AMMAN —
Jordan’s trade balance deficit in
the first two months of 2022 increased by 31.2 percent, hitting JD1.543 billion
compared to JD1.176 billion reported in the same period of 2021, according to
the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
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According to a
monthly report issued by the Department of Statistics on Wednesday, total
exports in the same period of 2022 reached JD1.216 billion, up by 35 percent
from the JD901 million recorded in 2021.
National exports in the same period of 2022 rose by
37.2 percent, topping JD1.100 billion compared to JD801.8 million in the same
period of 2021, figures showed. The value of re-exports was at JD116 million,
up by 17.2 percent compared with the JD99.6 million of the same period of 2021,
the department added.
Imports in January and February of 2022 also went up
by 32.9 percent, reaching JD2.760 billion compared to the JD2.077 billion
recorded in the same period of 2021.
Accordingly, the export-to-import ratio stood at
44.1 percent in the same period of 2022, compared with 43.4 percent in the same
period of 2021, indicating a 0.7-percent increase.
On a monthly level, national exports hit JD576.7
million in February of 2022 against JD397 million in the same month of 2021, up
by 45.3 percent.
Meanwhile, the value of national exports has
increased including; crude potash increased by 88.4 percent, crude phosphate by
134.7 percent, inorganic chemical products by 35.9, fertilizer by 95.6 percent
while the value of national exports of garments fell by 16.6 percent, and
pharmaceuticals by 8.3 percent.
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