Exports to Canada up almost 10%

Among export items, garment ranked first with US$459.5 million (accounting for 18.9% of total export value but down 5.78%), trailed by footwear (up 16.88% to US$223.5 million) and computers, electronics and components (up 1.92% to US$204.3 million).

In the reviewed period, 58.3% of export products obtained a growth while 41.7% saw a decline.

It’s noteworthy that although rubber exports reached a value of just US$5.6 million, it enjoyed the highest growth rate of 21.8%.