Preliminary figures show that the visible trade gap widened by €93.1 million in September when compared to the corresponding month last year.
The National Statistics Office said that provisional data for international trade showed that the visible trade gap in September stood at €108.7 million.
There was an increase in imports of €34.2 million, while exports registered a decrease of €59 million.
The NSO said that, In the first nine months this year, the visible trade gap widened by €359.9 million, to stand at €1,594.1 million.
A substantial amount of Malta's trade flows and consequent trade deficit continued to be directed towards the European Union. Increases were registered in imports from Italy, Greece, Spain, the Netherlands, and Germany, while there were decreases from France, and the United Kingdom.
Exports to the European Union went up, mainly to France, Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands.
Other increases in exports were recorded for Libya, Turkey, the United States of America, and Taiwan.