FX.co ★ Chile Trade Surplus Widens in March 2026

Chile’s trade surplus widened to $3.1 billion in March 2026, up from $1.9 billion in the same month a year earlier. Exports climbed 18% year-on-year to $10.3 billion, led by a 24.8% increase in mining products. Copper shipments rose 14.1%, while lithium carbonate exports surged 219.2% and gold exports jumped 139.1%. Sales of industrial products grew 10.5%, whereas exports of agricultural, forestry, and fishing products edged down 0.9%. On the import side, total purchases increased 5.8% to $7.2 billion, driven by a 7.6% rise in intermediate goods. Imports of capital goods advanced 6.2%, and consumer goods imports inched up 0.4%.