Abu Dhabi-Oman trade up 54.5pc in five months
ABU DHABI, September 7, 2018
The total trade between Abu Dhabi and Oman reached some Dh1.7 billion ($462.80 million) during the first five months of 2018, with a 54.5 percent increase, compared to the same period in 2017.
The registered trade between Oman and Abu Dhabi from January to May 2018 accounts for 56.6 percent of the total trade between the two sides in 2017, a Wam news agency report said quoting official figures.
Oman is among the most active GCC countries, in terms of trade with Abu Dhabi, after Saudi Arabia, which occupies the first position, reports the Statistics Centre Abu Dhabi (SCAD).
According to the details of the trade exchange between the two sides, imports to Abu Dhabi from Oman reached around Dh1 billion in the first five months of the current year, compared to Dh456 million in the same period in 2017. The value of re-exports reached Dh113 million, while exports totalled Dh620 million.
Non-oil trade between the two countries reached some Dh3 billion in 2017, according to SCAD.
