Myanmar's sea trade registers over US$10bil in 5 months

Sea farmers collecting algae plants on Inle Lake near Nyaung Shwe township in South Shan State. Myanmar's trade through sea routes registered over US$10.4bil in the first five months of the present fiscal year (FY) 2019-2020, which started in October, according to figures released by the Commerce Ministry on Saturday (Feb 22). - AFP

YANGON: Myanmar's trade through sea routes registered over US$10.4bil in the first five months of the present fiscal year (FY) 2019-2020, which started in October, according to figures released by the Commerce Ministry on Saturday (Feb 22).

The country fetched over US$4.14bil from maritime export while its import shared over US$6.33bil as of Feb 14 this FY.