US-Latin America Trade: Colombia and Panama Boost Growth

US FTA countries outperform the rest of Latin America.

BY JOACHIM BAMRUD

Colombia and Panama, which both implemented free trade agreements with the United States last year, were among the top five Latin American countries that saw the highest increase in two-way trade in 2012, according to a Latinvex analysis of data from the US Census Bureau.

In fact, the 11 Latin American countries that have free trade agreements with the United States combined outperformed the rest of the region in terms of exports to, and total trade with, the United States, our analysis shows. The 11 countries account for nearly 80 percent of US trade with Latin America.

All in all, US trade with Latin America increased by 6.2 percent to a record ...

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Keywords: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela

 
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US-Latin America Trade 2012

US Trade with Latin America FTA Countries 2012

US-Latin America Trade 2012: Trade Winners & Losers

US-Latin America Trade 2012: Export Winners & Losers

US-Latin America Trade 2012: Import Winners & Losers

US-Latin America Trade 2012: Top Trade Partners

US-Latin America Trade 2012: Top Export Markets

US-Latin America Trade 2012: Top Latin American Exporters