The table illustrates the export values of various products – equipment, telecommunication, clothing, manufacturing, and metals – along with their overall figures in 2009 and 2010.
Overall, most categories of exports experienced an increase, with the exception of clothing and manufacturing, which showed a noticeable decline. It is also evident that metals recorded the highest percentage growth, while equipment and telecommunication had the largest export values in both years.
Equipment, metals, and telecommunication all demonstrated upward trends. The figure for equipment rose from 10.3 billion to 11.6 billion dollars in 2010. Telecommunication exports also grew significantly, reaching 12.7 billion dollars, up from 7.9 billion in 2009. Although metals had the smallest export value in 2009, this category more than doubled to 5.1 billion dollars, representing a remarkable 120% rise.
By contrast, clothing and manufacturing exports declined. Clothing fell by 17%, from 6 to 5 billion dollars, while manufacturing dropped even more sharply, from 5.5 to 4 billion, a fall of 27%. Despite decreases in these two sectors, the overall export value increased substantially, from 32 billion to 38.4 billion dollars, showing a total growth rate of 20%.