The statement adds that in this period, the foreign trade stood at €1,580.9 million, which is a growth of 4.2% against the same period last year.
Goods worth $713.3 million were exported, which is a drop of 1.5% compared to the same period last year, and goods to the amount of $1,327.3 million were imported, up 1.8% compared to January 2011.
In Euros, export equalled €552.3 million, up 1.9% against the same period last year.
Import stood at €1,028.6 million, up 5.4% against the same period last year.
The deficit stands at $614.0 million, which is up 5.8% against the same period last year. In Euros, the deficit amounts to €476.3 million, up 9.8% against the same period last year.
The export-import ratio is 53.7% and is lower than the 55.5% in January 2011.