Albania's exports grow 8.9 pct on average in last five years

Albania's exports have increased at an annual average rate of 8.9 percent in the last five years, the Albanian Institute of Statistics said in a report on Friday.

The products that dominated Albania's exports for the last five years were active processing exports of textile products and footwear, while the most exported product group for 2015 was mineral products, it said.

During this period, Albania's exports to Italy, Spain and Malta, among others, increased significantly in absolute terms, which together account for about 70 percent of its exports.

Meanwhile, Albania's imports have been fluctuating, with a decrease during 2012-2013 and an increase in other years. The trade deficit has improved, decreasing about 0.5 percent.

Groups of products that dominated imports include machinery, mechanical and electrical equipment, mineral products and textiles.

Imports from China have continued to grow over the last five years, reaching 8.6 percent in 2015, compared with 6.4 percent of total imports in 2011. China is the second-largest source of imports for Albania after Italy, which accounted for 30.3 percent in 2015.

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在过去五年中阿尔巴尼亚平均出口增速为8.9 %

在过去五年里，阿尔巴尼亚出口每年平均以8.9%的速度增长,阿尔巴尼亚统计研究所在周五的一份报告中表示。

过去五年中，阿尔巴尼亚主导的出口产品是积极处理的纺织品和鞋类出口,而2015年大多数出口产品则为矿产,它说。

在此期间,阿尔巴尼亚出口到意大利、西班牙和马耳他，其中，按绝对价值计算显著增长,占约70%的出口。

与此同时,阿尔巴尼亚的进口一直在波动,2012-2013年有所减少，其他年份则是增加。贸易赤字也有所改善,减少约0.5%。

主要进口的产品包括机械、机电设备、矿物产品和纺织品。

在过去五年中，对中国的进口持续增长,在2015年达到8.6%,相比之下,2011年占进口总额的6.4%。中国是继意大利之后的阿尔巴尼亚第二大进口来源国,2015年占30.3%。