Accumulated imports since the beginning of the year reached 117 billion USD, including mainly machines, components, and equipment for production and export.
Meanwhile, export turnover for the first 9 months recorded USD 113 billion, leading products consisting of aquatic products, garment and textiles, and mobile phone parts.
The result of these figures is a national trade deficit of 3.5% in export turnover, below the Government’s target of 5%.
