Jean-Alain Rodriguez, director of the Center for Exports and Investments (CEI-RD) has told Diario Libre that exports are up 16% compared to last year. He attributed the increases to mining and farming exports. Exports in the first half of the year totaled US$4.78 billion, or 8.3% more (US$368.5 million). This is explained by an increase in US$551.9 million in gold exports. Rodriguez said that free zone exports are US$2.4 billion, up US$31.3 million compared to the same first semester in 2012.
The Dominican Republic’s main trading partners are the US, with US$3.5 billion, Haiti with US$1.13 billion, Puerto Rico US$481.94 million, the People’s Republic of China US$342.47 million and Guatemala US$130.79 million, for 61.58% of total exports.
In 2012, Dominican trade totaled US$26.83 billion, of which US$17.75 billion was imports and US$9.08 billion was exports.
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