Did you know?
- Central and South America are home to 440 million people. In 2010, it had a GDP of $3.6 trillion, projected to rise to $4.8 trillion by 2015. The region’s economy grew by around 6 percent in 2010, and is expected to grow 4 percent in 2011.
- Exports to Central and South America are estimated to be $161 billion in 2010, supporting almost 900,000 U.S. jobs.
- 80 percent of U.S. consumer and industrial goods exports to the CAFTA-DR region and Peru are no longer subject to tariffs.
- The U.S. has an approximately 43% market share in the Dominican Republic, with approximately 70% of consumer goods imported into the Dominican republic coming from the United States.
- U.S. exports to Chile – primarily manufacturing – were projected at $13 billion in 2009
- U.S. Exports to Peru have Doubled Since Passage of the US-Peru FTA reaching over 6 billion in purchases in 2010 alone.
- USDA products exports to Peru reached an all time high of $760 million in 2010.
Trade Mining can help you grow your business in Latin America
by:
- Giving you access to who is buying and who is supplying
- Frequency of purchases
- Providing insights on transactional trends
- Pinpointing the carriers that specialize in moving freight to your target country
To request a no obligation sample of our Latin data send an email to: Get Latin Data
or call 954-374-9049 for a faster response.
Sources: The White House, U.S. Department of State, Export.gov
