Ammon News - The Value of Jordan's total exports increased during January of 2023 by 2.2 percent to reach JD589.9 million, compared to JD577 million in the same period of 2022, the Department of Statistics (DoS) announced on Monday.

According to the DoS monthly report on the Kingdom’s foreign trade, the value of national exports increased in January of this year by 3.8 percent, or JD543.2 million, compared to JD523.5 in the same month last year.

According to the report, the value of re-exports amounted to JD46.7 million during January 2023, marking a 12.7 percent drop compared to 53.5 percent recorded in the same period of the previous year.

As for imports, their value amounted to JD1.641 billion in January of this year, signaling an increase of 21.8 percent, compared to JD1.347 billion in the corresponding month of 2022.

Jordan's trade balance deficit edged up 36.4 percent in January 2023, reaching JD1.051 billion against JD770 million in the same month of 2022.