Metallic mineral products exports increasing
This amount represents 62.7 per cent of sales were made outside of Peruvian products, both traditional and nontraditional, according to information the Central Reserve Bank (BCR). Topping the list of the metals produced in the country and had a great demand in the international market is copper, whose price was significantly improved by 19.4 percent in the last 12 months.
Therefore, while embarked 588.300 metric tons (MT), ie, 16.4 percent less than 2009, the value of these sales amounted to 4.21 billion, surpassing 79.2 percent from the previous year. Also highlighted the exports of gold, precious metal of which Peru is the largest producer in Latin America and the fourth in the world.
Sales totaled 3.827 million dollars, a value that exceeds 24.6 percent the previous year and corresponds to 3322.6 million ounces that were shipped, 0.8 percent less than last year. The price of gold has had a change of 25.8 percent in the last 12 months.
Sales of zinc also recorded a significant amount of $ 822 million, reflecting a positive variation of 93.4 percent over the previous year. This metal TM 652.900 were sold, 4.7 percent more than 2009 in the same period. Furthermore, we observed an increase of 59.4 percent in the value of marketing lead, which was for $ 657 million.
This metal is shipped TM 342.900, 7.1 percent from 2009. The price of this product had a variation of 13.5 percent in the last 12 months. Finally, refined silver was exported 49 million dollars, 295 million tin, iron, molybdenum and 171 million by 204 million.
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