Are they going to sack the National Statistics Office chief again?

Published: July 8, 2015 at 3:18pm

trade deficit

From the National Statistics Office’s press statement:

Provisional data for international trade show that the trade deficit in May stood at €386.9 million, up by €258.4 million when compared to the corresponding month in 2014. Imports registered an increase of €144.7 million while exports declined by €113.7 million.

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During the first five months this year, the trade deficit widened by €549.0 million, to €1,181.4 million when compared to the corresponding period last year. Imports increased by €325.2 million, while exports registered a decline of €223.7 million. Higher imports were mainly due to machinery and transport equipment (€680.0 million)..

You have to wonder about all that machinery and transport equipment. What are we talking about here?