Afghanistan’s exports hit $85.7m mark last month

KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan exported goods worth 85.7 million US dollars and imported goods worth 842.8 million during the past one month, the National Statistics and Information Authority said on Tuesday.

In a statement, NSIA wrote Afghanistan made trade transactions worth $928.5 million with a number of countries during the last month of 1404 solar year.

It said the value of Afghanistan’s imports from February 19 to March 20 reached $1003.1 million, but from March 21 to April 20, there was a decrease of $160.3 million.

According to the statement, the total value of Afghanistan’s exports reached $100.1 million from February 19 to March 20, but from March 21 to April 20, the exports decreased by $14.4 million.

Afghanistan made exports to India, Pakistan and the United Arabic Emirates (UAE) and most of the goods were imported from Iran, China and Pakistan.

NSIA did not disclose items included in the imports and exports.

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