Colombia reported exports worth $3.99 billion in November, up 58% from the same month last year, the government's DANE statistics agency said on Friday. The following is a breakdown of exports expressed in free on board (FOB) terms, or not including the cost of shipment abroad. According to the export information processed by DANE and DIAN, in November 2021 the country's external sales were US $ 3,987.6 million FOB and presented an increase of 58.0% in relation to November 2020; This result was mainly due to the 117.9% growth in external sales of the Fuels group.
In the reference month, exports of Fuels and products of the extractive industries participated with 49.0% of the total FOB value of exports; likewise, Manufacturing with 22.2%, Agriculture, food and beverages 21.5%, and other sectors with 7.2%. In November 2021, 12.8 million barrels of crude oil were exported, representing a 16.9% drop compared to November 2020.