Colombia says June imports up 20 pct vs yr ago

Aug 17, 2007 - Colombian imports rose 20 percent in June to $2.66 billion compared with the same month last year, the government's statistics agency said on Friday.

Imports for the first six months of the year were up 27.1 percent to $15.3 billion versus the same 2006 period.

Colombia is enjoying strong economic growth driven by foreign investment and domestic demand as President Alvaro Uribe's U.S.-backed security crackdown reduces violence from its guerrilla conflict and draws investors.