The value of Myanmar’s maritime trade over the past eight and a half months (1 Oct-18 June) of the current financial year 2020-2021 sank to US$14 billion, which is a 25 per cent drop compared with the same corresponding period of last year.
MORE than 1.49 million tonnes of various pulses and beans were exported to foreign markets between 1 October and 18 June of the current financial year 2020- 2021, with the estimated value of US $1.117 billion, the Commerce Ministry’s data indicated.
TRADE volume between Myanmar and Thailand in the financial year 2020-21 hit a total of US$2.95 billion in total, Ministry of Commerce statistics shows.
THE value of Myanmar’s imports between 1 October and 18 June in the current financial year 2020-2021 stood at US$10.84 billion, a sharp drop of $3.5 billion from $14.36 billion registered in the year-ago period, according to data released by the Ministry of Commerce.
The Myanmar Customs Department reported that imports surpassed exports in trade with Singapore, with exports reaching over $117.78 million and imports valued at over $1.5 billion.
