AMMAN — The value of the Kingdom's oil bill decreased during
the first half of 2023 by 15.6 percent, the
Department of Statistics (DoS)
announced.
اضافة اعلان
According to the DoS foreign trade report, value of the
Kingdom's imports of crude oil, its derivatives and mineral oils went down to
reach about JD1.531 billion, compared to about JD1.813 billion for the same
period last year, Jordan News Agency, Petra reported.
Crude oil derivative
imports
The decrease in the Kingdom's imports of
crude oil and its
derivatives contributed to the decline in the value of the Kingdom's imports
during the first half of 2023.
According to DoS data,
fuel and mineral oils accounted for
the largest share of all the Kingdom's imports of oil derivatives, amounting to
about JD558 million, followed by crude oil with a value of JD362 million and
then spirits of "gasoline" by about JD308 million.
Meanwhile, the Kingdom's imports of diesel amounted to about
JD284 million, in addition to lubricants, which amounted to about JD19 million.
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