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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) has announced that the value of total exports in April 2022 was US$587.3 million, signifying an increase of 5.3% from total export earnings of US$557.6 million in March 2022.<\/p>\n

The agency also announced that during the same period, imports decreased by 10.7% to US$637.2 million from US$713.8 million in March 2022.<\/p>\n

ZIMSTAT produces the monthly summary of External Trade Statistics report using data on merchandise statistics from the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) and secondary statistics from companies and trade organizations. In a report, seen by Pindula News, ZIMSTAT said:<\/p>\n

Data for April 2022 shows that Zimbabwe\u2019s main exports were semi-manufactured gold (30.1%), nickel mattes including platinum group of minerals (PGMs) (22.8%), nickel ores and concentrates (14.7%), tobacco (11.5%), industrial diamonds (5.0%), ferrochromium (4.7%), platinum unwrought or in powder form (2.4%) and coke and semicoke (1.4%).<\/p>\n

During the month of April 2022, the country exported 2 963 kilogrammes of semi-manufactured gold valued at US$176.9 million, compared to 2 200 kilogrammes valued at US$135.5 million in March 2022. In the same month of April 2022, the country exported 1,150.1 tonnes of nickel mattes valued at US$133.9 million, compared to 1,009.5 tonnes valued at US$110.2 million in March 2022. Besides the major minerals usually exported, Zimbabwe also exported 103 kilogrammes of industrial diamonds valued at US$29.2 million in April 2022, compared to 148 kilogrammes valued at US$45.2 million in March, 2021.<\/p>\n

ZIMSTAT added that Zimbabwe\u2019s major imports remained mineral fuels and mineral oil products which stood at 22.1% in April 2022, compared to 17.1% in March 2022.<\/p>\n

This was followed by machinery and equipment at 13.1% in April 2022.<\/p>\n

Other imports in April 2022 included:<\/p>\n

a). vehicles (8.3%),<\/p>\n

b). electrical machinery (4.9%),<\/p>\n

c). plastics (4.5%),<\/p>\n

d). cereals mostly rice (3.6%),<\/p>\n

e). animal and vegetable oils and fats (2.8%),<\/p>\n

f). pharmaceuticals (2.7%),<\/p>\n

g). paper and paper products (1.9%), and<\/p>\n

h). fertilizers (1.6%). Notably,<\/p>\n

According to the report, cereal imports increased from 1.7% in March 2022 to 3.6% in April 2022. Rice, which makes the bulk of cereal imports constituted 1.3% in March 2022 compared to 2.5% in April 2022.<\/p>\n

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