FX.co ★ Chile Trade Surplus Widens in January

Chile’s trade surplus widened to $3.8 billion in January 2026, up from $2.7 billion in the same month a year earlier. Exports increased 8.5% year-on-year to $10.7 billion, driven by a 12.1% rise in mining shipments, including a 7.9% increase in copper exports. Industrial goods exports grew 13.9%, while exports from the agricultural, forestry, and fishing sector declined 8.3%. Imports fell 3.8% year-on-year to $6.9 billion, reflecting a 3.6% drop in consumer goods purchases and a 9.7% decrease in intermediate goods. By contrast, imports of capital goods rose 11.4%. On a month-on-month basis, the trade surplus expanded by 6%.