TIRANA, Sept. 7/ATA/ In the 7-month period of this year, exports to Italy increased by 29% reaching ALL 88.8 billion.
According to the Albanian Institute of Statistics-INSTAT report on foreign trade in the 7-month period of 2021, trade exchanges with Italy occupied almost 30% of the volume, ranking it as the first trading partner.
In the first 7 months of this year, exports of textile, leather and footwear to Italy accounted for over 52 billion ALL, while exports of construction materials and metals reached over 12 billion ALL.
INSTAT reported that, imports of machinery and equipment and construction materials and metals to Italy are estimated at ALL 109 billion, respectively accounting for almost ALL 22.5 billion and ALL 14 billion. //a.i/
