Overview
- Peru’s trade ministry, which reported the figures Friday, said goods exports reached $27.217 billion, up 33.5% from a year earlier.
- Mining drove the rebound with $19.897 billion in sales, up 49% on higher copper and gold prices, and shipments of lead, silver concentrate and zinc also jumped.
- Traditional goods made up 80.2% of sales at $21.832 billion, while non-traditional exports rose 3.4% to $5.384 billion, according to ADEX’s research unit.
- Sales were concentrated in China at $10.748 billion, with the United States and the European Union next, highlighting reliance on a few big markets.
- The exporter base grew to 6,052 companies with 62% micro, small and mid-sized firms, and interior regions expanded 36.4% led by Huánuco’s 677% surge.