The non-oil trade through Abu Dhabi ports during 11 months in 2021 amounted to AED190.20 billion ($51.78 bn), an increase of 2.9 percent compared to the same period in 2020.
A report released by the Statistics Centre-Abu Dhabi (SCAD) said imports accounted for AED83.63 billion of the non-oil trade and non-oil exports for AED71.17 billion, an increase of 5.4 percent compared to the same period last year.
The re-exports were valued at nearly AED35.39 billion, an increase of 10 percent compared to 2020.
Saudi Arabia was Abu Dhabi’s leading non-oil merchandise trade partner in November 2021, when the value of their trade exchange was AED4.87 billion, followed by the US with AED1.46 billion, China with AED1.15 billion, and Oman with AED1.144 billion.
The value of non-oil merchandise trade going through customs in November 2021 was distributed between seaports with AED7.21 billion, airports with some AED5.98 billion, and land ports with AED7.14 billion.
The value of non-oil merchandise trade in November 2021 was distributed between the economic categories of industrial supplies worth AED11.56 billion; production merchandise other than transportation equipment worth AED2.71 billion; transport equipment, parts and accessories worth AED2.49 billion; food and beverages worth AED1.51 billion; consumer goods worth AED1.96 billion; fuel and lubricants worth AED88.8 million, and other goods worth AED12.5 million.