BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jan 1 (Xinhua): Brunei recorded 2.572.8 billion Brunei dollars (US$1.919.1 billion) total trade for September this year, up 13.5 per cent year-on-year.
The latest International Merchandise Trade Statistics released on Saturday by the Department of Economic Planning and Statistics at the Ministry of Finance and Economy showed that Brunei's exports grew 22.6 per cent yearly to 1.612.2 billion Brunei dollars, which was mainly due to the increase in mineral fuel exports.
Imports also increased slightly from 952.3 million Brunei dollars in September 2021 to 960.6 million Brunei dollars in September 2022.
The highest share of exports in September 2022 went to Australia (22.2 per cent), followed by Japan (19.1 per cent), Singapore (14.1 per cent) and China (12.6 per cent), with mineral fuels as the largest export commodity.
The highest share of imports was from Malaysia (26.2 per cent), followed by Saudi Arabia (15.1 per cent) and the United Arab Emirates (15.0 per cent). (1 Brunei dollar equals 0.75 US dollars). - Xinhua
