TIRANA, Jan 17 /ATA/ Exports of goods during 2022 reached the value of 487 billion ALL, increasing by 32%, while imports of goods reached the value of 950 billion ALL, increasing by 18.7%, compared to the previous year.
Referring to the statistics published by the Institute of Statistics (INSTAT), the trade deficit reached the value of 464 billion ALL, increasing by 7.3%, compared to the same period of 2021.
The groups that have positively impacted the annual growth of exports are “minerals, fuels and electricity” with 10.3 percentage points, “construction materials and metals” with 6.9 percentage points, and “textiles and footwear” with 6.2 percentage points.
The main contributors to the annual increase of 18.7% in imports were “minerals, fuel and electricity” with 8.3 percentage points, “construction materials and metals” with 3.2 percentage points and “food, beverages, tobacco” with 2.4 percentage points.
In 2022, the countries with which Albania saw the greatest increase in exports, compared to the previous year, are: Italy (35.1%), Kosovo (0.2%) and Germany (58.6 %). The country with which exports have seen the biggest decrease is: Spain (0.9%)
Meanwhile, the countries with which Albania recorded the largest increase in imports, compared to a year ago, are: Italy (5.9%), Turkey (33.1%) and China (18.8%). The countries with which imports have recorded the biggest decrease are: USA (10.3%), Russia (27.3%) and Austria (1.1%).
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