Total trade for the month of August 2024 was BND2,025.8 million, comprising exports valued at BND1,260.4 million and imports amounting to BND765.4 million. This represented a decrease of 18.9 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) from BND2,497.1 million in August 2023.
The trade balance recorded an increase of 23.2 per cent to BND495.0 million (August 2024) from BND401.7 million in August 2023.
On a month-on-month (m-o-m) basis, total trade recorded an increase of 2.9 per cent from BND1,969.1 million (July 2024) to BND2,025.8 million in August 2024.​