Published 30 August 2017
Buckie Got It, St. Kits and Nevis News Source
EC$20.5 million decline in St. Kitts and Nevis exports to the US in 2016, biggest drop in 12 years
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, AUGUST 30TH 2017
– St. Kitts and Nevis exported US$7.6 million (US$20.5 million) less in the value of goods and services to the United States in 2016 compared to 2015, the biggest drop in 12 years.
Trade Statistics from the United States Census Bureau also indicate that the Federation exported US$1.3 million or EC$3.5 million less in the value of goods and services to the United States for the first six months of this year compared to the same period in 2016, the biggest decline in six years.