Nevertheless, the country’s total exports still fell 6.5% year on year, largely as a result of terrorist activity and the bombing of a number of pipelines. Exports of coffee – Colombia’s second-largest export commodity – continued to be badly affected by the slump in world coffee prices.

According to a report released by the government’s national statistics department, total exports for the first seven months of the year amounted to $7.12 billion – 3.47% down on the year-before period.  Observers say that had it not been for the rapid growth in non-traditional exports, including leather, the export situation could have been a great deal worse.

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