January-September exports fell by 31% on the year to $5.97 billion, while imports dropped by an annual 38% to $11.1 billion, the statistics office said in a statement on its website.
Serbia's trade gap widened by 46% to $7.41 billion last year.
SERBIA'S TRADE BALANCE (in millions of U.S. dollars):
Jan-Sept'09 | Jan-Aug'09 | |
Exports | 5,971 | 5,190 |
Imports | 11,102 | 9,760 |
Balance | -5,131 | -4,570 |
($=0.6772 euro)