{"id":210076,"date":"2023-02-09T10:47:15","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T02:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=210076"},"modified":"2023-02-09T10:47:16","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T02:47:16","slug":"peruvian-exports-reach-us63-2-billion-hit-record-high-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=210076","title":{"rendered":"Peruvian exports reach US$63.2 billion, hit record high in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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LIMA, Feb 9 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peruvian exports reached US$63.2 billion in 2022, marking a record high for the country,\u00a0Deputy Foreign Trade Minister Teresa Mera<\/a>\u00a0reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He stressed that the amount represents\u00a0an expansion of close to 4%<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0compared to exports in 2021 (US$60.92 billion).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This significant growth shows the resilience of the Peruvian economy. Non-traditional sales, which increased 5.4% in 2022, stood out as part of this momentum,”<\/em>\u00a0she told Andina news agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, Mera commented that\u00a0agricultural export was an important engine\u00a0<\/em>within non-traditional shipments last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Afterwards, the Deputy Minister remarked that the\u00a0social unrest<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0that erupted across the country in recent weeks has prevented Peru from exporting at levels close to its potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“By 2022, we expected higher growth in exports, but December events slowed things down a bit,”<\/em>\u00a0she noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this regard, the high-ranking official affirmed that the Executive Branch is working closely with exporters to identify their problems and help them\u00a0reverse the impacts of this difficult situation<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We are facilitating the transfer of products so that their shipments are not affected and they are delivered to their respective destinations in good condition,”<\/em>\u00a0she highlighted.

On the other hand, Mera stated that the Ministry is fulfilling its goal of opening new markets for Peruvian products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this sense, she remarked that\u00a0Peru and Hong Kong began the first round of trade negotiations<\/a>\u00a0for the signing of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first round was held virtually for some groups, from Jan 30 to Feb 3,\u00a0while other groups will meet in person in Hong Kong during the week of February 6-10.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The negotiation of an FTA with Hong Kong and its future signing allows us to consolidate the zero-tariff treatment for our products, granting certainty, predictability, and advantage to Peruvian exporters.\u00a0As Hong Kong is the third-largest destination for our non-traditional exports in Asia, this FTA will provide a further boost to our shipments<\/strong>,”\u00a0<\/em>the minister specified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government official reaffirmed that\u00a0reaching an FTA with Hong Kong is one more step in Peru’s strategy to consolidate its position in the Asia-Pacific region<\/em><\/strong>, achieving\u00a0greater opening of markets, expanding tariff benefits for Peruvian companies (especially MSMEs), and strengthening the country’s image for greater attraction of investments.<\/em><\/strong>

During the past five years, bilateral trade between Peru and Hong Kong has resulted in a positive trade balance for Peruvian exports<\/em><\/strong>. In\u00a02022, our exports reached US$262 million<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In terms of\u00a0imports, US$25 million was reached, increasing capital good imports by 93% over the previous year.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Products\u00a0such as cash registers, machinery parts, sewing machines, among others, stand out in this sense.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It must be noted that,\u00a0in 2022, Hong Kong became the third-largest destination for non-traditional exports from Peru to Asia.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year,\u00a0Peruvian shipments of non-traditional products accounted for 90% of our exports to Hong Kong, totaling US$235 million.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Concerning the agro-industrial sector,\u00a0shipments of grapes, blueberries, avocados, tangerines, pecans, pomegranates, figs, and tangelos stand out.<\/strong><\/em> — NNN-ANDINA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LIMA, Feb 9 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peruvian exports reached US$63.2 billion in 2022, marking a record high for the country,\u00a0Deputy Foreign Trade Minister Teresa Mera\u00a0reported. He stressed that the amount represents\u00a0an expansion of close to 4%\u00a0compared to exports in 2021 (US$60.92 billion). “This significant growth shows the resilience of the Peruvian economy. Non-traditional sales, which increased […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":210077,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[208,215],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210076"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=210076"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210076\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":210078,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210076\/revisions\/210078"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/210077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=210076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=210076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=210076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}