Foreign trade - Exports
Between January-March of 2001,
Colombian exports reached US$3.0 billion, with an annual decrease of US$144 million (4.6%)
due to the lower income from traditional exports (US$315 million), in contrast with the
increase of the non-traditional goods (US$171 million). This decrease in traditional goods
external sales is due to the reduction in hydrocarbon exports (US$309 million, 26.8%) and
to a lesser extents in coffee exports (US$47 million, 21.2%). The mild dynamism of oil
exports was due to the volume exported which decreased (11.4%), and the coffee exports
which decreased. The later, due to the fall of international prices (37.5%). On the other
hand, the non-traditional export growth (11.8%) was due to the industrial goods sales
(US$161 million) particularly machinery and equipment, graphics and craftsmanship. Also
increased although in a lesser extent, coal (14.4%) and ferroníquel (11.6%) sales. The
exports geographic allocation was led by the United States (46.2%), the Andean Group
(19.0%), the European Union (14.1%) and Japan (1.1%).
EXPORTS
DESTINY |
2001
* |
U.S.A. |
46.2 |
ANDEAN GROUP |
19.0 |
EUROPEAN UNION |
14.1 |
JAPAN |
1.1 |
REST |
19.7 |
|
|
* Up to March.
 |
US$ Millions FOB
| YEARS |
Total
exports |
Variation
% |
Non
traditional exports |
Variation
% |
Traditional
exports |
Variation
% |
| 1990 |
6,720.6 |
17.7
|
2,664.3 |
24.0
|
4,056.3 |
13.8
|
| 1991 |
7,113.8 |
5.9
|
3,543.2 |
33.0
|
3,570.6 |
-12.0
|
| 1992 |
6,900.0 |
-3.0
|
3,564.6 |
0.6
|
3,335.4 |
-6.6
|
| 1993 |
7,115.9 |
3.1
|
3,984.4 |
11.8
|
3,131.5 |
-6.1
|
| 1994 |
8,478.8 |
19.2
|
4,469.2 |
12.2
|
4,009.6 |
28.0
|
| 1995 |
10,200.9 |
20.3
|
5,238.3 |
17.2
|
4,962.6 |
23.8
|
| 1996 |
10,653.8 |
4.4
|
4,905.5 |
-6.4
|
5,690.8 |
14.7
|
| 1997 |
11,552.8 |
8.4
|
5,463.8 |
11.4
|
6,089.0 |
7.0
|
| 1998 |
10,890.2 |
-5.7
|
5,596.4 |
2.4
|
5,293.8 |
-13.1
|
|
1999 p |
11,575.4 |
6.3
|
5,492.1 |
-1.9
|
6,083.3 |
14.9
|
|
2000 p |
13,121.1 |
13.4
|
6,410.5 |
16.7
|
6,710.6 |
10.3
|
|
2000 p* |
3,122.2 |
28.9
|
1,441.0 |
14.8
|
1,681.2 |
44.2
|
|
2001 p* |
2,978.4 |
-4.6
|
1,611.7 |
11.8
|
1,366.7 |
-18.7
|
|
p: Provisional.
*: Up to March.
Source: National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). |
