Chile copper exports total $4.28 billion in December

SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile, the world’s top copper producer, saw exports of the red metal reach $4.28 billion in December, down 13.2% from a year earlier, the central bank said on Monday.

The country posted a trade surplus of $1.85 billion in the month, up from a $417 million surplus in December 2021.

(Reporting by Natalia Ramos and Gabriel Araujo; Editing by Steven Grattan)