According to the statistical report of Foreign Trade of the Cape Verdean INE, this result was aggravated by the increase in imports, which grew 20.2% in March, year-on-year, to €84.9 million.
Exports grew 58.9% in the same month to €5.9 million, while re-exports increased 12.1% to €30.7 million.
With this performance, Cape Verde's trade balance was again negative in March - as in all previous months - at €79 million, against the deficit of €66.9 million in the same month of 2022
Cape Verde imports about 80% of the food it . . .
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