Economy January 5, 2025 - 9:00 am

Exports to Puerto Rico grew 5.8%

Puerto Rico is the fourth largest destination for exports of Dominican products.External source.

Santo Domingo — As of November 2024, exports of Dominican products to the Island of Enchantment (Puerto Rico) grew by 5.8%, increasing in absolute value by more than US$35.5 million and reaching a value of more than US$650.4 million.

During the accumulated period of January-May 2024 alone, trade reached US$333.6 million, with exports from the Dominican Republic for more than US$273.4 million and some 473 exporting companies, according to data from ProDominicana on its institutional portal.

The Dominican Republic exports medical instruments, electrical circuit breakers, aluminum profiles, iron bars, coffee, avocado, and plastic items to Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico is an important market for the Dominican Republic, and its ties point to better engagement, according to the words of its new governor, Jenniffer González Colón.

President Luis Abinader attended the swearing-in of González Colón in Puerto Rico.

According to a publication by this media in the first months of this year, according to Customs data, national exports outside free zones to Borinquen were in the red.

Puerto Rico is the fourth destination for Dominican exports. It is preceded by the United States, Haiti, and Switzerland, among the 156 markets.

In 2024, 1,087 products were exported through 634 exporters from 21 Dominican provinces.

Total Dominican exports in 2024 were US$11,888.9 million, as recorded on ProDominicana’s market data platform.

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