FX.co ★ Argentina Trade Surplus Widens in March

Argentina’s trade surplus widened to $2,523 million in March 2026, up sharply from $623 million in the same month a year earlier, as exports rose 30.1% year-on-year to $8,645 million. The export increase was driven primarily by a 56.2% surge in primary products, while exports of manufactured goods and industrial products grew 26.4%, and fuels and energy advanced 23.2%. Imports inched up 1.7% to $6,122 million, led by a 105.9% jump in miscellaneous goods—such as postal shipments—and a 61.7% increase in food and basic beverages. Purchases of intermediate goods grew 10.2%, capital goods rose 6.6%, and durable consumer goods increased 4.5%.