TIRANA, October 17 /ATA/ Exports of goods reached the value of 366 billion ALL, during the 9 months of the current year, marking an increase of 37.9%.
INSTAT published today the “Foreign Trade” report for the period January-September, according to which the groups that have positively influenced the annual growth of exports are “minerals, fuels and electricity” with 11.1%, “construction materials and metals” with 10.9%, and “textiles and shoes” with 6.6%.
Meanwhile, import of goods reached the value of 695 billion ALL, increasing by 25.1%, compared to last year.
According to INSTAT, the groups “construction materials and metals” had a positive impact on import with 8.8%, “minerals, fuel and electricity” with 5.7% and “machinery, equipment and spare parts” with 5.2%.
The trade deficit, referred to INSTAT, reached the value of ALL 329 billion, increasing by 13.4%, compared to the same period of 2021. /r.e/p.s./
