November trade deficit of Slovakia reaches SK 4 billion
The Slovak Statistics Office reported that Slovakia ended November 2004 with a trade deficit of SK 4 billion (approx. €102.4 million). In the first eleven months of the year, trade deficit reached SK 34.6 billion. Slovak exports amounted to SK 79.2 billion in November with a rise of 5.7% from a year earlier and imports were recorded as SK 83.2 billion, up by 9.5% year-on-year. In Jan-Nov 2004 period, exports rose by 12.5% year-on-year to SK 824.3 billion and imports reached SK 858.9 billion, up by 14.2%.