LIMA, April 17 (Reuters) - Peru posted a trade surplus of $798 million in February, up from $271 million in the same month a year earlier due to higher prices for its key metals exports, the Central Bank said on Saturday.
The Andean country's exports during the second month of the year totaled $2.67 billion, up 47 percent from February 2009, the monetary authority said. Imports rose by a slower 21 percent to $1.87 billion.
'This increase in the trade surplus is due to high international prices for the main commodities,' the bank said in a statement.
Peru is a leading global metals producer.
(Reporting by Teresa Cespedes; Writing by Helen Popper) Keywords: PERU ECONOMY/TRADE (helen.popper@thomsonreuters.com; +511 221 2130; Reuters Messaging: helen.popper.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
The Andean country's exports during the second month of the year totaled $2.67 billion, up 47 percent from February 2009, the monetary authority said. Imports rose by a slower 21 percent to $1.87 billion.
'This increase in the trade surplus is due to high international prices for the main commodities,' the bank said in a statement.
Peru is a leading global metals producer.
(Reporting by Teresa Cespedes; Writing by Helen Popper) Keywords: PERU ECONOMY/TRADE (helen.popper@thomsonreuters.com; +511 221 2130; Reuters Messaging: helen.popper.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.