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Santiago. Chilean imports rose in October to reach their highest level in six years, a sign that would confirm sustained domestic demand, although this resulted for the third consecutive month of trade deficit due to the deterioration of the country's main deliveries.
In October, the balance of trade had recorded a negative balance of 217 million dollars, announced Wednesday the Central Bank.
The entity said exports had reached $ 6,566 million in the tenth month, a 7.2% year-on-year decline on the other, under the impact of the year-to-date. a decline in the value of copper shipments, of which Chile is the world's largest producer.
In the tenth month, the country added $ 3,155 million worth of copper shipments to its shipments, a decrease of 6.9% over the previous year.
Imports totaled US $ 6,783 million, a 26% jump from October of last year. This is the highest amount since October 2012.
With this monthly figure, Chile has accumulated a trade surplus of 5,103 million USD between January and October, far from the estimated 7 400 million USD for the year by the Central Bank.
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