Peru’s exports grew to 45,074 million dollars, between last January and October, a figure that represented an increase of 38% compared to the same period of 2020, and where foreign sales of jewelry stood out. and metallurgy.
A report from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism specified that exports in the first ten months of the year exceeded everything exported in 2020, which reached 41,672 million dollars as a result of global restrictions due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. 19.
Traditional exports totaled 31,823 million dollars, with an increase of 41%, while non-traditional exports rose to 13,251 million dollars with an increase of 31%.
The item that achieved the highest growth in exports was jewelry (165%), followed by metallurgy (84.2%), textile-apparel (72%), hydrocarbons (62.2%), fishing (42%) , chemical (30%) and agroexport (18%).
In agro-exports, the rise in shipments abroad of avocado or avocado (41.4%) stood out, which registered sales of 1,156 million dollars and blueberry or blueberry (29.7%), which approached 1,000 million dollars in sales.
Likewise, fish exports grew 42% due to higher sales of scallops (92%), fishmeal and fish oil (61% and 50%) and fish fillet (44.5%).
In the metallurgical sector, the higher sales of copper wire stood out (105%); and in the textile-apparel sector there was an increase in sales of wool and fine hair pieces (75%), as well as cotton (70%).
The main destinations for Peruvian exports are Asia, with 46.6% of total trade, and especially China, which made purchases of minerals and fishery products for 25,745 million dollars.
In turn, trade with Europe increased 33% driven by higher sales of natural gas to the United Kingdom and the European Union, while exports to the United States rose 15%.