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well as an increase in commerce and industrial activities, it is expected
that imports and exports will continue to increase.

• Meat and meat products have had an unprecedented export growth.

The following projections are based on data from the Central Bank of Paraguay
as well as from international and private banks. However, we have chosen a
more conservative growth:

Table 19: Projected Import and Export Growth

Year GDP Imports Exports Number Number Number
US$ US$ US$ Import Exports Exports
billion billion billion Container Container Reefer
Ave. growth
2006 - 2016 4.8% 5.0% 5.2% - - 8.0%
Ave. growth
used 3.8% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 6.0%

2017 28.4 10.3 11.6 166,400 93,600 16,960

2018 29.5 10.7 12.1 173,000 97,300 17,978

2019 30.6 11.1 12.6 180,000 101,200 19,056

2020 31.8 11.6 13.1 187,200 105,300 20,200

2021 33.0 12.0 13.6 194.660 109,500 21,412

2022 32.3 12.5 14.2 202,450 113,900 22,696

2023 34.3 13.0 14.7 210,550 118,400 24,058

2024 35.6 13.5 15.3 219,000 123,200 25,502

2025 36.9 14.1 15.9 227,700 128,100 27,032
Ave. growth
used 3.3% 3.5% 3.5% 3.5% 3.5% 5.0%

2026 38.1 14,6 16.5 235,700 132,600 28,383

2027 39.4 15.1 17.1 243,950 137,200 29,802

2028 40.7 15.6 17.7 252,500 142,000 31,293

2029 42.0 16.2 18.3 261,300 147,000 32,857

2030 43.4 16.8 18.8 270,470 152,100 34,500

As can be seen, using conservative growth rates, the number of imports and
exports of containers as well as the export of reefers justifies a new terminal.

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