First Quarter Exports From Latin American and Caribbean Fall: Inter-American Development Bank Report
June 18, 2019
June 18, 2019
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Inter-American Development Bank issued the following news release:
The value of exports from Latin American and the Caribbean fell by 1.6 percent in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period in 2018. The decrease was caused by lower export volumes and falling commodity prices.
The downturn ended 27 months of growth. Exports have fallen in every subregion, but the drop was particularly pronounced in South America, according to the l . . .
The value of exports from Latin American and the Caribbean fell by 1.6 percent in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period in 2018. The decrease was caused by lower export volumes and falling commodity prices.
The downturn ended 27 months of growth. Exports have fallen in every subregion, but the drop was particularly pronounced in South America, according to the l . . .