Like all small economies, Lebanon relies extensively on its external sector. Whereas this outward orientation of the country has its blessings, it makes the country ever more vulnerable to external ... read more
During the first month of 2020, Lebanon’s trade deficit totaled $820.5M, narrowing from the $1.17B registered in the same month last year. In fact, total imported goods retreated by 18% year-on-year (YOY) ... read more
The latest data provided by the Lebanese Ministry of Industry (MoI) revealed that the value of total industrial exports fell by 2% year-on-year (YOY) to stand at $2.5B in 2019, compared to an uptick of ... read more
According to the Lebanese Ministry of Industry, the value of total industrial exports in the first 2 months of 2019 contracted by 1.43% year-on-year (y-o-y), to settle at $384.8M by February 2019. As for ... read more
Lebanon’s trade deficit for the first month of 2019 stood at $1.17B, narrowing from the $1.42B registered in the same month last year. Total imports declined by 17.63% year-on-year (y-o-y) to $1.40B and ... read more
The Lebanese economy continues to suffer from the high trade deficit that is the main cause behind the current account deficit. In fact, Lebanon’s trade deficit registered an increase of 1.73% year-on-year ... read more
Lebanon’s trade deficit in the first 10 months of the year 2018 stood at $14.41B, up by 3.98% from last year’s deficit. In details, the total value of imports gained an annual 4.02% to stand at $16.87B. ... read more
Lebanon’s trade deficit widened by 3.93% year-on-year (y-o-y) to reach $12.96B by September 2018. In fact, total imports increased by a yearly 4.86% to $15.16B by September 2018 and exports recorded a ... read more
Lebanon’s trade deficit widened by 4.83% year-on-year (y-o-y) to reach $11.73B by August 2018. In fact, total imports increased by a yearly 4.76% to $13.72B by August 2018 while exports recorded a yearly ... read more
Lebanon’s trade deficit widened by 3.93% year-on-year (y-o-y) to $10.14B by July 2018 as a result of a 4.29% y-o-y increase in imports to $11.90B, which was outweighed by the 6.40% annual rise in exports ... read more
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