Greek trade deficit down 17.4 pct in Jan-July

The statistics service, in a report, said that the value of import-arrivals totalled 3.918 billion euros in July, from 3.817 billion euros in July last year, for an increase of 2.6 pct (excluding oil products the value of imports fell 4.8 pct).

The value of export-deliveries totalled 2.376 billion euros in July, from 2.222 billion in July last year, for an increase of 7.0 pct (excluding oil products the value of exports fell 5.8 pct).

The trade deficit totalled 1.541 billion euros in July, from 1.596 billion euros in July 2012, for a decline of 3.4 pct.

In the seven-month period, the value of imports fell 4.9 pct to 27.291 billion euros, while the value of exports rose 6.2 pct to 16.105 billion euros. The trade deficit in the January-July period dropped 17.4 pct to 11.187 billion euros (excluding oil products the trade deficit fell 10.2 pct).

Source: AMNA