VOL. XLIII

No. 30

24-July-2000

JORDAN

Jordan Continues To Run Steep Trade Deficit

Jordanian exports climbed to JD418.9mn ($588.3mn) during the first five months of this year, compared to JD397.6mn ($558.4mn) for the same period in 1999, an increase of some 5.4%, according to the Department of Statistics on 8 July. However, imports during the same period increased 21.9% to JD1.131bn ($1.59bn) compared to JD928.3mn ($1.30bn) for the same period last year, while the trade deficit during the first...