Trade through Abu Dhabi ports drops

Abu Dhabi: The total value of Abu Dhabi’s non-oil merchandise trade in September 2012 was Dh11.7 billion, of which Dh9.2 billion (78.4 per cent of total) was imports, Dh1.2 billion (10.5 per cent of total) was non-oil exports of and Dh1.3 billion (11.1 per cent of total) was re-exports, according to Statistics Centre — Abu Dhabi’s (SCAD) monthly report on non-oil merchandise trade through the ports of the Emirate of Abu for the month of September 2012.

“Total non-oil merchandise trade dropped by Dh242 million (2.0 per cent) in September compared with August 2012, with non-oil exports retreating by Dh948 million (43.3 per cent) while imports advanced by Dh478 million (5.5 per cent) and re-exports by Dh227 million (21.0 per cent) over the same period of time,” the report said.

A year on year comparison (September 2012/2011) shows a decrease of Dh160 million (1.3 per cent) in total trade, with imports decreasing by Dh1.1 billion (11.0 per cent), while non-oil exports increased by Dh684 million (122.5 per cent) and re-exports by Dh297 million (29.3 per cent), over the same period.