Abu Dhabi’s non-oil foreign trade at Dhs66.5b in 4 months

Abu Dhabi’s non-oil foreign trade at Dhs66.5b in 4 months

Abu Dhabi's non-oil foreign trade at Dhs66.5b in 4 months

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The value of non-oil foreign merchandise trade through Abu Dhabi ports totalled Dhs66.5 billion during first four months of 2020. The imports increased by 2.2 per cent in the same period, according to figures released by Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi (SCAD), on Monday.

SCAD noted that Saudi Arabia continued to be the key trade partner of Abu Dhabi during the reference period, with the two-way trade value standing at Dhs15.95 billion, accounting for 73.4 per cent of the emirate's total trade in the reference period with four GCC states, namely KSA, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman, with which Abu Dhabi's non-oil foreign merchandise trade totaled Dhs21.74 billion.

Abu Dhabi's exports to