Jordan's Oil, Jewelry And Grain Imports Down In 1St 11 Months 2024-Dos
Date
1/25/2025 2:09:59 PM
(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency)
Amman, Jan. 25 (Petra) - Drop in Jordan's imports of
crude oil and its derivatives, jewelry, electrical appliances and grains during the 1st 11 months of 2024 curbed the increase in the value of the Kingdom's importing bill.
Foreign trade data issued by the Department of Statistics (DoS) showed a decline in the Kingdom's imports during the January-November period for both crude oil and its derivatives by 8.6%, amounting for JD2.471 billion, compared to JD2.704 billion in 2023.
Meanwhile, Jordan's grain imports went down by 18.0%, reaching JD619 million, against JD755 million for the same period in 2023.
As for ornaments and jewelry, their imports decreased by 12.2%, reaching JD1.054 billion, compared to JD1.2 billion for the same comparison period, while imports of electrical appliances plunged by 0.6%, recording JD871 million, compared to JD876 million in 2023.
At the same time, the Kingdom's imports increased for both vehicles and bicycles by 4.5% to reach JD1.526 billion, compared to JD1.460 billion in 2023.
The DoS said imports of machine tools dropped by 15.2% to reach JD1.192 billion, compared to JD1.035 for the same period in 2023.
According to the DoS figures, the total value of the Kingdom's imports recorded an increase until the end of November 2024, by 1.8% to reach JD17.285 billion, compared to JD16.982 billion for the same period in 2023.
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