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Slovakia's Foreign Trade Posted €200-million Deficit in August
Tuesday 12 Octtber 2010 Zoom in | Print page
Bratislava, October 12 (TASR) - Slovakia's foreign trade posted a deficit of €200 million in August, up from one of €87.8 million the month before, according to preliminary figures released by the Statistics Office on Tuesday.
Overall imports rose by 35.7 percent year-on-year to reach €3.96 billion. Exports rose more moderately - by 19.9 percent to €3.76 billion.
The first eight months of 2010 produced a surplus of €405.3 million, which is 67.8 million less than over the same period of 2009.
Exports over the January-August 2010 period stood at €30.26 billion, up by 22.3 percent year-on-year. Meanwhile, imports amounted to €29.85 billion, which represents a 23-percent annual rise.
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