Workers sort fish at a fish wholesale market in Yangon, Myanmar, Sept. 1, 2022. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)
YANGON, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar earned over 242.46 million U.S. dollars from export of marine products in nearly five months of the 2022-2023 fiscal year starting in April, the Commerce Ministry said on Tuesday.
From April 1 to Aug. 19 this year, the Southeast Asian country exported all of marine products from the private sector alone, the ministry's data showed.
The figure was less than over 244.59 million dollars registered a year ago.
During the period, the country's total export was valued at over 6.5 billion dollars, up over 1.3 billion dollars year-on-year.
The country's total trade value amounted to over 13.04 billion dollars during the period, up over 2.6 billion dollars year-on-year.
About 80 percent of the country's trade with foreign countries is done through sea route, while its border trade is conducted with China, Thailand, Bangladesh and India, official figures showed.
Myanmar mainly exports agricultural products, animal products, marine products, minerals, forest products, manufacturing goods and others to foreign countries, while it imports capital goods, intermediate goods and consumer goods. ■
Workers sort fish at a fish wholesale market in Yangon, Myanmar, Sept. 1, 2022. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)
Workers sort fish at a fish wholesale market in Yangon, Myanmar, Sept. 1, 2022. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)
Workers sort prawns to sell at a fish wholesale market in Yangon, Myanmar, Sept. 1, 2022. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)
A man piles up fish at a fish wholesale market in Yangon, Myanmar, Sept. 1, 2022. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)