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Exports decreased by 0.2% and imports decreased by 0.9% in nominal terms
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Exports decreased by 0.2% and imports decreased by 0.9% in nominal terms - December 2015
10 February 2016

Summary

Exports of goods decreased by 0.2% and imports of goods decreased by 0.9% in the fourth quarter 2015, when compared with the fourth quarter 2014. Trade balance deficit reached EUR 2 628.8 million, which stood for a decrease of EUR 120.1 million in comparison with the same period of the previous year. The coverage rate rose to 82.5% (+0.6 percentage points when compared with the same period of 2014).
In December 2015, in terms of year-on-year change rates, exports of goods decreased by 2.8% and imports of goods recorded a reduction of 0.7% (+4.7% and +1.6% respectively, in November 2015). Excluding Fuels and lubricants, exports decreased by 0.4% and imports increased by 5.0% (+8.0% and +4.7% respectively, in November 2015).
When considering 2015 as a whole, exports of goods increased by 3.6% (+1.7% in 2014) and imports of goods grew 1.9% (+3.4% in 2014) comparing with the previous year, which led to a coverage rate of 82.9% (81.6% in 2014). Excluding Fuels and lubricants, exports increased by 4.2% and imports increased by 6.7% in 2015 (+4.1% and +6.2% respectively, in 2014).


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