{"id":24161,"date":"2022-07-05T13:01:58","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T13:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/namibias-trade-activities-up-50-pct-in-may"},"modified":"2022-07-05T13:15:57","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T13:15:57","slug":"namibias-trade-activities-up-50-pct-in-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/namibias-trade-activities-up-50-pct-in-may","title":{"rendered":"Namibia\u2019s trade activities up 50 pct in May"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>Namibia\u2019s trade volume in May stood at about 1.1 billion U.S. dollars, up 50.4 percent from 712 million U.S. dollars in May 2021, Namibia\u2019s Statistician-General Alex Shimuafeni said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Namibia\u2019s top five export partners in May are Botswana, South Africa, Zambia, the Netherlands, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Shimuafeni noted in the country\u2019s statistics agency\u2019s latest trade report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese top five markets accounted for 66.7 percent of Namibia\u2019s total exports, up from the 59.6 percent witnessed in April 2022 and 53.6 percent recorded in May 2021,\u201d he said, adding that the basket mainly comprised of minerals such as precious stones (diamonds), copper blisters, non-monetary gold, and petroleum oils.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of the import basket, South Africa maintained its position as the largest market for the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe import basket mainly comprised petroleum oils, copper ores and concentrates, civil engineering and contractors equipment, sulfur and unroasted iron pyrites as well as motor vehicles for the transportation of goods,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Namibia\u2019s trade balance remained in a deficit amounting to 309 million U.S. dollars from 275 million U.S. dollars recorded in April 2022 and 175 million U.S. dollars observed in May 2021.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\">Namibia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. Namibia\u2019s trade volume in May stood at about 1.1 billion U.S. dollars, up 50.4 percent from 712 million U.S. dollars in May 2021, Namibia\u2019s Statistician-General Alex Shimuafeni said Tuesday. 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