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Foreign Trade, First Quarter 2020

ORANJESTAD — The Central mln) compared to the Import to the free circu- kg), “Works of art, collec-
Bureau of Statistics in Aruba same period in 2019 (Afl. lation area of Aruba* by tors pieces and antiques”
presents the most impor- 524.7 mln). Fourteen (14) of Large companies** (-0.1 mln kg) and “Transport
tant findings for the Foreign the twenty- one (21) sec- Import by “Large compa- equipment” (-0.1 mln kg).
Trade of the 1st quarter tions, registered decreases nies”, in terms of weight, in-
2020. in terms of value in import creased by 17.2% from 20.8 Export from the free circula-
to the free circulation area mln kg in the first quarter of tion area of Aruba* (value)
Total Import of Aruba. The largest de- 2019 to 24.4 mln kg in the Export from the free cir-
The total import, in terms creases are observed for first quarter of 2020, while, in culation area of Aruba, in
of weight, registered a de- the sections “Machinery & terms of value, i t increased terms of value, registered
crease of 8.2% in the first electro technical equip- by 13.5% from Afl. 47.8 mln a decrease of 14.5% in the
quarter of 2020 (146.8 mln ment (new & renewed)” to Afl. 54.3 mln. first quarter of 2020 (Afl.
kg) compared to the same (Afl. -7.0 mln), “Real pearls 15.4 mln) compared to the
period in 2019 (159.9 mln (natural) and other pre- * Free circulation area of same period in 2019 (Afl.
kg), while, in terms of value, cious stones” (Afl. -5.6 mln.) Aruba: all goods entering 18.0 mln). Eight (8) of the
the total import decreased and “Transport equipment” or leaving the economic twenty-one (21) sections,
by 5.8%, from Afl. 541.5 mln (Afl. -5.2 mln). The largest territory of Aruba, exclud- registered decreases in
to Afl. 509.9 mln. increase is seen for the sec- ing the Free Zone terms of value in the export
tion “Chemical products” ** Large companies refers from the free circulation
Import to the free circula- (Afl. 2.9 mln). Furthermore, to the following compa- area of Aruba. The largest
tion area of Aruba* (weight) increases were registered nies: Valero, Arugas, Web, decreases are observed
Import to the free circu- for the “Base metals and Elmar and Setar for the sections “Transport
lation area of Aruba, in derivated works” (Afl. 2.1 equipment” (Afl. -3.4 mln),
terms of weight, registered mln) and “Artificial plas- Total Export “Chemical products” (Afl.
a decrease of 8.2% in the tic elements” (Afl. 1.5 mln) The total export, in terms -1.0 mln) and “Works of art,
first quarter of 2020 (145.7 sections. of weight, registered a de- collectors pieces and an-
mln kg), compared to the The abovementioned Im- crease of 1.5% in the first tiques” (Afl. -0.6 mln).
same period in 2019 (158.7 port (to the free calculation quarter of 2020 (4.9 mln The largest increases are
mln kg). During this period area of Aruba) is the result kg) compared to the same observed for the sections
eleven (11) of the twenty- of Import by Sea and Im- period of 2019 (5.0 mln kg), “Machinery & electro tech-
one (21) sections regis- port by Air, which had the while, in terms of value, the nical equipment (new &
tered decreases in terms of following effects: total export decreased by renewed)” (Afl. 0.8 mln),
weight in import to the free 1. Import to the free 17.2% from Afl. 31.6 mln to “Base metals and deri-
circulation area of Aruba. circulation area of Aruba* Afl. 26.2 mln. vated works” (Afl. 0.5 mln)
The largest decreases are by Sea and “Miscellaneous manu-
observed for the sections Import by Sea to the free Export from the free cir- factured articles” (Afl. 0.4
“Mineral products” (-14.3 circulation area of Aruba, culation area of Aruba* mln).q
mln. kg), “Machinery & in terms of weight, regis- (weight)
electro technical equip- tered a decrease of 8.1% Export from the free cir-
ment (new & renewed)” in the first quarter of 2020 culation area of Aruba, in
(-0.6 mln. kg) and “Miscel- (144.8 mln kg) compared terms of weight, registered
laneous manufactured to the same period in 2019 an increase of 3.8% in the
articles” (-0.3 mln. kg). The (157.5 mln kg), while, in first quarter of 2020 (4.2 mln
largest increases are seen terms of value, the import kg) compared to the same
for the section “Wood, by Sea decreased by 4.5% period in 2019 (4.0 mln kg).
charcoal and woodwork” from Afl. 421.3 mln to Afl. Ten (10) of the twenty-one
(0.7 mln. kg) and “Chemi- 402.3 mln. (21) sections, registered in-
cal products” (0.7 mln kg). 2. Import to the free creases in terms of weight
Furthermore, increases circulation area of Aruba* in the export from the free
were registered for the by Air circulation area of Aruba.
“Food products” (0.6 mln Import by Air to the free cir- The largest increases are
kg) and “Vegetable prod- culation area of Aruba, in observed for the sections
ucts” (0.2 mln kg) sections. terms of weight, decreased “Materials for the manu-
by 25.7% from 1.17 mln kg facture of paper, paper-
Import to the free circula- in the first quarter of 2019 to work” (0.4 mln. kg), “Food
tion area of Aruba* (value) 0.87 mln kg in the first quar- products” (0.2 mln. kg) and
Import to the free circula- ter of 2020, while, in terms “Fats and oils” (0.1 mln.
tion area of Aruba, in terms of value, the import by Air kg). The largest decreases
of value, registered a de- decreased by 7.6% from are observed for the sec-
crease of 5.1% in the first Afl. 103.5 mln to Afl. 95.6 tions “Base metals and
quarter of 2020 (Afl. 497.9 mln. derivated works” (-0.4 mln