The trade deficit in Cyprus in the first seven months of this year came to €2,516 million compared to €1,882.4 million at the same period of last year, data released by the Cyprus Statistical Service on Monday show.
On the basis of its “Intra-Extra E.U Trade Statistics (Summarised Data)” for July 2016, total imports/arrivals (covering total imports from third countries and arrivals from other EU member states) in the period of January – July 2016 amounted to €3,462.9mn compared to €3,021 mn in January – July 2015.
Total exports/dispatches (covering total exports to third countries and dispatches to other EU member states) in first seven months of 2016 were €947 mn compared to €1,138.6 mn in January – July 2015.
The trade deficit came to €2,516 mn in January – July 2016 compared to €1,882.4 mn in the same period of 2015.
At the same time in July this year total imports/arrivals (covering total imports from third countries and arrivals from other EU member states) were valued at €461.4 mn.
Total exports/dispatches (covering total exports to third countries and dispatches to other EU member states), including stores and provisions, in July 2016 amounted to €156.4mn.
Εxports/dispatches of domestically produced goods, including stores and provisions, were €62.5 mn whilst exports/dispatches of foreign goods, including stores and provisions, were €93.9 mn.
CNA/EPH/GCH 2016
ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY