ECONOMIC HEADLINES
| MOROCCO | PORTS | Port traffic down 8% in January 2021
In January 2021, the traffic carried through the ports managed by the ANP stood at 7.5 million tons, i.e. a decrease of 7.7% com-pared to the same period of previous year. Note that imports and exports volume recorded respective declines of 5.1% et 12.0% during the same period.
| TUNISIA | GDP | A decrease of 8.8% in 2020
In Q4 2020, Tunisia’s real GDP declined by 6.1% year-on-year and by 0.3% compared to Q3 2020. In 2020, GDP recorded a de-crease of 8.8% compared to the previous year.
| TUNISIA | EMPLOYMENT | Unemployment rate increases to 17.4% in Q4 2020
In Q4 2020, the estimated number of unemployed people stood at 725,100 of the total working population, against 776,600 unem-ployed during Q3 2020. Thus, the unemployment rate increased to 17.4% in Q4 2020 against 16.2% a quarter earlier.
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