Jordan's trade balance deficit went up by 44.7 per cent during the first third of this year to reach JD 1250.8 million compared to JD 864.6 million for the same period of the last year.
According to Petra, trade balance deficit during last April rose by 73.6 per cent, JD366 million compared to 210.8 million during the same month of the
year before, according to figures released by the General Statistics Department.