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Myanmar’s foreign trade tops 2 billion USD in October

The total trade between Myanmar and foreign countries exceeded 2 billion USD in the first month of the fiscal year 2020-2021 beginning in October, the country’s Commerce Ministry said on November 9.
Myanmar’s foreign trade tops 2 billion USD in October ảnh 1The total trade between Myanmar and foreign countries exceeded 2 billion USD in October. (Photo: myanmartradeportal.gov.mm)

Hanoi (VNA) – The total tradebetween Myanmar and foreign countries exceeded 2 billion USD in the first monthof the fiscal year 2020-2021 beginning in October, the country’s CommerceMinistry said on November 9.

As of October 30, Myanmar earned over 845.3million USD from export while its import totaled over 1.16 billion USD.

This October saw a drop of over 876.6 millionUSD in Myanmar’s foreign trade from a year earlier.

The country’s main exports included agriculturalproducts, animal products, marine products, minerals, and forest products.Meanwhile, major imports comprised of capital goods, intermediate goods andconsumer goods./.
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