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El Salvador’s imports of goods totaled US$1,628.14 million in june 2026, down from the US$1,741.55 million recorded in may—a decrease of US$113.41 million, equivalent to a 6.5% drop, according to data from the Banco Central de Reserva (BCR).
Despite the overall decline, some sectors performed well during the period. The strongest growth was observed in mining and quarrying, where imports rose from US$24.30 million in may to US$44.36 million in june—an increase of US$20.06 million, equivalent to 82.6%. This was the most significant increase among all the economic activities analyzed.
The second-highest growth was in the maquila manufacturing industry, which rose from US$36.49 million to US$41.33 million, reflecting an increase of US$4.84 million, equivalent to 13.3%. This performance ranked it as the second-best-performing sector during the month.
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The wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles sector also saw an increase, with imports rising from US$6.36 million in may to US$8.03 million in june. The change was US$1.67 million, representing a 26.3% increase.
However, the decline in the sectors with the greatest weight within the import structure affected the overall result. The manufacturing sector, which accounts for most of the the country’s imports, fell from US$1,588.42 million in May to US$1,483.40 million in june, a decrease of US$105.02 million, or 6.6%. Due to its magnitude, this decline was the main factor behind the overall reduction observed for the month.
Meanwhile, the agriculture, livestock, forestry, and fishing sector recorded one of the largest percentage contractions, falling from US$84.39 million to US$49.86 million decrease of US$34.53 million, or 40.9%.
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Similarly, the electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply sector saw its imports fall from US$1.59 million in may to US$1.17 million in june, a decrease of US$0.42 million, equivalent to 26.4%.
According to the BCR document, no other significant categories were identified that remained unchanged between may and june. Overall, import performance in june was mixed: while sectors such as mining and quarrying, maquila manufacturing, and trade reported increases, the declines recorded in Manufacturing and Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, and Fishing had a greater impact on the aggregate result, leading to a 6.5% decrease in goods imports compared to the previous month.
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