2025.09.0811:58:08UTC+00Chile Trade Surplus Narrows in July

In July 2025, Chile reported a trade surplus of $0.91 billion, a decrease from the $1.20 billion surplus recorded in the same month the previous year. Export values saw a slight decline of 1.7% to $7.857 billion, primarily influenced by reduced exports of mining products, which decreased by 1.9%. Notably, copper exports dropped by 2.2%, and manufactured goods fell by 4.2%. This decline was somewhat balanced by a strong 19.1% rise in exports from the agricultural, forestry, and fishing sectors, driven by a 24.3% increase in fruit shipments and a 15.2% rise in forestry products. On the import side, there was a 2.3% increase, reaching $6.951 billion. This growth was bolstered by a significant 27.3% rise in capital goods and a modest 1% increase in consumer goods, despite a 7.3% reduction in intermediate goods.