MANAMA: The value of national origin products exported from Bahrain was BD143 million ($379 million) last month, as compared to BD130 million in October, marking a month-on-month increase of 10 per cent, a report said. Eighty-seven per cent of them went to the top 10 ranked countries and 13 per cent to other countries, added the Foreign Trade Report for Non-Oil Products released by Information & eGovernment Authority (IGA).
The US has been ranked as the top country importing from Bahrain with BD32.2 million, Saudi Arabia ranked as the second with BD32.1 million and the UAE comes in third place with BD16 million. Imports value reached BD394 million during November. Top ten countries account for 65 per cent of the imports value and 35 per cent for other countries. China has been ranked as the first country that exports to Bahrain with BD46 million, the US ranked as the second with BD44 million, while the UAE has been ranked as the third with BD30 million.
Floating or submersible drilling platforms emerged as the top product imported to Bahrain with BD19.4 million, while the tugs and pusher craft as the second with BD18.5 million. Sedan vehicles were the third products with BD18 million during November. The value of re-exports has reached BD36 million during November 2016. Top ten countries account for 87 per cent of the re-exported value and 13 per cent for the other countries.
Saudi Arabia has been ranked as the first country to re-export from Bahrain with BD14 million, UAE ranked as the second with BD8 million, and Turkey as the third with BD3 million. Agglomerated iron ores and concentrates emerged as the top product exported from Bahrain with BD35 million, aluminium wire as the second products with BD20 million, where rectangular alloyed aluminium plates took third products exported with BD16 million during November. Aluminium wire emerged as the top product re-exported from Bahrain with BD2.7 million, telephones for cellular or other wireless networks came as second products with BD2.5 million, and parts for motor vehicles came as the third with BD2 million during November.
