According to data retrieved from the Lebanese Customs, Lebanon’s trade deficit increased by 14.64% from $5.82B by May 2015 to $6.67B by May 2016. Accordingly, exports fell by a yearly 6.39% to $1.19B while ... read more
According to data from the Lebanese customs, Lebanon’s trade deficit reached $3.99B in the first quarter of 2016 (Q1 2016), up by 16% from the $3.43B registered in Q1 2015. Exports dropped by an annual 15% ... read more
During the third month of the year, the private sector’s economy witnessed the fastest contraction in 26 months. The BLOM Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) registered a reading of 45, declining further ... read more
The Lebanese trade deficit has been narrowing during the past two years, resulting from a faster decline in the value of imports than exports. In 2015, Lebanon recorded a trade deficit of $15.12B, compared ... read more
The trade deficit in Lebanon contracted by 12.04% (year on year) y-o-y by the end of December 2015, to register $15.12B due to a 11.83% decline in total imports outpacing the 10.75% fall in total exports. ... read more
The prominent trends of both the depreciating Euro and falling international oil prices are the main factors behind the tightening of Lebanon’s trade deficit since the start of the year. Lebanon’s trade ... read more
Lebanon’s trade deficit declined by 18.36% year-on-year (y-o-y) by October, to $11.97B, caused by the 19.13% decrease in overall imports, surpassing the 10.66% decline in total exports. The decrease in ... read more
The private sector’s economy remained at a low ebb in November, as revealed today by the economic indicator BLOM PMI which registered its lowest reading since August 2014. Lebanese companies participating ... read more
According to the Ministry of Industry, industrial exports totaled $1.54B in H1 2015, 2.60% lower than the same period in 2014 and 14.79% below the value reached in 2013. The decline in the first 6 months ... read more
Lebanon’s trade deficit declined by 18.57% year-on-year (y-o-y) by September, to record $10.67B due to a 17.38% decrease in overall imports outpacing the 11.10% decline in total exports. The prominent ... read more
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