B&H Exports Increased by Six Percent and Imports by 5,5 Percent

In the first quarter of 2014 B&H exported goods worth 2,056 billion BAM, which is six percent higher than in the same period last year, while imports amounted to 3,626 billion BAM, which is 5,5 percent higher than in the first three months of 2013.

In this period, the export-import ratio was 56,7 percent, while the foreign trade deficit amounted to 1,57 billion BAM, announced the B&H Statistics Agency.

Exports to CEFTA countries amounted to 303 million BAM, which is 16,7 percent highter than in the same period in 2013, while imports amounted to 367 million BAM, which is 14,8 percent higher than in the same period last year.

Export-import ratio amounted to 82,4 percent.

Exports to EU countries in the first three months amounted to 1,527 billion BAM, which is 5,4 percent higher than in the same period in 2013, while imports amounted to 2,157 billion BAM, which is 6,3 percent higher than in the same period last year.

Export-import ratio amounted to 70,8 percent.

(Source: ekapija.com)