25 November 2012
Amman - Jordan trade deficit shot up to JD6.772 billion in the first 9 months of the current year, up by 19.5 percent compared with JD5.583 billion for the same period of 2011, official statistics showed.
The data by the Departments of Statistics revealed that Jordan's imports at the end of the third quarter of the year climbed to JD10.9 billion from JD9.8 billion in the same period last year, up by 10.5 percent.
Meanwhile, the Kingdom's exports dropped by 1.2 percent, reaching JD4.224 billion compared with JD4.274 billion. The report also showed that the Kingdom's exports of potash, fertilizers and phosphate slightly dropped while pharmaceuticals, garments and vegetables exports saw an increase.
The main imports that pushed the Kingdom's budget deficit higher were crude oil, vehicles, motorcycles, cereals, and iron.
Amman - Jordan trade deficit shot up to JD6.772 billion in the first 9 months of the current year, up by 19.5 percent compared with JD5.583 billion for the same period of 2011, official statistics showed.
The data by the Departments of Statistics revealed that Jordan's imports at the end of the third quarter of the year climbed to JD10.9 billion from JD9.8 billion in the same period last year, up by 10.5 percent.
Meanwhile, the Kingdom's exports dropped by 1.2 percent, reaching JD4.224 billion compared with JD4.274 billion. The report also showed that the Kingdom's exports of potash, fertilizers and phosphate slightly dropped while pharmaceuticals, garments and vegetables exports saw an increase.
The main imports that pushed the Kingdom's budget deficit higher were crude oil, vehicles, motorcycles, cereals, and iron.
© Jordan News Agency - Petra 2012
