SKOPJE, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- North Macedonia's trade deficit during the period of January-August amounted to 132.4 billion denars (around 2.36 billion U.S. dollars), up 19.6 percent from the same period one year ago, the State Statistics Office (SSO) reported on Friday.
Exports during the first eight months of this year amounted to 319.5 billion denars, down 5.7 percent compared to the previous year. Meanwhile, imports amounted to 451.9 billion denars, up 0.5 percent.
