LatinNews Daily - 02 July 2018

Peru: Peru’s national statistics institute (Inei) has revealed figures which show that in May the value of total exports increased by 14.34% compared to May 2017. Traditional exports such as copper, gold, iron, silver, oil, gas, and fish products were up 14.61%, while non-traditional exports including farming, chemicals, and textiles increased by 13.47%. At the same time, exports of mechanical metal products and non-metallic mining fell. The report also shows an increase in the value of imported primary materials and intermediate products of 28.22% compared with May last year, while total imports were up 15.66%.

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