BOGOTA: Colombia’s imports fell 0.6 percent to $4 billion in August compared with $4.02 billion in the same month of 2016, the government’s statistics agency said on Wednesday.
The country registered a trade deficit of $929.6 million (FOB) in August, compared with a deficit of $991.1 million in the same period last year. The following is a breakdown of imports for the last three months. AUGUST JULY JUNE Change year-on-year -0.6% 11.8% 2.5% Total imports $4 bln $3.58 bln $3.77 bln Year-to-date $29.39 bln $25.39 bln $22.80 bln.