The Fiji Times, 19 June 2017 – FIJI’S trade deficit as of January this year amounted to $281.7million, an increase when compared with $247.7m recorded in December, 2016.
This was highlighted in the recent International Merchandise Trade Statistics for month of January 2017 released by the Fiji Bureau of Statistics.
According to the provisional data, the total value of goods imported in January stood at $418.7m while the value of total exports was $137m.
Compared with January of last year, Fiji’s total imports increased by $107.6m (34.6 per cent) whereas total exports decreased by $4.8m (3.4 per cent). Read more…
