October 27 (SeeNews) - Bosnia's trade deficit fell to 5.070 billion marka ($3.9 billion/2.6 billion euro) in the first nine months of this year from 7.198 billion marka a year earlier, as imports fell faster than exports, the statistics office said on Tuesday.
Exports dropped by 21.4% year-on-year to 4.046 billion marka through September, while imports fell by 26.1% to 9.116 billion marka, Bosnia’s Statistics Agency said on its website.
Bosnia merchandise trade (in millions of Bosnian marka):
|
Jan-Sept'09 |
y/y pct change |
Exports |
4,046 |
-21.4 |
Imports |
9,116 |
-26.1 |
Deficit |
5,070 |
-30 |
(1 euro=1.95583 Bosnia marka)