{"version":"1","article":{"id":"colombia-exports-august-2026-dane","slug":"colombia-exports-august-2026-dane","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/colombia-exports-august-2026-dane","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/colombia-exports-august-2026-dane?lang=en","title":"Colombia exports rise 15.1% in August as gold shipments jump","summary":"Colombia’s goods exports reached US$4.4562 billion FOB in August; the January–August total was US$36.8807 billion.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-06T20:26:23+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-06T20:26:23+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-08","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE)","url":"https://www.dane.gov.co/files/operaciones/EXPORTACIONES/bol-EXPORTACIONES-ago2026.pdf","checkedAt":"2026-10-06","publishedAt":"2026-10-05"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/colombia-exports-august-2026-dane","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/colombia-exports-august-2026-dane?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/colombia-exports-august-2026-dane","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/colombia-exports-august-2026-dane?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/colombia-exports-august-2026-dane","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/colombia-exports-august-2026-dane?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/colombia-exports-august-2026-dane","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/colombia-exports-august-2026-dane?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/colombia-exports-august-2026-dane","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/colombia-exports-august-2026-dane?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Colombia’s goods exports reached US$4.4562 billion FOB in August 2026, up 15.1% from the same month a year earlier, according to the statistical bulletin DANE published on October 5 using records processed with DIAN. Exports for January through August totalled US$36.8807 billion, 12.8% above the comparable 2025 period. These are results for August and the first eight months, not trade recorded in October. FOB is the export valuation used in the bulletin. The report also breaks down sales by product group and destination, making clear that the annual monthly increase came from a concentrated mix of products and markets.","The largest driver of the August increase was the category DANE calls “other sectors.” Its exports rose 127% to US$711.1 million and represented 16% of the monthly total. Almost all of that category was non-monetary gold: its value increased from US$311.9 million in August 2025 to US$707.6 million a year later. DANE calculated that non-monetary gold contributed 10.2 percentage points to the total year-over-year change. The overall rise therefore did not reflect uniform growth across export lines. “Other sectors” is a statistical grouping that includes non-monetary gold and goods not placed in the other principal product categories.","Exports of fuels and extractive-industry products totalled US$1.7861 billion, up 23.8% year over year and equal to 40.1% of the August total. Coal, coke and briquettes rose 99.4% to US$447.7 million, while petroleum, petroleum products and related goods increased 12.3% to US$1.1104 billion. By contrast, exports of agricultural products, food and beverages fell 16% to US$1.0668 billion. DANE attributed the decline mainly to lower sales of unroasted coffee and coffee extracts. Manufacturing exports rose 5.6% to US$892.2 million. These divergent movements show how a single monthly total combines increases and decreases among major sectors.","Across January–August, petroleum and related products reached US$10.0551 billion, up 17.1%, while coal, coke and briquettes grew 8.7%. Agricultural, food and beverage exports fell 4.1% to US$9.7315 billion: lower coffee and raw cocoa sales outweighed increases in bananas and palm oil. The United States was the leading destination in August, taking 27.2% of exports; Panama accounted for 10.6% and Italy 6.5%. Higher sales to Panama and Italy together contributed 12.3 percentage points to the monthly growth rate. DANE marks the figures as provisional and subject to revision as source records are updated. For most goods the statistical registration date is the closure of the export declaration, not the day the shipment leaves port."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Colombia’s goods exports reached US$4.4562 billion FOB in August; the January–August total was US$36.8807 billion.\n\nColombia’s goods exports reached US$4.4562 billion FOB in August 2026, up 15.1% from the same month a year earlier, according to the statistical bulletin DANE published on October 5 using records processed with DIAN. Exports for January through August totalled US$36.8807 billion, 12.8% above the comparable 2025 period. These are results for August and the first eight months, not trade recorded in October. FOB is the export valuation used in the bulletin. The report also breaks down sales by product group and destination, making clear that the annual monthly increase came from a concentrated mix of products and markets.\n\nThe largest driver of the August increase was the category DANE calls “other sectors.” Its exports rose 127% to US$711.1 million and represented 16% of the monthly total. Almost all of that category was non-monetary gold: its value increased from US$311.9 million in August 2025 to US$707.6 million a year later. DANE calculated that non-monetary gold contributed 10.2 percentage points to the total year-over-year change. The overall rise therefore did not reflect uniform growth across export lines. “Other sectors” is a statistical grouping that includes non-monetary gold and goods not placed in the other principal product categories.\n\nExports of fuels and extractive-industry products totalled US$1.7861 billion, up 23.8% year over year and equal to 40.1% of the August total. Coal, coke and briquettes rose 99.4% to US$447.7 million, while petroleum, petroleum products and related goods increased 12.3% to US$1.1104 billion. By contrast, exports of agricultural products, food and beverages fell 16% to US$1.0668 billion. DANE attributed the decline mainly to lower sales of unroasted coffee and coffee extracts. Manufacturing exports rose 5.6% to US$892.2 million. These divergent movements show how a single monthly total combines increases and decreases among major sectors.\n\nAcross January–August, petroleum and related products reached US$10.0551 billion, up 17.1%, while coal, coke and briquettes grew 8.7%. Agricultural, food and beverage exports fell 4.1% to US$9.7315 billion: lower coffee and raw cocoa sales outweighed increases in bananas and palm oil. The United States was the leading destination in August, taking 27.2% of exports; Panama accounted for 10.6% and Italy 6.5%. Higher sales to Panama and Italy together contributed 12.3 percentage points to the monthly growth rate. DANE marks the figures as provisional and subject to revision as source records are updated. For most goods the statistical registration date is the closure of the export declaration, not the day the shipment leaves port.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}