Cedopex, the Dominican Export Promotion Center, reported that Dominican exports of goods were up 20.5% in 1997. Industrial free zone exports grew 24%, increasing to US$2,322.2 million, US$445.1 million more than in 1996. Dominican exports were up by 13.34%. The nation exported US$946.9 million in 1997, US$111.5 million more than in 1996.
