gulfnews : UAE’s non-oil foreign trade rose by 23% in 2011

The total value of UAE’s non-oil foreign trade rose to Dh927.6 billion in 2011 compared to Dhs754.4 billion in 2010, an increase of Dh173.3 billion, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said.
“This recorded an increase by 23 per cent over 2010. Dubai came first in non-oil exports with a total trade value of Dh700.4 billion, comprising 76 per cent of the total foreign trade of the UAE in 2011,” according to NBS.
“Abu Dhabi came second for non-oil foreign trade with a total value of Dh139.4 billion, which accounts for 15 per cent of the UAE’s foreign trade in 2011. Sharjah came third with a foreign trade of Dh68.3 billion, accounting for 7 per cent of UAE’s total foreign trade,” NBS said.

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