Colômbia - Importações

Imports to Colombia rose 3.8 percent year-on-year to USD 4.20 billion in September 2019, after a 7.3 percent increase in the previous month, boosted by higher purchases of agricultural products, food & beverages (13.6 percent), namely food & live animals (25.4 percent); fuels & mining products (24.7 percent), in particular petroleum products & related (21.8 percent); and other sectors (76.7 percent). On the other hand, purchases of manufactured goods were unchanged, of which machinery & transport equipment (-4.9 percent). The most important import partners were the US (23 percent of total imports), China (20.9 percent), Mexico (8.5 percent), Brazil (6.3 percent) and Germany (3.9 percent).

Imports to Colombia increased 7.3 percent year-on-year to USD 4.91 billion in August 2019, following a 5 percent gain in July, driven by higher purchases of fuels & mining products (63.3 percent), of which crude oil (100.7 percent); agricultural products, food & beverages (16.6 percent), in particular food & live animals (28.1 percent); and other sectors (0.1 percent). On the other hand, purchases of manufactured goods dropped 0.1 percent, mostly due to manufactured products classified chiefly by material (-11.9 percent).

Imports to Colombia rose 5 percent year-on-year to USD 4.57 billion in July 2019, following a 5.7 percent drop in the previous month, boosted by purchases of: fuels & mining products (12.6 percent) in particular crude oil (19.0 percent); agricultural products, food & beverages (10.5 percent), mainly food & live animals (19.1 percent); and manufactured goods (3.2 percent) on the back of machinery & transport equipment (10.7 percent) and Miscellaneous manufactured articles (5.7 percent).

Imports to Colombia fell 5.7 percent year-on-year to USD 3.98 billion in June 2019, after a 6.1 percent rise in the previous month. It was the first decline in imports since March 2018, due to lower purchases of manufactured goods (-5.4 percent), of which machinery & transport equipment (-1.9 percent); chemicals (-4.1 percent); manufactured articles (-14.4 percent); and agricultural products, food and beverages (-18.8 percent), in particular food & live animals (-14.7 percent) and oils & fats of vegetable origin (-24.7 percent). In contrast, those of fuels and related products grew 9.7 percent, namely petroleum products and related (16 percent). Considering the first six months of the year, imports advanced 5.8 percent over a year ago.

Imports to Colombia rose 6.1 percent year-on-year to USD 4.79 billion in May 2019, after a 6.8 percent gain in the previous month. Imports were driven by higher purchases of fuels and related products (40 percent), namely petroleum products and related (50 percent); manufactured products (4.4 percent), of which vehicles (38.5 percent), other transport equipment (27.7 percent), clothing and footwear (36.6 percent), power generators machinery and equipment (18.1 percent), and professional and scientific devices (15.5 percent); and other sectors (41.3 percent). On the other hand, purchases of agricultural products, food and beverages dropped 5.6 percent, in particular oils and fats of vegetable origin (-35.2 percent), and coffee, tea, cocoa, and spices (-10.9 percent).

Imports to Colombia increased 6.8 percent year-on-year to USD 4.53 billion in April 2019, following a 10.1 percent rise in the previous month. Imports were boosted by higher purchases of manufactured products (2.5 percent), namely vehicles (7.8 percent), machinery and transport equipment (0.8 percent), pharmaceutical products (3.5 percent), chemicals (9.7 percent), and other transport equipment (447.5 percent). Additionally, purchases of fuels and related products jumped 89 percent, of which petroleum products and related (129.9 percent). Meanwhile, purchases of agricultural products, food and beverages (-5.6 percent), mostly oils and fats of vegetable origin (-19.4 percent), oil seeds and fruits (-32.4 percent), and vegetables and fruits (-11.8 percent). Main import partners were: the US (25.5 percent of total imports), China (18.5 percent), Mexico (7.2 percent), Brazil (5.7 percent) and Germany (4.8 percent).