Statistical Bulletin Latin America - Asia Pacific Number 14 (Second half 2018)

Abstract

In 2018, the value of goods exported from Latin America to Asia-Pacific grew 15%. The positive trend remained in line with the recovery of the regional exports initiated in the last semester of 2016, after four consecutive semesters of declines in value, between the last one of 2014 and the first one of 2016. Regarding the imports of goods from Asia-Pacific, the second semester of 2018 showed a deceleration respect to the first semester of the same year (8.9% vs. 12.3%). Because of this, the year ended with a growth rate of 10.5 %.