Trade Surplus in August Recorded 2.7 Billion Dollars

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Trade Surplus in August Recorded 2.7 Billion Dollars

The Ministry of Industry and Energy announced on September 24 that the trade surplus in August recorded 2.7 billion dollars.
The exports (on the basis of customs clearance) in August were 9.82 billion dollars, decreased by 11.1% from last August, and imports decreased by 38.1% to 7.11 billion dollars.
Accordingly, the total exports from January to August reached 87.5 billion dollars (1.2% decrease year to year) and imports 61.76 billion dollars (37.3% decrease).
As a result of that, trade surplus for the same period recorded 25.28 billion dollars.
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