Spain trade deficit rises 1.4pc to August y/y

• Exports fell 6.2pc year on year to 19.44 billion euros and imports decreased 1.5pc to 23.42 billion euros year on year.
• Imports increased by 1.2pc to 213.31 billion euros, while exports rose 1.1pc year on year to 192.13 billion euros.

Spain's trade deficit rose 1.4pc in the first eight months of the year from the same period a year earlier, to 21.18 billion euros ($23.60 billion), the Industry Ministry said on Tuesday.

Between January and August, imports increased by 1.2pc to 213.31 billion euros, while exports rose 1.1pc year on year to 192.13 billion euros, data released be the ministry showed.

In August, the deficit rose 30.3pc from the same month a year earlier to 3.98 billion euros.

Exports fell 6.2pc year on year to 19.44 billion euros and imports decreased 1.5pc to 23.42 billion euros year on year.