Central America's exports drop 5 percent

Central America exported good worth $7.6 billion in the first quarter of the year, according to the Central American Integration System.

The figure is 5.5 percent lower than the $8.1 billion in the same period last year.

The drop came as a result of lower international prices for coffee, sugar, palm oil, bananas and gold, the region's main products.




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