Exports of manufacturing industries rose by 13.9% during the first eight monhts of 2023, compared to the same period in 2022, the Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation (APII) said on Monday. The trade deficit in the industrial sector narrowed from TND -7425.5 million in the first 8 months of 2022 to TND -2827.1 million in the same period of 2023, the same source added. The APII further indicated that the reported investments in the industrial sector have posted a 19.7% rise at the end of August 2023, reaching TND 1601,3 million against TND 1338,3 million in the same period last year. Likewise, the reported investments in the totally-exporing industry rose by 19.8% to TND 679,4million. The reported investments in regional development also rose by 30.6%.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse