficient of water absorption lower or equal to 0.5% (-52.6%), among others. Also, there was a lower import of capital goods for agriculture, due to the lower demand of cleaning or fruit classification machines (-26.9%) and caterpillar tractor of power higher than 75 kW and lower or equal to 130 kW (-14.9%).

 

On the other hand, it increased the purchases of transportation equipment (12.4%) such as trucks (32.2%), pneumatics used in vehicles and machines for construction and mining (39.6%), road tractors for semi-trailers (42.3%), among others.