A decrease of 9.8% marked the deficit of trade balance of the country in June this year, with the value of imports decreasing by 2.5% and that of exports increasing by 2.1%.

In particular, from her data ELSTAT for commodity transactions the following results:

The total value of imports amounted to EUR 6,610.3 million compared to EUR 6,779.6 million in June 2023, showing a decrease of 2.5% (excluding petroleum products there was a decrease of EUR 139.0 million or 2.6% , while without oil products and ships there was a decrease of 159.4 million euros or 3%).

The total value of exports amounted to EUR 4,256.7 million compared to EUR 4,168.9 million in June 2023, showing an increase of 2.1% (excluding petroleum products there was a decrease of EUR 231.8 million or 7.3% , while without oil products and ships there was a decrease of 256.3 million euros 8.1%).

The deficit of the trade balance amounted to 2,353.6 million euros compared to 2,610.7 million euros in June 2023, showing a decrease of 9.8% (without oil products in the month of June 2024 there was an increase of 92.8 million euros or 4 .4%, while excluding petroleum products and ships there was an increase of 96.9 million euros or 4.7%).

In the first half of the year, the total value of imports amounted to 42,031.1 million euros compared to 41,266.7 million euros in the same period of 2023, showing an increase of 1.9% (excluding petroleum products there was an increase of 487.5 million .euro or 1.6%, while excluding petroleum products and ships there was an increase of 443.4 million euro or 1.5%).

The total value of exports amounted to 25,298.0 million euros compared to 26,123.4 million euros in the first half of 2023, showing a decrease of 3.2% (excluding petroleum products, a decrease of 793.4 million euros or 4 .3%, while excluding petroleum products and ships there was a decrease of 758.4 million euros or 4.1%).

The trade balance deficit amounted to 16,733.1 million euros compared to 15,143.3 million euros in the first half of 2023, showing an increase of 10.5% (excluding petroleum products there was an increase of 1,280.9 million euros or 10.5 %, while without oil products and ships there was an increase of 1,201.8 million euros or 9.9%).