2025.04.0717:33:08UTC+00Chile Trade Surplus has Increased

In March 2025, Chile achieved a trade surplus of $1.877 billion. This figure reflects a decline from the $2.104 billion surplus recorded during the same month in the previous year and fell short of market expectations, which projected a surplus of $1.950 billion. Exports witnessed an 8.87% growth compared to the previous year, reaching $8.661 billion. This growth was primarily driven by increased exports of mining products, which rose by 15.63%, and manufactured goods, up by 12.4%, with copper exports witnessing a notable increase of 13.59%. These gains, however, were partially offset by a significant 31.3% decrease in exports from the agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sectors. Concurrently, imports rose by 7.3%, amounting to $6.784 billion, spurred by a heightened demand for capital goods, which increased by 10.88%, consumer goods, which grew by 12.61%, and intermediate goods, which saw a rise of 3.04%.