Muscat: Total imports of the Sultanate of Oman till the end of October 2023 stood at RO 12.3 billion, according to data released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).
Imports of engine fuel (excluding jet fuel) reached RO 1.2 billion and imports of diesel for other uses stood at RO 581.1 million.
Further, imports for various items stood as follows: petroleum oil and bituminous mineral oils (RO 450.8 million), iron ores and its non-agglomerated compounds (RO 342.3 million), non-monetary raw gold bullion (RO 238.9 million) and other commodities (RO 9.4 billion).
Statistics indicated that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) came on top of the list with the highest imports (RO 3.3 billion), constituting 26.80%. It was followed by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with RO 1.6 billion (12.99%).
Meanwhile, exports stood at RO 17.4 billion, according to the NCSI statistics.
Engine fuel exports (excluding jet fuel) stood at RO 7.9 million, while exports of diesel for other uses stood at RO 2.1 billio
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The exports of various items stood as follows: petroleum oil and bituminous mineral oils (RO 856.6 million), iron ores and its non-agglomerated compounds (RO 539.9 million), non-monetary raw gold bullion (RO 350.3 million) and exports of other commodities stood at RO 5.6 billion.
Moreover, the People’s Republic of China came at the top of the list with the highest exports (RO 7.5 billion), constituting 43.12%, followed by the Republic of Korea (RO 1.0 billion), comprising 6.15%.
Source: Oman News Agency