Exports are followed by cardamom and steel

By the end of the second month (August), cardamom was again leading the export trade. Steel and iron came in second. According to the department, in the period of two months, the export of cardamom was worth 1.5 billion, while the export of steel and iron was worth 1.23 billion. But by the end of the third month (August), steel and iron remained in the lead, overtaking cardamom. According to the

department, in the first 3 months of the current fiscal year (080/81), while steel and iron worth 1.95 billion were exported, cardamom worth 1.89 billion was exported. Steel and iron led the fourth month as well. Exports of cardamom shrank to third place. The second number is carpet export.

According to the department, steel and iron worth 2.37 billion were exported in 4 months. Carpet worth 2.20 billion and cardamom worth 2.15 billion were exported. Since then the export of cardamom has increased and has been consistently seen as the number one. 6 billion 280 million worth of cardamom has been exported in the last 9 months. According to the department's data, steel and iron exports worth 5.16 billion during this period. Cardamom is a domestic product. Steel and iron are imported, valued and re-exported. These items are being exported to India. According to the 9-month trade data released by the

department on Sunday, petroleum products are the most imported goods. During this period, diesel worth 1 trillion 3.22 billion, petrol worth 50.25 billion and LP gas worth 41 billion have been imported. Air fuel worth 15.61 billion, gold worth 15.23 billion, mobile phones worth 14.53 billion have been imported. According to the previous month, the data of the department shows that the import and export trade has decreased for 9 months.

Meanwhile, goods worth 11 trillion 67 billion 36 crores have been imported in 9 months. This amount is a decrease of 2.84 percent compared to the 9 months of the financial year 079/80. Last year, during the same period, the import was 12 trillion 1 billion 500 million. Export trade also decreased by 3.66 percent. In the first 9 months of the last financial year, the export was 1 trillion 18 billion 27 billion. Now the export has decreased to 1 trillion 13 billion 94 million.

Trade deficit has also decreased by 2.7 percent, according to the department's data. In the first 9 months of the current financial year, the trade deficit reached 10 trillion 53 billion 42 crores, the department said. In the first 9 months of last year, there was a trade deficit of 10.83 billion 22 billion. Total foreign trade also decreased by 2.92 percent to 12 trillion 81 billion 31 million. India ranks first in the country's import-export trade. 7 trillion 29 billion 65 crores have been imported from India. 77 billion 85 million in 9 months. China ranks second in import trade. Goods worth 2 trillion 16 billion 76 million have been imported from China.

America is the second largest export country after India. In 9 months, goods worth 12.5 billion have been exported to America. According to the department, Birgunj is the foremost point of import. 4,200,000,000,000,000 has been imported from here. Secondly, goods worth 1 trillion 77 billion 65 crores were imported from Bhairahawa, 1 trillion 56 billion 16 crores from Dryport, 1 trillion 26 billion 67 crores from Biratnagar.

The customs office of Tribhuvan International Airport is the number one destination for exports. 25 billion 60 million have been exported from this office. Secondly, 23 billion 15 million was exported from Biratnagar customs office.