Portugal’s Trade Gap Narrows as Exports Increase, Imports Drop
By Joao Lima -
2012-12-07T11:26:13Z
Portugal’s trade deficit narrowed in the three months through October as exports rose and imports fell, the country’s statistics institute said.
The trade deficit narrowed to 3.29 billion euros ($4.25 billion) from 3.73 billion euros in the same period a year earlier, the Lisbon-based institute said today in an e-mailed report. Exports rose 3.4 percent and imports fell 0.6 percent.
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