According to this institution’s report, that month’s exports totaled 3.99 billion dollars, a growth of 34.5 percent, thanks to the increase in the value of several commodities such as oil and its by-products.

Meanwhile, imports fell by 2.2 percent to 6.43 billion dollars.

CAPMAS noted that the budget deficit rose 5.15 percent in the first eight months of the current fiscal year, which began on July 1.

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