Weekly Report - 08 March 2018 (WR-18-09)

HONDURAS | Exports up. Total exports in 2017 were worth US$4.56bn, a 17.4% year-on-year increase, the Honduran central bank (BCH) reported on 5 March. According to the BCH report, agro-industrial goods accounted for 57.9% of total exports, with coffee, palm oil, and prawns being the main export items. Meanwhile total imports were worth US$9.68bn, an 8.7% year-on-year increase, resulting in an overall trade deficit of US$5.12bn, up from the US$5.02bn deficit recorded in 2016.