The country’s total external trade in goods in August 2019 reached USD14.91 billion, reflecting a decrease of 7.0 percent from the USD16.03 billion external trade in the same month of the previous year. Of the total external trade, USD6.25 billion or 41.9 percent were exported goods and USD8.66 billion or 58.1 percent were imported goods.

The country’s total external trade in goods in July 2019 reached USD15.74 billion, reflecting a decrease of 1.3 percent from the USD15.95 billion external trade in the same month of the previous year. Of the total external trade, USD6.17 billion or 39.2 percent were exported goods and USD9.57 billion or 60.8 percent were imported goods.