LatinNews Daily - 19 June 2026

*Peru’s central bank (BRCP) has released new figures showing that the country’s exports totalled US$9.33bn in April, up 51.1% on April 2025 but down 6.2% from US$9.95bn in March. According to the BRCP, the April figure was driven by a 33% rise in the price of exports, particularly copper and gold which are leading Peruvian exports. According to BRCP Peru’s export volume increased 13.7% in April year-on-year. According to the same figures, imports totalled US$6.03bn in April, up 34% year-on-year and up 4.1% from US$5.79bn in March. This leaves a surplus of US$3.30bn in April, up from US$1.68bn in April 2025 but down 20.7% from US$4.16bn in March. The latest figures bring the total value of exports this year to US$38.05bn, up 40.8% on the same period in 2025. Meanwhile imports totalled US$21.88bn in the first four months of 2026, up 18.5% on April 2025. This leaves a trade balance of US$16.17bn in the first four months of the year, up from US$8.56bn in the same period in 2025.

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