TABLE-Serb Jan-June trade gap widens to $4.2 bln

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 MERCHANDISE TRADE           JUNE    MAY   JAN-JUNE  JAN-JUNE 06 
  Exports (million USD)       763    740     3,969      2,785 
  Imports                   1,447  1,444     8,146      5,916 
  Balance                    -684   -704    -4,177     -3,131 
    NOTE. Year-to-date, Serbia's imports have grown 37.7 
percent, mainly due to higher purchases of fuel, copper and iron 
ore, as well as growing consumer demand.  
    Exports have grown by a cumulative 42.5 percent so far this 
year, on higher sales of fruit, vegetables, grain and ready-made 
textile products. The signing of free trade agreements with 
member countries of the Stability Pact of Southeast Europe has 
also resulted in higher exports. 
  (Reporting by Gordana Filipovic) 
   
  Keywords: ECONOMY SERBIA TRADE