Greek trade deficit down 1.8 pct in H1‏

Gazzetta team 7 Αυγούστου 2015 - 14:05

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The Greek trade deficit shrank by 14.1 pct in June and by 1.8 pct in the first half of the year, as imports fell more rapidly compared with exports, Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Friday.

The statistics service, in a report, said that the value of import-arrivals totaled 3.707 billion euros in June, down 12 pct from the same month last year (excluding oil products the value of imports fell by 2.9 pct), while the value of export-deliveries fell by 10.7 pct to 2.231 billion euros (excluding oil products the value of exports grew 18 pct).

Imports fell 6.1 pct to 22.244 billion euros in the January-June period (excluding oil products imports grew 2.2 pct), while exports totaled 12.998 billion euros, down 1.8 pct in the first half (excluding oil products exports grew 13.7 pct).

The country's trade deficit fell 14.1 pct in June to 1.476 billion euros (excluding oil products the trade deficit fell by 20.6 pct), while the trade deficit fell 11.6 pct in the first six months to 9.246 billion euros (excluding oil products the trade deficit fell by 9.1 pct).