According to official INSTAT data, in August 2019, exports of goods reached the value of 20 billion ALL, decreasing by 2.0%, compared to the same period a year ago and by 27.8%, compared to July 2019.<\/p>\n
Imports of goods reached the value of 52 billion ALL, increasing by 6.8% compared to the previous year and decreasing by 13.7% compared to July 2019.<\/p>\n
This month’s trade deficit is 32 billion ALL, increasing by 13.3% compared to August 2018 and decreasing by 1.6% compared to July 2019.<\/p>\n
In the first eight months of 2019, exports of goods reached the value of 200 billion ALL, decreasing by 2.5% compared to the previous year, and imports of goods reached the value of 429 billion ALL, increasing by 3.1% compared to the previous year. The trade deficit reached the value of 229 billion ALL, increasing by 8.6% compared to the same period of 2018.<\/p>\n
The contribution of the main groups to the annual change in exports<\/strong><\/p>\n The annual decrease of exports of 2.0% this month was influenced by the following groups:<\/p>\n The following groups have had a positive impact on the annual change in exports:<\/p>\n Exports, during this eight month period, decreased by -2.5%, compared to a year ago.<\/strong><\/p>\n The groups that have had a negative impact on the annual decrease in exports are:<\/p>\n The following groups have had a positive impact on the annual change in exports:<\/p>\n\n
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