Exports worth Rs 2.25 trillion, imports worth Rs 1.49 trillion in 9 months

Although imports increased by 13.82 percent and exports by 18.46 percent compared to last year, the share of exports in total foreign trade is only 13.01 percent.

Baishak 7, 2083

Seema Tamang

Exports worth Rs 2.25 trillion, imports worth Rs 1.49 trillion in 9 months

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So far in the current fiscal year, foreign trade has been worth Rs 1,713.43 billion. Goods worth Rs 222.93 billion have been exported in the first 9 months of the current fiscal year.

According to the Customs Department, goods worth Rs 1,490.49 billion have been imported. Compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year, imports have increased by 13.82 percent and exports by 18.46 percent. The share of exports in total foreign trade is 13.01 percent, while the share of imports is 86.99 percent.

In Shrawan-Chait, the highest imports were diesel, crude soybean oil, petrol, iron products, cooking gas, smartphones, diammonium hydrogen phosphate, gold, fertilizer grade, etc.

A total of Rs 13.31 billion worth of diesel, Rs 96.72 billion worth of crude soybean oil, Rs 50.39 billion worth of petrol, Rs 42.62 billion worth of iron ore, Rs 416.4 million worth of cooking gas, Rs 33.82 billion worth of smartphones, Rs 24.08 billion worth of diammonium hydrogen phosphate, Rs 23.5 billion worth of gold, and Rs 22.38 billion worth of fertilizer grade have been imported.

Exports include refined soybean oil, cardamom, carpets, sunflower seeds and oil, palm oil, unbleached fabrics and jute, and other felt-based materials.

According to the department, refined soybean oil worth Rs 90.71 billion, cardamom worth Rs 10.70 billion, carpets worth Rs 7.44 billion, sunflower seeds and oil worth Rs 6.94 billion, palm oil worth Rs 5.90 billion, unbleached fabrics and jute worth Rs 4.79 billion, and other felt-based materials worth Rs 3.96 billion have been exported. 

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