Total volume exported increased 10.7% in November of 2023

During November of 2023, the total volume exported grew by 10.7% compared to the same month of the year 2022. This was informed by the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) in the technical report Evolution of Exports and Imports.

In addition, informed that during the period January-November 2023, the FOB total volume exported increased by 5.8%. Within this context, the non-traditional products placed above the level reached in the same period of 2022, by changing in 1.2% due to the greater transactions of the fishing, non-metallic mining, metal-mechanic industry, agricultural and iron-steel industries. Likewise, the traditional products grew by 7.7% due to the sales of the mining sector (14.9%), of products such as copper, lead, zinc and gold.

The export volume of traditional products increased by 7.8% due to the dynamism of the mining (9.2%) and agricultural (10.5%) sectors. In this regard, outstood the shipments of copper (13.4%), gold (22.6%) and zinc (23.0%); as well coffee (32.7%); meanwhile the shipments of sugar (-96.1%) decreased.

In addition, the import volume of fishing traditional products decreased by -41.3%, as a result of the lower shipments of fish meal (-34.8%) and fish oil (-50.3%). In the same way, the exports of petroleum and natural gas changed in 4.0%, based on the performance of the petroleum-related products (-0.1%) and natural gas (-20.3%).

During November of 2023, the export volume of non-traditional products increased by 17.5% due to the dynamism of agricultural (23,3%), chemical (28,8%), metal-mechanic (44,9%), non- metallic mining (11,6%), textile (6.3%) and fishing (4.9%) sectors.

This way, the export in agricultural sector progressed explained by the shipment of fresh grapes (37.8%), blueberries (55.2%), raw cacao (52.3%), among others. The growth of the chemical sector (28.8%) is a result of the greatest sala of sulfuric acid (49.0%), zinc oxide (31.7%), as well as plates, sheets, film and foils of polymers of ethylene (27.5%).

The metal-mechanic sector showed a greater sale of core drilling (129.9%), parts of machines to classify, grind, earth, stone or solid mineral (11.7%) and oil generators (67.2%). At the same time, the non-metallic mining grew due to the greater transactions of anthracites (22.6%), laminated safety glass for automobiles, airplanes or others (31.3%) and gas containers (27.5%).

In addition, in the textile sector increased the shipments of carded or combed alpaca or llama fine animal hair (234.0%), shirts of synthetic or artificial fibers (155.8%), as well as woolen yarn or fine hair for the retail sale (23.6%).

Among the exports of fishing sector with greater shipments outstood: frozen whole shrimps (117.3%), frozen fish fillets (115.9%); as well as preparations and preserved fish (61.6%).

During November of 2023, the total imported volume decreased by 5.3%, compared to the same month of the last year. In addition, during the period January-November of 2023, the volume imported reduced by 2.4%, due to the lower income of raw materials and intermediate products (-4.6%), as well as capital goods and construction materials (-1.2%).

The imported volume of raw material and intermediate products reduced by 9.1% evidenced by the lower demand of raw material and intermediate products for the industry (-3.4%) and fuels, lubricants and allied products (-25.0%).

The reduction in the purchase volume of raw material and intermediate products for the industry was attributed to the lower domestic consumption of wheat other than seed (-49.0%), hot-rolled or hot-extruded bars (-19.9%), other polyethylene terephthalate with viscosity greater than 78ml/g (-29.8%), biodiesel and its mixes (-6.4%), among others. Likewise, the purchase of fuels, lubricants and allied products were affected by -25.0% before the lower acquisition of diesel B2 (-9.3%) and B5 (-45.9%), gasoline without tetraethyl for automobiles (-53.9%) and other lubricant oils (-30.9%).

On the other hand, the volume imported of raw materials and intermediate products for agriculture grew by 23.1%, associated to the greater transactions of oil-cake and other solid residues of the extraction of soya-bean oil (31.9%), preparation used for feeding animals (13.5%) and pesticides (4.6%).

The INEI informed that the sale of consumption goods decreased by 7.2% as a result of lower consumption of durable consumer goods (-14.8%) and non-durable (-1.4%).

Among the durable consumer goods of lower demand were: automobiles (-20.3%), televisions (-51.0%), motorcycles (-4.8%) and headphones/earphones (-12.3%). Likewise, the non-durable products of lower consumption were medicines for human use (-13.5%), footwear of textile material and outer soles of rubber or plastic (-14.9%), powder, granulated or solid concentrated milk (-25.3%) and sport footwear (-1.5%).

The volume imported of capital goods and construction materials increased by 2.0% based on the transportation equipment area (27.4%), area in which the acquisition of trucks showed positive results (5.8%), diesel vehicles for transportation of goods with goods with burden higher than 20 T (62.6%), pneumatics used in vehicles and machines for construction and mining (19.1%), as well as road tractors for semi-trailer (71.2%).

On the other hand, the acquisition of capital goods for agriculture reduced by -24.0% due to the behavior of the commerce of caterpillar tractor of power higher than 37 kW and lower or equal to 75 kW (-72.0%). As well as the import of construction materials that reduced by -5,4%, due to the lower purchase of iron or unalloyed bars with indentations and ribs (-11.5%).

Likewise, the import of capital goods for the industry decreased by -4.6%, due to the lower acquisition of smart phones (-25.9%); machines for data processing with a weight equal to or below 10 kg (-44,3%); parts of machines to classify, grind, earth, stone or solid mineral (-24.0%) and instruments of medicine, surgery, odontology or veterinarian (-17.2%).