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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 - March 2019. 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 - March 2019 amounted to €1.976,3 mn as compared to €1.963,9 mn in January - March  2018. Total exports (covering total exports to third countries and to EU member states) in January - March 2019 were €930,5 mn compared to €1.278,8 mn in January - March  2018. The trade deficit was €1.045,8 mn in January - March  2019 compared to €685,1 mn in the corresponding month of 2018.

(b) Total exports of domestically produced goods, excluding stores and provisions, in January - March 2019 were €250,7 mn compared to €312,6 mn in January - March  2018. Total domestic exports of industrial products in January - March 2019 were €219,6 mn compared to €276,9 mn in January - March  2018.  Total domestic exports of agricultural products in January - March 2019 were €26,6 mn compared to €31,7 mn in January - March  2018.

The monthly electronic publication “Intra-Extra EU Trade Statistics (by commodity and country)” for January - March 2019 is available for download free of charge from the website of the Statistical Service, under the Section “Publications”.

(MG)