Executive Summary of the Monthly Statistical Bulletin by the Central American Economic Integration Secretariat January-August 2011:
Trade (exports/imports) in Central America showed an increase of 21.8% accumulated during the period January to August 2011, equivalent to U.S. $54249.2 million. This exchange was strongly driven by the growth observed in Honduras (36.4%), Guatemala (23.9%) and El Salvador (22.8%). However, Costa Rica had the greatest weight on the total trade of the region (31.4%), followed by Guatemala (26.8%).
Central American exports show an increase of 20.1%, standing at $18,851.3 million accumulated from January to August 2011, while imports grew by 22.7%, reaching a value of $35,394.9 million. This increased the trade deficit in the region by 25.8% during the period from January to August 2011, compared with the accumulated amount in the same period last year, which totalled a negative balance of $16,540.6 million.
Source: Secretariat for Central American Economic Integration
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December 2011
Foreign Trade Statistics for the period July to September 2011 by the Central American Economic Integration Secretariat.
Central American trade (exports + imports) reached $60,780 million during the first nine months of 2011. This exchange is 21.9% higher than in the same period last year, equivalent in absolute terms to an increase of $10,922.4 million.
October 2011
In the first six months of the year trade between countries in the region increased by 21.8%.
Data from the Central American Economic Integration Secretariat (SIEC in Spanish) shows that total exports across the isthmus in that period amounted to $14,645 million.
"Regarding imports, the region purchased goods and services amounting to $26,159 million in the first half of this year, 22.8% more than in 2010, according to SIEC
November 2010
Regional trade grew 6% in the first 6 months of the year compared to the same period of 2009.
According to information from the Central American Economic Integration Department (SIECA), between January and June of this year, trade reached $ 2,844 million, $ 165 million higher than the same period of 2009.
August 2011
Analysis of the Central American trade performance in the first quarters of 2010 and 2011.
In addition to the statistical analysis convergence polygons are also used as an illustrative tool in order to facilitate the analysis of regional trade.
A. Export performance
Total Central American exports in the first quarter 2011 were $7.263 million, 21.4% higher than in the same period last year.
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