TIRANA, March 17/ATA/- In February 2021, exports of goods amounted to ALL 25 billion, decreasing by 0.9% compared to the same period of the previous year and increasing by 4.4%, compared to January 2021,” the Albanian Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) reported on Wednesday.
Imports of goods reached ALL 52 billion, increasing by 0.9% compared to a year earlier and by 15%, compared to January 2021.
According to INSTAT, this month trade deficit is ALL 27 billion, increasing by 2.7%, compared to February 2020 and by 26.7%, compared to January 2021.
In two-month period, exports of goods reached ALL 49 billion, increasing by 1%, compared to a year earlier, and imports of goods reached ALL 98 billion, increasing by 4.3%, compared to the same period of the previous year.
The trade deficit reached ALL 49 billion, increasing by 7.7%, compared to the same period of 2020
The annual growth of exports is mainly attributed to the “Construction materials and metals by 4.6 percentage points, “Food, beverages, tobacco” by 2.1 percentage points, “Machinery, equipment, spare parts” by 0.8 percentage points.
The annual decrease in exports was influenced by the groups: “textiles and footwear” by 4.9 percentage points, “minerals, fuels, electricity” by 0.8 percentage points, “wood and paper products” by 0.5 percentage points. //a.i./
