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The Spanish trade deficit widened to EUR 4.26 billion in September 2019, the largest trade gap for that month since 2011, as imports rose 8.9 percent from a year earlier and exports increased at a softer 5.8 percent. Considering the third quarter as a whole, the country recorded a EUR 10.73 billion trade shortfall.

The Spanish trade deficit rose to EUR 3.98 billion in August 2019 from EUR 3.06 billion in the same month of the previous year. It was the largest trade gap for an August month since 2011, as exports slumped 6.2 percent and imports went down at a softer 1.5 percent.

The Spanish trade deficit narrowed to EUR 2.49 billion in July 2019 from EUR 3.25 billion in the same month of the previous year, as exports rose 3.8 percent and imports increased at a softer 0.6 percent. Considering the first seven months of the year, the country's trade shortfall decreased to EUR 17.20 billion from EUR 17.83 billion in the corresponding period of 2018.

The Spanish trade deficit narrowed to EUR 1.53 billion in June 2019 from EUR 2.45 billion in the corresponding month of the previous year. It is the smallest trade shortfall since March last year, as exports increased 0.9 percent and imports fell 2.6 percent.

The Spanish trade deficit narrowed to EUR 2.11 billion in May 2019 from EUR 2.15 billion in the same month of the previous year, as exports rose 5.5 percent and imports increased at a softer 4.9 percent.

The Spanish trade deficit narrowed sharply to EUR 1.61 billion in April of 2019 from EUR 3.01 billion in the corresponding month of the previous year, as exports advanced 3.8 percent and imports slumped 2 percent.