TIRANA, April 17/ATA/-Albania’s exports to foreign markets increased by 19% during the first trimester of the current year as compared to the same period last year. Albania’s export during this period amounted to 74 billion leks.
According to statistics of foreign trade provided by the Institute of Statistics, the groups which affected positivity the annual increase of exports, are: “Construction materials and metals” with 5.6%,
“Textile and footwear” with 5.2%, and “Minerals, fuels, electricity” with 2.7%.
Import of goods reached the value of 146 billion leks, getting increased by 9.6% as compared to last year.
The groups which positivity affected the annual increase of imports are “Machinery, equipm. spare parts” with 3.3%, “Minerals, fuels, electricity” with 2.5% and “Textile and footwear” with 1.1%.
While the group which has negatively affected imports was “Chemical and plastical products” with 0.7%.
The trade deficit over the three-month period reached the value of 71 billion leks getting increased by 1.4% as compared with the first quarter of 2017-s./a.gjonaj/ /a.g/p.s./
