Jordan's trade balance deficit increased by 6.7% up to JD1594.2 million during the first third of 2007, compared to JD1494.1 million during the same period of 2006.
According to Petra news agency, the Department of Statistics, in the external trade bulletin, said that despite of this increase in the deficit, exports coverage for imports went up from 41.8% during the first third of 2006 to 45.2% during the same period in 2006. The value of Jordan's exports stood at JD1070.8 million compared to JD918.1 million during the same period of last year, an increase of 16.6%.
