March 2024 – Albanian  Telegraphic  Agency. https://en.ata.gov.al News Agency Wed, 17 Apr 2024 18:53:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 INSTAT: Albania’s exports valued at 33 billion lek in March 2024, up by 3.4% month-on-month https://en.ata.gov.al/2024/04/17/instat-albanias-exports-valued-at-33-billion-lek-in-march-2024-up-by-3-4-month-on-month/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2024/04/17/instat-albanias-exports-valued-at-33-billion-lek-in-march-2024-up-by-3-4-month-on-month/#respond Wed, 17 Apr 2024 18:53:06 +0000 https://en.ata.gov.al/?p=232537 TIRANA, April 17 /ATA/- Albania’s exports were valued at 33 billion lek in March 2024, recording an increase by 3.4% compared to the previous month of February, according data from the National Institute of Statistics (INSTAT).

However, INSTAT said in its Foreign Trade Report on Wednesday that the country’s exports decelerated 21% year-on-year in March.

A 7.2% fall in exports of textile and footwear, 5.8% in the minerals, fuel and electricity, 4.6% drop in the exports of construction materials and metals contributed to the overall decline in the country’s exports in March.

Data show that imports to Albania fell 7% year-on-year with their value totaling over 75 billion lek, also down by 1.3% compared to the previous month of February.

Albania’s trade deficit in March was estimated at 42 billion lek, expanding by 8.3 % compared with the same period of last year and down by 0.4 % compared with February 2024.

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