#Qatar trade surplus surges to QR18.99bn year-on-year in October

Qatar trade surplus surges to QR18.99bn year-on-year in October:

Robust surge in the shipments of crude and non-crude helped Qatar more than double its trade surplus year-on-year to QR18.99bn in October 2018, according to official figures.

The country's trade surplus registered a healthy 22.9% increase on monthly basis, said the figures released by the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics.

In absolute terms, South Korea, Japan, India, China and Singapore were among the largest export markets of Qatar; while imports mainly came from the US, China, the UK, Germany and India in the review period.