SARAJEVO CANTON IMPORTS TOTALLED 3,3 BILLION BOSNIAN MARKS IN 2007

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (February 26,2008) - Exports of the companies registered in the central Sarajevo Canton amounted to 726 million Bosnian Marks last year, while their imports were worth as much as 3.3 billion Bosnian Marks. Exports grew at the rate of 15.5 per cent and imports at the rate of 17.4 per cent.

The trade exchange ratio has thus dropped from 22.8 per cent to 21.8 per cent. Canton’s trade deficit has reached 2.6 billion Bosnian Marks. The Bosnian capital Sarajevo accounts for a quarter of Bosnia’s total trade exchange, which was worth more than 17 billion Bosnian Marks last year.
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BOSNIA'S IMPORTS REACH 1 BILLION BOSNIAN MARKS IN JANUARY

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (February 22,2008) – According to data released yesterday by the Bosnian Statistics Agency, Bosnia imported 1 billion Bosnian Marks worth of goods in January this year.

Exports amounted to 485 million Bosnian Marks during the same period. In real terms, the trade exchange deficit was almost 515 million Bosnian Marks (exchange ratio was 48.6 per cent).

The processing industry was the main importer in January (18 per cent share of machinery and electric equipment, 11 per cent of petroleum products).

The metal industry contributed to 22.3 per cent of exports. This indicates that the raw metal output is increasing at Mostar Aluminij and Zenica steelworks, while demand on the local market is dropping.

Croatia was the main trade partner (16.9 per cent of export and 17.8 per cent of import). Germany, Serbia, Italy and Slovenia followed.
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