Argentina logs $3.5 billion trade surplus in May, topping expectations

June 18, 2026 3:07 PM EDT

Stacks of shipping containers beneath container cranes at the port of Buenos Aires, Argentina, January 15, 2026. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

BUENOS ‌AIRES, ​June ​18 (Reuters) - Argentina ‌posted a trade ⁠surplus of $3.50 ‌billion in ‌May, after registering $9.54 billion ​in exports and $6.03 ⁠billion in imports ​in the month, the government's ​statistics ‌office said on ⁠Thursday.

The data landed ⁠well above the $2.2 ​billion surplus forecast by analysts ‌polled by ‌Reuters.

(Reporting ⁠by Hernan ‌Nessi; ​Editing by Kylie ‌Madry)



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