Brunei records 48.7 per cent trade growth in May

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept. 9 (Xinhua): Brunei saw its foreign trade hit 2.85 billion Brunei dollars (US$2.03 billion) in May, marking a 48.7 per cent increase year-on-year, official data has showed.

The latest data of international merchandise trade released by the Department of Economic Planning and Statistics under the Ministry of Finance and Economy showed that Brunei's exports increased by 51.9 per cent year-on-year to 1.75 billion Brunei dollars in May mainly due to rising mineral fuel exports.