Federal finance and statistics / National Bureau of Statistics

Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics (Q4 2021)

Key Highlights Revisions for 2020 and 2021 were based on: i. A review of the methodology of compilation. ii. Updated data from NBS data sources, and iii. The exchange rate; the use of investors and exporters window fir international transactions. MERCHANDISE TRADE GREW IN Q4, 2021 WITH A STEADY RISE IN EXPORTS AND IMPORTS TRADE. The Balance of Trade improved in the Fourth Quarter though it remains negative: Total trade in Q4, 2021 was 11.79% higher when compared to the value recorded in Q3, 2021 and rose by 74.71% compared to the value recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2020. Annual comp…