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Jordan's exports to GAFTA grows 12.2 percent in February
[11/05/2025 02:13]
AMMAN-SABA
Jordanian exports to the Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA) by the end of last February of this year increased by 12.2 percent, reaching 515 million dinars, compared to 459 million dinars for the same period last year.
Data from the foreign trade department of the Department of Statistics, as reported by the Jordan News Agency (Petra), indicated that the Kingdom's imports from the countries of the GAFTA for the same period increased by 4.2 percent, reaching 863 million dinars, compared to 828 million dinars for the same period last year.
The trade deficit of the Kingdom with the countries of the GAFTA during the same period decreased to 348 million dinars, compared to 369 million dinars for the same period last year.
According to statistical data, the volume of trade exchange between the Kingdom and those countries for the same period reached 1.378 billion dinars, compared to 1.287 billion dinars for the same period last year.