12.09.202502:21:44UTC+00Peru Trade Surplus Narrows in July

Peru's trade surplus decreased to USD 2,103 million in July 2025, compared to USD 2,350 million in the corresponding month of the previous year. This decline is attributed to the faster rate of growth in imports compared to exports. Imports surged by 11.9% year-on-year, reaching USD 5,084 million. This increase was fueled by significant gains in consumer goods (up 17.6%), raw materials and intermediate goods (up 1.1%), capital goods (up 18.3%), and an extraordinary rise in other goods (up 1,940.8%). Conversely, exports experienced a more modest growth of 4.3%, reaching USD 7,188 million. This was bolstered by increased sales in traditional products (up 3.3%) and non-traditional products (up 6.1%), alongside remarkable growth in other categories (up 101.4%). In the period from January to July, the trade surplus expanded to USD 14,553 million from USD 12,229 million in the previous year. This was due to a 14.8% surge in exports to USD 47,237 million, which outpaced the 13.1% increase in imports to USD 32,684 million.