Moroccan-German Trade deficit Worsens to Rabat's Detriment

The deficit in trade between Morocco and Germany worsened during the first 9 months of 1998 to the detriment of the North African country, the Federal Statistics Office of Wiesbaden (south-western Germany) said. The deficit increased from 61.62 mln deutschmarks in 1997 to 117.42 mln in 1998, the Office said.

German imports from Morocco between January and october 1998 were worth 775.9 mln Deutschmarks, while exports totalled 892.42 mln DM.