Negative trade balance

According to the figures given by the National Statistics Institute, in the first half of 2019, the trade balance of the FOOTWEAR item was negative, with a value of -US $ 42.6 million. This resulted in exports of US $ 308.8 and imports of US $ 42.9 million.

For their part, the Bolivian Institute of Foreign Trade determined that, with respect to imports, foreign sales accounted for 0.72%, Página Siete reported.