Sri Lanka trade deficit widens: Export earnings decline

Sri Lanka trade deficit widens in July; export earnings decline

Sep 26, 2019 (LBO) – The trade deficit widened in July 2019 as exports fell more than the decline in imports, new data shows. Export earnings recorded a decline of 7.0 percent (year-on-year) after a steady growth for several months while import expenditure declined by 2.2 percent (year-on-year) in July 2019, data from the Central […]