The total trade was 92.4 per cent of the annual estimate and 80.8 per cent of the targeted goal, marking a 9.3-per cent increase year on year (YoY).
Total import-export turnover during the period was worth $762.5 billion—up by 17.4 per cent (or $112.74 billion) YoY—resulting in a trade surplus of $19.6 billion.
However, illegal transit and re-export activities involving counterfeit products continue, particularly at the border points with China, Laos and Cambodia, a domestic news agency reported.
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