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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 - June 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:

1.   Total imports in January - June 2019 amounted to €4.096,1 mn as compared to €4.462,0 mn in January - June  2018. Total exports (covering total exports to third countries and to EU Member States) in January - June 2019 were €1.694,2 mn compared to €2.670,7 mn in January - June  2018. The trade deficit was €2.401,9 mn in January - June  2019 compared to €1.791,3 mn in the corresponding month of 2018.

2.    Total exports of domestically produced goods, excluding stores and provisions, in January - June 2019 were €643,4 mn compared to €751,8 mn in January - June  2018. Total domestic exports of industrial products in January - June 2019 were €570,6 mn compared to €680,2 mn in January - June  2018.  Total domestic exports of agricultural products in January - June 2019 were €65,0 mn compared to €62,8 mn in January - June  2018.

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

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