India tops UAE’s import list in 2010

Dubai, Nov 2 (PTI) India has topped Dubai imports list
with 45 billion dirhams by 19 per cent of the aggregate value,
statistics revealed by Dubai Customs for the first eight
months of 2010 have shown.
China came in second with 29 billion dirhams at 12 per
cent, followed by the US which contributed eight per cent to
the total imports with a value of 18.7 billion dirhams.
Germany and Japan scored 12 billion dirhams and 11
billion dirhams of imports values, respectively.
Dubai’s non-oil trade continued to grow, as it reached
377 billion dirhams with growth of 18 per cent at the end of
August 2010, as compared to 320 billion dirhams during
the same period last year.
Customs and Free Zone Corporation and Dubai Customs
Director General and Executive Chairman of Ports Ahmed Butti
Ahmed said there are a number of factors which contributed to
this rise in Dubai international trade exchange, with the huge
logistic services the emirate provides and its advanced
infrastructure.
Ahmed Butti stated that Dubai direct exports grew the
the most at 39 per cent in the last five years exceeding 44
billion dirhams by the end of August 2010.
Re-exporting of non-oil products broke the records during
the first eight months this year in comparison with the past
five years.
It grew by 20 per cent to 93 billion dirhams, as against
78 billion dirhams to the same period last year. PTI CORR
HMI



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