Dominican Republic exports in 2019 were US$11.4 billion, a 4.7% increase over exports in 2018 that had reached US$10.9 billion, according to the December Monthly Export Report from the Center for Export and Investment (CEI-RD). The country’s main export items were gold, cigars, circuit breakers, medical instruments, jewelry and ferronickel.
Farm exports, at US$2.33 billion, were up 4.9% over last year. Non-farm product exports reached US$7.78 billion.
The main markets for Dominican exports in 2019 were:
United States: US$5.12 billion
Haiti: US$826.6 million
Switzerland: US$784.1 million
Puerto Rico: US$501.3 million
India: US$420.9 million
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22 January 2020