(MENAFN- Arab Times) Kuwait's foreign trade surplus widened to KD 6.1 billion ($21.6 billion) in April-June from a revised KD 5.9 billion in the previous quarter, central bank data showed on Sunday.
Kuwait Foreign Trade Q2/13 Q1/13 Q2/12
(in bln dinars)
Exports 8.000 7.749 (7.771) 8.047
- oil exports 7.638 7.382 (7.404) 7.692
Imports 1.935 1.864 1.810
Balance 6.065 5.885 (5.907) 6.236
Dynamics Of Trade (pct y/y change in dinar terms)
nominal exports -0.6 -12.5
nominal imports 6.9 3.4
Note: Oil exports are the central bank's estimates. Percentage changes are Reuters calculations based on the official data. Previously reported figures in brackets.
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