Peruvian exports decreased by 10.4% in April, reaching US$ 4,781 million.

In April, Peruvian exports suffered a setback of 10.4%, reaching a total of US$ 4,781 million, according to the Center for Research in Economy and Global Business of the Exporters Association CIEN-ADEX. This downward performance was influenced by decreases in both traditional (-9.9%) and non-traditional (-11.7%) shipments. Within traditional exports, primary commodities were the most affected, totaling US$ 3,571 million, with declines in sectors such as minerals (-9.2%), hydrocarbons (-3.7%), and fish products (-62.9%). In the case of mining, copper saw a decrease in export volume despite an increase in its international price. In contrast, raw gold experienced an increase driven by the international price, despite a reduction in exported volume. Hydrocarbons also showed negative performance, with a decrease in the volume of natural gas and its value. In the fishing sector, both the volume and average price of fishmeal significantly declined. However, the agricultural sector achieved a growth of 24.6% during this period. Regarding non-traditional exports, a contraction of 11.7% was observed, with the agribusiness sector being one of the most affected with a 6% decline. Direct human consumption fishing saw the largest setback, followed by metallurgy, non-metallic mining, and woods. On the other hand, sectors such as textiles, clothing, metalworking, chemicals, and various others closed positively. During the first four months of the year, Peruvian exports amounted to US$ 20,808 million, with a slight increase of 0.9%. Traditional sectors like mining and agriculture evolved positively, while fishing and hydrocarbons closed negatively. The main exported items were copper, gold, refined copper cathodes, among others. In the case of non-traditional exports, a 6.3% decrease was recorded, with direct human consumption fishing being one of the most affected sectors. Only some sectors like agribusiness, chemicals, metallurgy, and various others achieved positive results. Fresh grapes stood out as one of the exports with the highest participation and a 26.4% decrease. Despite these results, the trade balance closed with a surplus of US$ 3,888 million, as exports exceeded imports which reached US$ 16,921 million. This situation reflects the importance of diversifying export destinations and products to strengthen the Peruvian economy in a globalized and changing context.