Chile Trade Surplus Widens in September

2026-10-07 11:54 By Larissa Miranda 1 min. read

Chile's trade surplus widened to $2.05 billion in September 2026 from $1.76 billion a year earlier, the largest surplus since June.

Exports rose 14.1% to $10.58 billion, driven by higher mining shipments (12.2%), particularly copper (14%) and lithium carbonate (127.3%), as well as industrial goods (19.1%), notably food products (18.8%), basic metals (42.7%) and metal products, machinery and equipment (32.6%).

Sales of agricultural, forestry and fishing products also increased 8.9%.

Meanwhile, imports advanced 13.5% to $8.54 billion, supported by higher purchases of consumer goods (13.1%), mainly cellphones (35.4%), and intermediate goods (25.8%), particularly energy products such as diesel (182.1% vs. 63.2% in August) and oil (2.1% vs. 120.5%).

In contrast, purchases of capital goods declined 9.4%.



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Chile Trade Surplus Widens in September
Chile's trade surplus widened to $2.05 billion in September 2026 from $1.76 billion a year earlier, the largest surplus since June. Exports rose 14.1% to $10.58 billion, driven by higher mining shipments (12.2%), particularly copper (14%) and lithium carbonate (127.3%), as well as industrial goods (19.1%), notably food products (18.8%), basic metals (42.7%) and metal products, machinery and equipment (32.6%). Sales of agricultural, forestry and fishing products also increased 8.9%. Meanwhile, imports advanced 13.5% to $8.54 billion, supported by higher purchases of consumer goods (13.1%), mainly cellphones (35.4%), and intermediate goods (25.8%), particularly energy products such as diesel (182.1% vs. 63.2% in August) and oil (2.1% vs. 120.5%). In contrast, purchases of capital goods declined 9.4%.
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