Abu Dhabi has recorded non-oil foreign trade of Dh154.4 billion ($42 billion), down 8.8 percent year-to-date from Dh169.3 billion ($46 billion) in the corresponding period last year, according to data released by Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi (SCAD).
The decrease was mainly because of a 12.7 per cent decline in imports which fell to Dh75.4 billion, as well as a 14.8 per cent decrease in non-oil exports (Dh41.4 billion) from January to September 2019, stated the SCAD data.
The SCAD report revealed Saudi Arabia as the top non-oil foreign trade partner with a total of Dh4.55 billion, followed by France (Dh2.28 billion), US (Dh965.3 million), Japan (Dh932.6 million) and Kuwait (Dh909.9 million).
The value of re-exports increased by nine percent during the same period, it added.
Total trade figures for the emirate decreased by 2.7 per cent in September 2019 compared to figures in 2018, SCAD revealed, noting that the drop was a result of the 29.9 per cent drop in exports.
The total value of imports and re-exports increased by 11.5 and 3.47 per cent, respectively.
