Brunei records 13.5 per cent trade growth in September

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.