*Argentina’s national statistics institute (Indec) has announced that the country registered a trade surplus of US$227m in February, marking the 15th consecutive month of positive trade balance. This was up from a surplus of US$142m in January but remained far below the surplus of US$1.67bn in December and of US$1.18bn in February 2024. In February 2025 exports totalled US$6.09m, up 10.1% year-on-year, while imports reached US$5.86bn, up 42.3% year-on-year. Argentina’s most valuable export in February was manufactured agricultural products, totalling US$2.02bn (+3.4% year-on-year), followed by manufactured industrial goods (US$1.62bn, +15.4%), and primary goods (US$1.61bn, +12.9%). Brazil remained the country’s top export market, receiving US$1.03bn of exports in February, followed by Chile (US$546m) and the European Union (US$474m). China accounted for the most imports, totalling US$1.49bn (+104.0%), followed by Brazil on US$1.39bn (+34.1%), and the European Union with US$795m (+32.2%).
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