iGA issues its foreign trade report of August 2020

iGA issues its foreign trade report of August 2020

The Information and e-Government Authority (iGA) issued its foreign trade report of August 2020, encompassing data on the balance of trade, imports, exports (national origin), and re-exports. The value of imports increased by 9%, reaching BD 428 million during August 2020 Compared to BD 391 million for the same month of the previous year. The top 10 countries accounted for 74% of the value of imports, with the remaining countries accounting for 26%. According to the report, Switzerland ranked first when it came to imports to Bahrain, with a total of BD 84 million,China was second with BD42 million; and Australia was third with BD 36 million. Central heating boilers emerged as the top product imported into Bahrain with a total value of BD 39 million, while air