BCR: Trade Balance Registers Annual Surplus of US$ 41,423 Million by March 2026

The accumulated trade balance surplus over the last 12 months reached US$ 41,423 million by March 2026, the Central Reserve Bank (BCR) reported today. "Furthermore, on a monthly basis, a trade surplus of US$ 4,157 million was recorded in March of this year, US$ 1,719 million higher than in the same month of 2025," it indicated. The BCR noted that exports in March totaled US$ 9,947 million, an increase of 38.4% compared to the similar month of 2025, due to a 38.7% increase in the average price of foreign sales; while the exported volume registered a slight decrease of 0.2%. It stated that imports rose by 21.9% to US$ 5,790 million last March, mainly reflecting an increase in the volumes of durable consumer goods and industrial inputs. --- Source: apam_nacionales