LatinNews Daily - 27 August 2003

Peru registered its third consecutive positive monthly trade balance in July, thanks to an increasingly dynamic export sector. Exports totalled US$761m in July, a 6.1% increase on the previous year. Exports were driven by mining, which climbed 4.6% (to US$349m), and agriculture, up 32% (to US$84.3m) compared to the same period in 2002. Total imports were US$746m.