Weekly Report - 21 May 2026 (WR-26-20)

PERU | Trade surplus surges. Peru’s central bank (BCRP) released new figures on 17 May showing that Peru’s exports totalled US$9.95bn in March 2026, up 38.4% on March 2025 due to a 38.7% rise in average prices of exports abroad. The volume of exports fell slightly, by 0.2%. Imports were up 21.9% in March year-on-year to reach US$5.79bn, mainly reflecting a rise in volumes of durable consumer goods and industrial inputs. This leaves a trade surplus of US$4.16bn, up from US$2.44bn in March 2025.