The fall in industrial exports to Brazil: how much was Argentine production affected?

Abstract Brazil has historically played a fundamental role in receiving Argentinian industrial exports. In 2014, Brazilian imports began to fall as a result of the economic recession, a fact that strongly affected the industrial exports to Brazil. In this context, the objective of this work is to analyze the impact that the fall in exports to Brazil has had on the Argentine industrial production. For the period 2011-2016, as the industrial exports accounted for near 80% of total exports to Brazil, the fall in the sector’s exports represented a reduction of 22% in industrial production. At a disaggregated level, the branches that show the greatest impact are the automotive sector and the manufacture of chemical products, followed by paper, medical instruments and electrical machinery and instruments.