AMMAN — From the beginning of 2021 until the end August, the Jordan’s trade
deficit increased by 27.9 percent, reaching JD5.370 billion, compared to JD4.199
billion during the same period last year, according to Jordan News Agency,
Petra.
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By
the end of August, the total value of exports increased by 13.7 percent, to
reach JD4.127 billion, compared to the same period last year, which amounted to
JD3,630 billion, according to a monthly report from the Department of
Statistics.
In
addition, the value of national exports rose by 15.9 percent, to JD3.74
billion, compared to the same period last year, which amounted to JD3.231
billion.
The
value of re-exported items amounted to JD381.8 million, a decrease of 4.3
percent, compared to the same period last year, in which it amounted to JD399
million, according to the report.
As
for imports, they rose by 21.3 percent by the end of August, reaching JD9.497
billion, compared to the same period last year, which amounted to JD7.830
billion.
Monthly, the value of national exports to Jordan increased
by 11.4 percent by August 2021, reaching JD548.8 million, compared to JD492.6
million during August of 2020.
The
trade balance deficit is the difference between the value of imports and the
value of total exports.
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