The United States remains the largest destination for exports from Nicaragua, followed by Venezuela and Canada. As a whole, the three countries buy more than half of all products sold by the Central American country.

Venezuela buys 12.56% of Nicaragua exports, as shown by the latest Nicaraguan statistics.

State-run Center for Exports (Cetrex) said that Nicaragua exports amounted to USD 1.19 billion in products in the first five months of this year, up 11% from USD 1.07 billion in the same period in 2011.

Between January and May, Nicaragua’s exports to Venezuela totaled USD 149.4 million.

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