PROGRESS OF THE AGREEMENT (a) Trade ----- A summary of Algeria's general trade situation shows that : (i) following a period of substantial deficit (in 1978 the export-import ratio was only 71%), Algeria since 1979 has had a surplus trade balance (notably in 1980), though this has narrowed since 1982.
BILAN DE L'ACCORD a) Echanges commerciaux -------------------- Tout d'abord, en ce qui concerne la situation generale des echanges algeriens, il faut constater que : - apres une periode de deficit important (en 1978, la couverture des importations n'etait que de 71 %), depuis 1979, l'Algerie a enregistre des excedents notables (1980) qui ont diminue depuis 1982.