External trade in the year 2006

09 Feb '07

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Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material by below-the-average dynamics of exports and average growth of imports, hence by weakening of their position in total exports (from 21.7% to 20.9%) and maintaining of their share in total imports (20.5%).

- Trade deficit in 'articles of apparel and clothing accessories', 'footwear' and 'miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s.' increased;

- Chemicals and related products by below-the-average dynamics of exports and imports. Trade deficit in these products grew by CZK 7.2 billion. The biggest deficit kept concentrating in 'medicinal and pharmaceutical products' (CZK 30.8 billion), but it was down by CZK 2.6 billion year-on-year. Trade deficit in 'plastics in non-primary forms' increased from CZK 12.3 billion to CZK 15.8 billion and deficit in 'plastics in primary forms' grew from CZK 15.9 billion to CZK 17.1 billion;

- Crude materials, inedible, and mineral fuels by the highest growth rate of imports among all SITC sections and by below-the-average growth of exports. This trend, which was under the strong pressure of high prices of mineral fuels, led to a year-on-year increase of trade deficit in these products from CZK 4.4 billion to CZK 141.5 billion.

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