Extra-community trade statistics
Trade deficit up by 38.7%
- July 2005
08 September 2005
Summary
From January to July the year-on-year change in exports was nearly nil while imports rose by 15.7%, determining a widening of 38.7% in the trade deficit with third countries. Growth of imports was chiefly due to the group of mineral fuels, with a year-on-year change of +45.1%.