End of preview - This article contains approximately 164 words.
Subscribers: Log in now to read the full article
Not a Subscriber?
Choose from one of the following options
Back
LatinNews Daily - 20 October 2026
In brief: Argentina’s trade surplus up in September
*Argentina’s national statistics institute (Indec) has released the trade figures for September, showing a monthly trade surplus of US$2.98bn. This is up from a surplus of US$2.19bn in August and from a surplus of US$937m in September 2025. Exports in September this year totalled US$10.04bn, up 23.5% year-on-year, while imports stood at US$7.06bn, down 1.8% on the same month last year. The rise in exports was mainly driven by the increase in energy and fuels, which was up 89.1% year-on-year at US$1.78bn, as well as rises in industrial manufactured goods, with an export value of US$2.53bn (+17.5%) and agricultural manufactured goods, registering a value of US$3.50bn (+16.8%). By destination, exports to Brazil totalled US$1.21bn in September (+2.7%), followed by those to the US, which totalled US$1.01bn (+38.9%). Meanwhile, exports to China fell by 23.8% to US$986m.
- HAITI: Attack on GSF draws alarm
- COLOMBIA: ‘Total offensive’ declared against Arauca guerrilla groups
- In brief: More than a dozen people killed in Colombia mine collapse
- BRAZIL: Lula supporters denounce Meta’s alleged election interference
- In brief: Struggling Brazilian retailer concludes bankruptcy proceedings
- In brief: Cuba slams Castro arrest warrant
- MEXICO: More protests in Guadalajara as water crisis continues
- In brief: Mexico suspends poultry imports from Brazil
- PARAGUAY: Senior US official signs agreements in Asunción
- In brief: Argentina’s trade surplus up in September