September 23 (SeeNews) - Bosnia's trade deficit fell to 4.489 billion marka ($3.4 billion/2.3 billion euro) in the first eight months of this year from 6.338 billion marka a year earlier, official data showed on Wednesday.
Exports dropped by 22% year-on-year to 3.530 billion marka through August, while imports fell by 26.2% to 8.019 billion marka, Bosnia’s Statistics Agency said on its website.
Bosnia merchandise trade (in millions of Bosnian marka):
|
Jan-August'09 |
y/y pct change |
Exports |
3,530 |
-22.1 |
Imports |
8,019 |
-26.2 |
Deficit |
4,489 |
-29 |
(1 euro=1.95583 Bosnia marka)