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January - August 2018

The Statistical Service of Cyprus announces that it has published the monthly electronic publication “Intra-Extra EU Trade Statistics (by commodity and country)” for January - August 2018. It includes detailed quantity and value data on imports and exports of domestically produced goods and foreign goods, classified by the 6^th digit commodity code and by partner country.

The main developments in Cyprus foreign trade were:

(a) Total imports in January-August 2018 amounted to €5.923,7 mn as compared to €5.025,6 mn in January-August 2017. Total exports (covering total exports to third countries and to EU Member States) in January-August 2018 were €3.273,9 mn compared to €2.061,8 mn in January-August 2017. The trade deficit was €2.649,8 mn in January-August 2018 compared to €2.963,8 mn in the corresponding period of 2017.

 (b) Total exports of domestically produced goods, excluding stores and provisions, in January - August 2018 were €1.103,1 mn compared to €814,9 mn in January - August 2017. Total domestic exports of industrial products in January - August 2018 were €1.025,0  mn compared to €725,4 mn in January - August 2017.  Total domestic exports of agricultural products in January - August 2018 were €71,2 mn compared to €76,8 mn in January - August 2017.

The monthly electronic publication “Intra-Extra EU Trade Statistics (by commodity and country)” for January - August 2018 is available for download free of charge from the website of the Statistical Service, under the Section “Publications”.

(AH)