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Sept 29 (Reuters) - Qatar's Ministry of Development, Planning and Statistics released the following trade data for August on Thursday, showing the surplus shrinking 35.7 percent from a year earlier because of low natural gas and oil prices. Exports of petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons fell 23.9 percent to 11.25 billion riyals ($3.1 billion).
NOTE: FOB - free on board, CIF - cost, insurance and freight.
(Reporting by Andrew Torchia) ((andrew.torchia@thomsonreuters.com; +9715 6681 7277; Reuters Messaging: andrew.torchia.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
| QATAR FOREIGN TRADE | 8/16 | 7/16 | 8/15 |
| Exports (mln riyals, FOB) | 18,072 | 16,277 | 23,589 |
| Imports (CIF | 9,384 | 9,585 | 10,079 |
| Balance | 8,688 | 6,692 | 13,510 |
| DYNAMICS (pct yr/yr change in riyal terms) | |||
| Exports | -23.4 | -30 | |
| Imports | -6.9 | 4.4 | |
| Balance | -35.7 | -52.5 |
NOTE: FOB - free on board, CIF - cost, insurance and freight.
(Reporting by Andrew Torchia) ((andrew.torchia@thomsonreuters.com; +9715 6681 7277; Reuters Messaging: andrew.torchia.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
