Trade deficit rises by 4.1%, reaches JD9.4b until end of November 2014

By Petra - Jan 20,2015 - Last updated at Jan 20,2015

AMMAN — The Kingdom's trade deficit went up by 4.1 percent until November 2014, reaching JD9.45 billion compared with JD9.84 billion recorded in the same period of 2013. A report issued by the Department of Statistics (DoS) on Tuesday, attributed the increase to higher prices of oil and machineries. Total exports until end of November 2014 stood at JD5.42 billion, a 4.6 increase, compared with JD5.18 billion in the same period of 2013. Imports went up by 4.3 percent, reaching JD14.87 billion until November of last year, compared with JD14.27 billion in the same months of 2013, according to DoS.

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