Albanians are buying less food, but the economy is growing

2022-07-02 16:01:00, Ekonomi CNA

Albanians are buying less food, but the economy is growing

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Albanians are consuming less since the start of the price crisis. The data provided by Euronews Albania show that the imports of goods in volume for the first 5 months of this year have decreased by 122,217 tons compared to the previous year.

Imports started to decrease in March, the period when prices experienced the highest increase, a trend which continued in April and May.

For these 3 months, purchases of goods abroad are 153,834 tons less than a year ago.

During May, Albanians also reduced food purchases.

Imports for this category have decreased at an annual rate of 2%, or 1531 tons less.

Por kjo situatë nuk është e tillë për qeverinë. Ministria e Financave dhe Ekonomisë, Delina Ibrahimaj e sheh më të lartë se një vit më parë edhe totalin e importit të mallrave për majin.

Por, shifrat e INSTAT tregojnë se në maj janë blerë 65,547 ton më pak mallra, 15% më pak se një një vit më parë.

Rënien më të lartë e kanë patur mineralet dhe lëndët djegëse. Këto produkte janë ulur me 7% që prej nisjes së rritjes së çmimeve, të ndikuara kryesisht nga ulja e kërkesës për karburante.

Importet e materialeve të ndërtimit janë ulur me 63,898 ton në dy muajt e fundit dhe janë rritur me 8% në janar – mars të këtij viti.

Por pavarësisht këtyre të dhënave që janë publikuar nga INSTAT, vetë rritja që ky institucion ka nxjerrë për sektorin e ndërtimit në tremujorin e parë është 25%.

INSTAT has also published a 15.5% increase in gross fixed capital formation, which expresses the progress of business investments, but imports of machinery and equipment for the first quarter of the year decreased by 5.6%.

The only branch with growth in foreign trade is fashion, where imports of this sector increased by 700 tons.

Faced with these data, INSTAT published an economic growth close to 6%, 2 days ago, influenced by construction, where imports for this industry have increased by 8%, from the increase in consumption, when imports in quantity have decreased, business investments have been reduced and government public investments are 40% less than a year ago. (GRAPHIC)

Faced with this picture, the main production sector in the country, agriculture, has remained stagnant for months!/euronews