foreign sales reached US$4.9 billion, which represented a decline of 11.7% compared to the same month in 2022 due to a 13.3% drop in quantities, since prices increased 1.6%.
The sale of primary products (PP), especially wheat and corn, decreased 42.5%; and fuels and energy (C&E), 5.2%; while the manufactures of industrial origin (MOI) increased 12.5%; and manufactures of agricultural origin (MOA), 1%.
While, Imports rose 2.5% compared to January 2022 to add US$5,384 milliondue to an increase in 3.2% in prices, since quantities fell 0.8%.
At the level of economic use, purchases of fuels and lubricants (CyL) increased, 96.1%; and parts and accessories for capital goods (PyA), 21.4%.
For his part, yesImports of the so-called “rest” decreased 31.3%, mainly due to the lower purchase of goods dispatched through postal services (couriers); capital goods (BK), 12.3%; passenger motor vehicles (VA) 11.8%; intermediate (BI), 10.5%; and consumer goods (BC), 8.1%.
Source: Ambito
