Paraguay posted a USD 841.1 mln trade deficit through July 2025, swinging from a USD 470.1 mln surplus a year earlier, the largest shortfall since records began in 1994. Exports fell 6.7% YoY to USD 6.54 bln on a 22.8% drop in primary products, led by soybeans (-29.9%) and sesame (-7.1%). Imports rose 7.3% to USD 9.89 bln, driven by agro-industrial goods (+13.3%) and industrial manufactures (+11.7%), while fuel imports fell 20.2%.