Serbia’s foreign trade from January to the end of September amounted to 28.8 billion euros, which is 5.4 percent less than in the same period last year, according to data from the Republic Statistical Office.
The value of goods exported in the first nine months amounted to 12.1 billion euros, and imported 16.5 billion.
Exports in the mentioned period were lower by 6.1 percent compared to the same period last year, while imports decreased by 4.8 percent.
Expressed in dollars, the total exchange amounted to 32.2 billion, which is a decrease of 5.3 compared to the first nine months of last year.
The value of exported goods in dollars amounted to 13.7 billion, six percent less than in the same period in 2019, and the value of imported goods amounted to 18.5 billion, 4.8 percent less than last year.
The foreign trade deficit decreased compared to the first nine months of last year.
The deficit, expressed in euros, amounted to 4.3 billion, which is a decrease of 0.8 compared to last year, and expressed in dollars, 4.8 billion, which is a decrease of 1.2 percent compared to the same period last year.
The coverage of imports by exports amounted to 73.9 percent and was lower than the coverage in the same period last year, when it amounted to 74.9 percent.
We had the largest foreign trade exchange with the countries with which we have signed free trade agreements.
The member states of the European Union accounted for 60.9 percent of the total exchange, and the second most important partner were the CEFTA countries, with which we have a trade surplus of 1.5 billion dollars, Srbija Danas reports.
