exports
In October 2022, the value of merchandise exports reached 49.275 million dollars, a figure made up of 46.383 million dollars of non-oil exports and 2.892 million dollars of oil companies.
A) Yes, Total exports reported an annual increase of 17.7%, result of advances of 18.5% in non-oil exports and 6.9% in oil exports. Within non-oil exports, those directed to the United States grew 19.1% at an annual rate and those channeled to the rest of the world, 15.3 percent.
Nevertheless, Total merchandise exports showed a monthly drop of 4.17%reflecting decreases of 3.69% in non-oil exports and 11.09% in oil exports.
imports
The value of merchandise imports was 51,287 million dollars, in October 2022. The amount implied an annual growth of 14.8%, as a result of advances of 15% in non-oil imports and 13.5% in oil imports.
When considering imports by type of good, annual increases of 14.3% were observed in imports of consumer goods, 14.3% in intermediate use goods and 21.7% in capital goods.
Finally, total imports showed a monthly reduction of 2.36%, derived from setbacks of 0.11% in non-oil imports and 17.66% in oil imports.
By type of good, there were monthly falls of 12.16% in imports of consumer goods, of 0.98% in those of goods for intermediate use and an increase of 0.61% in imports of capital goods.