In The First Quarter Of 08, Uruguay'S Foreign Trade Deficit Amounted To US $373 Million 700 Thousand.

According to the latest news in Uruguay, according to the Statistics Bureau of Uruguay central bank, the foreign trade deficit of Uruguay reached 373 million 700 thousand US dollars between January and March this year.

Over the past two years, there has been a continuous upward trend, which is equivalent to 29% of the monthly export volume.

The free trade agreement signed by North America accounted for 7% of Uruguay's exports, 27.3% of the southern communist countries, 29.4% of Europe, and 24.4% of other countries, of which Africa accounted for 3.6%, Asia accounted for 10.1%, the Middle East accounted for 3.7%, and the rest accounted for 7%.

In the southern Communist City, Brazil accounts for 64.39% of Uruguay's total exports to the south, 30.86% of Argentina and 4.75% of Paraguay.

Of the US $100 exported to Uruguay, frozen meat accounted for us $28.5, agricultural products (grain) accounted for us $8.3, dairy products accounted for us $7.2, chemical products accounted for us $6, leather products accounted for us $5.7, flour accounted for us $5.5, wood products accounted for us $5.5, textiles accounted for 5.5 dollars, textiles accounted for 4.4 US dollars, fuel accounted for 3.4 dollars, and basic metal materials accounted for 3.1 dollars.

In the first quarter of this year, Uruguay exported 1647 tons of wool, lower than last year's same, beef 6129 tons, higher than the same period last year; frozen fish 2531 tons, higher than the same period last year; rice 41018 tons, higher than the same period last year; malt 7641 tons, higher than the same period last year; wool textile 636 tons, lower than the same period last year.