ANÁLISIS DE LA EVOLUCIÓN DE LAS EXPORTACIONES DE BANANO Y ATÚN Y SU REPERCUSIÓN EN LA BALANZA COMERCIAL TRADICIONAL, EN EL PERÍODO 2010 – 2015.

Abstract

Ecuador, besides being an oil dependent country, is also based on the export of traditional goods. Within this group, banana is the most representative, so it is important to present in this research an analysis of the evolution of this fruit in the period 2010 - 2015, in addition to tuna, the same that has been considered in recent years As a product of great importance in domestic production and highly demanded abroad. Some of the fluctuations in these items have been the cause of external shocks, such as the devaluation of the currency of the neighboring countries or the appreciation of the dollar, so the Government has signed international trade agreements that allow to counter some of these problem. Based on the aforementioned, a qualitative - descriptive research is presented, using data from the Central Bank of Ecuador and MAGAP, the respective analysis is carried out where it is concluded that bananas and tuna are losing representation within the traditional group, Being surpassed by the shrimp, situation that is expected to improve after the last agreement signed with the EU.