“Exports to traditional markets posted a growth during the same period, except for Germany (-4, 1%)”.In
August, exports continued their rise in most of the traditional markets
with a noticeable increase in Spain (42, 7%), United Kingdom (28, 8%),
Poland (45, 1%), which has been among Tunisia’s top ten customers since
2009, Italy (10, 7%) and USA (26, 6%) ..The sector’s imports recorded a significant growth during the same period reaching 10, 45% in value and 14, 24% in volume ..Tunisia’s
imports from Portugal, China, Spain, Turkey and India recorded a
remarkable growth in the past five months, reaching respectively 47, 9%,
41, 6%, 25, 7%, 23% and 23, 9% ..Insofar as imports of fabric are
concerned, the results of the first 8 th months show a significant
increase of 16% in volume and a slight growth of 8, 3% in value compared
to 2009 ..Denim fabric, which accounts for 22% of imports in value
and 21, 7% in volume, posted a 13, 8% growth in value and 15, 7% in
weight ..Imports of knitting materials posted a 21, 4% growth, which confirms the vitality of the knitwear industry .
Date:9/29/2010
Source:Reuters