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Annual Change in December +10,6% in Imports and +68,1% in Exports

December 2022 – Provisional Data

Total imports of goods in December 2022 were €800,0 mn as compared to €723,6 mn in December 2021, recording an increase of 10,6%. Imports from other EU Member States were €505,1 mn and from third countries €294,8 mn, compared to €456,9 mn and €266,7 mn respectively in December 2021. Imports in December 2022 include the transfer of economic ownership of mobile transport equipment (vessels), with total value of €64,6 mn as compared to €23,7 mn in December 2021.

Total exports of goods in December 2022 were €590,5 mn as compared to €351,4 mn in December 2021, recording an increase of 68,1%. Exports to other EU Member States were €78,9 mn and to third countries €511,6 mn, compared to €79,7 mn and €271,6 mn respectively in December 2021. Exports in December 2022 include the transfer of economic ownership of mobile transport equipment (vessels and aircrafts), with total value of €412,3 mn as compared to €173,7 mn in December 2021.

Total imports of goods in January–December 2022 amounted to €11.203,1 mn as compared to €8.651,7 mn in January–December 2021, recording an increase of 29,5%. Total exports of goods in January–December 2022 were €4.177,7 mn compared to €3.373,4 mn in January–December 2021, registering an increase of 23,8%. The trade deficit was €7.025,5 mn in January–December 2022 compared to €5.278,3 mn in the corresponding period of 2021.

November 2022 – Final Data

Total imports of goods amounted to €1.008,8 mn in November 2022 as compared to €937,1 mn in November 2021, recording an increase of 7,7%.

Exports of domestically produced products, including stores and provisions, in November 2022 were €97,7 mn as compared to €145,9 mn in November 2021, recording a decrease of 33,0%. Domestic exports of industrial products in November 2022 were €90,8 mn compared to €138,7 mn in November 2021, whilst domestic exports of agricultural products in November 2022 were €5,9 mn compared to €6,0 mn in November 2021.

Exports of foreign products, including stores and provisions, in November 2022 were €248,1 mn as compared to €223,7 mn in November 2021, recording an increase of 10,9%.

Note: Data for May, October and November 2022 have been revised. Data for December 2022 are provisional.

Methodological information

Statistical Value:

The statistical value is the value of the goods at the time and place they cross the border of Cyprus.

Domestic and Foreign Goods:

Domestically produced goods are goods wholly obtained in Cyprus or goods produced in another country but their last economically substantial processing or processing that led to the manufacture of a new product or representing an important stage of manufacture, took place in Cyprus. Goods that were originally imported and have undergone repair or other minor operations which leave them essentially unchanged are not defined as domestic.

Foreign goods are goods which were not produced in the economic territory of Cyprus and compensating goods obtained under the outward processing procedure when such processing confers foreign origin.

Partner Country:

Intra-EU exports and extra-EU exports are classified by the Member State of the EU and country of final destination of the goods, respectively. The last country to which the goods are known to be specifically directed on their outward movement from the reporting country is regarded as their final destination.

For extra-EU imports, the trading partner is the country of origin. In general, goods obtained entirely from a given country originate in that country. A product in the production of which two or more countries are involved, is considered as originating in the country in which the last substantial, economically justified transformation or processing took place, resulting in the manufacture of a new product or representing an important stage of manufacture.

For intra-EU imports, the trading partner is the Member State of consignment of the goods.

The United Kingdom is considered as an extra-EU partner country for the EU. Imports from the United Kingdom are recorded by country of consignment until 31 December 2020. As of January 2021 onwards, for trade with Northern Ireland imports are recorded by country of consignment while for trade with the United Kingdom (excluding Northern Ireland) imports are recorded by country of origin. For these reasons data on trade with the United Kingdom are not fully comparable with data on trade with other extra-EU trade partners for reference periods before and after the end of 2020.

For more information:

CYSTAT Portal, subtheme External Trade 

CYSTAT-DB (Online Database)

Predefined Tables (Excel)

Publications  

Methodological Information

Contact:

Ioanna Leontiou, tel: +357 22 605122, email: ileontiou@cystat.mof.gov.cy

Elina Toumbaki, tel: +357 22 602214, email: etoumbaki@cystat.mof.gov.cy

(MV/SCH)