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Roads are expected to be built and rehabilitated in Panama with an approximate length of two thousand kilometers in different streets and streams.

By the second quarter of 2021, the market for liquid pumps and their parts increased by 14%, reaching $115 million in Central American purchases.

In the second quarter of 2022, purchases made by Salvadoran companies increased dramatically, reaching almost 500%, representing 45% of regional purchases with $67 million.

The development of Islas de la Bahia department in Honduras requires the construction of infrastructure in different categories.

During the second quarter of 2021 banana exports in the region were led by Costa Rica with $566 million, despite the 12% decrease in the value exported in the region.

There is increasing interest in building housing throughout the country, by means of lots, houses and apartments with varied sizes and prices.

The first quarter of 2021 saw an increase in frozen fruit exports by 60% to $41 million in the Central American region, with Costa Rica being the main seller with $47 million.

In the first quarter there was a decrease in purchases from the Central American region of 8% in imported value, however, Russia remained the largest supplier with 21% of sales.

For the second quarter of 2021, an increase of 190% in sales of wood and wood products was recorded, reaching $296 million.

During the second quarter, a 30% increase in Central America's purchases of bakery products for $267 million was detected.