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According to the April report of the Ministry of Finance, Uganda sold more goods to the East African Community,the Rest of Africa, and the rest of Europe than it did in March.
The rest of Europe is made up of all countries outside the European Union: Bulgaria, Norway, Switzerland, and Turkey. The Rest of Africa are all countries on the continent outside the EAC.
According to the ministry of Finance, Uganda's trade balance with the Rest of Europe and EAC posted surpluses of USD 111.6 million and USD 10.1 million in March from deficits of USD 2.7 million and USD 4.9 million respectively, in February.
Also, according to the Ministry of Finance, the country continued to trade at surpluses with Middle East (USD 187.3 million) and Rest of Africa (USD 23.0 million), similar to February 2019.
A trade surplus means exports exceed imports. It is an indicator that businesses are having a good time and are earning more from goods taken abroad.
It creates employment and growth. In many cases, a trade surplus helps to strengthen a country's currency, as it earns more foreign currency than it spends to import goods.
On the other hand, Uganda's trade deficit – where imports were more than exports – widened with the European Union, Asia, America and others mainly due to the increase in imports from these blocs.
Uganda's largest trade deficit remains with Asia, the Finance report says. The trade deficit with Asia deteriorated from USD 179.0 million in February 2019 to USD 185.2 million in March 2019.
On the whole, the report says, Uganda's trade deficit reduced both on a monthly and annual basis. At the monthly level, it narrowed to USD 109 million in March 2019 from USD 204 million in February 2019. On an annual basis, it narrowed to USD 109 million in March 2019 from USD 183 million in March 2018.
In March, exports earnings grew by 102 percent to USD 606.0 million in March 2019 from USD 300.4 million in February 2019.
