Exports grow by 43.6%, imports by 37.8% till August

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AMMAN  — The Department of Statistics  issued its monthly report on trade in Jordan, with figures showing that exports during the first eight months of 2022 amounted to JD5,926.8 million, a 43.6 percent increase over the same period of 2021, according to Al-Mamlaka TV.اضافة اعلان

According to the department’s  figures, the value of re-exports amounted to JD472.3 million during the first eight months of 2022, an increase of 23.6 percent compared to the same period of 2021.

Imports during the first eight months of 2022 amounted to JD13,014.3 million, an increase of 37.8 percent over the same period of 2021.

Jordan’s trade deficit during the same period amounted to JD7,087.5 million, an increase of 33.2 percent over the same period of 2021.

The total value of exports during August 2022 amounted to JD816.8 million, an increase of 36.4 percent compared to the same month of 2021.

The value of exports during August, 2022 amounted to JD762.8 million, an increase of 39.0 percent compared to the same month of 2021, and the value of re-exports amounted to JD54.0 million during August 2022, an increase of 8 percent compared to the same month of 2021. Imports amounted to JD1957.3 million during August 2022, an increase of 31.5 percent over the same month of 2021.

Trade deficit in August this year amounted to JD1,140.5 million, 28.2 percent more than in the same month of 2021.


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