Angola: Quarterly Import Falls By 28.5 Percent

Luanda — Angola imported 1.3 million tons of various products in the first quarter of this year, compared to 1.9 million tons imported in the fourth quarter of 2019, a difference that represents a reduction of 28.5 percent, the Minister of Economy and Planning, Sérgio Santos said Tuesday.

Of the nearly two billion dollars destined for import in the months of January to March, a quarter were food products, other USD 487 million were spent on the import of machinery, mechanical and electrical instruments, among others from the transformation industry, with the rest being spent on the import of construction materials, vehicles and mineral products.

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