KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan exported goods worth $598.5 million in the first six months of the 1405 solar year, while imports totalled $6.6566 billion, the National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) said on Tuesday.
In a statement, the authority said it had collected, compiled and analysed the country’s export and import data for the first half of 1405.
Exports totalled $598.5 million, down from $724.2 million in the same period last year, a decline of $125.7 million, according to the figures.
Imports, meanwhile, rose by $116.3 million to $6.6566 billion in the first six months of 1405, compared with $6.5403 billion in the corresponding period of 1404.
Dried and fresh fruit accounted for the largest share of exports during the period, valued at $223.5 million. Medicinal plants ranked second at $136.9 million, followed by minerals at $32.1 million and seeds at $12.5 million.
Petroleum products and lubricants topped the import list at $1.399 billion. Machinery, transport vehicles and spare parts were valued at $765 million, followed by metals and metal products at $691.3 million, wheat and wheat flour at $554 million, and vegetable oils at $240.8 million.
The authority said dried and fresh fruit accounted for 37.3 per cent of total exports, while medicinal plants made up 22.9 per cent.
Petroleum products and lubricants represented 21 per cent of imports, while machinery, transport vehicles and spare parts accounted for 11.5 per cent.
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