Export Of Cotton T-Shirts And Sweaters In Peru Increased Significantly

Peru's "business daily" reported on May 3 that the export volume of Peru's manufacturing industry exceeded US $1 billion for the first time from January to February this year, reaching 1.053 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 31.5%. Among them, the export volume of chemical industry was 332 million US dollars, with a year-on-year increase of 31.9%, accounting for 31.6% of the total export of manufacturing industry. The main export products are sulfuric acid, zinc oxide, etc., the main export destinations are Chile, the United States, Ecuador, etc. The export volume of the steel industry was 276 million US dollars, up 36.8% year on year, accounting for 26.2%. The main export products are non alloy zinc, fine copper wire, non alloy iron, silver alloy, etc., mainly exported to Colombia, the United States, Bolivia and so on.

Although the export volume of clothing industry was up to US $20.5 billion, the highest growth rate was US $33 million. The main products are cotton t-shirts, sweaters and so on. The United States is the main export destination of secret clothing products, accounting for 72.8% of exports to the United States. In addition, metallurgy, textile, jewelry, handicrafts and other industries all grew significantly, with growth rates ranging from 19.8% to 28.7%.

(source: website of the Ministry of Commerce)