The destination of export goods

The given pie charts illustrate the percentage breakdown of goods exported from three South American countries, in 2010.

It is clear that while Argentina and Chile’s exports were distributed more evenly among other nations, the large majority of Mexico’s exports were to the USA.

From the charts it can be seen that Argentina and Chile’s export trends were almost identical, with the majority of their exports going to other Latin American countries, at 38% for Argentina, and 31% for Chile. Meanwhile, 26% of Argentina’s exports went to Europe, 16% to the USA, and 20% to other countries. Similarly, Chile’s exports consisted of 30% to Europe, 18% to the USA, and 21% to other countries.

In contrast, the large majority of Mexico’s exports were to the USA, at 82%. The remaining exports from Mexico were to Europe, at 6%, other Latin American countries, at 6%, and other countries, also receiving 6%.

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