The value of the UAE’s non-oil foreign trade in the first nine months of 2017 reached Dh1.17 trillion, staying almost flat from the Dh1.16 trillion registered in the same period in 2016.
According to data from the UAE’s Federal Customs Authority (FCA), imports to the UAE amounted to Dh708.2 billion in the first nine months of the year, with gold accounting for the most imports. Meanwhile, non-oil exports from the UAE reached Dh139.1 billion in the first nine months of 2017, with gold also being the top exported product. Gold exports amounted to Dh41.2 billion, representing 30 per cent of the country’s total non-oil exports.