The country’s total external trade in goods in December 2020, which amounted to USD 13.66 billion, dropped at an annual rate of -5.6 percent. This was slower than the annual decrease in the previous month at -9.9 percent. In December 2019, the annual rate was recorded at 6.1 percent. (Table A)

The country’s total external trade in goods in October 2020, which amounted to USD 14.18 billion, dropped at an annual rate of -12.8 percent. This was faster than the annual drop in the previous month at -8.2 percent, and in October 2019 at -4.6 percent. (Table A)

The country’s total external trade in goods in August 2020, which amounted to USD 12.33 billion, declined at an annual rate of -21.0 percent. This was higher than its previous month’s annual drop of -18.1 percent, and -2.6 percent drop in August 2019. (Table A) Of the total external trade in August 2020, 58.4 percent were imported goods, and the rest were exported goods.