Over 18.3 percent higher is the value of the trade deficit in July this year compared to the same period last year. In the absence of production, Kosovo has imported goods worth 309 million euros or 12.3 percent more than in July last year, "Koha Ditore" writes today.
According to the data of the Statistics Agency of Kosovo, published on Friday, this year there was a decrease in exports by 25 percent, where only 28.7 million euros were exported.
The published report states that the trade deficit in relation to the same period of 2017, namely in the amount of 280.2 million euros, compared to the deficit of 236.9 million euros in 2017. According to KAS, export covers import by 9.3 percent.
Kosovo's main import is from European Union countries. During July, Kosovo imported goods worth 126.6 million euros or 41.0 percent of the total import, which has marked an increase of 6.7 percent... (read more today in "Koha Ditore")
