Statistical Bulletin Latin America - Asia Pacific Number 9 (First half 2016)

Abstract

During the January-June 2016 period, the value of the exports of goods of Latin America, and the Caribbean to Asia-Pacific diminished 6,1% as to the same period of 2015. This drop is extending since the three previous six months periods. Among the main destinations of the regional exports, the rise of the exports to Korea contrasts with the decrease of China, Japan, and the rest of Asia. Regarding the imports of goods, the half year period showed a decrease of 11,5%, almost the double of that of the exports, with a further decline in the case of the imports from China, the rest of Asia, and Korea. Not this way the purchases the region made in Japan, which had a growth of 8%.