Chile Trade Surplus Larger Than Expected

2026-07-07 12:52 By Luisa Carvalho 1 min. read

Chile’s trade surplus rose to $3.3 billion in June 2026 from $1.5 billion in the same month a year ealier and surpassing market forecasts of $2.9 billion.

This marked the largest trade surplus since January, as exports jumped 25.1% to a six-month high of $10.8 billion, led by key copper sales, which rose 17.6%.

Lithium carbonate (208.3%), gold (160%), silver (128.2%), and molybdenum concentrates (47.5%) also contributed significantly.

At the same time, shiipments of industrial products advanced by 27.1%, mainly supported by chemical products (84%); metallic products, machinery and equipments (20.5%) and food products (9.5%).

Sales of agricultural, forestry and fishing rose by 5.3%.

Meanwhile, imports advanced 4.7% to $7.5 billion, as higher purchases of intermediate goods (12.8%) and consumer goods (1.2%) more than offset a 9.5% decline for capital goods.



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