The volume of non oil foreign trade for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in terms of value stood at AED139.4 billion in 2011, up by 27.7 percent, compared with AED109.2 billion for the same period in 2010, according to the statistical report issued by the Section of Statistics at the Directorate of Customs in Abu Dhabi.

Non oil Abu Dhabi exports during the last year touched AED11.5 billion, dropping by one per cent, compared to AED11.6 billion in corresponding period in 2010.

The report also shows that the volume of imports surged to AED116.4 billion in 2011 compared to AED86.6 billion in 2010, up by 34.4 per cent.

Meanwhile, the volume of re-exportation trade had reached AED116.6 billion up by 5.3 per cent, compared to AED11billion registered in 2010.

Saeed Ahmed Al Mohairi, Director General of the Directorate of Customs in Abu Dhabi said the growth of volume of non oil trade in 2011, "is an evidence of sound government economic policy", citing the Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030 is on track towards diversification of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi Economy.

He added that the most imports came from U. S. with total of AED13.4 billion, followed by Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Japan, Germany, Italy, France, the UK, China and Australia respectively at total of AED81.5 billion. Meanwhile, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Brasil, Oman, Qatar, India, China, Egypt, Kuwait, Iran were top regarding non oil exports at AED9.8 billion. In the area of re-exportation, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, India, Jordan, Iraq, Oman, Turkmenistan and Lebanon topped respectively at total of AED9.8 billion.

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